BY MIKE CLARK Sports Pros(e) Wrestling Bureau
In case you missed it, the pro wrestling world is in mourning this weekend after the death of Walter "Killer" Kowalski.
"Killer" was long one of the sport's premier villains, a role he fell into after severing part of rival Yukon Eric's ear during a bout in Montreal in 1954.
Kowalski also was known for creating his signature move, a stomach cruncher known as the "Killer Clutch."
The idea of developing something to be remembered by after one's career is over, in this case, after one's life is over, is intriguing to us here at Sports Pros(e). Our own legacy will not be a wrestling move, however, as we are not the violent type.
Being writers, perhaps a new punctuation mark would be a fitting legacy (especially since I myself have been accused of overusing the ellipses, for example ... maybe I will use more guillemets instead).
Or since we live here on the Interweb, it may be more suitable to come up with a new emoticon. Something to use when you're not cheerful enough to employ the smiley face, yet not downcast enough to go with the frowny face -- something that simply says, "eh."
Being writers, perhaps a new punctuation mark would be a fitting legacy (especially since I myself have been accused of overusing the ellipses, for example ... maybe I will use more guillemets instead).
Or since we live here on the Interweb, it may be more suitable to come up with a new emoticon. Something to use when you're not cheerful enough to employ the smiley face, yet not downcast enough to go with the frowny face -- something that simply says, "eh."
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