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wow...it's too many layers...it's too much at once...I'm having trouble fitting it all...PULL UP...PULLLLLL UPPPPPPPPBATISTAFASHIONWWWWEEEEEEIIIIIIIIAAAAAAACCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

So, um, does anybody else remember when we had a porn subforum?

I don't think anyone necessarily wants to hear this from me, but in the midst of all of this nostalgia, I think this place has still really served a positive purpose in 2020. This has been my first and foremost home on the internet since 1999, give or take a year. That's more than half my life. Just the message board structure offers something that things like Facebook and Twitter and podcasts can't, a breadth and depth of community over multiple topics, where the commonality is more normative than topical. This has been a year of pandemic and scandal and recession and upheaval, both within our chosen hobbies and in the greater world. And you people are running around on each other's Animal Crossing islands or leaning into DEAN's resurgence in watching matches or listening to 1,001 songs together and suggesting supplements to one another or starting to put together the movies of the 2010s.

I miss Dean’s Smackdown comix

I was shocked when Hollywood Cibernetico suddenly started being homophobic, because I'd assumed from his constant body shaming woman comments that he was a catty gay dude who never really interacted with women in real life. Always read his posts in a super camp voice.

I wanted Shayna to take the 24/7 title off Truth and just randomly choke out idiots backstage in "title defenses".

Gilbert Melendez, for his Shooto fight against Rumina Sato. IMSMR we chipped in about $2000, good enough for our URL to get some primo real estate on his trunks. And then the fight lasted 90 seconds, so our ROI was basically nil.

I have fond memories of "heads on a stake" and the short period of time where, I think Dean?, busted out "defend your life" where the person could defend themselves and if found worthy they would avoid a ban. I don't think the few people made to defend their lives avoided the ban. The other thing I remember was when Winnipagan or someone started the photos thread. We jokingly had glitteratti vs team beafy. Anyway, I could swear a rule was created as a result of some folks body shaming and fat shaming others that if you didn't in turn show that you looked any better then you would get banned. That stopped the body and fat shaming pretty quickly. My stupid ass dumb brain has such a hard time remembering stuff, but I for whatever reason remember a lot from this board going back to 1999 or 2000. With the original board, I always wondered what would stop someone from posting as someone else because it's not like you had an account or anything. You just entered your name with your post or reply. I'd like to think everyone stuck to the honor system pretty well.

To clarify this origin story. The "Settle Down Hollywood Cibernetico" line was not said to HC. The time after HC was banned - @J.T. posted something about someone in the vein of they made him tingly in the pants. Partly in jest since JT is my friend and would understand the joke I was making and partly to not encourage behavior from other board posters, I responded with just "Settle Down Hollywood Cibernetico" As this board is want to do, especially with memes, it has been beaten into the ground since

for a second, I thought this was continuing the Shayna talk.

As a very long time lurker, I have to say it’s been really nice lately not having to read OSJ make literally everything about himself, regardless of topic. Surprised no one has shouted out Raven (Mack, not the ECW wrestler), as I feel like his writing in the old DVDVR’s was ahead of it’s time.

Hopefully Cena does what Taker did and get outside bookings and have Vince freak out and give him like $5 million for a single match

For some reason, my daughter really wanted to see that movie with Cena as a firefighter. The theater by my house had a free showing so I took her. It was free and I still feel like I wasted my money.

John Cena's WWE contract has expired.

They, along with Mia Yim and Jessamyn Duke, share a house. Shayna has also popped up on their streams here and there, from what I've seen on social media. Not saying they aren't together. As you mentioned, there is circumstantial evidence that makes it plausible.

@Matt D, your Secret Santo Thread kept me sane for the month+ I was out of work. My wife was/is a an essential worker and I worried quite a bit. Having an avenue for @Curt McGirt to sling me some Hashimoto bangers gave me something for my mind to focus on. I know it’s not a nostalgia moment from years past, but it’ll be something I feel I’ll remember as a part of a crazy time in my life. It was a fun thread.

Peak Fire Pro.

Tuesday morning and there are eight replies to the Raw thread. I think most of us are good.

Dean and Schneider hatched the idea to break into factions for 10 issues in the build up for DVDVR 100 because you know by 1999 factions weren't played out or anything. I legit think one of the groups was Foghat because Dean had just heard "Slow Ride" on the radio

I'll never not reference the monthly thread as Non-Stick Also, in terms of engagement DVDVR board-wide, it's hard to beat those LOST weekly threads.

YW, @NikoBaltimore. Also, for the record, I'm still trying to figure out which one of you is the grown up Krone Meltzer

I'm glad somebody got the furious Show face. That was classic.

Coming tomorrow. But it's gonna cost you mizarks 2 pay envelopes and a handfull of pizills, daddy.

For the record, Shayna identified as cis-gender pansexual in an interview but is currently in a relationship with a female. "Lesbian" was me trying to adhere to brevity being the soul of wit. But y'all pedantic...

