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Tomorrow is the 136th Kentucky Derby and Joe Torre owns a horse named Homeboykris so it’s doubly relevant to a sports blog as I could talk about horse racing and the Dodgers and even the Yankees in Nostalgiavision™ – but I won’t. No, sadly I know next to nothing about horse racing. I do enjoy viewing the race and seeing all the people in silly giant hats they show in the pregame prelude to the race, but I’m more of a motorsports kind of guy and I don’t know anyone who bets on F-1, IRL or even NASCAR so it’s not really that fun to bring them up in Pete Rose’s Gambling Corner.
I did, however, once witness someone put a bet on WWF Wrestlemania, way back before those panda-huggers wrestled the name away from President Angry Vince. What’s important is that my friend bet on a simulated sporting event with pre-determined outcome and lost, which is hilarious. Of course we were very young, but I thought it was understood by everyone that professional wrestling was all made up and the points don’t matter.
Always bet on the Nature Boy
If you live in South Carolina and have half a sawbuck, now you can bet on wrestling and lose too! The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that Ric Flair is on the title card for the match against rising education costs and he’ll be appearing at NASCAR events over the next six weeks for the state lottery but that’s not really important here. Look at that lottery ticket, it’s awesome. All of the Dirtiest Player in the Game’s signature moves are detailed by the same guy who does the Fallout posters and that makes it way better than last year’s North Carolina Ric Flair Gambling Rookie Card, which was blue and had none of that.
Ric Flair really shines in the television commercials he shoots for the state gambling commission. He’s remarkably old and that’s pretty unusual for a wrestler, considering most of them die from heart explosion long before they can collect social security. Look for more of these in the near future if you’re in the Carolinas or on the youtube and want a laugh.
That’s all for Pete Rose’s Gambling Corner this week. Remember, always bet on the Reds.