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I assume the Bucks will have a move called six star suplex or something by the weekend.

If Kenny Omega was hit by a bus and was laying on the street, only hardcore wrestling fans would recognize him. I've seen enough impossible happen. Sammartino, Warrior, Madusa, Goldberg, Bret... Even Savage to a lesser extent. Omega will eventually be in a WWE ring. I'd wager at some point Punk will be too. It's an industry. Things are improbable, not impossible.

Is the wood workin you finally drilling a hole through your floor so you can plug an ethernet cable into your XBOX One?

Just rewatched main with Japanese commentary. Jesus, anyone thinking that "nothing happened" the first 15 minutes is out to lunch. I mean, if you think the match was too long what do you cut? What section of the match dragged? I mean, not much happened the first 3 rounds of Ward and Gatti and that turned out to be many people's pick for "greatest fight ever." Did the Red Ink knock off a star for people? The pace they worked out, the crispness, the selling, the insane bumps (Okada landing on his fucking neck on that dragon) was just next level. And, most importantly, the match had stakes. Too often it seems that matches are viewed in a vacuum divorced from time and place. It's why I have a hard time seeing match of the year as being an dream match on an independent show (like the six-man at at BOLA, which was fantastic in its own right), or just some kickass match on a PPV/iPPV that has no real impact or isn't for anything except bragging right. This was the main event of the second (or third) biggest show of the year for the second or third most prestigious title in the world. I would hope it would take 35 Rainmakers to put a challenger away. I would expect the champion to survive 40 V-triggers. That was epic wrestling that told a story that still brought next-generation athleticism and action. To be fair, on first watch unspoiled I was still coming off the insanely emotional Goto match and the awesome Naito match so yeah...it took me a few minutes to get into the main event. Going back fresh, though, nothing about that match dragged at all. Omega is great, but anyone who discredits or dismisses Okada is no different than people like Skip Bayless who spend their time denigrating and disparaging Lebron James. It's over. Get a new gimmick. This one is tired.

I know I've been missed terribly. No need to be sad and cry any longer, well come tomorrow evenin that is. When I get a few errands ran and a little wood workin done I ourghta be on about 5:30 or 6:00 pm. Just a heads up for those who have enjoyed a quite couple of days away from the drunken monkey, and want to make it a lil longer. P.S. I'm missed like an inflamed hemorrhoid. P.P.S. The black sheep of the family returns! P.P. whatever, all your asses are stuck with me.

Is that the Cheeseburger guy I've heard about?

He did. He no-sold it.

We talk about WWE here nonstop and there's a WWE folder too

Forgot about this but it was the WORST. When he gets in the ring to check on Allie, but LVN grabs him by the arm and he just walks away from her like "Cannot break...the...spell" and just stands there.

Think about the bolded sentence for a bit, and remember you're talking about TNA.

Just got off the phone after she's had her follow-up appointment. The surgeon took out a 13mm tumour, stage 2 ductal carcinoma in situ from her right breast, as well as about a cm around the tumour and some lymph nodes from her right armpit. Tests on the lymph nodes for further strains of this existing cancer and other types of cancer have come back negative. Pretty much a good indication that the cancer was localised to the breast and hasnt spread. There is NO need for chemo and for me to shave my head in sympathy efforts/ability to form a right said fred tribute act. She is to go back to the cancer specialists at the L&D on Jan 20th whereupon she starts her course of hormone therapy for 5 years. She is free to drive and do light housework from now. She is pretty much set now for radiotherapy in 6-8 week. She's doing it lads - she's going to fucking smash it.

Bastard didn't do the one day retire as Panther thing. Asshole. :-p

Doesn't New Japan always have contract negotiations on January? I'm leaning heavily towards Kenny Omega just trolling everyone. Everything to keep people talking, the Young Bucks do the same thing all the time.

The bag of money from New Haven must've arrived on his doorstep. It was probably delivered by AJ Styles and Karl Anderson.

Today is Professor Toru Tanaka's birthday (1930 - 2000). He would've been 86 today. RIP

The problem with Spags is that it has been pretty much proven that he is a terrible HC

In a more general sense, Inoki-ism involves the importance of "legitimacy" over more sensible things like entertainment value. The original concept of "strong style" wasn't stiffness and head drops but the idea that pro-wrestling was its own form of martial art that could stand up to and defeat other disciplines. Booking matches where regular roster members face off against judoka/boxers/Olympic wrestlers/etc. There's usually a reliance on "shoot" moves like armbars and sleepers. It also involves this nonsensical, markish tough-guy attitude that thankfully can no longer exists as it did due to modern MMA exposing Inoki's bullshit. Some really, REALLY dumb stuff went down from about 1997 to 2004 in regards to Inoki's booking. The Shinya Hashimoto / Naoya Ogawa feud, hot as it was, featured a non-wrestler absolutely CHUMPING NJPW's biggest draw of it's hottest period. Another great example is the 0-2 MMA record of one-time top dog Yuji Nagata. He wins the G1 Climax in the fall of 2001, and on NYE gets knocked out in 21 seconds by some guy named Cro Cop. Then, in 2003, after holding the IWGP Heavyweight Title for nearly a year and defending the title a then-record ten consecutive times, he's knocked out in a little over a minute to some other guy named Fedor.

