July - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
28
Bellator’s Shamrock vs. Slice
brought back some good
memories.
Oh, not of Ken Shamrock in his
hey-day against his fellow leg-
ends. And not those of seeing
Kimbo Slice fight for the first
time on some street in Miami.
No, it brought back memories
of Saturday Morning Super-
stars, that great program from
WWF back in the day. It was a
good chance to see all the ring
luminaries of the day in the ring
– Macho Man, Big Boss Man,
The Million Dollar Man, Tatan-
ka, Hacksaw Jim Duggan. You
saw those wrestlers in what
was known as squash mashes.
Yes, you got to see them in ac-
tion, but they were there for
ratings and to appease fans,
and not to compete in actual
matches. They faced some
scrub (nowadays known as de-
velopmental talent) from the
locker room, ‘squashed’ him in
two or three minutes, and that
was that.
Everyone was happy and ea-
gerly awaited the next pay-per-
view or Saturday night’s main
event.
Bellator reminded me very
much of those squashes.
Flash Back:
Reliving Bellator’s Night of Squash
Article By: Scott Zerr
(Esther Lin/MMAFighting)
