300th Article Special: A Letter to Pro Wrestling Bashers

To: All the Critics of Professional Wrestling

From: Ron Johnson, Pro Wrestling Community Leader

RE: Enough is Enough!

Dear Critics and Naysayers (aka Closet Fans of Pro Wrestling)

For over a year, I have been writing about professional wrestling. I must have done something good to have the big guys at BR make me the leader of the page. Since my acquisition, several writers have emerged as true artists, and in that time, we've gotten bigger and better.

Much to the chagrin of all of you, we've gotten a lot of publicity from several places. Thanks to a mountain of blogging and an independent wrestling site, our section is becoming what it's supposed to be: Front Page Material. We're getting more hits than the recap writers on WWE.com. We're creating more buzz than the independent wrestling writers. To top it all off, we're finding more and more wrestling fans who have found their voice on this site.

But as always, there will be people who knock our talents. No one is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to watch wrestling, let alone read it. But yet, you still read it in the hopes of steering us off course. You feel that you are better than us because you're not watching it or reading it. But like all opinions, yours is full of holes. I think Jason said it best when he said, "the only thing you're accomplishing is hurling insults only to have them come back 10 fold."

I have been bashed for disrespecting Kobe, the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Packers, even softball being considered an Olympic Sport (or even a sport at all). I have brushed them all off and walked on with the best intentions. But for over a year, I have heard more people knocking wrestling than before. Now that's just plain pathetic. What the hell are you guys doing in your spare time? Whacking off in a tool shed?

It's funny how you all say that you hate wrestling. You hate the show, the wrestlers, the writers. Yet, you still watch it. You still read about it. You still comment about it. In all honesty, it sounds like you envy those of us that are good at making a bad show sound entertaining.

You hate the fact that you haven't been able to write a decent piece so you come here and bash the writers that do have the skills. This isn't just about talent. This is also about pride. I am proud to say that I am a pro wrestling fan. I don't treat it like a religion (football has that title), but I do watch it to help unwind after a hard day at the office.

Wrestling is on 52 weeks a year. When baseball, football, basketball and hockey are done for the season, I have wrestling. I get into the action and the drama. I tune into the plot twists and insane storylines. I, like every man in the world, drool and drop my jaw at the bombshells known as Divas and Knockouts (except Awesome Kong). We all enjoy a little drama on top of our action. We won't admit it, but we do.

So with this being my 300th article with Bleacher Report, let me inform those guys who think they're insulting me with their comments that I will be writing even more than ever. I will continue writing wrestling columns and watching the sport that is known as professional wrestling. I will continue to do this because I am a writer, a wrestling fan and a sports junkie. I do this because I love it.

And of course, if you ain't down with that, on behalf of all the wrestling writers, I got two words for ya: S*CK IT!!

With People's Elbow Regards,

Ron Johnson