I became established as their lead commentator, learning the job on the spot and getting immediate feedback from the fans. Over time, I was offered the role outright. I'm mean stuff like "The Cultured Boy" Ricotta Flair, Cereal Man, and King Giraffeadorah (He's Godzilla's three-headed King Ghidorah as a giraffe get it?) among many other talents/characters.Īfter that day, I was brought in on occasion as a ring announcer then back to the commentary booth as a substitute whenever the regulars were unavailable. WPW is a promotion that does offer good in-ring action but mostly focuses on the goofier aspects of pro wrestling with weird costumed gimmicks and monsters. However, there was an itch to be a "broadcast journalist" for pro wrestling like my idol "The Brain."Ī couple of years ago, my friend hit me up to sub-in as a play-by-play commentator for Brian Kendrick's comedy wrestling promotion, Wrestling Pro Wrestling.
I would still love wrestling, but just as a fan. I dropped my pursuit in the theatrical combative arts and moved towards comedy. While I did some mild pro wrestling training early in my youth, my physical limitations had me stop training after a handful of months. He's one of the reasons I pursued comedy and wrestling in general.Įrik Barnes I am one of the few humanoids that have a signed photo of their god on their wall.
Heenan just had a quick wit and got me invested in the matches as he praised the heels and made fun of the babyfaces. This will age me profusely, but one of my comedy/wrestling idols growing up was pro wrestling manager turned commentator Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
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Like many Cracked writers and readers, I grew up a large fan of comedy and professional wrestling.
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