Chances are you have already received a bevy of responses on the subject of Mamajuana and Kaiju big battle, so I'll just add what I know and hopefully help you more in your research.

Mamajuana: This "magic potion" has been around for ages, and yes it is made exactly the same way with leaving bark in rum. It tastes like Crap with a pinch of liquor. You asked how he came across this concoction. Well, my wife is Latina and she introduced it to me as a cure all for a recurring throat ache (this crap did not do a damn thing to help). If you say any ailment, much like coke back in the day, Mamajuana was/is the answer. 

Kaiju Big Battle: Man this rocked. It was basically Japanese wrestlers in Godzilla-esque costumes working matches for live crowds. I caught a few episodes a few years back on the G4 network as part of a morning cartoon block. Don't sleep on it, though, as I found myself marking out for some of the ring work (nothing like seeing a dude in a giant rubber fish outfit do a SSP of the top turnbuckle). Most of the matches are of  the garbage variety because the ring is filled with mini sets (buildings, bridges, buses, trains, etc). The storyline's are out of children's television (evil scientist makes heel monster's to fight the face monsters). So Chris Hero would definitely fit in especially in the superhero outfit. Should be fun.

Leo Montiel

Powell replies: The Mamajuana remedy reminds me of Chris Rock's bit on Robitussin: "When I was a kid, I had to be near-death to see a doctor, so my daddy got into the habit of putting Robitussin on everything, and I mean everything! Daddy, I got asthama! 'Well here, take some Robitussin!' Daddy, I got cancer! 'Here, take some Robitussin!' Daddy, I broke my leg! 'Here, put some Robitussin on it. That's right, let the Robitesum sink in there.'"

As for Hero, Dot Net reader Ian Carter wrote a lengthy explanation on the group and noted: "The Chris Hero story is that he is a 'human fighter' with delusions that he can hang in the monster world. He has done a couple of run-ins against the Kaiju Heroes and has sworn to continue until he is granted a contract."

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Kaiju Big Battel is a live event series that revolves around tournament-style performances, which are a tongue-in-cheek hybrid of American pro-wrestling, Japanese-monster-movie mayhem, and lowbrow pop-culture.  Basically it's a campy wrestling show in which the combatants are dressed as monsters.  

For your viewing pleasure: Youtube.com.

Logan Lasher

Powell's POV: I just watched the clip. So do they hand out LSD at the door or do you have to bring your own?

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I have a quick question about the writers of the WWE. Are they so hard up for talent that what represents a good idea is taking someone from the world of sports and changing a letter in their name? Do they sit in the meeting and say, "Well I liked Lenny Dykstra, so I think the fans will love Kenny Dykstra." Or "Cam Neely was one hell of a hockey player, so lets call the new guy Bam Neely."

Zachary Heath

Powell's POV: Well, at least they haven't gone with Herbie Fuckett yet.

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