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I could tell you the same criticisms people have been saying about them their whole AEW run (repetitive and boring matches with no psychology, no charisma, poor aesthetics, etc) but the response from the Bucks and their fans alike is always that our opinion isn't valid because we just don't "get it". And when you've been watching wrestling for decades and like a lot of it, even stuff that's adjacent to the Bucks, it's annoying to be told that you don't understand wrestling anymore just because you don't buy into their very specific social media style of performing. It's never "We're not for everyone but we appreciate every fan we have" it's "we're the future of wrestling and if you don't like us you're not a wrestling fan". It's troll behavior and trolls get hated on

I think the Bucks are doing a decent job with the gimmick, but I really hope Sting and Darby send them packing in a couple weeks because the heel authority figure trope is one I've been glad to not see in AEW. Also, I must know if either Saraya or Harley is a 90s Simpsons nerd or, if not, what their reaction was when that promo was pitched.

One thing I like about the Bucks new character is the good cop/bad cop thing they’re doing with Nick/Matt (I’m a Matthew who prefers going by Matt, so suck it!). Nick is the “hothead” bad cop who jumps straight to punishment while Matt is the “calmer” good cop that’s still a dick but tries to project being nicer.

There was an IYH in late 95 where Razor and the Kid faced the Gunns for the tag titles. Finish was Razor had one beat, Kid insisted on tagging in, gets nuked, and Razor gets DQd for breaking up the pin too many times. I love that finish. Progressed the story really well and I don't know why they haven't recycled it beyond the requirement of retconning a rule not enforced for thirty years back into existence.

The concerning vitriol seems like partially a result of making themselves 'reality' 'stars' on youtube. I rarely watched BTE, and wonder if avoiding it assisted my interest in them. Mostly I just love their character and ring work. I've yet to read good criticism (and I'm interested) that doesn't play on something they did prior to AEW. That said, I certainly do get preferences in only liking certain wrestling styles. BTE and Meltzer-praise aside, ppl also think they actually know the Jacksons from watching them on television in a way that is distorted. Like how my Mom couldn't stand Jason Alexander from his heel role in Pretty Woman. Or how others hate him by assuming he's George Costanza. As people, since that's part of the argument against them, I'll take the opinion of the Bucks' peers which seems pretty unanimously positive outside the senior circuit with their WO conspiracies. Also, when you look around at the idiocy (of some wrestling fans) that comes out over actual serious matters it kinda makes sense that ppl would hate the Bucks for frivlous reasons rather than their abilities. Ppl hate TK in a way that feels concerning too. Oh, the joys of celebrity!

Nardwuar was all over Much Music, but I guess he didn't cross over to the Quebec French language version, MusiquePlus.

Some eagle-eyed viewers realized Madame Web reused B-unit footage from Spider-Man 2. This is going to be one of those movies where we keep finding out weird stuff about the production for years to come.

Tommy Young just won the Masters, Wahoo looks pissed, Stunning Steve is happy to be there, Curt Hennig is grinning because he roofied both of Steve’s beers.

The Shawn/Adam Bomb match just happened (where Shawn beats him really fast and Adam Bomb looks like an idiot) a week prior to where I am so Shawn is already getting "fuck this guy" heat with certain guys. The booking is just nonsensical in that Shawn/Bam Bam/Diesel are these heels in late 1994. By May 1995, all of them babyfaces for no reason although they had been building Diesel up to turn on Shawn since August 1994. Out of three guys, you can only justify a babyface turn for one of them. Maybe. You can say "well, the Million Dollar Corporation has been in fighting since Survivor Series." Except Tatanka is now anti-over (he's under) cause the Luger program went so long and was so atrocious. Bundy came in and looked pretty bad. How he gets the spot against Taker at WrestleMania... I have no earthly clue. I think Kama is about to join and the Supreme Fighting Machine gimmick doesn't resonate at all. It is a group of not over heels who job in the most important matches. You can see why the Kliq became powerful. Vince is just mashing buttons hoping for a hit.

If there's any performer on the roster that feels like I know 'em, it's Eddie. And that's about the highest compliment you can give, isn't it?

Stop calling out Conor McGregor, I'm begging.

I still can't believe Sterling as GOAT bantamweight was a thing people actually thought. Merab looked great, and Henry looked a bit old. This is why you probably shouldn't retire in your prime for 3 years.

This picture is gloriously random AF.

The Bucks whole deal right now is that they're annoying little shits who brag and throw around their vanity titles like it really means something. Darby's promo basically pointed out that they're actually really bad at their jobs, passing on talent like him and preferring to hire their buddies. No, the "Not Kenny Omega" line wasn't necessary, but it wasn't really that out there. If the Bucks are the heels, then shouldn't people who oppose and dislike them be construed as babyfaces? I'd be shocked if anyone was even thinking about Cornette when Darby was out there yelling at them.

I guess Daddy Magic being from French Canadia is why he didn’t recognize the Canadian radio legend. A few years ago, The Evaporators were playing at South by Southwest and I went to one of their daytime shows. I was dancing so hard that eventually Nardwuar called me out and made me get up front and dance with/by them.

Tony for some reason pronounces Sonjay's last name like DOOT and my mind (and Excalibur's) immediately went to Narduwar's signature sign-off. He briefly mentions the name, and Tony and Daddy Magic unsurprisingly have no clue (nor would I expect them to). Moments like that are why I cherish the fact that AEW exists.

