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Naw, worse. It would have the thin blue line and the Punisher logo where the stars should be. Look folks, I'm just thinking of the bullshit I've seen on the backs on many, many, many Ford F150s or whatever the fuck pickup truck that's on the road.

You're still missing a word.

He buys a well-known toy company and hands out free toys to kids at ringside before matches, shouting his new/updated catchphrase, “Everybody’s got a Fisher-Price!”

Okay. So this is a shareholder's suit. Anytime there's a major shake-up at a company or the like, a bunch of these get filed. When I wrote about the energy industry, we wouldn't even write about these 99.9% of the time. They're sort of a frivolous lawsuit similar to a class action lawsuit. In most of these suits, one or two investors file against the company's board of directors or the company itself and they hope beyond hope they'll get a settlement for whatever they're alleging. Usually, these get buried in the Delaware courts and they get withdrawn. I am by no means a legal expert. (I did write for one of the big legal database daily newsletters for a while and it sucked.) However, there are some things that stand out to me: 1) The board before Vince's move said unanimously they did not want him to return and offered him a chance to guide the sale without making any governing decisions. Board members resigned in protest. Stephanie stepped down as CEO for "family reasons" but we can all see through that. 2) I keep harping on how the WWE having to restate its corporate earnings because of Vince and a looming SEC look at the books is a huge deal. This is exactly why. There's already some other similar litigation about this. Restating earnings is telling the public and federal regulators "Hey, we lied about how much money we made." The overall amount of the restatements weren't significant to the overall health of the company (and insurance likely picked up a lot of the tab, and they're squabbling about that.) But man is it an awful look to have to restate your earnings because the CEO used the company checkbook to bribe women he had improper relationships with. 3) The plaintiff is a public pension system. My day job is literally writing about pension systems. From my experience, pension systems do not file these types of suits. They cost money to hire attorneys and the like, and money is not something that small pension systems like the Detroit Police & Firefighters don't have a lot of. That to me really stands out as really important (and it's something I might actually write about.) I haven't looked at their lawsuit yet and won't have time today. Again -- not an expert fully on this, but I don't remember too many pension funds filing a wing-and-a-prayer suit. So, aside from this going nowhere, what COULD happen from this? The WWE would likely end up settling the lawsuit if it has legs. Tesla had to do this a while ago when Elon Musk bought Solar City and it was a side deal double dip. Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts had to pay $40 million for sexual harassment stuff. Wells Fargo and Equifax maid big settlements for their general horrible exploitation of consumers. I have no idea what a potential settlement could look like financially if this has any legs. And what will happen if there is a settlement is the company has insurance to handle these types of settlements and I'd imagine Vince has his own insurances, too. Again - this is not my wheelhouse, aside from writing about entities like the plaintiff. This really stands out to me as something that could go somewhere but what do I know. I wish we had a corporate lawyer former tape trader on here!

very classy move by NXT acknowledging the death of Jay given they have never had a connection with the WWE .

Hogan's ability to always be able to find a way to make himself an even bigger douche nozzle is truly impressive...

It is really fun that anytime you see a Japanese star coming to the US for dates, there's a good chance of them showing up on AEW TV in some sort of dream match. Think about how crazy that would sound to like 2010 us.

If they did that angle now, Taker would have a blue lives matter flag under his coat.

Richard Kind!

Rick Rude finds that Bobby Heenan has hidden his original birth certificate the whole time, and his real name is Nigel Nice. Upon returning from suspension for insulting the Bossman's mother, you do a heap of vignettes of Nigel Nice making amends by helping the Bossman's mother crossing the street, fixing a leaky tap or bringing the groceries in, and forming a tagteam with the Bossman instead. Of course it's all a long con for Rude to get revenge on the Bossman for getting suspended, by becoming the Bossman's new stepdad. DiBiase finding out that Sherri has been sneaking around on him and spending his money on Shawn Michaels would have been a fun face turn if they did that rather than the feud he had with Martel, or the really lame one with El Matador.

JLowe's pretty much right. Look at Taker's first face turn logic. "Even an evil zombie demon wrestler from Hell like me wouldn't hit Miss Elizabeth with a chair! Oh, btw, forget dominating the WWF, now I just want to waste several years of my career safeguarding the fed from the freakishly tall and morbidly obese, basically anyone who's too big for me to hit my cool finisher on."

