R.I.P. GENE WILDER

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka

Gene Wilder, the legendary actor who played Willy Wonka passed away last night at the age of 83. Wilder was known as a comic genius who came to prominence in the 1970's appearing in many movies by Mel Brooks including, The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Blazing Saddles. Wilder was nominated for an Oscar twice for his role in The Producers and for co-writing Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks. 


Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder

In the late 70's and early 80's Gene Wilder teamed up with Richard Pryor and did two of his biggest movies Silver Streak and Stir Crazy. In 1974 Wilder portrayed his most beloved character, Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The movie was entertaining and taught many lessons to children all around the world with Wilder leading the charge as the zany Willy Wonka.

Nothing I write here can really do justice to the career of Gene Wilder but I had to write something. Gene Wilder in my opinion was one of the greatest actors I've ever seen. His timing was impeccable and there will never be anyone like him again. 

Rest in Peace Mr. Wilder and Thank You. 

THE PROFESSOR

KEVIN OWENS BECOMES THE NEW WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION

Kevin Owens

On RAW last night Kevin Owens became the new WWE Universal champion. The match was a fatal 4-way elimination match between Kevin Owens, Big Cass, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns. The big story came at the end of the match when Triple H  returned and took out Roman Reigns. Triple H then rolled Reigns in and Rollins pinned him. In a surprise move Triple H turned on former protege Seth Rollins and allowed Kevin Owens to pin him to become the new champion. 

This was something that shocked me as a fan. I never expected Kevin Owens to become champion because of his look. Owens isn't the typical WWE superstar but it was a great surprise and it adds a fresh wrinkle to the main event. Now Owens can take on former champions Rollins and Reigns or even his current tag-team partner Chris Jericho. These matches will be 5-star matches.

Owens is beloved by the Internet Wrestling Community and you could hear the fans chanting "You Deserve It!!" as RAW went off the air. Kevin Owens (aka Kevin Steen) has been in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Owens is one of the best wrestlers in the world and has a great personality that bleeds through on interviews and on his twitter account. 

Congratulations Kevin Owens. You definitely deserve it. 

Class Dismissed
The Professor