Friday LinkFrogging – 4/1/11

Welcome back kids.

Now that most of the Gonzo Compadres have recovered from their varietal trips to SXSW, we’re back and getting down to it.  Well most of us anyway.  John is in Hotlanta this weekend for Wrestlemania.  Its his first trip to the big event despite a lifelong obsession with the squared circle.

Sure, the Final Four is this weekend, and we’ll be keeping an eye on that, but we’re Geeks.  We still enjoy the glory of the squared circle too.

Well, maybe not as much as we did before the McMahonopoly homogenized the product to the point of monotony, but still, its the biggest weekend of the year for fans of rasslin’ and/or sports entertainment.

So, in honor of ‘Mania (and at the suggestion of frequent hand model David Cantu), we’re pleased to present this week’s cheesecake.  Say hello to Trish Stratus.

Ms. Stratus began her career  as a fitness model (whatever that means) in Canada before making the move to the WWF/E.  There she donned a trench coat, cowboy hat and the managerial reins of the infamous tag team T&A (subtle Vince).  In the anything goes Attitude Era, Trish often found herself in the middle of very sexually oriented storylines.  I would imagine an entire generation of American boys hit puberty when she debuted the Stratusfaction.

After a very successful WWE career, Trish retired, sort of.  She’s making a return to the “E” next week as one of the coaches on Tough Enough, the WWE’s answer to The Ultimate Fighter.  Watch as Trish, Steve Austin, Booker T and Hugh Morrus (really??) train the next generation of WWE talent.

No word yet on who will give them their buzzcuts and tribal tats.

On to the links.

Wrestlemania Weekend – The Booker T. Legends of Wrestling FanFest

Welcome to the show

Coverage of GonzoGeek’s Wrestlemania weekend begins right here loyal reader(s).

Friday brought us the first ever Booker T. Legends of Wrestling Fan Fest.  Since Stephe wasn’t due in until Saturday, I took this one in by myself.  I drove downtown and parked with no problem.  Then I walked to the GRB.  What I found most amusing during my stroll was the occupants of the Convention Center.  First, the Texas Library Association was having a convention.  In the next hall it was the Gun Show.  Finally, it was Booker T and Ring of Honor.  Diversity?

Stood in line, picked up my tickets and went inside.  I was greeted with the picture above.  Pretty slim pickings.

There was one line of tables on the left side of the hall and another row of vendors on the right.  Otherwise there was a lot of empty space.  This surprised me.  I thought for sure Booker would put up a ring and give some of his students some time.  Guess I was wrong.

I had four photo ops in the first session.  I got in line and took my pictures.  Enjoy.

Wrestlemania 25 is upon us!

Its been a while loyal reader(s).

Sorry for the absence, but sometimes real life interferes with the fun that is GonzoGeek.

However, we’re going to make up for our inactivity in spades this weekend.

Why?

It’s Wrestlemania weekend (or Wrestlepalooza as John keeps calling it) and the big event is being held right around the corner from the home office.

What does that mean to you?

It means full coverage of not only Wrestlemania, but also of a host of other rasslin’ related events this weekend.

Tomorrow I’m heading out to Booker T’s FanFest.  I’ve got some photo ops with some legends and I’m hoping to run into friend of GonzoGeek, Daffney.

Stephe hits town on Saturday and we’re heading out to the Ring of Honor pay-per-view.  Its a first for both Stephe and I, but we’ve been assured by John tha we’ll dig it.

Following ROH, we’re heading for Axxess.  Again, we’ll be covering it in our own GonzoGeeky style.  We’ll have lots of pictures and maybe even some video when we return.

Then Sunday its the big one.  Wrestlemania 25 at Reliant Stadium.  Its supposed to be a really nice day so maybe they’ll open the roof.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Stay tuned dear reader(s)…we’re back.

“Hey we can buy Hornswoggle hats!” – The Wrestlemania 25 Press Conference

As I’ve previously established, for better or worse, I’m a pro wrestling fan.

So when I heard that Wrestlemania 25, excuse me XXV, was going to be held here in Houston I was pretty jazzed.  Stephe and I went to XVII (17) and had a great time.  It was every bit the spectacle they promised it would be.

Yesterday, the WW(F)E held a press conference at Toyota Center to promote the event.  Since it was going to be held at lunch time, David and I decided to head downtown to check it out.