Old Broadcasters Fighting

Leitch — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:01:51 EST

A few interesting tidbits of information about former Eagles and Buzzsaw kick returner Vai Sikahema. He's cousins with Eagles return specialist Reno Mahe. He's the uncle of that guy who played Napoleon Dynamite. He's a Mormon. And he's a television "reporter" in Philadelphia who's about to get his head knocked in.

Vai, 45, is gonna have some sort of charity boxing match with a former martial arts specialist. Why's he doing it?

"'Why?' my wife has asked numerous times over the past month.Well, because I'm curious. That's all, just curious. And frankly, I think it'll be fun. That's it — no hidden agenda, just curiosity and fun."

That would be one reason. We think we know the real one: Protection against other Philadelphia media personalities.

Vai Sikahemi, Your Next Boxing Superstar [Deuce Of Davenport]

Vai Sikahema Proves His Masculinity; Johnny Weir Not So Much

Leitch — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:29:45 EST

The Johnny Weir Pretty Parade continues its assault on the American media psyche and this time has swallowed up former NFL return man Vai Sikahema. In what has to be the unlikeliest of pairings, Sikahema, reporting from Torino for Philadelphia news station NBC 10, went shopping with Weir as part of his hard-hitting Olympic coverage. In his accompanying article(along with the video) Sikahema does his best not-that-there's-anything-wrong-with-that homophobic side-step and makes it perfectly clear that even though he's shopping with the effeminate skater, he's doing it because this is news, dammit. Some quotables from his report:

· "He was wearing jeans, loafers and this form-fitting black jacket with a high collar that my wife would die for."

· "Across his chest was the strap of his Louis Vuitton purse. Not bag. Purse!"

· "Most women would kill to have his body. Five-nine and I'd guess 125 pounds. That would make him the same size as my wife."

Sikahema asserts his alpha-maleness throughout the report and is seemingly stunned at just how "princess-y" Weir is in real life. One can only hope that after the Olympics are over, NBC 10 makes "Emasculating Field Reports With Vai Sikahema" a regular feature.

Johnny Weir and Vai Sikahema Go Shopping [700 Level]
Vai, Weir Shop for Chanel [NBC 10]

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Old Broadcasters Fighting

Vai Sikahema Proves His Masculinity; Johnny Weir Not So Much