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I'm not much of a figure guy but I do buy figs of wrestlers I like. My local Wal Mart had 1-2 figs from AEW's newest line in stock last weekend, so I picked up Brody King. It's a good fig but not big enough. A little too fit and trim. Contrast that with my Eddie Kingston fig, who has traps bigger than Lesnar.

Wow. The first time I ever saw him wrestle live was maybe two years into his career, in 1987! JCP @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – July 12, 1987 (13,500) Misty Blue defeated Kat Leroux Terry Gordy (sub. for Buddy Roberts) defeated Thunderfoot #1 Rick Steiner (sub. for Black Bart) defeated Sting Jimmy Garvin defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts (sub. for Terry Gordy) Barry Windham defeated Big Bubba Ron Garvin defeated NWA US Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (sub. for an injured Jim Cornette); Cornette came out to the ring on crutches before the bout UWF World Champion Steve Williams defeated Dick Murdoch Nikita Koloff & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Lex Luger, & Arn Anderson in an elimination match Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title barbed wire match Fun Great American Bash show (non-PPV) as far as I can remember, except the main event, which is a study in the carny arts. The whole show went long and the announcer (maybe Cappetta) told us all not to worry...they were "granted a curfew extension by the arena" and we would definitely get our main event! Dusty and Tully get in...Tully attacks Dusty...Dusty ducks and either hits Tully with some plunder or a bionic elbow (memory is hazy on that point) and pins him. Time of the fall is probably 10 seconds. I'm positive no "curfew extension" was granted. More likely the promoter (Gary Juster?) begged and pleaded because losing the main due to curfew would mean refunds, thrown trash, etc., and the arena manager told them "fuck you, you have 30 seconds and that's it."

Gym bitching...I hate these people: People who tie knots in the long rope AND also don't untie them when finished (the rope used for stuff like lat pullovers). There are already 2-3 short ropes with lovely rubber blocks on them. WTF People who, between sets, don't stay near the thing they're using People who occupy the only machine of its kind in the gym (in my gym, it's incline barbell bench, hip thrust, pec deck, & hack squat) and take crazy long breaks between sets. If I can knock out three different exercises (9 - 12 sets) while waiting for you to finish up, something is terribly wrong Crowded gym supersetters And, as always, groups of 5 high school boys, all with broccoli hair and Crocs, "working out" together ie using a bench for an hour. I am dreading Summer.

The British term I can't stand is "sex pest" because feel it's not strong enough. A "pest" is a gnat or a fly...swat at it and it goes away.

"Liked" just for the Suzie Greene reference. I assumed it was a Julie Winters tribute but I also admit that's probably too deep a reference. Note to Americans, "getting pissed with the missus" means something different in the UK. I need to rewatch the Austin Powers "let's speak English English" scene to get ready for Will's run. Other notes: God damn, The Bang Bang Scissor Gang is a waste of everyone involved, which is a tremendous accomplishment in mediocrity. Its only saving grace would be if it ends in a blood feud where Billy Gun is forcibly retired and the belts are unified. When did FTR changed the name of their finish back to "Shatter Machine?" They had been calling it "The Big Rig" in tribute to Brodie Lee. "40 extra black bats" is in Sting's rider with every venue.

Oh no, just on indefinite break. Super Dragon posted on Twitter in November that the company is on hiatus because his girlfriend, who'd been in remission from cancer for some time, had been battling aggressive cancer since early 2023. He mentioned that they'd be back as soon as they could in 2024. The last show they did, which was in August, hasn't gone on sale on DVD or streaming but I don't really want to bug him.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL this was my first thought! @Shartnado please get that checked out.

Check the post above yours To add to this, a GREAT way to build your tag belts into something to be taken seriously and maybe main event shows: every once in a while, maybe on a big TV show, put your world champ and secondary champ against the tag team champions in a non title challenge match or, shit, if those two singles two champs are closely aligned, in a tag title match. Then have your tag champs beat them clean.

Terry as Denzel's friend

Eh, he's a tag team wrestler. He should get beaten by skilled singles wrestlers. Of course, two singles wrestlers thrown together should be beaten, the majority of the time, by an established tag team as well.

Yes…but So Cruel has some of the most darkly cheeky lyrics.

I'm not sure, so I guess probably not. I mean all the Punk shit happened, and all of it derailed whatever Hangman's story was supposed to be. We never got the real payoff of "Hangman Page: Champion and Top Babyface" because TK figured Punk was the top and most visible guy and should be the champion. So then Page meandered for a bit again, got injured, rejoined the Elite (thus abandoning the Dark Order, which is a real head scratcher), and then got in a feud with Swerve and is now ostensibly a heel. So it's been a weird journey where he’s been aimless due to circumstances beyond his control. I do like his current arc of being obsessed with the title and losing himself. I hope this is some kind of Superman 4 thing where he sees what he's become and turns back, because he's really great as a wholesome yet asskicking babyface.

