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This was totally one of those "Use the edit function directly after clicking post" posts. No idea how I spaced on Bossman. Great story on Bossman that I never get to tell: I met him at a signing when I was about 11 years old, and he held up the entire line for what seemed like an eternity because he decided I didn't look mean enough smiling in the first poloroid, and insisted- INSISTED- upon a second. Bossman would simply not take no for an answer, not from me, my parents, even from the people running the thing. Definitely my favorite childhood wrestling memory, and the reason why he was one of very few WWF heels I rooted for. (Jimmy Snuka calling my house is, uh, a little tainted now).

There's only one person to look to for style inspiration on #terrytuesday

Quake catching Bossman off the top like it was nothing. This account has lots of good Tenta clips.

It was about 1 AM at a school nightand I was super young, it was probably '95 or '96. My mom's "new special friend"/my future stepdad worked at a bar, and I guess Snuka stopped in for a pop after an indy show. I was woken from a dead sleep to my mom telling me Jimmy Snuka is on the phone. I was so weirded out by the whole thing, I couldn't even muster anything past "What's up man?" He responded, equally disoriented: "Remember kid, there's only one Superfly." Click. He was gone.

Self quoting, in case anyone didn't see it: MDK.

Speaking of LGBTQ+ allies, Nick Gage is on Kameo now. And the first one he did, he said trans rights are human rights and he'll fight anyone who disagrees. Then tweeted that even though he was paid to say that on cameo, he would have said it for free because it's what he legit believes.

"tell your dad we're square" Waking a child up at 1:00 in the morning to remind them that there's "Only one Superfly." a decade after you were relevant sounds like some ominous shit. "don't forget about Da Superfly, kid, I know where you live."

The Patriot. Named his finisher after the band.

This choked me up as someone disabled. I really liked that gear Owen Hart wore when billed as the Black Hart. R.I.P. Owen Hart.

I wish there'd been some sort of follow up to the 94 Rumble, with 14 odd guys trying to look each other in the eye and carry on with their lives, knowing they willingly murdered a guy and buried him on live TV. None of this Leslie Nielsen stuff. Focus on the drama between Kwang and Headshrinker Samu, who has remorse, who doesn't. Then maybe segue into an I Know What You Did Last Summer sort of thing, despite it not being made for another 2 years, with Taker coming back, and then murdering them all, and clearing out the awful midcard at that point.

Tremendous.

What the fuck, dude?

This. Also, I think @Zakk_Sabbath's stepdad might have sold Jimmy Snuka drugs and Snuka owed him money to the point where he had to make that phone call.

Russell Wilson is the only player on this list as good as Dak Prescott. There isn't a single criticsm of Dak Prescott that doesn't isn't double for Kirk Cousins.

Joe West making a bad call? You don't say...

Rand made a career out of demonizing government assistance and then died on welfare, so it’s actually very on brand.

Foley might be as docile of a lamb but there is that whole lack of pain factor to consider

That is Dan Fucking Severn. This would be post IWA Kawasaki Dream / KOTDM in 1995.

Six decades. ?

Because WWE booking has been shit for a decade.

Harry Potter and the Cage of Death, Motherf*&$er!

