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My Warrior Welcome

** I started the month with Warrior in a title and am ending the month the same…💙

Welcome everyone! I had to say that to all of you because of the subject today but a few things are first. Regarding last week~~~ shortly after I posted~~~ another funny moment came to be. Not sure if any of you connected this tidbit but a big NOOO from me. I did NOT conjure up the name Amanda because of “ The Brother Love Show” segment of 1990 featuring “ Amanda Ultimate Warrior.” Nope, nope, nope, but it popped in my head as quite a chuckle. 😄

The next thing will just be a paragraph that I will devote to WM41 since no discussion last week. I’m sure fans know results by now, right? I will mention a few things but not every match in detail. I believe the 2 matches spread out over both nights involving the Triple Threats were the most exciting overall. Seth Rollins defeating Roman Reigns and CM Punk on night 1️⃣ and Iyo Sky defeating both Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley on night 2️⃣. What about Paul Heyman? I was not that shocked… I looked up videos of course. John Cena also defeating Cody Rhodes was not a total surprise for me considering his retirement year and besting Ric Flair at 17 titles. I dislike him as a heel but my prediction is hopefully~~~ 🤞🏻 he’ll return to his good ol’ self before he leaves. I did watch most of the HOF as well but really just for Lex Luger and Triple H’s speeches. Both were amazing and incredible. “ The Game” even acknowledged his father-in-law in his hour long speech, how about that? Loved also how Diamond Dallas Page ( aka- DDP) inducted Lex while Shawn Michaels ( aka- HBK) inducted Triple H… There can be more to tell like where was “ The Rock?” or (aka- #thefinalboss) but I will leave it at that. Let’s get into my Warrior welcome…

That photo below ⬇️ is a rare one I saw of Warrior from ‘93 when he wrestled in Germany. No paint but thought it was a good one so it gets used today. 🥰 OK~~~so that takes me to a welcome of sorts. I have this painted cardboard welcome sign that is part of my yard decor. I love shopping for all of that! It’s pretty old now but once we move, I’ll start over with new. I do still like it and it’s over 11 years old now, probably close to 13. The reason I know this is because 11 years ago, I decided to touch it up after fading in the sun. Gee~~~ 11 years ago… I just recently received “The Ultimate Collection” DVD then and couldn’t wait to watch it over the next few days. As it turned out, we had a rainy morning so no walk. While beginning the UC content, I brought in that welcome sign to redo it with my daughter’s art supplies. I could’ve used it as a photo but nah, it’s faded again anyway. Interestingly how it became a post but stay with me on this. It was an * ACTUAL* Warrior welcome with me receiving the DVD and then repainting the welcome sign. The irony is too funny. I always remember when hanging it outside every year. 😉

I was reminded of Jerry Lawler’s speech before his match with UW as part of “ King of the Ring” in 1996. Jerry was addressing the crowd on UW’s return and how everyone was glad to see him come back. He then goes on and states how he believed Warrior “ has overstayed his welcome!” This was after “ The King” 🤴🏻 hit UW over the head with that portrait of him he painted. My welcome sign brought this story to life so back then, I must’ve just put out my yard decor and brought in that to fix. Do you wear out or overstay your welcome? Maybe it’s reversed when you are the recipient of guests. After a few hours, I call it a day~~~ whether at another’s house or hosting at my own. Rarely did we have overnight guests, except my in-laws years ago and even then two nights it would be for out-of-towners. I’m not overly antisocial but also I’m not the hostess to the mostest. It’s not my style but I will do the best I can, briefly. We’ve all been on both sides of this I bet. Which is more challenging for you? I guess it depends on the people you are with. It’s all about the energy we give off and are around.

People can wear out a welcome but just like my sign, objects are more direct. I had a summer welcome mat with beach balls outside my sliding door for years. I loved it and despite putting it away for winter, it still faded overtime. We have to replace stuff when it gets worn or old but people are never replaced. Whether you enjoy another’s company or not, everyone is their own unique self never to be replicated in spite of possible similarities with others. You can decide if that relationship has overstayed its welcome or if you will always accept it as is. Warrior will never wear out his welcome with me and won’t ever be replaced, like that beach mat or even sign.

