I love it when a professional wrestling match perfectly sums up what’s going on in the world.
It’s even more incredible when a match from 1992 tells the story of what’s happening in 2011.
You see, back in 1992, the evil duo of Money, Inc., were the WWF Tag Team Champions. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster (IRS, get it?) ran roughshod over the federation.
I never understood why the rich guy was so chummy with the tax guy. But…BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I hatez rich guys! I hatez taxes! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! There, that works!
Their opponents on this night were the Natural Disasters! Earthquake and Typhoon were massive and mean – but, oddly, cheered by fans.
Earthquake was previously known for squishing Hulk Hogan, sitting on people, but ultimately, causing no real impact.
Typhoon was a big, scary, young behemoth that was primed for destruction. What would his career hold? (Wrestling fans know about The Shockmaster!)
So, in 2011 news terms – we have the stock market/global financial crisis pitted against the Virginia Earthquake and Hurricane Irene!
Who would win this 1992 battle for August 2011 supremacy?
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Oh my god, how did I miss this post?! Huge pop for your use of old school WWF to today's current news climate. I tend to think the news paints situations as "real" in order to carry their stories and gain viewers/readers as a result. The conflict between the financial situation and natural disasters is perfect for those reasons--and it depends on which one has the better "story" to tell that may win.
And man, this reminds me how the current WWE has dropped the ball on how great the Tag Team Championship used to be. I hope they're working on salvaging it because it's been "two random guys" slapped together for too many titles lately. Please, bring back the glory that was the tag team of the WWF...but I digress...