in a not to distant past I never just wanted be a lawyer. When I was 7 years old I saw the exploits of two men named Steve Williams and Dwayne Johnson get into a squared circle and fight for supremacy to win a large gold belt. I also saw on another channel a man named Terry Bollea go up against Page Joseph Faulkinburg for another large gold belt. Steve Williams went on to be named “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Dwyane Johnson, well he became the well known figure we know now as “The Rock.”

Both are now major hollywood actors. Terry Bollea, he is forever immortalized as “Hulk Hogan” and Mr. Faulkinburg became known as the Wrestler “Diamond Dallas Page.” Now Hulk Hogan and Diamond Dallas Page became rivals and one day decided to have a tag team match with the likes of Basketball Hall of Famers Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone. As a kid, I never knew how this would shape my life but I knew it was epic. Knowing that a basketball star can wrestle with larger than life heroes intrigued quite a bit. That’s when I knew not only could I be a professional football player or basketball player that I could also be a wrestler too. Sadly, as I got older I knew that would be extremely hard to manage. Now that I’m old enough to know better there something Stone Cold, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Dennis Rodman, DDP, and Karl Malone had in common, not only did they wrestle they helped merge the worlds of sports and entertainment on a grand scale.

The world of sports and entertainment go hand in like Peanut Butter and Jelly, Eggs and Bacon, or apple pie and America. Sometimes, we are introduced to this concept and don’t even know it. When you look on TV or in a magazine following your favorite actress or musician usually not only are you checking on what they are doing on a regular basis you are also wondering about who they are dating. Sometimes these people in entertainment would date a sports star and you would never know it. For example, I watched the Kids’ Choice Sports awards and it was hosted by Russell Wilson, a NFL star. One segment of the show, Russell and his now girlfriend singer/actress Ciara performed Silento’s “Whip/Nae Nae” on stage this is an example of the world of sports and entertainment weaving together.

Even when Acclaimed sports stars and legends get into hollywood one can make the case that they may make a mark on pop culture. Michael Jordan in the 1990s was a phenomenon on a grand scale you couldn’t go anywhere in the world and not know who he was. In 1996, he was casted to play well of course himself in the movie “Space Jam” with a little help from Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Elmer Fudd also, with great voice acting from Danny Devito. Space Jam not only helped Michael Jordan become a legend on the hardwood moreover, he became a pop culture icon.

From now until forever, the world of sports and entertainment will always go hand in hand. From Cartoons to award shows to supermarket tabloids the universe of sports and the universe of entertainment will always intertwine.