I’m sure some may remember me sharing those few months after Warrior’s passing when I would think: today is the day when he will wane somewhat, fade, or get worn out (if you will) from my memory. You also may know how that day never came, not EVER. I was perplexed for the longest time as it didn’t seem “normal” after a long while. Again, so grateful to know why NOW but it was quite the match that I physically lost. Yeah, he would fade a little but in other ways, I won~~~ BIG… 💖

So, my warrior welcome was a DVD which brought about a sign, all in one day. I know you fans will always welcome UW with your loyalty and devotion. You don’t need an actual mat or sign by your door either. Perhaps you may feel different with being welcomed or even welcoming others but it’s all in how we respond. I do hope however, that you show kindness in lieu of disagreements. They can have their views and you can have yours but welcome others opinions. Be open to listening to ideas different than your own because we need to be that way. I believe in genuine welcoming but do understand it being difficult. It is for me sometimes as well. I disagreed with Warrior on certain topics but I would never not welcome him then or now. I welcome YOU readers every week too. Until next week, which will be May already!

***Kathy (I had to use my name again….) 🙋🏻‍♀️

P.S. Pics or videos I also could’ve used today: “Amanda Ultimate Warrior” or “ King of the Ring” but nope- those have been shown already… ☺️🤭💪🏻👑

The Warrior WHAT’s?😏😬

Here we are at the end of another month warriors, as I resume these writings after taking last week off. More on that vacation in a different post as this one is “JACKED” with lots of well, you’ll get the idea if you just look at my selfie. It’s a fun one so I hope you stick around until the final bell rings🛎️if you will.

I initially wanted to call this post: “Things that Make you Go Hmmm…” like the C & C Music Factory song but decided to go with my own title instead. I thought of 5️⃣ things but numbers 3 and 5 I knew or at least were aware of prior. 3 are songs or lyrics and 2 reference gear or perhaps Warrior’s look at the time .

Let’s “lock up” and start this match.

Here’s number one.

First up is when Warrior partnered with Sting back when they were: “The Blade Runners.” The music they used was: Styx’s “Castle Walls.” This I had known for a while, but only because someone commented on a YouTube video. I did know that song, but forgot that instrumental part which totally fit with The Blade Runners vibe I think. Look up the song as there’s one lyric which struck me. It’s about destiny at the end. Do you think Warrior was influential with choosing the song or maybe it was chosen for them? I don’t know but just a little trivia once again. I can see him beginning his destiny even back then. This starts the Warrior WHAT’s?

Number two.

Did you fans know when Warrior was Dingo, his theme music briefly became Bonnie Tyler’s blockbuster hit: “Holding Out for a Hero” from the movie: “Footloose?” My girl just was part of her school musical in the spring, where the kids performed “Footloose” so very nostalgic for me. I love all the songs! 🥹I never knew he used that song, only “The Warrior” by Scandal. Perfect song for him, don’t you think? 

Number three.

This one is about Ultimate Warrior’s gear. This one is also probably quite common. Warrior had said he didn’t want to necessarily accentuate his looks but yeah, very much talked about~~~ A LOT… When Warrior and “Macho Man” Randy Savage tag teamed in a match versus “The Nasty Boys” during the SummerSlam Spectacular event in 1992, the Ultimate Warrior came out in a nude singlet. 😮If you read comments on this match from YouTube, the match itself barely gets mentioned but most are asking if Warrior was NAKED?! Really people? 🫢Use your brains, 🧠 but it just shows you what the topic mostly was about. Why did he wear that? Maybe just to garner more attention with him and Randy or to be different as he always was. I’m not entirely sure but boy was that ever the issue. Yeah, he painted his bare A**!!! 😂😜

Here’s number four.

