A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer.
Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large panels that protect the user's entire body to small models (such as the buckler) that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of relatively deep, absorbent, wooden planking to protect soldiers from the impact of spears and crossbow bolts, others were thinner and lighter and designed mainly for deflecting blade strikes.
In prehistory and during the era of the earliest civilizations, shields were made of wood, animal hide, woven reeds or wicker. In classical antiquity, the Migration Period and the Middle Ages, they were normally constructed of poplar, lime or another split-resistant timber—covered in some instances with leather and/or reinforced with a metal boss, rim or banding—and carried by foot soldiers, knights and cavalry.
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Wight made his first appearance at Slamboree in 1995 as an unknown giant at three foot seven man during the main event of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage versus Ric Flair and Vader. Wight debuted in WCW at The Great American Bash on June 18, 1995 as a plant during the match between Arn Anderson and The Renegade, who was accompanied by manager Jimmy Hart. Nearly a month later at a Main Event show, prior to Bash at the Beach, Wight interfered in an interview between Hulk Hogan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Wight introduced himself as The Giant, and claimed in the storyline to be the son of André the Giant and blaming Hulk Hogan for the death of his "father". The Giant joined the Dungeon of Doom, who were at war with Hogan and his allies, and immediately began a heated feud with Hogan. At Fall Brawl, after his team won a WarGames match, Hogan earned five minutes fighting the leader of the Dungeon of Doom, "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, in the cage alone – at this point, Giant attacked Hogan, saving Sullivan.
Bryan Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE and appearing on its SmackDown brand. Danielson works with WWE under the name Daniel Bryan. He has also been known by the ring name, and later nickname, the American Dragon.
In professional wrestling, Danielson is former Ring of Honor World champion, a two-time Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World champion, a one-time Westside Xtreme Wrestling Heavyweight champion, a one-time FIP Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE.
As well as these World Championships, Danielson also won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship once in Pro Wrestling Noah and is officially recognized as the final ROH Pure Champion, as he unified the Pure Title with the ROH World title in 2006. He also won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in New Japan Pro Wrestling with Curry Man.
Until 2009, Danielson primarily competed on the independent circuit. ROH was generally regarded as his home promotion[citation needed], but he also worked in FIP, PWG, and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He has also worked internationally, most notably in Pro Wrestling Noah through ROH's involvement in the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance, a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies. He also competed in a handful of matches in WWE before signing an actual contract with the company in 2009.
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry.
Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.
After signing with WWF, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. Orton also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, Orton departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship. After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night. Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, Orton has won eleven total championships in WWE, including being a nine-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.
Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, wrestling executive, and actor better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Currently, Levesque works in the front office of WWE as the Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events, and as Triple H appears on television as the (storyline) Chief Operating Officer, and part-time wrestler.
Levesque began his wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation as Terra Ryzing before joining World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. After briefly using the Ryzing name, he changed his character to Jean-Paul Lévesque, a French-Canadian aristocrat which would be similar to his character Hunter Hearst Helmsley, that he used in his early years with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1995 onward. He later abbreviated his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the D-Generation X (DX) stable. After the dissolution of DX, Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships. As part of a storyline Triple H married Stephanie McMahon, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution, and reformed DX with Shawn Michaels in 2006 and 2009. He is heavily involved in the writing process of WWE programming, and holds complete creative control over his television character's storylines, win/loss record, and championship reigns.
Like she's screaming in pain we're smiling proud when we
gain the convenience of the
resource waste. Spoiled,boiled,in profusions oil, on a
trip from the luxury joint
we've lost the reverence that we once had for her.
Suck,suck,suck the blood,we're
all vampires stealing from our mother.Exploting her body
the next day we ignore.
Mother Earth is forced to be our whore.With our tasteful
tortureways we'll plague
her until the very end of days.So is it true that noone
really cares? Is it true?
Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream
While her children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found
On the carpet above ground?