Ninja Kamui rules. That is all. (Okay, there's more. 1. Love how they fake-out like it's subtitled with the commercials, 2. A true gorefest in the proper '80s-early '90s vein. Not For Kids! Love it.)

I like to think of a universe where he's trying out Owen's harness.

I am in early 1995 (the week Eddie Gilbert passes away matter of fact since today is the anniversary) and yeah, that essentially is what it is now. I would say when they first come in, they clearly have a template for M.O.M. Mo starts the match and does whatever he can do, which honestly ain't much. Then like a minute later, he tags in Mabel and Mabel streamrolls the jobber for a minute. The big highspot is the kick. That or he will break out like a dropkick or something unusual for a guy his side. At some point, they tried to change it up when they had to be against real teams by having Mo come in and tried to play babyface in peril. Mabel is too big and moves around too slow for a hot tag. I am a year and a half into their WWF run, and he's already much slower than when they first came in. I have no idea how the decision was made for him to win King of the Ring unless they genuinely believe their pops weren't just strictly based on Oscar's raps and the one or two well placed nice spots in squash matches early on.

I think you are confusing two matches. The too much saving DQ was the first one on Superstars and we got the rematch where Razor has the match won, Kid wants in, gets rolled up and pinned and turns heel afterwards. That was the PPV match.

Good for Reggie.

Curt Hennig/Steve Austin would have been an interesting tag team in 1993. Probably would have been good for Hennig’s body to work more tag matches. On the other hand, that pairing would have probably gotten themselves into all sorts of wild shit.

I'm not sure, but I have to admit, while I'm not a Bucks fan by any means(despite enjoying their matches for the most part), the vitriol directed at them is borderline fanatical and concerning.

I wish I could watch all wrestling with Japanese commentary. The seriousness, and emotion where needed, allows my focus to flourish. Especially away from the generally distracting talk I hear on US TV. Fuck yeah, Danielson v Sabre! The future of pro wrestling on display (I hope).

Olivieri looks like GG Allin and Blag looks like somebody stuck a giant syringe in Chris Christie and sucked out all the fat.

https://twitter.com/VfLWolfsburg_EN/status/1757429328252375164 This is very funny, if you're British.

So that's how he lost his hair.

That Metamucil just kicked in and the toilet is all the way across the room.

Wahoo looks like he just found out there wasn’t any dress code for this shindig.

My lord. Slept.

The Steph/Sabrina shootout was great. Let her be in the three point contest next year!

Kenny Smith is usually miserable when he isnt talking about himself but he is extra awful tonight. Like someone told him he is working for free

Her Head Hit a Tree is the most overrated movie in recent memory, as far as I'm concerned. Midsommar had its problems (like that godawful "tell you everything and look ridiculous doing it" triptych and scene that sets up the initial premise), but is far better once you're into the weeds of it.

More people will see this here: https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1758900524106039479 https://twitter.com/DrainBamager/status/1758882406038397303 LOL.

Man, I can’t make any excuses for Meltzer anymore. I legit may just unsubscribe from the Observer because that shit is straight up embarrassing. If you’re not aware he lied/was dumb and said at the Vegas thing for Mania that Rock and HHH filmed a segment challenging each other to a match, but they “shelved” it and it leaked. Except, none of that happened. He’s referring to the face to face HHH and the Rock had on SmackDown almost 10 years ago to tease a final match or something between them. I’m not sure what’s more embarrassing - that or the Shibata thing. But one thing is for sure, his writing and thought process are way worse now. I know the joke is that he’s on the spectrum and he might be, but he’s also in his early 60s. He should be sharper than this.

FTFY. Hey, he's made one more Gleaming the Cube than most of us...

Been sober, but the dreams are ridiculous. Last night I was actually solving a math problem of how to buy such and such an amount of vodka at the store while my dad was looking for me. You can probably guess how my subconscious is doing.

I've described before that I enjoyed Bischoff's podcast for being a hard, but semi-unbiased look at wrestling(moreso than i ever enjoyed him in wrestling before), but good god, he's really leaned hard into an anti-AEW schtick that is borderline unbearable. He sounds like an anti-AEW Facebook troll. Shame.

The writers of Rampage are clearly Simpsons fans. https://i.ibb.co/MNw8Mqn/main-qimg-f48244bca1af37b91ce12f9e2d5deaad-lq.jpg

Fuck this isn't even re-inventing cable. It's literally the original version of Hulu.

I respect Dakota Johnson's complete contempt for the craft of acting.

Hey, if you made a belt with a template of a Lament Configuration, would solving it summon a John Cenabite? "We have such sights to show you," BABBA-DOO, NEH NEH-NEH, NEEEEEEH!

And if you wonder why the wrestlers want Scott back in TNA among other issues, apparently Tommy Dreamer is going to the new head of creative. If true then I was wrong about the 2 steps back. Actually it is closer to 5 steps back

“Why can’t they just have nice wrestling matches where the boys just have fun and no one gets hurt!!?!” - my mom probably

I'm surprised he didn't show up on the Good Place considering how he was name dropped.

Nick Hausmann has been replaced on Rumor and Innuendo by Dominic DeAngelo from SEScoops. The other host has his own podcast and inferred it was over the Jericho speculation

I feel like The Rock practices smiling.

Got my 318th Platinum trophy with Far Cry 4 on PS4. The servers started working again last month so I got the two online trophies done. Campaign and DLC was fun.