Former WWE star Vito LoGrasso, one just one of the many wrestlers suing WWE after he allegedly suffered physical injuries. LoGrasso issued the following statement to Pwinsider.com:
My thoughts for today. You know people, when you don’t walk my shoes, how would you know what is right and what is wrong? Have you ever done something so demanding that you don’t know how things will end up?
As for today’s surprise, (The lawsuit filed on behalf of Matt Osbourne), you have a lot of people comparing and giving there [sic] opinions of lawsuits. Some are very valid, some are total nonsense.
Today, a lawsuit came across from a man who is no longer here. It’s been a long time since we heard the name. But, if it mattered when the person was alive, wouldn’t he have done it himself? Or was that person still dreaming of one more chance to do what he loves at any cost?
Sometimes, thinking with your heart and not your head can get you into something that isn’t right. This goes for life, relationships, and other beliefs you have. You stand your ground, your life, your thoughts. I am no one’s judge, neither is anyone else. But when people who have just an outsider’s view and scrutinize you and tag you in Facebook posts, mention your name, but don’t have the manners to ask politely in private, what gives you the right to go into someone else’s life and judge? Make rude comments, talk behind your back. What’s better, it is my own friends, acquaintances [sic], colleagues. I haven’t heard from my family, but if they too have something to say, then go right ahead.
Funny, last year, I had some good friends, like brothers, tight. Those same friends jest, make comments, mock me, needless to say, I haven’t heard from them in a long time. Best of all, it got back to me what you think and how you feel. Sad, hurtful.
But, if I see them, I got nothing to say. Just a hello, that’s it. When standing up for something then people join in, you see the right and wrong in it. Like I said, you never walked my shoes, how do you know?
You think you do, but your [sic] giving an estimated guess. You never made a living at it or only did it on weekends and home home to your family. How about living on the road and living it everyday? I doubt a lot would give up all they have to be that person. Not for a month, but for Years.
Today people, it’s a time when the World has changed, not just in a Wrestling ring, but in everyday life. Today, if you’re gay, you can live it. How about a guy wearing a dress when it wasn’t a time for it, and did it anyways? I could care less what you thought, I didn’t wait for anyone to break the barrier, I did it myself. My life, my views. Now, being gay in pro sports is acceptable on paper. Gay marriage, congrats. But if you’re the guy who steps forth and sets the tone, doesn’t that count for something?
My lawsuit, it has merit, and I am standing for not me, but a good cause that has been a fight for years. People who know me, know, I love what I did, I want to, but, one little mistake, I would be the fool. Just for all those who think they know me, I am not broke and destitute. Like many of you understanding friends, and fans think. I am Vito J. Lo Grasso, a self made man. I will say and do as I want in my life. No one owns me, or better yet, tells me how to feel, think, or go about my business in my life.
If I was an ass kisser, I would have been World Champ. I was not that guy. I am good with just knowing guys respected the hell out of me and when they saw the lineup board, they knew, it was work time. No joking, no playing, in shape and ready.
If you went to the office after a tough match with me, hey, you can have your manhood back now, if you learned something, I am happy. If you’re the guy who bitches and complains he isn’t on TV and a major star, I told you what to do, but you choose the easy way, that’s why you’re still in the same spot you been in for over 10 years and better.
Life people, it’s a choice. My views and my life. Maybe there is a lesson here or maybe not. You see the changes in wrestling today, its a start, if guys have medical, a 401K, a retirement plan, better place to work….are we all aware that it’s been one way for years, I think its time for a change, don’t you?
My thoughts
~Vito J Lo Grasso.
