Paige's Injury Reminds us Wrestling is NOT Fake

I have gone on record saying that it is very disrespectful to call the professional wrestling fake. Sure, call it predetermined, but the f-word is derogatory. Droz, Edge, Daniel Bryan, and it appears now Paige have all suffered career ending injuries due to in-ring competition. Click the video above to see the kick that may have ended her career.




Like Triple H noted in the video above, professional wrestlers tell a story with their bodies. From the moment they walk to the ring, to the moment they a return to the dressing room, everything they do matters. When I was in middle school, I defended wrestling, constantly saying it was not fake. I was not smarten up to the business of predetermination. Afterall, how would I know, no one I knew was in the business. Then I saw some behind the scenes content. I was wrong, but I did know one thing, they were putting their bodies on the line.



I remember when Edge and Daniel Bryan both announced that they would not be cleared to ever wrestle again. The emotions that went through the arena on both of those nights reminded us that what they do may be choreographed, but they feel every bump they take. There is a 100% chance that an injury can happen. Do you call the NFL fake? Players and wrestlers often suffer the same injuries. It is not official that Paige's career is over, but we must remember that what they do is NOT FAKE.

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It's Not OK to Call LaVar Ball a Cancer

It’s a deadly disease. It is painful. Not just for the person suffering, but their family members as well. Cancer. It’s a harsh, dirty word. Some call it the big C. Some call it a death sentence. None of these things describe LaVar Ball. 

On Twitter, I came across a debate where broadcaster Will Cain called LaVar Ball a cancer along with other names. I would go on to see the founder of Black Sports Online, Robert Littal respond with one of the best clap backs I’ve seen.  You can see the tweet below and feel free to follow the thread. Littal also went on to join Kelsey Nicole Nelson on Listen in with KNN to talk further about this. You can listen to that by clicking here. 

Calling him a cancer is way out of line and uncalled for considering the things that are happening in this country. I am disappointed in you

— Robert Littal (@BSO) January 10, 2018

WIll Cain calling LaVar a Fraud and cancer while supporting Trump is high irony, but not surprising. Little do people know Will Cain given a lot of airtime because ESPN hates MAGA backlash, so that is why he gets time on the show. He's their Trump guy for MAG

— Robert Littal (@BSO) January 10, 2018

Why is the word cancer such a big deal? For me, it changed my world upside down. I lost my uncle to prostate cancer in 2012. My uncle was one of my closest family members. He was like a third parent but also like a big brother. I hate that disease. I hate that word. So when someone calls a black man who is a father to his children, who is a businessman, and who is an innovator, I have a problem with that person. 

Just because you do not like someone’s opinion or motives does not give you the right to call them a cancer. Sure, you may think I’m overreacting considering far worse could have been said, but using a word that compares someone to a disease that kills people, a disease that almost makes it ok for anyone to wear a shirt with a certain four-letter word, then you should really evaluate your life. At the end of the day, there are far worse people in this world, including one who sports the number 45; you can take your pick as to who that is.