Like many here I first saw him against his brother Mark in CZW. They would then go on to become the most legit sounding promos. The Ladder War against Steen & Generico had one of the most amazing promos Briscoes or anyone will ever cut. It was actually scary how intense they were after the AOTF did very nasty things to them. I followed ROH until about 2012. The Briscoes were a major reason for my fandom. They left ROH in 2004 as boys. They returned in 2006 as men and never looked back. I actually haven’t seen any of the FTR/Briscoes matches yet. Even though I was once a big fan of ROH for most of their first decade and I really enjoy AEW since getting back into it during the pandemic in 2020. Jay & Mark started so young that it was almost like they grew up in front of us. Especially since I have seven years on him. Most of us watched them starting out as teenagers. They carved out a path and reinvented themselves at least twice that I saw. I could keep writing for pages about how great the Briscoes became. They both purposely held themselves back in their career and stayed real people. They actually could have gone EVERYWHERE and accomplishd EVERYTHING.

Watching Davey's statement was rough. I know he's not beloved here, but this goes beyond wrestling. You gotta feel for Davey and everybody that's been sharing their thoughts.

More people need to do that. It's not costing you one red dime. I believe the past Saturday the UFC acknowledged of the passing of Victoria Lee, who fought for ONE FC and had zero connection to the UFC. But man, goddamn, is this upsetting.

The Briscoes (and the SAT) got me interested in CZW. Not the blood. the interest in CZW got me interested in indie wrestling. So their impact is felt to this day. such a sad day for all wrestling

All $75?

Chigusa Nagayo is coming to the US in May to work West Coast Pro so I'm going to start manifesting now to get a match vs Hayter on Dynamite.

That or he comes out in Saudi garb looking like Scandar Akbar.

He could become a barber. That’s how they turned the other Chippendale heel.

Effy and Dark Sheikh have both spoken out to say Jay was neither homophobic or transphobic, and both publically and privately apologised for his previous bigoted statements. But Davey Richards' video statement is really hitting hard, he looks devastated.

Sami Zayn:

I mean we are really in a gory glory period. Between AEW, the Indies and lucha, I could do a sequel just of matches that have happened since the last book came out

gonna suck when Brian Knobbs has to drain his life savings following Hulk into this

Excited to hear about a movement where Hulk Hogan legdrops thetans out of believers and bodyslams Xenu into a volcano. Jimmy Hart is gonna get a lot of work using his megaphone to harass suppressive persons in the name of Hulkamania.

I think Bill Maher would've done a better kicking job than Brett Maher last night. First man to miss 4 XPs in one game since the Shield began keeping stats in 1932.

I really did not appreciate it enough as a kid getting to see Ultimo, Kaz Hyashi, Chono, Muta and so many more on WCW TV - having a much better understanding of contracts at 35 than I did at 9 makes me realize the gravity and the specialness, and as you say, the pure fun

This is kind of what I was getting at in my last non-Torv post. If you’ve watched a zombie movie/show before, you can already guess about 90% of what’s going to happen in season 1. If you’ve ever seen or read a story about a gruff antihero who’s been charged with protecting a child, you know how most of this is going to play out. The first game is very trope-y! What made TLOU feel special in the game space is that it was—at the time—a rare, big budget AAA game that chose to be slow and quiet rather than fast and loud. A game that was more likely to leave you feeling pensive than exhilarated. Games like that existed previously but largely not on the scale of a developer like Naughty Dog. It was a shock to the system. The problem the show faces is that TV has spend the better part of the last two decades carving out the “slow/quiet/grim/sad/emotionally complex” niche. They’ve been happy to leave you feeling weird for a long time. There’s going to be nothing new or incendiary about TLOU: The Show’s vibe. Now, the SECOND game actually is a really bold story that will challenge and divide TV audiences just as much as it did gamers. It’s the sort of story that only HBO would touch, and I hope Zaslav can hold it together long enough for us to see it. But the show is also going to have to justify its existence for us to get there, too. And I’m interested to see if/how they do that. Based on the first episode and the reviews, it seems like they’re going to try to get there by digging deeper into the characters. Which is usually a good place to start.

