As noted in the most recent post, I realised it was Peyton Manning's 50th birthday. I wrote about how he is my favourite American football player ever and linked to the post from over twelve years ago when I shared my experience of receiving his autograph in the mail from the GOAT.
Another bit of news from yesterday was wrestling-related.
Sid Eudy, who worked for some of the top promotions during the 1980s into the early 2000s will be posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in a few weeks.
Sid Vicious, Sid Justice or whatever other name he would be known as, was one of my favourite wrestlers back in the day.
I wrote a huge blog post about Sid shortly after his passing. I think that highlights just how much of a fan I am.
I obviously welcome the news of Sid being honoured during WrestleMania Week. It'll be nice for his family to experience it all. It would have been cooler to have seen Sid take the stage himself, though. I'm not pointing fingers. It could have been a combination of reasons why WWE didn't choose Sid sooner. It could have also been a choice Sid made to not accept any earlier invitations.
Yesterday's couple of news items aren't just linked by me being a fan of both men. Another thing I thought was cool about the coincidence of them both are linked to a certain building.
Sid headlined Indianapolis' Hoosier Dome for his match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII in April of 1992. Manning is also tied to that stadium because that's where he began his pro football career as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts.
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| Sid Justice at the Hoosier Dome in 1992 |
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