The MeeThinks Friday FreeThinks 12.25.09

Posted by John Meehan on 12.25.2009

What's the best gift a wrestling fan can give? Look inside and find out!

Howdy, folks. And welcome back to your regularly scheduled week end dose of intrawebz 'rasslin optimism. Normally, I'd use this space to preview all of the wrestling news we have on tap this week. But today just so happens to be Christmas, which makes it both a very special and very rare exception to our regularly scheduled format.

Now then...

I know I'm going to catch some heat for this, but the long and short of the matter is that sometimes, professional wrestling simply does (and *should*) take a back seat in the life of even the most diehard of fans. Such is the case for Mee on the Christmas holiday, which is -- and really, always has been -- a day for celebration, joy, hope, and (most importantly) togetherness. You know... family, friends, relatives, loved ones -- stuff like that.

(Granted, these groups are often mutually exclusive from one another. But on rare occasion, they really can overlap).

Today is precisely such an occasion.

And in the immortal words of Arrested Development:

Michael: What's the most important thing? What do we always say comes first?
George Michael: ... Breakfast?
Michael: Family.
George Michael: Right. Family.... I thought you meant "...of the things we eat."

Long story short?

The Christmas holiday is a time for celebration with *family*, friends, and loved ones. It's a time for giving, sharing, and appreciating the company of others, and it's a chance for reconnecting with those folks who may have lost touch.

In other words --

Today is hardly the day for Mee to be hammering away on 30+ pages of wrestling news, nor is it the day for y'all to be spending even so much as 15 minutes to a half hour reading through countless pages of wrestling news, rumors, and opinions. I know, I know -- there's something to be said for "needing a break from the family" -- but for better or worse, I really don't see the harm in dropping everything else for one day out of the calendar year in order to spend time with the ones you love (or those who, at the very least, love *you*).

So (to borrow a line from every "proud parent with words of wisdom" in history) --

"Go on, you, get outta' here."

Forget the wrestling websites for a day, drop the "angry internet reader" cliches, the anonymous message board flaming, and go enjoy the company of real, live friends and loved ones wherever they may be. If you haven't got any holiday plans with your own family members, try giving a call to an old friend, or maybe even an old buddy who you grew up watching The Hulkster with but haven't spoken to in years.

In other words --

Take the day off. And if you *really* can't stand to spend 24 hours away from the beloved intrawebz and rumor mills, feel free to take a cue from Ebeneezer Scrooge and "be here all the earlier the next morning."

I promise you, professional wrestling will be right here waiting for you when you return.

We're back to our regularly scheduled broadcast next week. Scout's honor.

'Till then -- Merry Christmas, all. And always stay positive.

- Meehan