Khali, change your name!

In a ridiculous programme, in a Hindi news channel (I forgot which but I think it was quite a reputed one), Khali is being asked to change his name. Apparently, his name is linked to his defeats. Infact, the news channel called an astrologer to explain Khali's recent loss! The astrologer also predicted when Khali was going to start winning. Such confidence, you'd almost think he was Vince Mcmahon's right hand man.

Seriously, its no big secret nowadays that wrestling is scripted, and its even less of a secret that Khali is not at all popular with the U. S. crowds or as they call it, is a heel. The fact that media is going to such ridicolous depths just to get news is saddening. In fact, the intensity with which the program was presented made me believe that these people seriously don't know that wrestling is scripted. Wrestling is more like a soap opera with its various storylines and plots, but the intensity with which they were examined was comparable to the intensity that real life happenings get. The show examined Hornswaggle (sp?) cheating on Khali with as much dedication as they examined Benazir Bhutto's assasination.

Khali is again being linked to national pride. He is potrayed as an Indian out there to destroy all Americans. To me, he is just a man making big money and not out there for national pride. He has full right to make his money but if the media brings nationalism into this... its just pathetic.