Special Forces said:
I agree with Kosta, El Chupacabra. I had a lot of respect for you. And that wasn't even funny.
Well I have never really cared who did what with the word respect. I for one don't use it that often as I don't claim to do or say anything that deserves such praise.
As for Eddie Guerrero. So he is dead. That's nice. He just fits into a long list of about 50 other wrestlers who have died far to early in their life because they chose to live a terrible life style.
Drugs? Steroids? Alcohol abuse? Lots of late night partying? None of that mixes well with constant travel and wear & tear on the body. These guys know that. It's hard enough to live as a wrestler because of the toll it takes on your body and the last thing these guys need to do is abuse drugs, in any form, and drink to much booze.
Is it my problem that guys like this die in their 20's and 30's because of the heart attacks they suffer in the privacy of their hotel rooms due to the abuse of such "illegal" and abusive products? No. It's not. It's not my problem and I don't care to express ANY sympathy for them.
I liked guys like Curt Henning, Rick Rude, and so on. I grew up watching them wrestle and really enjoyed the entertainment as a kid back when wrestling was good. However, I don't feel sympathy for when these guys bite the bullet due to reasons of drugs and alcohol. Sorry. My sympathy doesn't go out to them or anyone else who die under similar circumstances. Drugs and alcohol related deaths, violent crime related deaths, and suicide are a few things I have no tolerance for. I don't feel sad when people die from them - family, friends, or stranger.
If you die due to an accident, such as Owen Hart, that's a far different story. But im tired of people praising the ground that guys like Eddie Guerroro walked on because he died to young. I don't think that praising a man who was a wreck, former druggy, obvious steroid abuser, and former/current booze drinker is a good message to send to the youngsters out there. Yes. Acknowledge him. But don't act like it's the saddest thing in the world.
I think one of the announcers on Raw said something like "Forget about Eddies past. His drug abuse and so on. Look beyond that. He was a good man." Why? Why should I look beyond that? That was part of who he was and he paid the price for that wreckless idiocy.
He's dead. Boo Hoo. Cry me a river. You want sympathy from me? Don't do drugs and don't drink yourself to death.
You guys can sit there and feel sorry for him, praise him, and give all the sympathetic nonsense you care to give. That's your business. I will go the other route and tell you that over-mourning a dead druggy isn't a big deal. Plenty of them die every day who arn't semi-famous wrestlers. They arn't getting your sympathy. They sure as hell arn't getting mine.
And if you don't like my dark humor, so be it. Like I said; I don't live my life trying to earn anyone's respect. I think the words about as over-used as the word "love" but that's another matter for another day.
That being said it's 'Good Night From Me!'. Take it easy. Cry lakes.