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I always had a soft spot for Big Bully Busick. Same goes for Repo Man. Both are really hard to watch in the ring, but I still enjoyed them. When I first started to watch wrestling I was totally blown away by the Widowmaker and was highly disappointed when he left before Survivor Series 89. Because there was no WCW on TV in Germany at that time, it took me years to find out that was Barry Windham. But I am still one of the few who fondly remember that short stint.

Who could ever forget John Tenta as the shark?

Hey, I am cheering for the US team as well. But I don't see how that disproves my point. I think he is good to motivate a team for a short term goal like the world cup, but longterm development is another thing. He sparked a new enthusiasm in the german team 2006, but everybody was aware, that the tactical part was Jogi Löw and Hansi Flick. His Munich stint wasn't that great. I do think the US team might upset Portugal, but I think Germany is out of their league. But I am biased on that one.

I really liked the planned approach of the wrestling retribution project. Even though nothing came from the project. The presentation of the battle royal was terrible, but they had some interesting characters building towards the tapings and they seemed to have storylines which were meant to be serious. Serious storylines with a clearly structured beginning, middle and end is the way to go in my eyes. It will not work overnight, but a completely different approach to wwe is fundamental. Try a season concept with real conclusions. I know I will be quite alone with my opinion. Please excuse my poor English.

I think there has been a steady progress since their world cup debut in 1990. Everybody thought they were a joke back then. By now they are seen as a considerable threat on a good day. There needs to be an american star player, and I am not talking about Landon Donovan, who is barely an average player. I am not sure about Klinsmann as the coach. He is a good motivator, but not much more.

Great to see Mile Zrno again. Loved him groing up.