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Uhhhhhhh HOOSIERS.

So, can we have Cam Newton vs. Russell Wilson every week? I honestly don't think I need any of these other teams.

I would pay all the money in the world to have this man manage Roman Reigns for the rest of their careers.

Oh godddddd, yes. Thank you lord. now - SIGN KILYNN KING YOU COWARDS.

Brilliant. Still have fondness for Steve Austin and Kurt Angle fighting for the affection of Vince McMahon in 2001.

The Diamond Cutter was a magic bullet. It would've been a credible way to end the streak without cheating or a fuck finish.

Jericho's tells a funny story about this: Apparently Rourke was not too happy with Jericho trying to build up a confrontation with Rourke in the media before Mania. Rourke brought a big entourage full of tough guys with him thinking we would need that. After they worked out the spot to do, Jericho told Vince "You know, Rourke hired those guys to kick my ass if I tried to double-cross him." and Vince's reaction was: "Are you kidding me? Those guys?!" He laughed. He motioned at Dean Malenko and Fit Finlay, who were talking at ringside. "You, me, Finlay, and Malenko would've beat the shit out of them. I mean look at that one guy. . . . He's a midget!". Jericho got Vince's promise that in case of a riot, Vince would take on the midget. The midget was Frank Shamrock, by the way. The full story: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/17/6994427/wwe-chris-jericho-book-best-in-the-world-story-vince-mcmahon-fought-frank-shamrock-wrestling-news

They so need to work an angle where everyone in A Block except him suddenly starts showing symptoms of food poisoning.

One of my favourites, Minoru Suzuki. Nobody like him. My 2020 Wrestler of the Year.

"Welcome back to Late Night with Rikidozan! We got a great show tonight! Wayland Flowers and Madame are here!"

Eat your heart out, Chip and Joanna.

Then and now.

So did Vince watch Mad Max, Dark Knight Rises and Friday the 13th this weekend?

That was an awful show. Retribution's new "Discount Bane Masks from Party City" look is worse than the shit they had before and their names are so bad lol. So in the never ending Mysterio Family vs. Rollins feud we are now doing "I'm Your Papi 2.0" but this time with Rey's daughter Aaliyah who Buddy Murphy might be trying to get with ?? Also... they spend weeks and weeks on RAW Underground building up these fighters and who goes over? Fucking Braun Stroman and Dolph Ziggler. Fuck Vince McMahon and anyone else who had a hand in writing this show.

I have nothing to add to the discourse, except

LOL.

So I'm on a particularly long trip for work, driving to Colorado and back, and I started the AEW podcast after hearing how great the last couple episodes were. I can absolutely confirm that it's a delight to listen to these people talk about the building of this new company, and it's actually brought my enthusiasm for them - and for wrestling as a whole - to a level it hasn't been in years. The sheer joy that comes out of these interviews is palpable. Even if you're not a podcast listener, if you're a fan of this fed you should probably check it out.

Please note, LeBron James right now is in his 17th year, and still legitimately in the discussion for best player on the planet.

If I had my way, there'd be a shift away the highest value in pro wrestling criticism being great matches, which are so dependent on opportunity, to looking at all the different roles a wrestler might have and how he/she might react to a hundred different situations, especially how they operate on a week to week basis when we have footage.

I mean, there's a precedent for that. My main issue with Flair being the Black Scorpion a few years earlier is... why would Flair go to all that trouble just to mess with Sting's head yet again. There were much easier ways to mess with Sting. In the 80's, Flair and the Horsemen were Al Capone types doing things the Chicago Way ("He pulls a knife, you pull a gun; he sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue."). Piss off Flair or get in his way and you could expect to get a beat down from the Horsemen. Somehow, in the 90's, Flair became a James Bond villain and started concocting overly-elaborate schemes to mess with people. Sting's lucky he didn't get strapped to a rocket that launched him into the sun after a mouse ran through a maze and ate a piece of cheese, activating a tripwire that somehow started the rocket's propulsion system. I'm guessing morphing into a super-villain is what drove Flair crazy and landed him in the asylum.

Yeah, that is really tricky one! At what point did the wheels start turning in Flair's head? The way the Flair-Arn feud was presented, it would seem like a whole bunch of trouble to go through just to get to sucker punch Sting one more time! Personally, I at least like to think that the Flair-Arn match itself was real and after getting that out of their system, they went "What the hell are we doing? Shouldn't we be fucking up Sting, like the good old days?" Then they empty up the bar from every drop of booze and go "You know who we should call? Pillman! He did good job kicking your head in, in our match!"

Kylie Rae and Isias Velasquez. Congratulations to them.

Super Mario Galaxy review: Oh God oh man this is so good. I am torn between sheer joy and feeling slightly bitter that it took 13 years to be able to play it. I REALLY hope we get some version of Galaxy 2 ported, because when I beat this I will absolutely want more.

Boy if Retribution didn't look like a bunch of geeks before. . . ?

Who are you to doubt Dug, Two P, and El Gado?

He was a face as director of Colors for sharing the truth of life in '80s Compton to the world at large. No bullshit in that one.