This is an exception as a late era Sting song that I like

We're getting back into those glory days of "I have no idea what he's saying but I understand what's happening" now that Will Osprey is here.

While absolutely a looser story, Hangman Page's storyline from the start of AEW to him winning the belt from Omega was definitely a good, long arc. They could have absolutely hammered it home better, and ending it just to give that goof Punk a vanity reign was a massive misstep, but it was definitely a good, long story. I'm probably missing some steps, getting some out of order, etc., but: Almost wins the belt from Jericho in the first title bout, gets too much too fast Meanders a while Tags with Kenny to win the tag belts That falls apart; Hangman talks about winning them back but Kenny wants nothing to do with the team, and turns heel Gets manipulated by FTR into screwing his longtime friends, the Bucks, so the whole Elite is gone and Hangman thinks it's his fault Is befriended by the Dark Order Gradually finds his confidence and strength through friendship, all the while Kenny is talking shit about how he'll always be below him Wins the world title I'd argue that AEW's story quality hasn't been the same since then. But you can put some of that at the feet of the Punk mess, Cole getting hurt, MJF getting hurt, and TK not really being the best at adjusting his booking plans due to injuries, etc.

That's such a great point. BCC"s gimmick is "we are legit fighters who would just as soon stab you as get you in a headlock." Good call with the Rockers...them vs cartoon comedy goons like Akeem & Bossman? Of course that spot works there.

Yeah, I could name 10 better PWG six man matches than that match, given some time to look, including Bucks & Cage vs Steenerico & Rick Knox.

Yeah, I don't think every FTR match needs to be a 30+ minute SERIOUS WRESTLING VERY IMPORTANT MATCH. Their AEW run feels like an overcorrection of the ass cream and jester outfits stuff. Also, I will brook no criticism of my beloved and sadly defunct Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. We are now enemies. Good day sir.

Damn near every seg had something to do with progressing an angle. It's like TK lurks in various places and takes the criticism. Will Osprey is this close to needing subtitles. Don Callis has good comedic instincts. I LOL'd at him trying to diffuse the tension between Takeshita and Osprey when the fans were chanting for Osprey. It was Heenanesque. Apparently during the six man, somebody wiped out the table and the announcers had their drinks spilled all over them, leading to this exchange: Schiavone: I have to go into the ring for an interview next, looking like I wet myself! Tazz: That's normal for you, Tony. It may have been during the Atlantis/Jericho match...one wrestler went up top and Excalibur is just on this long, impassioned call of the action. He lays out for someone else to contribute and Tony just says, "yep." Excalibur fucking BROKE on that one. All the Eddie stuff in the six man was amazing. Everything else was kinda meh. I just don't like FTR. I feel like their "we're just old school guys aw shucks" thing is ridiculous, because their wrestling feels so performative and without actual weight. It's like they're just checking all the boxes of guys working an old school gimmick. All the criticism leveled at "indy guys" can be applied to FTR, but they get a pass because they name drop Crockett wrestlers. LOOOOOL @ Osprey's "track pants tucked into gym socks" look

Can we find a good middle ground between "matches with no story" vs "matches thrown out there the kill time before the inevitable angle happens?" I think @Sublime's idea of the occasional short match that ends in a screwjob to advance an angle. The problem is it's a slippery slope to becoming a crutch and then we get the aforementioned 3 seg Cody/Drew screwjob or every other match is a screwjob and the bulk of your show's bouts mean nothing.

I used to like their early stuff, you know, Sunday Bloody Sunday? But when they hit that Zooropa phase, I tuned out. (this is for @Nice Guy Eddie)

I believe he means as soon as Danielson loses one of these bucket list matches, then baby you got a stew going. Speaking of, I desperately need one of these foregone conclusion JTTS matches to end with the JTTS winning. Maybe that's the long game TK is playing?

The Rampage theme actually has more verses, but you can only hear it in the Fite feed during non picture in picture breaks. You're better off not knowing. I'll never forget the Deadlock boys improvising the Rampage lyrics as "THIS IS RAMPAGE BABY! PISSIN' AND CUMMIN' AND SHITTIN' YOUR PANTS!"

I haven't seen it but I have liked him in what non-Star Wars stuff I have seen, like Blackkklansman.

As long as they don't change the theme song. BRING THE BROOMS FIGHT RACCOONS