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Update 3/31: If you’re looking for video of Floyd and Big Show’s Wrestlemania match, CLICK HERE.

A muscle bound guy known for threatening physical violence, and may possibly be on steroids will be at Wrestlemania this year. Oh ok…. so how is this different again?

It’s Fiddy!

With all the drama and beef 50 Cent is involved in, he’ll fit right into the WWE just fine. Now he can stop pretending he’ll actually beat up The Game and Fat Joe, and start pretending he’ll actually help Floyd beat up The Big Show. As much as he and Floyd love running their mouth, the next few weeks should be seriously entertaining.

One trick Mayweather may have up the sleeve of his robe is getting 50 Cent to accompany him to the ring. The boxer came out to the sound of 50’s “I Get Money” during a verbal confrontation with the Big Show two weeks ago. On Friday, when the rapper was hosting New York radio station Power 105.1, Mayweather asked his friend for a favor.

“I’d like for you to bring me out [at 'Wrestlemania'],” he said.

“I’m coming. I’m coming,” 50 answered.

Vince McMahon’s eyes probably literally turned into dollar signs upon hearing the news.

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And for the hip hop fans out there… isn’t 50’s re-energized beef with Fat Joe getting interesting? (the video below is nsfw)

First it was Fidel Castro, then Bobby Knight, now Ric Flair? Who will be the next to leave?

I may not be much of a wrestling fan anymore, but I gotta pay respects upon hearing the news of Ric Flair retiring. I remember watching him hide under the ring in the 1992 Royal Rumble before winning it all, I hadn’t even reached my 10th birthday yet, but Ric was at least 87 years old at the moment. Seeing someone who is so old, flabby, and decrepit and still remain so damned entertaining is brilliant. Not to mention the life expectancy of wrestlers is like 40 years old.

Without Ric Flair, I wouldn’t be able to grab someone, slap them as hard as I can across the chest and scream “WOOOOOOOOOOOO” without being arrested.

Is this the year that all the all the old bastards finally move on to greener pastures? We know Brett Favre is considering retirement, but here are a few folks we wouldn’t mind seeing take a hike as well.

1. Dick Vitale - I was going to say that Dick Vitale’s best contribution to the world of sports was his voice overs for NBA Jam, but I researched it and it was just a guy who sounds like Dick Vitale. So basically Dicky V. is useless… hang it up buddy.

2. Pat Summerall - Pat is like…. in the Al Davis territory of old. When I watch (or listen) to him do play by play for NFL games, I worry that he’s literally going to pass away in the 2nd quarter. I actually like Pat Summerall, but how frightening would it be for someone to kick the bucket on air?

3. Evander Holyfield - I know Evander has been in the news lately, for his potential fight with Mike Tyson, but he really just needs to hit the golf course. Getting punched in the face for a living is NOT something you should do for 20 years straight. I know Evander feels like he can’t retire, because he has like eight kids or something… but at this rate he won’t be alive to see his grandkids.

[thanks to SbB for the tip]

Update 3/31: If you’re looking for video of Floyd and Big Show’s Wrestlemania match, CLICK HERE.

Why didnt I think of this pairing earlier, after watching the press conference in the video below it makes TOO much sense!

Floyd Mayweather will take home $20 million dollars for taking on The Big Show at Wrestlemania this year. Floyd fits into this atmosphere like a fish to water, he’s insanely arrogant, he has a big mouth, and he loves to interact with fans.

“His manager Leonard Ellerbee and WWE executive Shane McMahon confirmed Mayweather’s eight-figure payday for the outdoor match to be shown on live on pay-per-view.

Mayweather incited the couple hundred of already hyped fans at Staples Center by whipping out a thick wad of cash and repeatedly tossing $100, $50 and $20 bills into the crowd that had nearly as many women as men.

Floyd Mayweather, shown February 18 with WWE star Big Show, will get another crack in the wrestling ring March 30 at WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, Fla.

A mad scramble ensued, with a light pole nearly getting knocked over and two small children caught in the chaos. One lucky man emerged from the pileup clutching six $100 bills.”

Floyd Mayweather is 5′8 and weighs 147 pounds, Big show is 7 feet and weighs 430 pounds, let’s just all rejoice in the fact that this fight is staged. If it weren’t Floyd would probably be in 3 pieces by the end of the night. Big show had to get on his knees in order for Mayweather to break his nose last week.

I love how Floyd quotes John Amos from Coming To America at the end of the video, “When I say the boy got his own money, that boy gots his own moneyyyy”

I don’t know any of the back story leading up to this, but it was entertaining nonetheless. Big Show shoves Floyd, Floyd punches Big Show about 82 times in 3 seconds and then runs into the crowd.

(RSS subscribers may have to click over to view the video below)

“See, what had happened was……”

Brock did great in the opening moments of the fight, maybe TOO great, because he got a little careless and ended up tapping out 90 seconds into the matchiup.