The Jackyl's Canadian collection
By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling
In The Jackyl's own words, he's "out of the corporate doghouse and
back where I belong."
On Monday's RAW, Winnipeg's
Don Callis debuted his Parade of
Human Oddities and seems poised to be in the WWF spotlight. Many people
have spoken highly of his talent over the past couple of years, both in
and out of the ring. The WWF has apparently joined the legion of true
believers, and is giving him a chance.
The Jackyl introduced five members of The Parade:
Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, from Howard Stern's radio show, who
was also recently voted People Magazine Online's World's Most Beautiful
Person. No mention was made of #2 -- The Nature Boy Ric Flair.
Crackhead Bob, also from Howard Stern.
Princess Luna, formerly the valet of sorts to the late Goldust.
It looks like in this incarnation, she may actually get to wrestle,
likely against the incoming Alundra Blayze (aka Madusa Macelli). Luna
is, of course, the daughter of Paul 'The Butcher' Vachon, and her uncle
is Mad Dog Vachon. Though Canadian, she makes her home in Florida.
Golga, in a gold mask and dirty, ratty clothes. The mask hides
a man of many names. He's a legit amateur wrestling star, who took his
act to Japan and became a sumo wrestler. Yes, under that mask is John
Tenta, aka Earthquake, Avalanche, The Shark, etc. You can tell that he's
slimmed down -- but has he shaved? And where did he get the
"cranial-facial disorder" that The Jackyl mentioned? And how, exactly,
did a big boy from Surrey, B.C. get to be "a man whose physical
deformity has made him a societal outcast"? Needless to say, he's the
workhorse of this group.
The Largest Man In The World was the fifth member introduced.
He's a big guy, no doubt, but we'll reserve judgement on him until
expected to perform in the ring. Apparently, he's a rookie out of the
WWF camp. And let's hope they come up with a better name for him.
This will be The Jackyl's big break. Whether he can carry the ball
remains to be seen -- as does the future for Kurrgan (Robert Mallay),
another good Canadian lad from down East, whom The Jackyl had been
managing up until now.
During his speech, The Jackyl said "They say the miserable
have no medicine, only hope. Well now my Parade Of Human Oddities has
me."
And now the fans will have him on a regular basis too.
RELATED LINKS
Cyrus / Don Callis story archive
