reasons I love wrestling

Things have changed a lot since I was a kid. (I will now pause a moment to wait on all of you to quit laughing.)
Okay now that the commotion has settled down, there is one thing that hasn’t changed and I hope, never will.
And that is professional wrestling in South Georgia in small gyms and armories.
Which brings me to the reason for this little bit of prose from me.
I want to see the South Georgia Pro Wrestling group succeed for the simple reason I hope it can give kids memories like I have from my childhood.
When I was a kid, professional wrestling was my way of seeing good overcome evil.
I remember like it was yesterday seeing Mr. Wrestling II battle Abdullah the Butcher at South Georgia College in Douglas. After II has vanquished the Butcher, my daddy and I walked out and II walked past. I could see the blood on the inside of his famous white mask. I knew he gone the distance to vanquish the evil Butcher.
That was just one of many memories of those times.
I have another memory of Mr. Wrestling II. This time I remember he was signing autographs at the very back of Allison’s Skating Rink in Albany. I was so excited, because I was in line to get his signature.
But when I was about to get my prize, II had to stop and rush to the ring to help rescue either Jerry or Ted Oates, who was being doubled or tripled-teamed by some more bad guys.
You see there were many reasons I wanted to see the bad guys get their comeuppance, but most of all I was mad because I didn’t get my Mr. Wrestling II autograph.
It was a big thing for me at that time, because I grew up loving things like westerns. Pro wrestling in a way reminded me of wrestling because I was always excited that the duel at sunrise that the good guy would end up getting the best of the bad guy.
To this day even though I am now older and wiser about the ways of the world, including wrestling, I still get a kick out of seeing the good guy get the best of the bad guy. Heck that’s the way nature intended it.
Having seen the first two SGPW cards, I have had more fun watching the kids. They go crazy for the good guys and boo and despise the bad guys.
At the last card, I saw a kid catch Vordell Walker’s wrist bands and grin from ear to ear. That young man will always remember that, because he got something that represented his hero. In other words he got his Mr. Wrestling II autograph.
Good old-fashioned pro wrestling is something kids and families can enjoy and in a small environment they actually get to reach out and touch their heroes and make sure the heels hear their boos.
The folks that go leave with smiles on their faces and great memories. And to me there is nothing wrong with either of those things.
From what I understand, SGPW will hold their next card June 25. Please make plans to attend, it will be a great cheap way to spend a Saturday night.