WWF rap

Rap and WWF wrestling just "invaded!" my TV. I turned on the TV to watch a movie and while readying the DVD player heard rapping. My guessed that one of my roommates was watching BET or MTV earlier (although both are criticized for the lack of music they play). The rapper shouted something like, "Milwaukee in the house!" and being slightly homesick for Milwaukee, I looked up from the DVD player.

This grossly muscular man with dreads was singing/rapping in a WWF stadium. Running around the ring, and even jumping onto the roped boundaries, he gave shout-outs to the audience, who shouted back. He also did this strange neck-thing where he opened his eyes widely, which I'm not sure how to describe it, except that his movements seemed very rehearsed, as if they were his signature move. The overall effect seems comical to me as an outsider, but there was something so affected and rehearsed about this rapper that I wonder if it was supposed to be a bit campy. It is WWF, but how seriously do fans take it, apart from being seriously entertained? It's hard for me to tell, and five minutes of watching this weird world will not give me insider knowledge.

What made me laugh though (laugh at, or with?), after hearing the rap, was seeing the rapper finish his song, only to prepare himself for a wrestling match! Another wrestler received his own fanfare (complete with theme song, costume, and light show), beseeching the rowdy crowd for applause. The cameras panned between the two opponents, and at that point I had to call a Milwaukee friend to share in the strangeness.

Here's to you, Milwaukee wrestling fans!