DAY 56 The rumor was Shawn Michaels was supposed to face HHH at X7, but HBK showed up drunk or stoned off his gourd to the Raw where things were being set up, and was sent home. So, he's finally making a comeback two years later. He basically wanted to prove (kayfabe & real life) that he was still one of the best wrestlers in the world. The WWE Championship was busy putting over some new kid, HHH was busy putting himself over, so Chris Jericho gets the nod as Shawn's opponent. And yes, that will do nicely. Chris Jericho has solidified himself as upper carder who always loses title shots. The story going in is Chris has idolized Shawn for years, but he was very into hardcore punk at the time, so it's time to Kill Your Idols. (I think maybe 2 of you might get that joke.) The buildup is great and the video package was extremely well done. Shawn Michaels is as confident as he ever was and Jericho's clearly got the chip on his shoulder.... Oooh, and Shawn busts out the "TRANQUILO!" pose on Jericho. That's not going to help out his mood much. So yeah, Jericho, for all his reinventions and resets and turns, is at his absolute peak when he's busting his ass in the ring and shittalking his opponents. I swear he must have told HBK "I'm better than you!" at least a dozen times. The fun thing was, with distance, now I can see he is literally wrestling a Shawn Michaels tribute to Shawn Michaels. He even busts out a nip up, a sweet chin music, and a terrible flying elbow drop. (Oh, and somewhere in here, Jericho actually makes the Wrestlemania debut of the ARROGANT COVER~) The crowd started out buzzing because they know this is going to probably be great... by the end, they are buying everything these guys are doing. False finishes get humongous reactions and cheating gets loudly booed. Speaking of.... the finish. God damn. Jericho thinks he's got Michaels beat.... he's got the Walls of Jericho on deep (HBK was even game enough to start it as a true Liontamer). Shawn basically uses all of his strength to just barely drag himself to a rope. He's apoplectic because he has no idea how Michaels didn't tap out and doesn't realize Michaels got up and he EATS a Sweet Chin Music. The crowd absolutely bought that as the finish, but Jericho kicks out at 2 to a huge reaction of shock. Entire crowd is on its feed now. Both guys are all but dead on their feet. Jericho reverses a corner whip, HBK reverses that, Jericho reverses THAT into a german suplex attempt.... and HBK pulls out his final trap card... a victory roll in the middle of the ring for three. The crowd pops hard. HBK is back. Once both guys are back on their feet, HBK clearly says "You are awesome." He offers him a handshake, Jericho declines, and hugs him instead... waits a beat...and THEN VICIOUSLY KICKS HIM IN THE NUTS. Because "Fuck you", that's why. An absolute epic and a career defining match for both guys. Yeah, that was absolutely great on the rewatch. Fortunately that match would build a big beautiful wall around my heart. . . what comes next tears it down.

I was at MSG that night!

This stuff never gets old, especially when punctuated with a headbutt: One way to keep a guy in a hold: Last one for Asselin/Besch. We don't see these guys again. Its a shame:

Taker's run as hardcore champ was pretty cool also.

"On tonight's episode Terry Funk, recently back from the Bahamas explains to all of us where to find the best beader/braider in all of Nassau Town."

Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19. I'd be worried about his health, but this tea is far too tasty.

Because QB Wins is always the best metric to use to discuss a QB's worth...

I'll take a crack at it, because fuck this job: 1) Crash Holly 2) Steve Blackman 3) Raven 4) Mankind 5) Road Dogg 6) Bob Holly 7) Al Snow 8- RVD 9) Jeff Hardy 10) Tommy Dreamer

Sasha Banks has great taste. As do Edge and Christian.

Some better US title images. It was hard to make out the silver background under the Raw lighting. Not to throw shade at AEW, but how can they still not have TNT title finished at this point?

Of course he pluralizes with fucking apostrophes.

Sasha in general for the times. Bayley right now with her I'd like to speak to the manager beats. Orange Cassidy and Adam Page are both kinda on point. The new day as a whole right now have been on point with pop culture. This one is gonna sound strange. John Cena was perfect for his big time up top. He represented a throw back attempt to get the kids. When he was on top the #1 video game system was the wii and all the "hardcore" gamers were pissed off. It didn't really work business wise but the idea was solid in my opinion.

I'm an Eagles fan... There's no way in HELL I'd take Wentz over Dak.

Did you understand what he was saying? Jimmy strikes me as someone who'd be hard to converse with over a landline.

I like the new WWE United States Championship. It's had some staying power going from 2003-2020 while other belts had redesigns. Sad how the secondary titles on the main roster are better than the world titles there. Personally I'd never have got rid of the previous WWE Intercontinental Championship design, it's lasted so long for a reason. It's a classic. Wouldn't surprise me if it was rid off because Cody Rhodes brought it back, well a dodgier version at Hell in a Cell 2011 before it was replaced by a better Mk of it. I also like secondary titles to have white straps. Makes them stand out like that had and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

It's fucking bananas when you down the card. You see three title fights and it's like "this is too much." Then the next names you see are Adrade and Thug Rose. Saturday night is too far away for me right now.

I’ve sad it before and I’ll say it again Woke Randy Orton surprising but welcomed.