Thank You…….. because……..

I cannot write any more articles on the world of professional wrestling without giving a thank you to the people who made this possible.

Thanks to Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer because your storyline hooked me.

Thank You to Gordon Solie because you were the best announcer in the business.

Thanks to all the stars of Georgia Championship Wrestling because you kept me watching every Saturday night at 6:05 on TBS.

Thank You to my Grandfather and Grandmother Skolada because they took me to my very first live events right here in Struthers Ohio (cheap plug to you Mick Foley).

Thanks to my Dad and his friend Jim Kenst because we traveled to Pittsburgh to see Dusty win the bunkhouse stampede and several other hall of fame stars.

Thank you to Hulk Hogan because when I saw you beat the Iron Sheik I bled red and yellow for years.

Thank you to Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair because it’s in my opinion the greatest feud of the 80’s, maybe all time.

Thank You to Roddy Piper because you were the first wrestler I hated (snuka/pineapple). You were the best heel!

Thank You to The Road Warriors, Rock and Roll Express, Midnight Express, Russians, British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation and The Anderson’s because you are the definition of tag team wrestling.

Thank You to Magnum T.A. and Tully Blanchard because you competed in the greatest I Quit match ever.

Thank You to my sister because you survived my version of the Russian Sickle and you didn’t tell our parents the truth.

Thank you to my sister again because you wrote Hulk Hogan a get well card when King Kong Bundy squashed his ribs.

Thank You to Joseph and Christina because of all the Piper Pit’s we taped in your basement. I hated how my friend Joseph referred to it as studio wrestling.

Thanks to Mid South, AWA, and World Class Wrestling because you were on at during the week and late Sunday nights.

Thanks to The Von Erich’s and Freebirds because that was another great feud of all time.

Thanks to Jim Cornette and Bobby Heenan because you were my favorite managers.

Thanks to Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin, Abdullah the Butcher, Papa Shango, Undertaker, and The Fiend because you guys scare the hell out of me.

Thank You Undertaker because you have the best entrance ever.

Thanks to the Attitude Era because you kept an older version of myself interested in Wrestling.

Thank You to ECW because you were on Tuesday nights on my first tour of college with Tim, Fran, Troy and Chris watching Dreamer put Brian Lee through multiple tables.

Thank You to Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Sandman, Taz, RVD, Sabu, Franchise, Dudley’s, Pitbull’s, Gangstas, Public Enemy and the rest of the locker room because you were all EXTREME.

Thanks to Rock and Austin because your Wrestle Mania matches were the best.

Thank You Edge, Christian, Matt, Jeff, Bubba, and D-Von for TLC.

Thanks to Mike L. for making me drive the morning of Hell in the Cell to get SRO tickets because we saw Foley fly off the cell.

Thanks to Ron H, Nicole H. and Freddy for going because we saw Kurt Angle win the WWE belt in Pittsburgh PA.

Thanks to Freddy because I’ll never forget our wrestling chats? Did we ever really figure out how Buzz Sawyer died?

Thank You to my wife Lindsey because you still make going to live wrestling events fun.

Thanks to all the women of WWE because I was able to see an all women PPV.

Thanks to Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat because you are my favorite match of all time.

Thank You to Brother Love because you made my Grandfather laugh.

Thank You Belly Up Sports because you gave me an opportunity to say thanks to all the people who helped me love professional wrestling.

If I forgot anyone Thank You because you will forgive me.