Chaw?

Well, along with this new incarnation, we've experienced a pretty much night and day transformation of the Taker. Gone is the old Lord of Darkness voice, and say hello to the Texas drawl. And RAW on 6-05, we saw the Taker chewing tobacco for the first time. I don't know what I found more surprising- the plain fact that he chewed on national TV, or the irony of the fact that he did it on a program that is currently running anti-tobacco ads and taking an apparent anti-tobacco stance? We (the guys watching with me and myself) were just waiting to see if they'd put one of those ads right after his first tobacco-spitting promo. If they did, we probably would have laughed our asses off.

Everyone who knows me knows I absolutely think rubbing (I use that term for either dipping or chewing) tobacco is disgusting. Since I was born and bred in Redneck territory, I've grown up around it. Hell, I still remember my grandpap's Redman and Mail Pouch stash underneath the kitchen sink. When the boys come over, they usually break out the Copenhagen Long Cut. At least I can be thankful for small miracles: they ask me if it's OK before they do, and they only dip, not chew, so they don't look like a cow chewing cud. But, just because I see it, doesn't mean I wholly approve of it. I still remember seeing a video in high school, where this man who used tobacco had his jaw removed, due to cancer. And, I'd hate to see that happen to the boys. So, that kind of shit totally turns me off of tobacco. That, and the fact that nearly every mountain party I go to, I always get asked this at least once: "Are you done with your cup? I need something to spit in." So, when I saw the big biker goof strutting out, chaw (Beechnut Wintergreen, by the way) in mouth, spitting off the stage and wiping the excess of his chin, I was put off by it.

It has nothing to do with that ruining the fantasy image or anything, because I'm still a Taker fan, whether he's the wrestling dead man or the Biker Badass of today. And, I understand that Calaway's human, isn't some supernatural entity, and that we all have our habits, whether good or bad. Nobody's perfect, that's for sure. Some have said that this whole chaw thing is only for the angle, that adds to the "American Bad Ass" deal. I hate to break it to you, but he's a little too damn comfortable chewing it to be a newbie at it. If you can wrestle with a hunk of chaw in your mouth and not swallow, you're damn good at chewing tobacco.

But, I guess there are some bright sides to this whole deal. At least you have to give the guy props for being able to talk with what appeared to be a whole pack of chaw in his mouth. Spitting juice on Bull also was quite funny. I just hope he doesn't decide to spit again when the camera's zoomed in on his face. And, according to the boys, he has great form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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