The Mega Power of Nostalgia

This payback made me go wayback - at least the kick off show, so I have to write about it right away!

It was the eighties, the Rock'n'Wrestle connection was here, Hulk Hogan grew into the legend with Macho Man giving the energy to the entire business and taking it to the next level... And they both joined when Macho Man became the WWF Heavyweight Champion for the first time.

Both guys became a tag team that although short lived, left a lasting mark on the pop culture, because of the two men that made up the team.

It's not only that wrestling fans talk about them, it's guys like Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd that do spoofs of them (rap fighting the late leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) - I mean this battle was Epic: Hulk Hogan vs. Kim Jong Il

Yes, both men were made fun of by the WWF when they walked out to join the WCW and that really was nasty. I mean, treating the men (without who the WWF would never become anything near what it was) in such a way as to make The Huckster and the Nacho Man - something like that just makes me wanna puke (in Vince's face).

But apart from such cases of people dressing up as mega powers, I never thought I'd see these guys again - especially after the sad news about the demise of the WWE Hall of Famer - Randy Savage.

Yet here they were! Sure, with Axelmania running as a gimmick of Curtis Axel the son of also late and very great Mr. Perfect and grandson of The Axe it seemed like recapturing nostalgia will be his thing. I mean a third generation wrestler (both him and his sister Amy) Curtis has tough time to fulfil his dreams and ambitions (just remember how difficult it was for Dustin Rhodes and how far he pushed the envelope to develop the character of Goldust - and they're making a case of it with Cody a.k.a. Stardust). So setting up a gimmick from his father's era and chosing the biggest icon in sports entertainment seemed like a good idea. And with Damien Sandow also looking for a character (Mizdow was great fun and made people love him, but it couldn't go far) I think that The (new) Mega Powers really can amount to a something great.

I know, they've been compared to fake Razor and Diesel, but it's not like that... this isn't making fun of characters people love, setting up bad carbon copies so people would hate the original, this is tribute to the original.

Honestly - how many bombs get to explode twice? Personally I'd love to see the Megapowers explode for the second time.

And while Hogan's in-ring performances probably wouldn't fly today - getting static beating, hulking up and winning - the Savage style of Macho Man would still make him a great in-ring competitor to this day. So I really hope this will develop into a real deal and won't be just a part time hoax by the WWE.

What do you think?