Where sky is forever blue
So let it pass baby now
The slow inviting cloud
Which may take me from you
Many things a man can lose, his self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine and climb baby climb
To the hill up above
Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
So trust in your love and you'll see up above
And let light pass like a wheel
Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
The seeker will be found
By the looker underground
And to his wish he will yield
Fate will have its word of course
But time will change its course
i woke up feeling like shit
your presence by my side didn't make the situation
better
i feel so divided, i don't know what to do
i think i need you
you're the scapegoat for my insecurities
i never wanted to hurt you
but the asshole in me always wanted to know
if the grass is greener on the other side
we were so clued
separation hurts...my fault...
expectations keeps trailing your broken "me"
to another "sensation", building up a curtain
around emptiness, founded on lie after lie
not protection from their looks & laughs,
only to glorify yourself
but somewhere inside there you forgot yourself
somewhere inside this hollow figure i forgot myself
dejected i walk...empty
wrapped up in my...disguise
are you brave enough to let go of your disguise?
do i dare to rip down the curtain i've wrapped around me?
a tear falling from the bring of your (my) heart,
rips theough this elaborate, disfigured creation
stripped by every thread of your (my) "security"
they laugh at you (me)
dejected i walk...empty
wrapped up in my...disguise
i am a fool...believing i...was someone else...than
myself
maybe i was...
am i brave enough to let go of my disguise?
Turn me into stone, then i could just let it go
greed, violence, fear & lust - a relentless flow
and just like the little child i am, i'm scared
scared of this veiled brutality, stealing inside me
i never expected this from your side, neither from mine
i was infiltrated, or did i infiltrate myself?
veiled brutality, stealing inside me
a relentless flow
no, no, no don't let it in control... relentless flow... flow... flow
i am a little child, just so scared
am i being controlled?
is love the cross, where i'm crucified?
and then is sex the spikes, you run through my body?
to nail me to this cross. i just don't know
if life's a constant temptation,
or am i just a fanatic?
running away in this seek & hide-game
pull up my cover,
but i can not hide, from my inside
i can not hide, from my inside
crawling in creepy corners, to hide from my inside
i'm all in confusion
constantly asking questionmarks, tearing in my thoughts
love? love?!?!?
running away in this seek & hide-game
pull up my cover,
but i can not hide, from my inside
i can not hide, from my inside
i smile...smile...smile...smile
but the tears still burns inside
i smile, inside i cry
the tears...they carved a hole...right through my heart
i'm tearing apart
the tears i've cried inside myself has carved a hole
through my heart, each little tear carves a hole right
through my heart, and i...i feel myself tear apart
if only i could fill up those holes with something else
something else but sadness
Like she's screaming in pain we're smiling proud when we
gain the convenience of the
resource waste. Spoiled,boiled,in profusions oil, on a
trip from the luxury joint
we've lost the reverence that we once had for her.
Suck,suck,suck the blood,we're
all vampires stealing from our mother.Exploting her body
the next day we ignore.
Mother Earth is forced to be our whore.With our tasteful
tortureways we'll plague
her until the very end of days.So is it true that noone
I am a dreadful monster; creeping, crawling, laughing,
taunting. Concealed in the sweetest love I'll rape your
soul time and again. My eyes are lit by that flame, I am
a maniac in pleasure. Insanity so great it has no
measure. Do you dare to whisper my name? Engulfed by
appetizing desire, dancing extatic so close around the
fire. Oh, I want their admiration and I want them to
watch my show with exaltation. When tonight I go,
hovering 'round I am taking with you down to use you in
my fantasies. Please, release me. My limitations keeps me
behind those bars of cold, cold so cold frustration.
my greatest pain is the lack of you
so clear shining bright as my heart is deep dark
so soft and warm as my heart is hard and cold
i suffer in this shape
always winter in my heart
please turn your face to me
you, so fabously whole as my heart is completely broken
so wonderfully happy as my heart is terribly sad
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine please,
clear up the darkness
make spring & summer in my heart
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine please,
build me up
melt me down
please turn your lovely face to me
i am the snowman
my greatest pain is the lack of you
so clear shining bright as my heart is deep dark
so soft and warm as my heart is hard and cold
i suffer in this shape
always winter in my heart
please turn your face to me
you, so fabously whole as my heart is completely broken
so wonderfully happy as my heart is terribly sad
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine please,
clear up the darkness
make spring & summer in my heart
i'm the snowman you're the sunshine please,
build me up
melt me down
please turn your lovely face to me
i am the snowman
and i am singin' the snowman blues