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Brian Solomon had the scriptwriter of See No Evil on his podcast this week, the guy ended up writing for RAW (I guess was one of the first Hollywood writers) so they also discussed the change from Vince booking with his lieutenants around the pool to the current writing room Also Moongoose McQueen will be on Brian Slagels podcast

I certainly have my eye on Valter Walter after those leg locks (big guys shouldn't be able to do that) but like Waldo or Shamil Gaziev probably needs a signature win or two

Re: the pounce, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCM_rXy6Kgs uses the alpha bomb as a finish Re; Opening segment maybe Dario was just concerned swerve was gonna try to sell him a mixtape? Also I bought a Angelico/Ivelisse/Havoc tshirt of etsy a while back

Oh yeah, I forgot about him. Probably because I never watched the show - seems like a massive time sink for a show that's basically just Clark Kent doing Superman things without ever putting on the suit.

Some running this morning and over the weekend. Running without the weight vest does indeed feel like cheating at this point, but it does feel nice to get some distance in without having to slow down to a brisk walk constantly. Got the rest of the photoshoot pictures and the backshot that became my newest profile pic is an all-timer. I guess those Seal Rows, pull downs and Meadows' Rows ended up paying off, and shrugs too, I guess? Not quite as happy with these overall, compared to last year, but the couple of gems in there make up for it. Also, this does prove that going on a serious bulk and constantly trying to go heavy with most moves and significantly cutting down the reps for the most part is the way to go, going forward as well. For the next couple of weeks, it will just be maintenance and recovery and refeed and trying to mentally prepare for the next 12 month cycle of this grind.

As per usual - the draft is littered with the kids of players that will make your bones ache However - the Yanks drafted one who doesn't as they took one of Jeff Kent's kids and I was like "Jesus is the kid 32?"

What about Rosenbaum?

In retrospect I wonder if Liv's injury played any part in Naomi cashing in. There was a good chance that Liv/Raquel were going to lose the tag belts to the Bellas. If that happened they probably would have put Liv back in the main event picture.

TV has had some pretty weird takes on Lex. Titus Welliver is probably about a weird of a choice for Lex as Jesse Eisenberg was. I haven't seen Cudlitz in the role but sight unseen it strikes me as another weird casting choice. I have nothing about John Shea, I haven't seen that show since I was a little kid. Then if you get into film versions, your choices get slimmed down to really just Hackman & Eisenberg unless you want to acknowledge Kevin Spacey (I don't). I'm sure odessasteps will say Lyle Talbot was great or something

I too, am a BIG Jon Cryer Lex defender. Feel like he's been criminally overlooked, when he's honest like a top 3 live action Lex. Also, Otis in Superman 2025. His last name in the credits is "Berg". Fucking love it.

When the OWA is delivered by Omega, nobody besides Ibushi has ever kicked out. When the OWA is delivered by anyone else, everyone kicks out. Kenny is master of that move and is the only one that can put people away with it.

I’m pretty sure Okada has never kicked out of the OWA, that’s part of the ongoing psychology of their matches. It actually must be one of the most protected finishers there is. I have to think they will run it back one final time given they are two wins each. The Wrestle Kingdom influence is all over these AEW stadium shows. I do think they need to mirror the card pattern though and limit the undercard to 10-15 minute bouts with 20+ only for the top 3-4 matches.

Sugarland Express is another WTBS 8:05 after wrestling on Saturday staple, along with The Osterman Weekend and Every Which Way But Loose (and every now and then Car Wash) James

To be fair part of the assumption when Naomi won MITB is that they would head the direction of Naomi vs. Bianca.

I really should've figured that whether it was tonight or later, Naomi's cash-in would be a jump to Raw. It gets some distance between her and Jade (the last thing we'd need is Jade v Naomi again in three weeks) and sets up Naomi vs Stephanie as a top program.

I’d prob say Bonnie and Clyde, not to take anything away from Scarecrow.

Up until today, my favorite on screen Luthor was Jon Cryer on the DCW Shows. (Superman The Animated Series doesn't count, Natural.) But Hoult just took over as number one. If anyone hasn't seen Cryer's Lex, find a YouTube compilation. He was pretty fucking great. They also do a take on Tessmacher and Otis like this movie did. When they finally called that guy Otis, I popped . And Jimmy Olsen: Pussy Magnet is completely comic book accurate to anyone who collected old 60's Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen comics. I hope he becomes Elastic Lad or giant Turtle Olsen in the sequel.

The combination of a head injury severe enough for AEW to take seriously (I know that's harsh, but it's earned) and Cole's concussion history makes it real clear why he seems so unsure as to what the future holds. Heart breaks for him, never cared for his matches but he seems like a good guy and I'm not gonna wish ill on someone just because he wrestles a style I don't care for. Also I've seen some of the... let's say kookier parts of the wrestling internet community note this but I think this the rare moment they may not be wrong: Cole being deactivated with a seemingly career threatening concussion a month or so after he took that nightmarish looking maybe botched apron powerbomb is hard to hand wave away. I think back to Bret Hart and how while the Goldberg match is what everyone remembers wrestling for a few weeks after is what likely cemented the damage and... well hopefully for Cole's sake it was just that lariat but I got a real bad feeling about things.

Despite the bad build or nonexistent build and WWE just throwing this together, credit to the women because they fucking brought it and it might have been WWE's best PLE of the year! There wasn't a real stinker top to bottom. Everything was at least solid to good. LOVE that Naomi is the champion right now she really deserves it. I'm torn on how they went about it because Iyo and Rhea was something special and then it ends like that but I love Naomi so I don't know. I'm torn. Stephanie Vaquer is fucking incredible and her promo ruled. I've loved her since the first time I saw her on an indy show.

Movies today....watched four movies made in the 1970s today. Odds And Ends (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars Queenie (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Family Plot (Netflix, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars The Sugarland Express (Netflix, leaving on 7/31) - 3/5 stars Scarecrow (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 5/5 stars Rooster Cogburn (Netflix, leaving on 7/31) - 2.5/5 stars

Yeah, glad you noticed it too. It was driving me crazy during the entire movie. That's what I get for watching 4 or 5 movies a day, I notice stuff like that.

I was initially excited for the prospect of Evolution 2 but it felt so haphazardly put together and like an afterthought that some of my excitement started to fade. But this ended up being a really good and fun show. Matches of the night had to be the Intercontinental opener and the main but there wasn't a bad match in the batch. Kudos to everyone and nice to see the surprise Cash In on what looked like a night light on surprises (other than the Blake turn which was overdue. As she proved in AEW, she is a far better heel than face). Will be interesting to see who ends up with first crack at the new champ. And can I say, I adored that crowd. They were so in it.

It has been an issue for years now, I believe there was some evidence pointing to it being an issue with the HTTP vs HTTPS set-up but it does not appear anyone running the site has the know-how to sort it out. I try to switch it to the http version when I can as that one seems to be more likely to switch pages, but it is getting harder and harder to get that to stick

That show was a whole bunch of fun. Everyone looked like they were super motivated and the crowd was having a blast, which is always a recipe for a great show as far as I'm concerned. Stephanie Vaquer getting the megapush does my heart good.