Alex the anti-supporter

My Hunny and I watch wrestling. Not the proper amateur stuff were actual wrestling happens, but the WWE equivalent where the action is staged and the plots are ridiculous. I love the stuff, it appeals to the drama queen in me or something. And I'm easily sucked in to anything with a plot, no matter how bad.

So we were watching Smackdown last night, and I was getting all involved in the matches, making all the right sound effects with the punches and power bombs, when my Hunny called me "the biggest anti-supporter I've ever met". I tried to get outraged about that, but I quickly realised it's true. I have as many people that I intentionally don't support as I have people I do support, and I continue this trend through large portions of my life.

The best example is probably Michael Schumacher. I don't watch F1, and I don't really have a team or driver that I support (I sorta liked Renault until my commercial equivalent gave me so much trouble) but I am steadfast in my anti-support of Schumi. I'm not saying he isn't/wasn't a brilliant driver, but I do think he couldn't possibly be more of arrogant schmuck. So last season I supported anyone who had a chance of beating him, and by extension, Ferrari as well.

I'm also a great fan of the underdog. Underdog, not looser. You have to look like you have a chance, but a rather slim one, and then you're my man. And for me, supporting the underdog means anti-supporting the top dog, so I end up anti-popular. If everyone else likes you, I probably wont, and just for that reason. And to complete that circle, I'll probably like anyone that competes against you. I'm sure that says a lot about me as a person.

Anyways, herewith a list of 10 people / teams I anti-support
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Anyone Michael Schumacher drives for
3. Manchester United
4. USA at the Olympics - the dudes just dominate!
5. Australia at rugby, cricket and swimming
6. All ruling political parties anywhere
7. American films at the Oscars
8. U2 and Bob Dylan at the Grammies, the dudes are almost guaranteed an award just for producing an album
9. Women in competitive horse riding disciplines, specifically show-jumping, dressage and eventing. (As an aside, horse-riding is one of the few sports where women and men can and do compete against each other on an equal footing - it's a great sport to be in)
10. Wrestlers HHH when he has the title, Booker T anytime, Randy Orton, and anyone in a match against someone I like.

It's probably a cynical approach to take, but it makes spectating far more interesting :-)