COMICS-(WHEN HYPERTIMES COLLIDE)
estragand.com's first step in our mission to educate the audience about the Birds and The Bees.
This month we look at the Bees...namely three distinct sets of 'em. We step things up a notch
as this the very first Hypertime Arean tag Team Match. On top
of that it's also the very first 3-Way Tag-Team Dance of Bee Superiority.
Our first entrants from Major League Baseball are the Houston Astros'
Killer B's- Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio. Teammates since 1991, Bagwell and Biggio have
collected numerous Gold Gloves, All-Star appearances and have led the Astros
into baseball's postseason several times.
They're opposed on the comic side by Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne/Pym, better known
as Yellowjacket and the Wasp, the two have been frequenters of Marvel Comics'
"Avengers" since the super-team's inception in 1963. Both can communicate
with insects, fly, shoot "bio-stings" and shrink to insect-size.
The final participants come from 1980's WWF, the Killer Bees- B. Brian Blair and
"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell. The Bees enjoyed moderate success as a technically competent
babyface tag-team from 1985 to 1988. While they never ascended to champion status
in the WWF, the Bees had some of the better tag-team matches of their day. Aside from
their names and the yellow-black trunks, the Bees would occassionally whip out
masks, allowing them to confuse their opponents and the referees.
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| Tale o' the Tape- Killer B's vs. Yellowjacket/Wasp vs. Killer Bees |
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B's (Astros) |
YJ/Wasp |
Bees (WWF) |
Advantage |
| Team |
Houston Astros |
Avengers |
WWF |
YJ/Wasp |
| Doubleteam manuevers |
6-4-3 DP |
Shrinking and flying into opponents' ear |
The Bee Sting |
Bees (WWF) |
| Contemporaries |
Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt, Brad Ausmus |
Captain America, Thor, Iron Man |
Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik |
YJ/Wasp |
| Worst Enemy |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ultron |
Demolition |
B's (Astros) |
| Lamest Enemy |
Milwaukee Brewers |
The Human Top |
Rougeau Brothers |
YJ/Wasp |
| High point |
Losing first round of NL playoffs every other year |
Getting hitched, founding Avengers. Wasp led the team on several occassions. |
Winning 20-man tag match at first Survivor Series. Winners of 1987 Frank Tunney Tag Team Tournament |
YJ/Wasp |
| Low point |
Losing first round of NL playoffs every other year |
Yellowjacket expelled from Avengers/ hitting Wasp. Wasp banging Paladin |
Jobbing to Los Conquistadors |
YJ/Wasp |
| TV exposure |
MLB telecasts, 1991- current |
Crappy "Avengers" cartoon in 1999 |
WWF TV, 1985-1988 |
B's (Astros) |
| Former nicknames |
none |
YJ: Giant-Man, Goliath, Ant-Man, Dr. Pym |
none |
YJ/Wasp |
| Former teams |
none |
Defenders, Lady Liberators |
High-Flyers |
Bees (WWF) |
| Merchandise |
Baseball cards, replica jerseys, video games, Wheaties Boxes, bobble-heads |
Comic books, action figures |
LJN "action" figures |
B's (Astros) |
| Uniform |
Astros' burgundy/black |
multiple costumes |
yellow-black trunks and flashy jackets |
YJ/Wasp (simply for Wasp's skimpy outfits in the late 80's) |
| Headgear |
batting helmets or caps |
Space helmet. Attenaes |
Nifty masks |
Bees (WWF) |
| Awards |
5 Gold Gloves. Bagwell 94 MVP |
Wasp won several fashion shows. Giant Man WORE gold gloves |
none |
B's (Astros) |
| Current Whereabouts |
Contending in NL Central |
Avengers comics |
Blair ran for public office in Florida, circa 2000 |
B's (Astros) |
| Former partners |
Derek Bell |
Wasp: Paladin and Black Knight |
Greg Gagne |
-push- |
| Salary |
Biggio: 8.7 mil. Bagwell: 11 mil. |
Wasp is a trust fund baby |
current salary vague.. but how much do wrestlers make? |
B's (Astros) |
| All-Star appearances |
11 |
none |
Appeared on cover of the All-star "Wrestling Album" in 1985 |
B's (Astros) |
| Aliens countered |
Latin American pitchers |
Skrull, Shi'ar, Kree |
Conquistadors, Rougeaus |
YJ/Wasp |
Final score: a hard fought 8-7-3-1 victory for the Avengers duo of Yellowjacket and the Wasp.
Proving that once again, two tiny comic book heroes can beat two
masked wrestlers, and two guys with bats in silly uniforms...simultaneously!
Soundtack for this month's Hypertime Arena match was supplied by Anthrax's
"Attack of the Killer B's" CD. Until next time, bee careful out there (groan).
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