Cape Fear comes to Torquay.
Yesterday global surf fans rejoiced at the announcement that one of the precious wildcard slots for the upcoming Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach would be gifted to Owen Wright who declared he would use the moment to announce his retirement. The Olympic bronze medalist, and mainstay on the World Surf League Championship Tour, stated, “After my traumatic brain injury in 2015, my desire to prove to myself and the world that I could still be great and overcome this life-threatening incident inspired my recovery. Given my recent history with head injuries and concussions, competing at some of the heaviest waves on the planet is no longer in the best interest of my long-term health.I excelled in these conditions over my career, but the risks associated with this type of surfing are too significant for someone in my position, given my medical history.”
And while global surf fans were drying their eyes while fetching Owen Wright singlets from cedar-lined hope chests, the Championship Tour surfers, themselves, and especially those residing near the dreaded mid-year cut line, are quaking with fear.
Wright, himself, was one of the major names guillotined last year, given a proper head injury as it rolled from the blade and into the gutter. He was certainly having an off year but was not nearly incompetent, many good years appearing out ahead.
And you don’t imagine that revenge, a Cape Fear-style madness, has been percolating for an entire year?
Pictures tacked to the walls of one of his beautiful homes featuring World Surf League foes in crosshairs?
You certainly recall the 1962 thriller starring Robert Mitchum, remade in 1992 starring Robert Di Niro, wherein a very angry ex-con terrorizes the family of the public defender he believes responsible for his lengthy imprisonment.
Aye, aye, aye.
As a wildcard, he will come up against those in danger of The Widow including, possibly, Connor O’Leary, Matt McGillivray, Kanoa Igarashi, Kolohe Andino and one Kelly Slater.
How many skulls do you think Wright will carry with him into retirement?
The aforementioned greatest of all-time’s?
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Sounds like me every year as we transition from summer to fall.
Wildcards are a birthWright
Imagine winning 4 eskys at one event, even though you’re already sponsored by a camping gear company.. it doesn’t feel wright
This is so lame it isn’t worth a comment, worse than tabloid
I’d watch the Notebook, but I’m too busy watching The Witcher.
Me moderating Freerider.
Seeding doesn’t work that way chas.
Owen as a wildcard will be seeded in one of the bottom 2 spots (there will also be a victorian wildcard). There may also be an injury replacement surfer parachuted in.
So owen either duds out in round 2, or he gets through and immediately gets seeded against one of the top seeds.
The guys on the bubble slog it out against the guys just above them, at least at the start.
Don’t let the truth get in the way of a story..
Except if its a shit story to begin with.
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What did you type into the ai to get this? Eric Logan evil cartoon ?
Pretty much, villain, pixar style. Gave it a photo of him because I doubt it knows who he is.
Add surfing bikini next time haha
So wsl rolls out another “veteran” to try and create some interest in their turd polishing efforts of a world tour…
Just wanted to update you all on Otto and my pilgrimage to support the big fella….. yeah, LGR pussed out but sources on the NS assure me that isn’t a surprise…. 🙂
Anyhoos, here’s some footage captured on the second leg of our journey yesterday and beyond.
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Looks like they nabbed Biden, Pelosi and that witch Hillary too!
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Zero Point Zero Skulls
I wouldn’t mind a back story on why he chose to airbrush a claw on every one of his boards for most of his career.
Rip Curl gave him so much money that he wanted to pay tribute to Doug “Claw” Warbrick.
Doug gave him the money and his accountant clawed it back.
Certain surfers, have moments in their career that kind of dictate which direction their career will go in and I think that moment was Adriano Desouza dropping the floater heard round the world to make Owen number two.
Fun Death Fact: The last time France used the guillotine to execute a man was September 10, 1977.
You might like this:
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right around the time I was permanently traumatized by its cinematic use in the church horror flics ‘a distant thunder’ and ‘image of the beast’
Back to back Owen Wright posts—it ain’t wright to do that to us.
2 Wrights make a wrong?
We all know that there will be a 3rd article out shortly to Unwright the wrong.
You have to wonder sometimes how or what is behind the Bgrit fanzzine fascination with the wriGhts and ripcurl.
For fucks sake, he needs to just go away quietly. Bye-bye. All this trauma is too much to take.
Take his sister and brother with him
Owen Wright showing up to the event like…
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“…did I mention my traumatic brain injury?”
Certainly one skullet