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At first, Gabe resented being called a mockingbird--he never mocked anyone--well, maybe politicians, the Kardashians, reality shows, and WWR, but everyone mocked them, didn't they . . .?
No Respect
It had been bad enough being banned for life from World Wrestling for not not following the script (hard to believe, I know) and actually winning fair and square. Then, out of work, to make a little money and use his wrestlers body, Igor took a job as a male model at the prestigious Barcelona Art Institute, posing mostly nude (and pretty cold), only to have the pigeons add insult to injury. He couldn’t help but think of the old Rodney Dangerfield line, “I don’t get no respect . . .”
Don’t Let It Bug You
Igor and Jose were wrestlers: Igor (top) was known as “The Yellow Peril” and Jose (bottom) went by the title “The Rainbow Avenger”. After a recent appearance on one of the ESPN channels featuring the new sport of insect wrestling, they were inundated with e-mails claiming that wrestling–whether insect, mud wrestling, or any other type of wrestling–was fake. “Don’t let it bug you,” said their coach; “the girls still like you, and the checks seem to be clearing . . .”