I'm happy this year I did not see a pick up truck flying the stars and bars on MLK Day, as i have in years past, both in MD and VA.

King of the Trill is one of the greatest mixtapes of all time

Sorry I'm so late! DAK motherfucking PRESCOTT! and the DALLAS motherfucking COWBOYS! It's Mustafa Ali! It's Solo Sikoa! Ali makes Sikoa look like a total killer. Ali ducks out of the way of Solo's buttocks! Other than that, Kevin Owens comes out and distracts Sikoa so that Ali can get in something! Sikoa with the Samoan Spike and then Owens attacks Sikoa! That was a fun pull apart! Shelton Benjamin looks great in this. Nice Lariat by Montez Ford. Cedric Alexander attempts to murder Ford with an attempt to German Suplex him off the apron! Angelo Dawkins makes the hot tag on a heat segment that was completely masked by commercials! BEAUTIFUL Love Machine Splash by Montez Ford. Crazy Toprope Belly to Belly by Benjamin. SWEET Tope Con Hilo by Dawkins! MVP does...something? Nasty Knee To the Face by Alexander. Counter to a roll up and Street Profits get the win. That was good. I fast forwarded through the Omos match and didn't feel the urge to go back to it. I am filled with shame. Dominick Mysterio and Damien Priest take on Chad Gable and Otis! Priest and Gable are fun in the ring together. Gable is all wacky on the mat. Otis is AWESOME popping and locking! GREAT Released Vertical Suplex by Priest. That was a CRAZY Diving Headbutt by Gable. OTIS is so OVER. OTIS hits the Worm! Dominick bumps BIG on the floor, taking an Exploider on the floor! EVEREST GERMAN SUPLEX by Gable! Chokeslam by Priest on Gable as Rhea Ripley distracts the ref and Dominick covers him for the win! That was fucking great. Put the belts on the Alpha Academy! It's IYO SKY! It's Michin Mia Yim! Mia Yim looks good in this. Nice Missile Dropkick by IYO. They do a bunch of stuff. IYo leans into Yim's kicks to the face. Nice German Suplex by Yim. Yim hits her finisher and gets the pin! That was perfectly fine. I guess they are setting up SKY/KAI vs Yim/LeRae, which will be good. It's Akira Tozawa! It's Bronson Reed! Reed VADERS Tozawa and IT'S FUN! Tozawa is awesome on his comeback! Reed cuts him off by completely murdering Tozawa. The Shoulder off the apron was scarier than the Powerbomb into the Rail. Reed has the best Top Rope Splash! That was fun. And it's a mini battle royal! The Miz is fun making zany faces. Baron Corbin and Seth Rollins battle it out from the top! Finn Balor is added to it and Lashley Powerbombs everybody! All participants hit a finisher on Bobby Lashley! The Miz looks great in this, with the kicks and what have you. Dolph Ziggler sells the Miz's Figure Four like Lex Luger! Seth Rollins pins the Miz and we go to commercial! Dolph Ziggler would be hilarious winning this. He should go back to NXT. That was fun. Rollins hits a Tope. Finn Balor hits a Tope Con Hilo! Ziggler hits a nice Plancha! Ziggler kills everyone until Rollins shows up to eliminate bim with a Pedrigree! Ziggler looked good. Lashley is selling for everybody (because he wins! I read Evion's post!) Lashley then starts beating the crud out of everyone. NICE Delayed Vertical Suplex by Lashley on Balor! Balor hits the Coup De Grace! And is then pinned by Rollins! Omos chucks Rollins into the Pounce Zone! Lashley Spears Corbin for the pin! The booking takes over as Rollins and Omos and Austin Theory do a wad of stuff to set up Lashley to hit another Spear to get the win! That was good. That was a good episode.

They started AEW, of course they are originals.

Triple H on Twitter:

Man I knew they were loved locally but closing schools? I mean that is Von Erich adoration for a hometown wrestling superstar

I have no words. I'm just in shock. RIP Jay Briscoe

I imagine that particular plasma spill is a candidate for a second edition of his book.

