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Friday, April 04, 2008

86,512 VISITORS IN 30-DAYS... Thanks!

Can you believe it? As of 7:15pm tonight 86,512 folks have visited http://www.percypringle.com/ during the past 30-days. That's mind boggling to me my friends, and very humbling to say the least. Thank you all so much for your support and friendship through the years.

There's been so many times that I have wanted to just shut my website down, but just when I get ready to do it there's always an email that changes my mind. So many of you have followed my career from the 'get go.' Your emails always remind me of things that I have forgotten or just haven't thought about in a very long time The regular visitors here can tell when I'm in a bad mood, busy at the funeral home, happy, down remembering friends that have passed, or when I just want to act like the wrestling fan that I am at heart.

Next week, on April 10th, I will turn 54. Damn.... I'm an old fart. As a special gift to you folks, I am going to do my level best to show you a photo, or tell you a story, that I have never shared here before. Believe me, I have boxes of photographs and tons of stories.

Hell... I almost forgot... if you are like me, your computer monitor is dirty as hell. So before you start looking at my pics for today, lets clean it up. All it takes is a click here: PERCY'S COMPUTER MONITOR CLEANER

So in thanksgiving for the 86,512 of you that have crossed these pages this month here is the first couple of photos that I want to share with you in this new series of mine. If you like them let me know, and I will keep them coming.

Oh yessssssssssss...............

Here's a favorite of mine, from left to right, Mick 'Mankind' Foley, Bruce 'Brother Love' Prichard, Kane, and myself horsing around backstage during a WWE TV taping several years ago.

Check back, for some more over the weekend.

Be Blessed.
~Percy
www.PercyPringle.com

Sunday, March 30, 2008

It's WRESTLEMANIA !

Dianna and myself drove over to Pensacola last night to visit with son Daniel, his lady Jami, and our new grand-daughter Danielle. We haven't seen them in about 3-weeks and it is just amazing how much Danielle has grown when you don't see her everyday. Although we could have stayed longer, I hurried back to watch the 'greatest of all time' Ric Flair get inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

I have always been, and I remain a "mark" for Ric Flair to this very day. Ric gave me one of the biggest compliments of my career back in 1985, when he told Wahoo McDaniel that when he was finished with me he wanted to take me to Atlanta. Although that was never meant to be, I had several opportunities to work with Ric all around the world. I am fortunate to consider him to be one of my heroes that I can call a friend.

Many consider the WWE Hall Of Fame just to be another McPromotional tactic, just to sell tickets to another McEvent, to hype WRESTLEMANIA. Be that as it may, we all have our own opinions. However, the tears in the eyes of the men and women last night was certainly not a promotional tactic. That was straight from their hearts. Those tears were demonstrative of the true passion that unfortunately doesn't exist in the hearts and souls of many today who suck the lives blood out of our industry.

I am truly blessed to have know each and every one of the men and women who were inducted last night. I was honored to have worked for Eddie Graham's FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING for a year, and I was there during his unfortunate demise. Needless to say, standing next to Gordon Solie doing countless interviews so many times was always a thrill for me.

Chief Peter Mavia... I met in the Chicago airport back in the late 1970s. Rocky Johnson... he gave us The Rock. Mae Young... whom I love so dearly. The Brisco Brothers... represent class in every sense of the word, whose friendships I cherish.

Congratulations to the entire class of WWE HOF 2008 inductees!

That brings us to the true grand-daddy of them all tonight... WRESTLEMANIA. We will gather at a close friends home tonight along with some burgers, dogs, tater salad, and Jack Daniels to watch.

NOBODY who has every laced on a pair of wrestling boots, or these days put on a pair of tennis shoes and kickpads, could never say that they have never dreamed of walking the aisle and participating in a WRESTLEMANIA. They say if you've done it, it ain't bragging. Well... I've done it... and darlin' I'm bragging!

The photo above is The Undertaker and myself with Regis Philbin in Los Angeles during WRESTLEMANIA VII. This was Taker and myself's first. From 1991, until WRESTLEMANIA XX, I had a part in one way or another in each and every one. There are no words to describe it. I know exactly what each talent there today feels like. I also know that there is no better view than with friends in front of a TV screen, and that is where I will be along with many of you this evening.