Lately it seems like every time you log onto the internet, there is another "amazing" sports video that has made its way into the e-mail inbox or is being discussed on a message board. First we had the Kobe Bryant "car jump" video, then Kobe jumped from the equivalent of the three point line (a' la Tom Chambers in Sega's "Lakers vs. Celtics") and laid down a dunk...over a pool filled with snakes. Yeah, it seemed unrealistic, but it was right there in video, how could it be fake?

Next up was the Bo Jackson-esque minor league ballgirl climbing two walls to snag a foul ball, followed by a Washington Redskin kicker booting a field goal that traveled the entire length of the field.

With each of the videos, mainstream sites such as Yahoo inevitably put a story up asking the question, "is this real?" Apparently, it's coming to light that some of these athletic "accomplishments" are just the work of modern technology. For example, it appears that Shaun Suisham didn't really kick a 110-yard field goal in practice. Hard to believe since I watched it happen with my own eyes on Youtube.

Now that the truth is starting to come out about these special effect-aided videos it's making sports fans question the validity of some feats they've witnessed throughout history.

For example, earlier this spring the St. Louis Cardinals ran a commercial that showed Yadier Molina catching warm-up throws from two pitchers simultaneously. Now I'm starting to question whether Molina really has the innate skill to catch two 90+ mph fastballs in one glove or whether that was just some trickery on the part of the Cardinals advertising company.

Our world has been turned upside down. Nothing seems real anymore.

And then it hit me. Does all this mean that the skills of one of the most dynamic athletes of the 80's could have been enhanced in some way? As crushing a blow as it might be to a generation of sports fans, this superstar's demonstrations of athletic prowess across multiple sports could turn out to be bogus.

The discovery of these fake promotional videos has called into question the career of none other than the late Curt Hennig aka the WWF star known as Mr. Perfect. We're left to study the old footage of him dunking a basketball, bowling a 300 game, crushing homeruns alongside Wade Boggs and face the stark reality that maybe Hennig wasn't really perfect at every sport. Maybe it was just a cruel joke. But how could this not be real?



They call these things "viral" videos. Considering they crush young, innocent wrestling fans by making them doubt that a ponytailed wrestler can throw an 70-yard pass and catch it, I think calling them "vile" videos is more appropriate.