He's the most universally beloved person in that photo. In an industry where everyone has a massive ego, I've never heard a single rapper say a bad word about Bun B. He's someone everyone seems to genuinely like, respect, and that's before we get to him being a fucking beast on the microphone. If there was a southern rap Mount Rushmore UGK, his group with the late heat Pimp C, would be on it.

I'm used to people, myself included, referring to Michigan State as just "State."

Buckeye fans hate when people don't say "The Ohio State University"

I finally hit that point in God of War where I go off to do a quest and end up doing 3 other ones by accident on the way

That's some pretty awesome fridge logic on the WWF's part; Taker's undead, so for all we know he could've been around in the 18th century, chokeslamming Hessians and tombstoning Redcoats...

DAK! DAK! DAK!

LET'S FUCKING GO!

Overrated Drama queen system QB bailed out by elite WRs and great overall team I hate him unless the Texans draft him in which case he is the greatest QB we’ve ever had which is admittedly a low bar

I'm 20 minutes late! DISHES~! SHOWERING~! CUPCAKES~! It's Daddy Magic! It's JOHNNY ROBBIE! That's Robbie Rocket in WOW! It's VIPRESS! It's the CWFH crew! Marina Shafir vs NYLA could be good. I don't think I've ever seen Zyra. Awesome! KEVIN BLACKWOOD! It's Daniel Garcia's bud from Buffalo! They lay it in like two best friends will do. Garcia is a HEAT MACHINE! Blackwood looks fucking great in this. GNARLY DDT by Garcia! That was good. Ari Daivari and Zach Clayton and Ruiz Something! Ari riles up the rubes! Ari Daivari has the greatest pants in the history of wrestling! The Dark Order are fun. Alex Reynolds assumes the role of our babyface in peril. The crowd turns on NEW JERSEY! Neato double teams by the Dark Order! No John Silver running around the ring but that was still fine. I think we heading towards Kenny Omega putting over Konosuke Takeshita. Whoa! Misterioso gets squashed! And unmasked! BRANDON CUTLER! BRANDON CUTLER! BRANDON CUTLER! The Firm are now COMPLETELY AWESOME! I love Ethan Page's face turn! JUKIN'! To hell with grumpy Isaiah Cassidy! PRETTY PETER AVALON! Such an unfortunate haircut. There is a lot of groinular undulating! AIRPLANE! Cassidy KILLS EVERYBODY! Ryan Nemeth takes a cray ass bump to the floor and Cassidy hits the JUVENTUD GUERRERA TOPE! So fucking crazy! ETHAN PAGE GETS THE PIN! GOOD GUYS WIN! GOOD GUYS WIN! GOOD GUYS WIN! It's WILLIE MACK! It's BRIAN CAGE! At the Kia Forum! NICE EXPLOIDER by Willie! DADDY MAGIC CALLS IT THE GIANT BUTT IN THE FACE! Mack sells the Forward Powerbomb thingy like a FREAK! This match is great. Brian Cage is on a fucking ROLL. This match is great! The crowd is WAY behind Willie Mack. Mack SURGES! Cage cuts him off and finally gets the pin! Brian Cage is fucking awesome. It's Zeda Zhang! More CWFH crew! ATHENA! ATHENA! ATHENA! This lasts a little longer than most ATHENA matches. YUKA SAKAZAKI! FOR THE SAVE! Goddamit, I'm going to have to order another fucking ROH PPV. It's MAIN EVENT of a weird ass THREE WAY TAG MATCH! It;s the Butcher and the Blade! It's TOP FLIGHT! The BLACKPOOL COMBAT CLUB! They are doing basketball drills! STARTING OFF HOT! Top Flight are laying it in, to my DELIGHT! Blade hits some nice Laraits! The Butcher lays it in on Wheeler Yuta! Yuta German Suplexes to taqg Claudio Castagnoli! Claudio slaughterizes the Blade! GIANT SWING ON THE BUTCHER! Darius Martin is the secret all-star of the match! Dante Martin GETS THE PIN! Cagematch.net was WRONG! YES! That was a wacky episode. Willie Mack versus Brian Cage was our PINNACLE. YUKA! YUKA! YUKA! ATHENA! ATHENA! ATHENA!

All AEW Originals. All AEW Champions.

If Amazon buys them ,Would Alexa be the Anonymous General Manager of RAW