My Tribute to Mike Knox

[losthead]

What can I say? It was a near glorious four years

From one of the greatest introductions an ECW extremist has had in many a year, straight into the greatest feud over an exhibitionist of all time, and then to the greatest extreme rules match in WWECW history tagging with Test against Sandman/Dreamer. Sadly that seemed as though that was his peak as far as WWE was concerned.

But Mike went on to have many more great feuds with big names like Rey Mysterio, Kane, CM Punk, and Finlay either losing matches against them or getting beat up by them backstage.

Mike, you gave me so many happy memories in your time with the company. All I wanted was for you to get your own chance to leave WWE, but even that was taken away from you. I feared the moment you jobbed to Finlay on Superstars out of the blue, it was going to spell the end. And you didn't even get to work your home town on a Tuesday night

I am too lost for words right now. WWE will never completely lose me as a fan, but I will find it very hard to truly love the company for some time, unless another truly special talent comes around. Some liked Mike's beard, some hated everything about Mike, but for me, there will only be one Mike Knox.

[Deleted]

KNOX!,KNOX!,KNOX!

[Arturo Classico]

I'll remember for all his bodyslams in that one match in Philadelphia, Shawn Micheals saying "Who's this guy" after giving him the Sweet Chin Music, and his awesome beard.

Mike Knox you will be missed.

[Kevin Hamilton]

We'll miss you Beard!

[AriadosMan]

Oh ancient bearded demigod
Smiter of jobbers and
Curtain jerker of ECW

Thou art slain
Victim of wicked fate!

She cackles at thee
Humiliation and darkness
Across the world

Why must titans fall
And talentless Scots
Live on?

When old age turns us
To dust

We shall remember
Until the end of time
Thy proud Beard

Jutting forth from thy face
Like rhino's horn

And yet we still hope
For your return
And valiant crushing of

Those servants of The Enemy
D-Mac and Washington
To dust

Oh, who am I kidding?
You will be a janitor in Dixie-land
Within three months

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

Apr 22, 2010 22:42:37 GMT -5 losthead said:

What can I say? It was a near glorious four years

From one of the greatest introductions an ECW extremist has had in many a year, straight into the greatest feud over an exhibitionist of all time, and then to the greatest extreme rules match in WWECW history tagging with Test against Sandman/Dreamer. Sadly that seemed as though that was his peak as far as WWE was concerned.

But Mike went on to have many more great feuds with big names like Rey Mysterio, Kane, CM Punk, and Finlay either losing matches against them or getting beat up by them backstage.

Mike, you gave me so many happy memories in your time with the company. All I wanted was for you to get your own chance to leave WWE, but even that was taken away from you. I feared the moment you jobbed to Finlay on Superstars out of the blue, it was going to spell the end. And you didn't even get to work your home town on a Tuesday night

I am too lost for words right now. WWE will never completely lose me as a fan, but I will find it very hard to truly love the company for some time, unless another truly special talent comes around. Some liked Mike's beard, some hated everything about Mike, but for me, there will only be one Mike Knox.

[Celgress]

Apr 22, 2010 22:46:41 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

We'll miss you Beard!

Indeed we will. Indeed we will.

[losthead]

[Thank You Shawn]

MUCH better tribute then the one for Horsey James.

[Toom E. Guci]

Come home Mike. Come back to Phoenix & reunite Team Elite now. Do it for us! Do it for EXW!

[rnrk supports BLM]

I remember sometime in the middle of last year, Knox had been disappearing from TV for weeks at a time, losing all his matches on the rare occasions that he actually got to wrestle, and was barely even mentioned by the commentators when he was in the match.

Then he appeared as part of some random tag match after a particularly long absence, and the commentators shrugged and barely acknowledged him, and I thought "Well, this is it, Knox's token final jobbing before getting released."

And then Knox did that INCREDIBLE LEAPING CROSSBODY and got a humongous pop.

Sure enough, Knox took the pin a few minutes later (who was his partner? Charlie Haas?), but I really do think that one crossbody saved him from the chopping block for several months. He appeared a bit more frequently for the next month or so, then drifted back into being little-used, and now he's finally, inevitably gone.

I really have to wonder if he was an ass backstage or something, because Knox always seemed like he had what WWE was looking for.

Ah well, we'll always have the memories.

[lildude8218]

[Nacho STAYS Hyped]

I've known you all my life

At least that's how it seems

Never known another way

Living out on a dream

Now I know you're leaving me and I'll never understand

Before I let you walk away, I have one last demand

Tell me a lie and say that you won't go

Look in my eyes and hold me even though

I realize you had to walk away

No more yesterday

You always were my angel

Flying high above

Always looking out for me

Angel that I love

But now my dreams are fadin like age-old photographs

That hurt too much to look at now, remind us of our past

Tell me a lie and say that you won't go

Look in my eyes and hold me even though

I realize you had to walk away

No more yesterday

Maybe we could stay together

Maybe it could last forever

Maybe if you just tell me a lie

Maybe then, we'll never say goodbye

[Kevin Hamilton]

He'll always be a human version of the muppet Sweetums to me.

[The Freakin' Deacon]

I really wish he had done more than be a jobber.
Plus that was one truly amazing beard.

[AriadosMan]

If ROH gets Knox over, WWE should chuck its entire writing staff off a cliff.

[rrm15]

Leave the memories alone!

[Nikkie Knox]

Apr 23, 2010 0:49:19 GMT -5 AriadosMan said:

If ROH gets Knox over, WWE should chuck its entire writing staff off a cliff.

OMG so much THIS!!! They should chuck the writing staff off a cliff anyway, for the way Mike had been horribly missused as of late. And I'd LOVE to be the one to do the chucking.

[AriadosMan]

Apr 23, 2010 2:05:14 GMT -5 Nikkie Knox said:

Apr 23, 2010 0:49:19 GMT -5 AriadosMan said:

If ROH gets Knox over, WWE should chuck its entire writing staff off a cliff.

OMG so much THIS!!! They should chuck the writing staff off a cliff anyway, for the way Mike had been horribly missused as of late. And I'd LOVE to be the one to do the chucking.

I feel the same way about this as when TNA dumped Daniels, neither really got a fair shake with their respective company because they didn't have "the image" mainstream wrestling wanted.

Hopefully Knox will get signed by ROH and get the second chance Daniels is now.

[Nikkie Knox]

Apr 23, 2010 2:15:46 GMT -5 AriadosMan said:

Apr 23, 2010 2:05:14 GMT -5 Nikkie Knox said:

OMG so much THIS!!! They should chuck the writing staff off a cliff anyway, for the way Mike had been horribly missused as of late. And I'd LOVE to be the one to do the chucking.

I feel the same way about this as when TNA dumped Daniels, neither really got a fair shake with their respective company because they didn't have "the image" mainstream wrestling wanted.

Hopefully Knox will get signed by ROH and get the second chance Daniels is now.

I'd rather see him in TNA as I don't get the channel ROH has their show on. Also, I thinks it's sucky that if the wrestler gets RELEASED they have wait 90 days to work elsewhere. WWE FIRED these people, that means they shouldn't have a f***ing say about when they go where. It's like "We don't want you...but you can't go anywhere else either till we give the okay."