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Who cares? He's clearly getting a Lucha Bros-quality original theme. ? CM Punk Chi-town king Zero beer-o Meet me in the ring ?

Now I'm picturing him telling you you're getting a $1,683 refund like this:

Really, shouldn’t every wrestling company just have a mandate that wrestlers don’t do shit they can’t pull off well?

I'm the opposite: this is the first AEW PPV I have been motivated to watch and it is 95% because of the Exploding Barbed Wire Triple Hell Deathmatch. There is a lot of wrestling that can be a foregone conclusion, but it's what they do along the way and how they get there that makes it exiting. I wanna see some long-ass entrances and selling of the BW gimmick and juice and maybe even thee "destroying your opponent so he can't escape the explosion but then running back to cover his prone body with yours bushidowarriorspiritrespect" finish and the bloody gladiators emerging from the smoke into the ambulances with lots of hugging and maybe crying and screaming into the mic with concerned co-workers and friends at ringside. show me what you got, lads, RAF

Happy Birthday to @The Natural! You are the first one to wish others a Happy Birthday, so i wanted to do something special and take a look at some of your favorite things. Thank you for sharing this stuff over the years, and thank you for being a great person and poster. You make the board a better place to visit. I hope 2021 treats you better than 2020 did.aaq SHIELD vs Wyatt Family WWE Elimination Chamber, February 23, 2014 i was not watching WWE at the time, but i have seen this match because it was hyped up and talked about so much. No real memories of it, other than that it was good. loved the opening recap video that brings us up to speed on how this feud came about. The entrances were both great and showed what these teams were all about. The atmosphere in this arena is off the charts. We get a "This Is Awesome" chant before there's a single piece of action. Enjoyed this match quite a bit, it definitely deserves its place as one of the greatest 6-man tag matches that WWE has had. Never a dull moment, the characters shown through and some excellent action. End comes as the Wyatt Family, having left Ambrose lying in the crowd (presumably since it's never shown), and putting Rollins through the announce table, uses their numbers advantage to wear down Reigns. He fights back valiantly but ultimately succumbs to Sister Abigail. At the time, i remember thinking that the Shield should have won, but i think they made the right call. My biggest complaint, and this is absolutely not isolated to this match, is the WWE camera work. I haven't watched WWE in a few years and it is just so jarring. Camera cuts every second or three. Constant zooming in and out. "bouncing" the camera along with any impact that happens. It 100% takes me out of the match. I'm surprised people don't literally get motion sickness from watching. I really don't understand how the talent is OK with this, as almost everything they do loses impact. But i digress. Zhang Weili (c) vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk for the Strawweight Championship UFC 248, March 7, 2020 i definitely watched this live as it happened, but i have zero recollection of the match itself. i only remember Joanna's giant Frankenstein forehead. Round 1: Joanna with the early advantage, but Weili gradually pressees more as the round goes on. All kickboxing. Could go either way, but i'd score it 10-9 for Weili Round 2: VERY close round. Joanna presses the action more, but Weili mixes up the offense and her power shows a bit more. Due to a final flurry, i'll say 10-9 for Joanna Round 3: lots of action. Joanna comes out strong and lands some good shots. Weili lands a straight right to Joanna's dome and JJ's forehead starts to swell. Even so, 10-9 Joanna pretty clearly. Round 4: a war of a round. Joanna is the clear aggressor throughout, but Weili more than holds her own. Another 10-9 Joanna. Round 5: another war and another damn close round. Weili lands a solid shot that hurts Joanna and halts her forward momentum, so i'd give this one a 10-9 for Weili. twiztor's final score: 48-47 Joanna, and new champion! the judges disagree with me (2 of them anyway), and Weili lands a split decision victory to retain her belt. I can't argue with that, as every round was razor close and most of them could have gone either way. Excellent fight and well worth going out of your way to see. "Heart of Ice" Batman: the Animated Series, s01e14, originally aired September 7, 1992 I haven't seen it in a few years, but this is also among my favorite B:TAS episodes. It adds a tragic backstory to what had been a one-note villain character for decades. Upon today's rewatch, i had to marvel at a few things. The voice/effect on Freeze's voice is fantastic. Just robotic enough, but you can still sense the human behind it. The sound effects with Freeze's gun is awesome. The way they show that Freeze is losing his connection with humanity (or, being cold hearted) and counterbalance against Batman's compassion is pronounced. The visuals are top notch, as they always are with this show. Alfred has just the right level of snarkiness, and the payoff of using the chicken noodle soup to stop freeze is genius. Even justice being brought against the company owner is a beautiful touch. why DC Comics felt the need to throw this story away will forever be beyond me. "Spider-Man!" Amazing Fantasy #15, cover dated August 1962 i've been reading the Spider-Man comics from the beginning. I just finished Amazing Spider-Man #150, so this seemed like as good a time as any to return to where it all started. It's the historic first appearance of Peter Parker! oh, and his wall crawling, web swinging alter ego! honestly, it's a little tough going back to this one right now. everything's drawn clearly but basically. the writing is also very bare bones. the pace cruises along but nothing really seems to have much weight to it. As one of the earliest "modern" superhero comics, it's fine. and maybe it's just because i'm still watching as Pete progresses through life, but reading this again, it just feels a bit flat. Definitely wasn't my takeaway when i first read this about 6 months ago. I imagine that a year or two from now i could appreciate this again, but it's just not working for me right now. Happy Birthday, buddy. Thanks again for sharing some of your favorite things and i had a blast living/reliving them. I hope this brings as much enjoyment to you as it did to me. I would love to listen to your favorite band/album/song, but i don't recall you mentioning it and i couldn't find anything in the music folder. Let me know and i'll add it here! oh, and while i'm at it, let me add a quick F.U.C.K. H.U.L.K. H.O.G.A.N!

