WWE: Where Have Wrestling's Fat Guy Heroes Gone?

With Husky Harris being banished from television last week the list of Fat Guy heroes has become dangerously…thin.

The time is gone when bowling balls with arms and legs ruled the squared circle. Gone are the backhanded compliments.

 “My goodness Brain, he sure moves well for a big man!"                                                           

Gone are the rotund warriors that gave fat men everywhere hope.  Grown men would shudder in fear when Abdullah the Butcher would stand across from them in the ring. His sheer brutality was the blueprint for what would come to be known as hardcore. Hulk Hogan was never put to a bigger test than when he was up against the ruthless King Kong Bundy. Bundy was so good he would demand not the usual count of three to end his matches, but a superhuman count of five.  Dusty Rhodes was the king of the promo. No one could equal, or even understand, what Dusty could do with a mic. The great Yokozuna was unequalled in intensity and girth.  He was the greatest fat guy champion of all time. A hero to all Yoko stretched the limits of what could be done in the ring as much as the spandex he wore.

Now fat guys are out of heroes. They are forced to cheer for the washboard abs types. What hero should the masses of mass throw their large amount of support behind?

Mark Henry?

No thanks. 

The Big Show?

His tallness trumps his fat guyness.

Samoa Joe?

There is nothing worse than a fat guy who thinks he isn’t a fat guy. Accept who you are Joe.

The ever- expanding waistline of Rey Mysterio Jr.?

Although he is a contender Rey still needs some time to grow into his roll.

So we are back to the beginning of the story. It appears as Husky Harris is the present and the future of fat guy nation.  Hit some buffets while you’re out Husky, Fat guys need you back.