Speaking of which I need to listen to this later tonight.

1. DDP Cutters Goldberg and beats him clean as a sheet to beat the streak. 2. DDP offers rematch at next PPV. DDP Cutters Goldberg and beats clean as a sheet in the rematch. 3. DDP vs Hogan at Starrcade 1998. DDP Cutters Hogan and beats him clean as a sheet. nWo post match attack Goldberg out to save DDP. They clear the ring together. Goldberg turns and beats the absolute ever loving fuck out of DDP. Hardcore blade job / injury angle / strip the title because DDP may never wrestle again. Goldberg is a murder death heel with no emotions (but DOES NOT join the nWo). 4. Goldberg wins a tournament to get the title back and goes back to wrecking people for a year while DDP slowly relearns how to walk. 5. DDP vs Goldberg for the title at Starrcade 1999 and you make alllll the moneies. It's pretty easy to come up with a story post streak. Just gotta have a plan and stick to it.

Okay - here is where we are at. I have entered all the ballots that have been sent to me. I am assuming I will get ballots from at least @CSC and @Execproducersometime this evening (I will happily take more from anyone else) At a minimum - I will have my own ballot to enter. I also then need to recheck all ballots so it is still possible you might get a correction request from me. Since some family medical stuff has to be dealt with later in the week (everything is fine... for now) and I don't want to start the countdown on the weekend - the reveal will start one week from today (Monday, Sept 28). I should be able to get some preview stuff out to provide a tease.

Just when I thought the Dark Order couldn't be any funnier, Silver and Reynolds raise the bar again. On the one hand, I really think they should just do their own spinoff show on Youtube, but on the other hand, BTE wouldn't be must watch type stuff anymore.

Sting Vs. DDP on Nitro is a great one. They had another Nitro match, but to be honest, it’s move for move the same match. Raven Vs. Goldberg is another. It sort of made Goldberg in many fans eyes at the time, and also killed a few classmates theories that Raven’s Evenflow was the move to counter Goldberg’s Jackhammer.

Was Dennis Hopper ever a babyface?

A couple of historically great death matches?

Rick Rude was one of those guys who could help little old ladies across the street, volunteer at a foodbank, and give half his earnings to charity and he would STILL come across as a heel. Hell, he did the most totally babyface thing ever in wrestling (knocked the fuck out of Warrior) and he still seems a heel. Damn I loved Rick Rude.

Damn, that is a good suplex. I'd never seen Eddie in a singlet before.

Kid Rock is out to perform. I do not care for his music, so my mind wanders while I pedal. There was a time in 2000 WCW when Jeff Jarrett came out to a knock-off of "Cowboy". I thought that was actually okay, but "Bawitiba" would probably have been better. This is deceptively evil placement on Vince's part. Literally any place else on the card, this would have signalled the masses to head for the concession stands or bathroom. But it came after the first match ended, meaning everyone has all their drinks/food, they've settled in, and now they just have sit there and watch. I guess they could have gone to merch. Oh my god, he's three songs in and still going. I have an air conditioner in my living room window that stays there year round, mainly because installing/uninstalling for the season is a royal pain in the ass. The drawback is, the people above me also have their AC's in all year too, so whenever they run their AC the water condensation drips down only my unit and it sounds like someone is trying to practice "Y Y Z". So, to compensate, I've got an old towel, weighed down by a rock, on top of the unit to dampen the sound. Well, towels are soft, and squirrels around my apartment building are plentiful and, more importantly, bold. Rock is starting his 4th song. I'm letting you know this, because since March, a squirrel has adopted my AC as a second home, or a crash pad or something. The squirrel, who I call Tua Tagosquirrelova, has been gone for a week or so. During whatever song Kid Rock played 4th, the squirrel came back. He has been over the past months moving the rock and towel around to his satisfaction. Well, he's apparently satisfied, because this time.... he was not alone. Christ, FIVE songs? What the actual fuck Vince. Tua has brought his girlfriend to his bachelor pad. He is moving the towel around for her and apparently showing her how strong he is by pushing the rock. (The rock is about the size of a softball (~30cm) and weighs probably about 2-3 lbs.) The Divas are now finally on their way to the ring. This is the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royale. Elimination comes when a diva reaches the floor. Not over the top rope because 3/4 of the 2009 roster does not know how to do that bump. Tua's girlfriend seems a little incredulous as she nudges the rock herself and moves around the towel. The battle royale is atrocious. Nothing coherent is happening, and there's one person who is actively avoiding conflict. Tua leaves the AC leaving her alone for a minute, and I get a little sad because my buddy just wants what we all want. We're down to Beth Phoenix, the current champion Melina, and the mystery person. Beth and Melina lock up and the mystery person demures. Tua is back! And he's brought her a beautiful present of leaves. She is impressed and takes the leaves. Satina Marella wins the Miss WrestleMania title by tossing both Melina and Beth at the same time. This was easily the worst moment for women's wrestling in 30 years. Success! She has accepted Tua as a mate. They celebrate in the French fashion. I didn't expect the concert and subsequent match to be bested by two squirrels fucking on my air conditioner. But, that's 2020. End of Day 76.