Kenny is GOATed. And 30 minutes? Wow.

JFC

Apparently the new AEW signee was photographed at run throughs today.

You think Tony wouldn't license "Miseria Cantare" instead? You think he'd deprive us of Austin Gunn banging on the guardrail like the only white kid on the JV team completely fucking up the beat to "Grindin'" on his gym locker?

Everyone talked about Crow Sting/Undertaker as a dream match, but if you ask me it was Surfer Sting, not Crow Sting, that would have been the perfect foil for Taker. He had the upbeat energy and visual aesthetic that would have been a perfect contrast with the darker, more methodical Dead Man.

I imagine Proud and Powerful and Lucha Bros' songs were written by the AEW music guy during a Jack Torrence style psychotic break. I imagine TK as Shelley Duvall in this situation, spying on the lyrics sheet and looking on in horror as it's just page after page of If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful If I wasn't proud, then I wouldn't be powerful

I was excited to see my old high school friend make an appearance as the Skrull. She’s been modeling in LA for years and caught her big break with this series.

Now I want a match with piped-in sound effects for submissions, like the ones in Fire Pro Wrestling where it’s a winching sound and the ref just asking “Give up? Give up? Give up?” on a loop.

End of an era, if true. Fitzpatrick is a goddamn legend.

Let's see... Baron Von Raschke, Blue Blazer, Daniel Bryan come to mind. They all had capes, so, I assume they were lawyers as well. I am missing some. -- Edit: How could I forget Hurricane?

Maybe it’s Nick Gage and the Hall of Fame in question is actually the New Jersey Penal HOF.

Massive thank you to @El Gran Gordi, @twiztor, @Shartnado, @Yo-Yo's Roomie, @gatling, @Execproducer and @Zimbra for wishing me a Happy Birthday. Really appreciate it. I've had a great Birthday even with the unusual circumstances, a lockdown one (I narrowly avoided it last year by two weeks). I spent it with my Mum/Dad/Sister (in mid 2020 me and my best friend who is like my Brother planned on him coming up for my Birthday thinking we wouldn't be where we are now, alas), my dear friend in Alyson with the presents and cards received. Yes, Batman was well represented ?. People know I'm a massive Batman devotee. Thanks again everyone. Will try and get some sleep before UFC 259. In closing, F.U.C.K Hulk Hogan!

E:Oops, draft, look at this instead:

No wonder she turned heel on Jericho.

On one hand, I don't think it's CM Punk. On the other hand, I think Punk would be the best possible answer to disappoint the fewest people and potentially have the most to give the company.