We are back to songs again here. This one also references Warrior’s look as well (or at least in my mind…) Many fans may be aware of some guys after leaving WWF(E), went to Germany in 1995 with their CWA for a bit. Warrior had several matches but of course couldn’t use his theme music of “Unstable” so what to use? Well, I happened to come across some videos a while back as no, I am not looking them up all the time. I saw Warrior come out and thought that music sounded like a band I knew. I kept listening and then finally looked it up. The song is: ” Sticky Sweet” by Mötley Crüe. Not as popular on the radio as some of their others. That’s another song you can look up with some of the lyrics. Warrior was definitely playing to many of those physical attributes of his if you know the song. 😏 That brings out that girl who is always waving at me 🙋🏻‍♀️as I see her~~~ she makes me giggle but I don’t push her aside anymore. She is there for a reason, and I applaud 👏🏻 her. Great song and it worked for The Warrior for sure. I can be biased, but it’s all ME!!! He wore pants then too, there is a line in the song about that. 👖🔥😉

This last one of number five brings us to 1996 involving Ultimate Warrior’s feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler for “The King of the Ring” tournament. 👑This final one is that girl coming back… 🫣On “The Ultimate Collection” DVD, Warrior mentions how he was in the best shape of his life then and coming back after being gone 3.5 years, he wanted to give people what they remembered about the character~~~ namely, his look. They show right at that moment a clip of U.W. and I always noticed his trunks. You’ll read why… Maybe you don’t or haven’t but I just laughed once again right when he says: “his look…” ( meaning the U.W. character,) my head tilts the side. Why? Well, I’ll tell you… His trunks which of course depict the famous logo. He had put 2 on the front pointing inward along with the back so they are positioned just so on the side. Yep, I noticed. His look! Kathy had tilt, ha ha! I promise that is *** NOT*** typically me as I loved when his face paint would wear off but with that intro, how could I not make that connection? I was not always looking SOUTH! 🙂‍↔️Come on guys reading~~~ you notice the ladies and their physicalities right? Why were the logos sideways and not straight? Maybe there wasn’t enough room. WHY??? Always makes me giggle every time as Warrior knew what he was doing. I bet he noticed, but if not, it makes my WHAT’s? list for sure!

There you have it readers. My top 5 of Warrior WHAT’s that made me go hmmm. 🤔I bet you fans can think of your own. Maybe in a future post, I’ll list some others.

P.S. I laughed when writing this as some go way back in my memory but some found their way to me in other ways… Yeah, yeah, I still see her waving. 👋 ☺️

Solid as a “ROCK.” 🪨💪🏻💙

I just need to mention real quick about last week’s date being 1-24-24. Yes, we will have that every month like last year but January brings the first of course. I love repeating numbers AND this is it for the first month of 2024. Wasn’t it just New Year’s Day?

OK, WRESTLING fans~~~ I’m BAACK…. Did you miss that topic? Sometimes, I need to focus my energy on different areas or there isn’t much of a story from the wrestling world waiting to be explored by ME. Now, there is yet again. (***BTW- I wrote this post after finding out about “The Rock” but BEFORE the most recent scandal broke the following day… ***)

You’ll notice if you read to the end (as I HOPE you do) that pic of Ultimate Warrior. It involved a tag team match between him and “King” Duggan (Hacksaw) versus André the Giant and “Ravishing” Rick Rude in 1989. The good guys won albeit by cheating a little, oops~~~ ha ha! As fans of U.W. know- he was part of two tag teams with Sting being the “Freedom Fighters” and then “Blade Runners.” Jim Hellwig’s name with the Blade Runners was “Rock.” . Fans may also know a few others by that name. We had “The Rock” Don Muraco who was “Magnificient” and then “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson years later. His Dad’s name doesn’t count as Rocky.