The whole Meltzer 6 star thing reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where Homers a food critic giving everything 9 thumbs up.

I still don't know why people get so wound up about one person's match rankings, but I'd say Omega/Okada was easily better than DIY/Revival.

ohno! You should spoiler that.

Hey, don't make fun of Dragon Lee like that.

I feel bad for whoever beats the Warlord's record.

There is literally no position in which those two bodies fit together for intercourse. It's like trying to make weeble wobble porn. Also...DON"T GOOGLE "WEEBLE WOBBLE PORN" I thought it would be funny but I can report that IT IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL

After no-selling death, he powerbombed the shit out of it and went off to find Ernest Miller.

Norton is 55 and looks like he never left NJPW.

A Gallagher with a sledge hammer gimmick? Ridiculous.

That would've happened regardless of who was booking.

You're going to be even angrier when they name the sequel PeeBee's Big Adventure. You'll be sent to find the cure for the Genophage in the basement of the Alamo.

Thanks everyone. The worst part was telling Xavier, he's only 12 years old and he's never really lost anyone in his life before (his Maternal Grandfather died when he was 3, but they hadn't seen each other for a year or so before that (they're a family that falls out sometimes), so he has no memories of him). And most of my cat stories are really Xavi stories. How she followed us to the chip shop (a fifteen minute walk - thirty minute round trip) and then lay down in the middle of the floor while we were eating, glaring up at us like 'Look how tired you've made me'. How she followed us to my Dad's house one Sunday, and had to have a lift back in Grandad's car, and Xavi would laugh his head off every time we'd go over a speed bump and her eyes would go all wide and panicky. The first time he met that little cat, he hadn't learned to crawl yet, and she was bigger than he was. One of the first words he learned to say was her name. And over the years, in a way she was more his cat than mine. He was always much more pleased to see her (because he didn't see her every day, he lives with his Mum (around the corner) most of the week). I think in his mind she was going to live forever.

XCOM 2 headlines the next Humble Monthly issue. That means you can get it anytime between today and 2/3 for $12, and when the clock runs out you get 4-6 other games.

Land line's cheaper boys

Only one man can win the Magfest Rumble. And that man is Sexual Mauro Renallo.

Wow - clearly I watched a different show than all of you since that was a fucking awful show How the fuck do you wait 40 minutes to even show the Hardys and a hour before bringing them out in front of the live audience? Besides the weird Decay face turn they also hot shotted the break up angle of a real life couple. I mean Allie kinda sorta finally declared her independence and they immediately start with Sutter being seduced. (And Sutter acting like there was nothing he could do was infuriating) The production was worse than normal as they constantly missed action by cutting to crowd shots of disinterested fans (it was like Kevin Dunn on crack). Plus the sound was frequently fucked up (like Spud not being able to talk over his music or Edwards answering a phantom question) My wife was burying the cardio of Moose and Miracle made me very happy. They worked a 9 minute match with two breaks that totaled 6 minutes yet they both were acting like they were doing a 60 minute iron man (oh and one break was a 1 minute but the other was 5 so that is some real good planning on TNA's part) OH! And they spoiled the results AGAIN by posting the judges' scorecards before announcing the winner And Josh Matthews and Pope are still on commentary But hey at least they let you know there was a PPV tomorrow finally. That's better than ROH

The shit just got done hitting the fan over him not giving The Revival-DIY five stars, with everybody saying it didn't get five because it didn't involve the Bucks and wasn't at the Tokyo Dome. So what does he do? Invents a whole new star for a match with the Bucks at ringside and at the Tokyo Dome. I'm sure he's sincere about his rating (and it was just a mind-blowingly fantastic match), but part of him has to be thinking "this should make their heads explode."

Russo obviously isn't involved since there wasn't a final swerve turn at the end of the main event.

Talked to one guy that worked for that fed,The Prince of Pain Joe Kane.He says he knows of a few matches up on Youtube waiting on him to link them to me.

There was a theory in the magazines that Hogan wanted his belt back. He never lost it, so not really wrong. But Savage was a friend and he was loyal. So Hogan started feigning interest in Liz. Copping a feel here and there. But never blatant, just enough to mess with Savage. Then by happenstance, he emasculates Savage at Survivor Series by saving him from Haku, He tosses Savage from the Rumble whether accidentally or on purpose Savage was wounded. The main event was the final straw and Savage attacked Hogan and Hogan could take back what he never lost. So the question is did Hogan knowingly drive Savage over the deepend. It should also be noted Warrior is the only one who outright asked for a match. No ambush and no Heenan

I'd say "She could've gotten you socks" but I'm already at the "FUCK YEAH SOCKS" part of my life.

Also happy page 469 you fucking degenerates

Just repeat. I am one with the force. The force is with me.

Just go to Gamestop and have a hot, half-your-age goth girl flirt you into paying $60 for a set of headphones like I did.