Santino Marella Fan-a-Club (SFAC)

[Mr. TM]

And everyone give some Green to Tim, it is his birthday!

 

[santinoistight44]

Can do boss!

 

[Mr. TM]

Well Beth Phoenix cost our boy one tonight. But he remains the champion!

 

[Richard]

The only good thing to come out of Cyber Sunday was Santino is still the champion.

 

[klunderbunker]

I'm not a fan of the gtuy, but that was entertaining.

 

[Mr. TM]

Feature: Steve Anderson Pays Tribute to HTM
10/26/2008 by Steve Anderson

I’ll admit it. I’m a fan of the Honky Tonk Man. In fact, I was rootin’ for him to take back his coveted IC title 20 years after he lost it. Yeah, he’s a loudmouth lout at times with his online rants, but it does not take away what he did during his WWF run in the mid eighties and early nineties.

How he got over back then in the land of overly muscular super-heroes is anyone’s guess. Yeah, he was a heel, but he didn’t give off a villainous vibe. He was a classic bad guy. A bumbling goof who thought he was better than he actually was, yet would beg off like a coward. He fashioned himself as a talented singer and songwriter.

They just don’t make ‘em like the Honky Tonk Man anymore.

In 1987, I was looking forward to a Ricky Steamboat run as Intercontinental champion following his Wrestlemania III victory over Randy Savage. It was not to be. Steamboat was on his way out. His successor for the gold? None other than the Honky Tonk Man. What was your run-of-the-mill, meaningless television title match was the start of history.

Experts, myself included, predicted a short-run for the Elvis wannabe. Clearly, this was a transitional champion situation. Randy Savage was in the midst of a babyface turn. Surely, he would get the belt back from HTM.

Nope.

Honky Tonk Man’s Intercontinental title reign chugged along. Opponent after opponent, Honky walked away with his belt. Mind you, title reigns were longer back then, but the WWF seemed committed to him holding on to that IC belt, even if storylines dictated that it would be by a thread.

Every Saturday Night’s Main Event. Every pay-per-view (They were quarterly back then). You would think that it was time for Honky to drop the strap. But at some point in his 15-month reign, he became credible. His claims of being the greatest Intercontinental champion of all time began to ring true.

A long reign does not make for the greatest run with any belt, but what Honky and WWF booking did with the strap was maintain interest. Hogan and Savage may have been the world champs during Honky’s run, but he still made each and every match count. Not by being the greatest worker. But being the cowardly heel that seemingly everyone could beat, but no one could. That’s compelling storytelling -- a rare feat these days.

Everyone wants to see the villain vanquished. The WWF denied that for a year and three months. It took a last-minute replacement, the Ultimate Warrior, to knock Honky off the perch at Summerslam 1988. Warrior held the belt for several months, followed by Rick Rude and many, many others. Today, of all people, a Honky-wannabe named Santino Marella holds the gold.

Marella’s reign is a tribute to HTM. While he fits the bill as the clueless, bumbling, not-as-smart-as-he-thinks-he-is heel, my hope is that the 15-month cool, cocky and not bad at all reign of Honky stays intact.

He should be shot for bad mouthing Santino.

 

[Tim]

Can do boss!

Yeah thanks for the "rep". *glare*

 

[Rusty]

Fuck, I seriously forgot about Cyber Sunday. At least our hero is still the champion though

 

[BooCocky]

it was a decent PPV. Well worth my 20 bucks

 

[Mr. TM]

It was good, the Hardy HHH match bored me though. I was more entertained by Rey Kane

 

[BooCocky]

Pedigree off the top ropes.... pedigree off the top ropes.

Not really he grabbed him off the ropes and pulled him too the mat.

Outside of that i enjoyed it. It actually had me thinking, " Will Jeff Hardy win this after multiple close calls""

 

[Mr. TM]

No way, there was a low chance that Hardy would ever get the belt, and he wouldn't get it at Cyber Sunday if anywhere. Was also kinda disappointed in the Jericho Batista match. The undercard is more exciting in the WWE most of the time now anyways.

 

[BooCocky]

meh, you just dont think positive. Hardy had many close counters, and when he went up for the last swanton i was like O Shit he might do it, then HHH Pedigreed him like 3 seconds later, but i always thought their was hope. It would have been the perfect time for Hardy to win.

I also enjoyed the Batista match.

 

[Mr. TM]

i am positive that the Taker match stole the main event. After that (besides the finish which I disliked), the HHHardy match just was a let down. Santino performed again, for another week in a row. People doubt Santino, but it is obvious he does a good job. Who would actually care about the IC belt before this run?

 

[Mr. TM]

Who is ready for Santino tonight!

 

[Richard]

I wont be able to watch

 

[Shock]

Oh snap! If anyone didn't know, there is a Honk-a-Meter page on FACEBOOK! Since I love Santino and the Fan-a-Club, I have provided a link here.

Honk-a-Meter Facebook page

 

[Marquis]

Oh snap! If anyone didn't know, there is a Honk-a-Meter page on FACEBOOK! Since I love Santino and the Fan-a-Club, I have provided a link here.

Honk-a-Meter Facebook page

I might make a facebook for that alone.

 

[Showtime]

Oh snap! If anyone didn't know, there is a Honk-a-Meter page on FACEBOOK! Since I love Santino and the Fan-a-Club, I have provided a link here.

Honk-a-Meter Facebook page

And there's your recruitment goldmine TM. We get all the fans of the Honk-a-Tonk meter in WZ, then we'll be huge... well bigger anyway, were already pretty huge.

 

[Mr. TM]

People could add me to facebook if they wanted, just send me your WZ name in the add box

[email protected]

 

[Richard]

I added you TM. Hope that's alright with you.

 

[Tim]

I don't even have facebook.

 

[Rusty]

Me neither.

 

[Richard]

I only made it because my sister wanted to see my formal photos.

 

[BooCocky]

i have one, but i never check it