That takes me to the real topic at hand here. Any guesses? Come on. IYKYK. DJ has hinted at “possibly” stepping in the wrestling ring once again only this time as part of WrestleMania 40. They need something BIG right? It is rumored he will be facing none other than his cousin who is the universal champ- Roman Reigns. The Rock also just recently signed onto the WWE Board of Directors, while securing the rights to his name. That second part sounds a little like with someone else years ago did in a way to secure HIS name, only legally and not with WWE. What DJ is doing means nobody in the business can use “The Rock” as a moniker anymore. Well, we’ve had others in the past so let’s move on from the same name. That is similar to WWE over using (at least in my opinion…) “the King” moniker many times hence part of the pic again below. Yes, they had the “King of the Ring” tournament for years but I mean just the name like with Jerry Lawler, Harley Race, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and of course, Haku, who lost the crown he won from Jerry to none other than Hacksaw. Yes, I had to re-look all that up about Haku and Hacksaw as it’s very vague in my memory. And to think weeks ago, I just took a photo from a U. W. tag team match. Wow, the connectors that “tag” in are crazy! Writing brings out details I never had originally thought of quite often. 😜

Also, in WWE news is the recent announcement beginning next January 2025, how RAW will be moving to Netflix. My brother informed me of this before I read it on social media. It’s a HUGE multi year deal. Plus, my 80s podcast guys also covered some of that info on their episode of last week. Both SmackDown and NXT will be switching cable networks in October as well. Can you just imagine how RAW will change the face of Netflix? The guys were trying to determine the increase of viewers. I believe it will skyROCKet, 🚀 how about you? WWE will also be moving their PLE’s (paid live events) to Netflix too. Those used to be PPV’s as I always called them. No idea on that name change. How decades have evolved, that is for sure. At this time next year, they will know how viewership increased as I’m sure it will, by a LOT. It’s all business and moving through the eras WWE will always do. The Internet and streaming are the NEW now.

So, what’s your opinion as I get back to the topic of The Rock at WrestleMania 40? Yes, his appearance earlier this month drew BIG ratings for them as it would, nostalgia and all. Who knows how this will play out with a title on the line. I cannot predict what they will do and obviously with him now being on the board, he will be more involved. Is he stepping away from movies and Hollywood for a while to strap on the boots? He is generational with everyone, but is this just a one time thing? So many questions with WWE always leaving us guessing. To have a brief run for him again would be monumental but a LONG run, I actually don’t want that. Sure, he can still perform and entertain as many wrestlers continue into later years like U. W’s old tag team partner of Sting. He will be retiring this year from AEW. I just feel personally that like Warrior said in his HOF speech, you will know when it’s time to move on and pass that torch to the next generation. I understand how different it is these days with veterans still wanting roles in the business. They don’t just want to mentor or be backstage, they want to be in the ring if they still can at whatever capacity. If this continues though with the current roster, nobody would ever retire and the HOF would just honor past legends of yesteryear. The Rock of course will be part of a class one year and he is still so young (my age!) but when is it time to fully step away? I believe they should push some of the existing talent who work tremendously hard at that level. We can’t relive the past, but is it great for the Bloodline story? Of course.

Roman is close to beating Hulk’s “reign” as I’ve mentioned. My brother does not want this to happen. He was a huge Hulkamaniac. It would be more near SummerSlam if it did so if The Rock takes the title, what then? He’s on the BOE so he can maybe help Triple H with creative, ha! It would be great to see DJ back in action now that he is more part of the business end and he has the family legacy just like Roman. A brief run is what I’d like as I’m sure more movies will be calling his name. It would be that huge revenue WWE can do to make Mania 40 but we shall wait and see. Wait and see…..

All those guys with The Rock as their monikers lived or have lived up to being solid. Solid in word, solid in action. However you define it but it worked for them with the ways they needed and still is for one. Let’s just not have any more “kings” shall we? 👑😐😬

P.S. Also- most recently came THIS news. Unless you’ve been living under a rock- pun intended- you know…

***For the first time in over 50 years no McMahon will be involved in WWE. Vince’s resignation (once again) stemmed from more recent graphic allegations. All before WrestleMania 40. *** SIGH**As he always said though : “the show must go on.” Will he be back once again? I’m finally thinking NO… This hit me in a different way as I cried for many various reasons… 😞💔