I know what you’re thinking. Who the fuck is Chris Masters? Well, not even one year ago, he was in the MAIN EVENT of WWE New Years Revolution in the elimination chamber. Remember now? Uhh, how about his Masterlock challenge, where he would grab some douche bag from the crowd or a jobber from the back and put him in a pre-historic finisher? No?! How about the guy that was released because his Masterpiece of a body was due to a masterpiece of drug prescriptions? Ahh, now you remember. It didn’t take long for Chris’s star to fall once Benoit had to be all selfish and kill himself and his wife/kid. Now that WWE is frowning on steroids (unless you’re John Cena), young Chris couldn’t handle it, as his whole gimmick was based on the wonder drug.

Which brings us to the above clip. He’s now continuing the Masterlock challenge at indy shows with no named fat dudes. Good luck, Chris, and don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll be back on Smackdown as soon and the heat wears off!

Look what the FIRST image result is. Don’t believe me? Try for yourself.

YouTube has been absolutely tits lately, providing me with more nostalgia than WWE 24/7 has all year. I stumbled upon this gem of a piece that ESPN was doing about pro wrestling called Pro Wrestling’s Hold on America approximately 10 years ago (definitely after Bret Hart jumped ship, as he is shown interviewed in front of a WCW backdrop).

The first part of it focuses more on, at the time, WWF’s new edgy approach showing a virtual best of worst of Raw with the infamous “choppy choppy your pee-pee”, Sexual Chocolate and Sammy, dX giving the crotch chop and then showing redneck kids reacting to it. But then the topic shifted onto drug abuse, and provided these four minutes of magic.

A few things stand out. First, Buff Bagwell and Scott Stiener don’t do steroids. Oh, and Santa Clause is real. Secondly, Eric Bischoff was serious about drug testing in his company. He called it a “public relations” move and when asked what percentage of wrestlers have failed drug tests in the last 3 years, the look on his face was like asking one of the Bushwhackers to explain the Pythagorean theory to you. Some good looks back at how great pro wrestling was and how the media was just starting to pay attention again. Its especially chilling watching them discuss how many wrestlers died young, and just how many more died since then. Watch the entire 10 parter after the jump (First few parts focus on kids watching, but 4-7 focuses on the steroid use)… Read the rest of this entry »