Yesterday I got a call from the Vitas chaplain/spiritual advisor requesting to come for a short visit. Although I am officially a card carrying "heathen" (aka non-christian yet extremely spiritual). I thought, at this point, why not, what can it hurt, could be interesting? In an hour or so a huge man was at my front door introducing himself. I invited him in, and we chatted for a few moments, he asked about my spiritual beliefs and I briefly summarized my less than typical beliefs. He was quite understanding and open to my spiritual bend and I was thinking this could be an interesting learning experience for both of us. As conversations go, I returned his inquiry with what I felt was an equally appropriate question of my own, asking how he had come to choose his less than typical spiritual practice as a hospice chaplain. He explained he was not always a preacher/chaplain ……he had been a WWF professional wrestler….WHAT????
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| In his wrestling days! |
It felt like I was in a surreal warped episode of WKRP in Cincinnati where the wrestling Reverend Little Ed just walked into my living room. It took every ounce of strength I had to remain composed...I think my tongue was bleeding from me biting it!
Anyway as it turns out...he is truly a very nice man and wildly more interesting! Besides...if I were to receive a miraculous religious “experience”.... Wouldn't it be a hell of a story, if it were with a wrestler rather than a regular old milk toast preacher! .....Bwa-ha-ha-ha….The truth is so much better than fiction!
Wresting Data website link
"WKRP opening theme song"
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