Robin Leach has obviously traded his “champagne wishes and caviar dreams” in for something little more downscale as he uses his column in Las Vegas Weekly to discuss the million dollar “battle” between the Maloof Money Cup and Rob Dyrdek’s Street League.
At the center of the battle is skate sensation Chris Cole. He’s been the $100,000 winner at the Maloof events for the past three consecutive contests, but he’s signed on exclusively with Rob for the pro tour that hits our Thomas & Mack Arena on Sept. 25. Rob promises the world’s best skateboarders competing for the most prize money in history, with a real-time scoring format in which every trick counts. . . . However, Joe Maloof, who with brother Gavin runs the Sacramento Kings, and George Maloof, who runs the Palms, are now offering a $1 million cash bounty. Fans say it’s aimed at keeping Chris on their team. The first skateboarder to win four consecutive $100,000 Maloof Money Cup events gets the $1 million payday.
Never really thought we’d see the day that skateboarding would make the Lifestyles of the Rich and Vegased.
[Link: Las Vegas Weekly]
How pathetic is this….
A nuclear arms race
Sure some kids are stoked
But why do I get the feeling that in twenty years from now we’ll look back on this time and just cringe….
How obscene it’s all become
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