Henning arrived in the WWF in 1988 under the moniker of Mr. Perfect. I never understood how a guy with a frizzy mullet could be considered perfect, but Henning's smug character always make me laugh. I'll never forget the teaser clips the WWF ran to introduce him. In one, he bowled a strike, then looked at the camera and said, "Perfect." Next he made an impossible trick shot in pool. Again he said, "Perfect." He also drilled home runs, made behind-the-back halfcourt shots, sunk putts, threw bombs, and did flips into a pool. It was great comedy.

You can view these spots in the well-done video tribute at the bottom right of the WWF's long eulogy to Henning.

His death, of course, is no laughing matter. The New York Post's Phil Mushnick wonders why there is little news interest in drop-dead deaths of wrestlers. Surely there's a bad pattern here: Davey Boy Smith, Brian Pillman, Rick Rude. According to Mushnick, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported last year that eight wrestlers under age 40 had died — and it was only May. Perhaps people will pay attention only if a truly huge name in the industry — a Rock or Hogan or Flair — goes down.

In fact, I bet less people click on the news link above than this one showing vidcaps of Stephanie McMahon's buttcrack.

Other News Links

The Great White Tragedy: A First-Hand Account — Someone e-mailed Metal-Sludge.com his experience at The Station in Rhode Island, where 96 people died during Thursday night's Great White concert.

One Nation Under Wal-Mart — Fortune.com examines how Wal-Mart affects business in America. It's the No. 1 employer in 21 states and if its estimated $2 billion it loses through theft each year were incorporated as a business, it would rank No. 694 on the Fortune 1,000.

‘Punkin Suit’ Pride — Following the Colombia tragedy, John Glenn gives a first-person account of what’s it really like to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere from space.

Photos: Polish Sky on Sept. 1, 1939 — The quick caption on the bottom is a powerful reminder of the event that changed the world forever: Germany's invasion of Poland.

Video: Questioning War Protesters for Answers — A man hits the streets near the U.N. to find out what smart alternatives protesters have to war with Iraq. Turns out they don't have much, though it is true that a small sampling of sound bites from a large crowd can make any group sound like a bunch of morons. (Link found on Life in New York City, which is an interesting read in itself, considering there's a post about the author trolling AOL for shemales.)

'Girls Gone Wild' Goes on 31-City Tour — No surprise that alcohol plays a large role in women's decisions to bare themselves for public viewing. A friend of mine went on the road with them once and said it's all real, that something just clicks in people's brains that it's a good idea.