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Yeah, sorry about that. Selfishly, I was just hoping to have a spot to talk general wrestling, but still be able to avoid WWE talk. This thread had kinda become a catch-all for WWE news, etc. with a sprinkling of other wrestling talk. Anyway, weirdly, I was just thinking earlier today that Hulk had kind of been quiet lately after being everywhere with his RNC stuff, his beer, his Christian scam, and all that in the last year or so.

I just read two books on Springsteen*, both concentrating on the era depicted in that movie and I'm re-watching The Bear to prep for the new season, so that movie is SO my thing right now. *Warren Zane's Deliver Me From Nowhere [Nebraska] and Steven Hyden's There Was Nothing You Could Do [Born in the USA]. Both are excellent.

I have actually seen Mortos without his mask, no joke. He is a handsome dude.

Don't give HHH any ideas.

https://www.wdrb.com/sports/hall-of-fame-sports-journalist-rick-bozich-to-retire-after-50-year-career/article_a6310dd6-3dde-4dc1-be3b-adac5a51d007.html I was lucky to have worked with Rick for a few years. Got to do some fun stories with him. He and I won a regional Emmy together a few years ago on a story I'm really proud of. I was at the 2013 FInal Four with Rick and saw Victor Oladipo geek out on seeing Rick like he was seeing a big time celebrity.

Man, I am flat out HOOKED on the Center Stage Chronicles. Bringing back so many memories.

That's been my week.

I'm thinking we get Bucks vs. Swerve/Osprey after last night. Makes sense since they've already got three huge singles matches on the show.

I'm only dead inside.

Selfishly, I just want to avoid as much WWE content as possible, but I want to keep up on the wider wrestling world. So, now when I go into the general monthly thread, I won't have to see their stuff. That thread seems to house some of the best random-ass (positive) stuff that this board offers, so don't want to avoid it.

Serious question... Any chance we could start having monthly threads in the WWE folder for general WWE news? This thread ends up catching a lot of WWE news, and it could probably have it's own place like AEW does.

I said what I said.

Listen, I don't like to generalize based on arbitrary generations, but there are two things that I'm angry with millennials about: 1. The claim that Hocus Pocus is a good movie. 2. The claim that Sublime was a good band. Both patently false. Anyway, show looks fun. I got mixed up and thought the CMLL show was this week.

Quoting these because I'm in 1000% agreement. I really don't have much to add, but would like to draw extra attention to Asteroid City, which I also thought was absolutely amazing. The scene with Jason Schwartzman's character and Robbie is one of my favorite things Anderson has ever done.

If you told me this was a documentary about Busey fighting werewolves, I would believe you.

AEW’s roster is big enough with so much intertwined history, a Battlebowl would be loads of fun.

I don’t think he continued to ask to get dropped on his head because he was tough. I think he continued to ask to get dropped on his head because he got repeatedly dropped on his head.

Agree with that, but then Angle would get in the ring with Shane McMahon and have to go hold for hold with him.

Read the article and it sounds like the team doc was basically Officer Koharski from Wayne's World.

I've been extremely out on Marvel post-Endgame, but I may have to actually get to a theater for this. Between this and Superman, it's cool to see some superhero stuff be bright and seemingly fun.

I know there's the curse and all, but that's a cool-ass cover.

Ok, prefacing this with the fact that I don't want anyone to be out of a job, so don't read this as me being happy someone was let go or even just fine with it. I don't think Abadon was that great in the ring. Also, I'm a hater of "spooky" gimmicks, but I also think they're limiting to the performer and to their booking. At best case, you can do the "mind games" angle. At worst, you have to have their opponents act scared of them. I hate that part of it. These are all grown adults who fight for a living. None of them should be scared of someone in scary makeup. Now, if they're surprising the opponent or attacking them with a particular viciousness that you don't see out of other wrestlers, that's (IMO) a good way to go. I just don't think Abadon quite had that part down yet. All that said, I'd like to see them get another shot. Have someone work with them on transferring the "scary" to their actions in the ring, not just makeup or facial expressions.

Terry Funk, over the course of his career.

Grown-up Bobby looks exactly like one of my younger cousins.

Does her opponent have to dive head-first at her every time she does it?