Adams was the best. I never caught it when I was watching WCCW as a teen or when I rewatched WCCW for my old World Cast podcast. Slaps are fine, just learn from Chris Adams and figure it out. Now, don't learn ANYTHING ELSE from Chris Adams.

I think this is good life advice in general:

Just to reiterate what I said when Evan Peters first showed up: I don’t want Marvel to bring in anybody from the Fox X-Men cast. They should start fresh. So, on that level, I was relieved to find that he wasn’t even supposed to be Fox Quicksilver. That said....that is a really fucking weird decision to cast him in this role, in retrospect. Too cute for it’s own good. Ultimately achieved nothing besides distracting from the story that they were actually telling.

am i in the minority in that i rarely even notice thigh slaps, but loathe when submissions look like shit?

Happy Birthday @The Natural! It's the 6th here in Japan already. Hope you have a great one!

Did Cruz just call out Hans Molenkamp? I went to use the rest room and heard mumble mumble Monster Energy mumble mumble charity when I got back.

Casey Kenney did not have the gas tank to go the distance with Cruz. DC, knowing how fights are judged, ends R3 in dominant position. I am stunned by the split decision. Cruz should've won UD by 29-28 across the board, IMO.

I see Johnny Cash in your future.

This is a private party, but you are all invited

If we can guarantee a double table bump, possibly from the top of the arena, possibly into a non gimmicked tank of piranhas, I'd be down with that signing. So hire someone of similar size and build and have him work as El Generico for a few months, then hire Sami when his contract is up and have Sami work under the hood for a bit, then unmask. ? As far as CM Punk goes, is there a way to check on the licensing status of Cult of Personality?

About as cool as this.

A ‘he’ was Khan-firmed.

At least he was flossing. I dunno if that was the right time to do it though.

Not really all that NSFW but I'll spoiler it anyway

Eh... I don't know. That is basically like saying "wrestling should occur only one day a year to prevent fantasy booking" Wait... hold on... that actually sounds like an amazing idea

Are we not gonna take note of the fact that Daniel Bryan headbutted a Samoan?

If you were making a list of problems with the WWE product thigh slapping would rank like 534,674th.

For second I was like "cool, Ken is hanging out with chicky Starr in his sports shop"

Oh God, Hansen vs Akiyama is the one I remember. Mainly because a friend of mine always brings it up. I think it's perfectly fine to hate both, leg slapping and crappy submissions. Submissions are more stationary and easier to spot. I also hate shitty sitout moves and shitty pin attempts were wrestlers lean on opponents with their back adding a leg hook and it doesn't look like there is any pressure / leverage on the opponent. Maybe it's time to get a house with lawn so I can yell at the young people to get off it...

I also notice thigh slaps and hate weak looking submissions. Skull End and the STF drove me up a fucking wall.

This was in HUSTLE. Still made more sense than Orton-Fiend. And was entertaining.

To cover the obvious thigh slapping, they should start doing those Batman POW! etc. graphics instead.

I dunno why more heels don’t borrow this spot.

Tarver from that Nexus group Tommy Dreamer Raven New Jack!!! Homicide? Maff? OK, Busanetico's Shadow - over and out

I called this shot the day KU announced his hiring so I feel like I have a lot riding on how they deal with this

As a kid who started watching wrestling in the run-up to Mania 1 (so I was 9 years old), being introduced to JCP by a friend was a revelation. I'd been to some WWF house shows when my friend invited me to go to The Bunkhouse Stampede in Baltimore. I told him it would be cool if we got front row tickets and he sincerely said, "NO WAY! What if someone gets hit with a 2x4 and flies out of the ring and lands on us!?" JCP/NWA just felt so edgy, outlaw, and absolutely real. I became a bigger fan of JCP than WWF from a very young age and I'm always tickled when Meltzer lists my hometown as one of Crockett's hotbeds. Baltimore was not the south but we absolutely did not fuck with that fake shit. Thank you and god bless, Mr. Crockett. I'm bothered by WWE memorializing JCP on Twitter and their site. That's like John Wilkes Booth writing a touching memorial to Lincoln.