Dena Ross: June 2007 Archives

As someone who has never been a fan of the soap opera wrestling you see on TV, but who has been around it her whole life (both of my parents are long-time fans, dating back to the '70s), I was very upset to learn World Wresting Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and 7-year-old son Daniel. Before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, he placed a Bible next to their bodies.

When I heard the news, it took awhile for me to believe it. A recently storyline on the show (that's right--it's not real wrestling, it's a show) involved WWE Chairman Vince McMahon "presumed dead" after entering a limo right before it exploded. So I figured the Benoit murder/suicide was fake as well, and that somehow the upcoming storyline was reported in the media as real news. When after realizing that the tragedy was, in fact, real, I couldn't help but be saddened for the loss of an innocent woman and young boy--and be filled with anger towards Benoit and more so towards the WWE.

According to authorities, steroids were found in Benoit's home--and it is being investigated if "'roid rage"--intense feelings of anger that may accompany steroid use--is to blame. Most of the wrestling fans I know are well aware that steroid use runs rampant in professional wresting--more so than other sports--yet don't seem to be bothered by it in the same way they would if it were proven that their favorite baseball or football player were caught using. Is this because they do not consider WWE wrestlers "legitimate athletes," but rather athletes there for entertainment? Possibly. Or maybe it's because if the WWE doesn't care if their wrestlers use steroids, why should fans?

No, the guy to the right isn't on the FBI's Most Wanted list--though I'm sure with his wide eyes and poofy beard and hair, he's been told more than once that he looks like a crazed madman. For those who need an introduction, he's none other than David Crowder of the hugely successful Christian rock act, the David Crowder Band, who recently made Beliefnet's list of Top Christian Stars and was the winner of MSN's Artist of 2006, beating out mainstream artists like Prince and Christina Aguliera.

CCM Magazine, which up until recently stood for "Christian Contemporary Music" and is now, "Christ. Community. Music"--in order to cater to young, hip Christians like Crowder fans--has indeed embraced community with its increased focus on social networking. One of its awesome new features is a David Crowder Look-a-Like Contest where you can upload photos of yourself (you don't have to really look like Crowder--you can don some fake hair and glasses) and vote once a day on the winner. My vote's on this guy.

So this leads me to ask, has anyone ever told you that you look like a famous person?