Nextdoor is the only social media I've been banned from and I feel pretty good about that.

Cena vs Tanahashi yes admittedly wouldn’t be as good as it would have been 8 years ago but it would still be pretty good. I think the fans would be very forgiving g as they are both two icons and their way out. The match isnt gonna happen but if it was on a big stage like Wrestle Kingdom where there’s already magic in the air. This is all hyperbole but if I could fantasy book anything It would be Tanahashi takes the US belt off Moxley then they build towards Tanahashi Vs Cena at the MSG show with Cena going over then being IWGP United States Champion and the face of New Japan of America. It’s never gonna happen but it would change the North American wrestling landscape. New Japan would have no problem getting a US tv deal with Cena around. Also if Cena was to ever show up in CMLL as Juan Cena he’d have to be in New Balances jorts and a denim mask to match the jorts

You say this, but he didn't feel off in those Fast & Furious 9 trailers. This is exactly what will happen, but i do so desperately want him to do at least one or two dream matches in overseas feds. I specifically want Tanahashi/Cena.

No way Cena wrestles in anything but WWE. He wants to go full-time into movies. Why not? He already has had some fun roles. He is legitimately famous and not wrestling famous. I think he has some really good comedy acting chops. I would not by him as an action star like The Rock. But I could easily see him taking on sizable roles in a Judd Apatow-style comedy more than he already has. He won’t be the lead in anything any good. But he will be fine. He would also be good as the “inspirational coach to a ragtag group of underdogs” too.

And out of all the wrestlers he seemed to be taking it the most seriously. Fuck. He's in excellent shape at least so he should be able to give that son of a bitch there covid a diamond cutter and make it feel the bang.

This mask is fucking beautiful.

I did find the Matt Hardy part of BTE to be hilarious: 1. TNA Matt Hardy thinking that MJF was EC3 and Wardlow was Tyrus 2. Matt Hardy training Private Party with an interruption by Broken Matt about the origins of "botch". Watching both of Private Party failed in holding back their laughter 3. Whatever the hell was the Kazarian thing with Hardy. I would like to think it is him mocking Cameron Grimes but there is probably more of a story

I'm usually a lurker but I always both appreciate and appreciated the overall more level headed takes here. This board is a great place to find new promotions and good matches.

I'm not sure if Daniel Craig's extremely questionable accent made the movie better or worse, but I finally watched Knives Out and loved it.

Meanwhile, I'm just scouring for episodes of MXC.

Yeah, there's a reason I've been here for most of the last 20+ years even though I only really followed wrestling for about 5 of those. Not being active during the sleaze thread/porn forum era probably helped my longevity.

My god, we don't deserve Reynolds and Silver and the Dark Order shit with Brodie is never not hilarious.

It's admirable, to have a passion about something.

I'm not the one who upset her - but I nearly did. I had mod abilities at that time and started throwing warnings onto her to which I got a big abusive DM sent to me. I apologised, then I got a DM from Scott (who also joined the board for a very short period) apologising back to me. We all became MySpace and then Facebook friends for years until they unfriended everyone they weren't personally close with. Those were surreal days for an 18-year-old kid. Thanks for the memory lane posts everyone, I've been lurking and rarely posting here waaaaaaay longer than I thought.

In a weird way I think Palpatine was almost annoyed Vader wasn't actively plotting against him at times. Like I guess it was expected of the pupil to eventually overtake the master and the lack of effort in that area displeased him. That and he always knew that egging Vader on would get Vader pissed and accessing more of the dark side.

So you are the direct opposite of me.

The Emperor annoyed Vader regularly, but he didn't want to actively take him down until after A New Hope when he learned about Luke. You should check out Gillen's Vader comic if you have the chance. It is quite good.

Tamina's got the best superkick tho. And her days in Team BAD taunting JoJo was pretty friggin' great.

No, it's definitely Tamina. Lacey is raw, but has potential to get a lot better. Nia at least has a certain presence. Tamina is useless, and has probably only stuck around this long because she knows stuff about her dad that Vince doesn't want getting out.

Does that count those who would be perfectly fine if previous versions of themselves that weren't presenting as their actual gender were presumed dead? Because that seems like a different circumstance. ... asking for a friend. (that friend is me.)

I will ever remember Rich for putting Chris Simms in the Top 10 one of his mock drafts. Still makes me laugh He is currently one of the like 3 active posters over at TOA

Some might not think so but most of the time I have a really long leash with people (some might say too long) and it doesn't exactly make me happy when I have to get rid of someone. Like FSW... 99% of the time I could enjoy having a conversation with him. It was the 1% of the time when I didn't. Many folks have been banned from previous versions of the board are back posting now just fine. We all get older, wiser, more mature, etc.. Now that being said - the times I ban someone and I see them start posting on another message board where after a certain length of time (usually within two months) they get banned from that message board. Because then I am like "Okay - I am not crazy. They are an asshole" (Stro is the one name I can specifically remember)