Super Ape

Actually took a chance since I was snowed in and had fuck all else to do. What a mistake. Reigns/Rollins was OK, and I didn’t mind the DQ finish because I’m sure it gets blown off at Saudi Blood Money Vanity Show, but both of those Rumbles? Ye GODS. On the women’s side you have a roster so thin that they had to resort to saying “hey, remember this girl who used to wrestle here?” for a long while, and Ronda looked like she could not have possibly given any less of a shit. Lesnar/Lashley could have benefitted from a little Inokiism, but I was surprised to see ref bumps because I thought those were verboten in modern WWE. Didn’t watch the women’s title match or the mixed tag. And the men’s Rumble… that’s your roster? That shit is paper thin, and while I half-expected Lesnar to show up and win, I also was baffled at Shane O’ Mac in the final three. If the Rumble is THIS bad, at the rate they’re going they’ll have to change the WrestleMania theme song to Yakety Sax. That whole week is going to be a shitshow and I don’t have any faith in the indies to make anything going on in the DFW that week worth paying attention to. American wrestling is in the MUD.

Here’s a recap of today’s Flyers press conference after breaking its franchise losing streak record. Boils down to “our front office guys are our guys, we got a good core (lol), we can turn this around (LMFAO).” When Giroux drops his no-trade, I’m going wherever he goes, even if it’s a team like the goddamn Penguins. Fuck this franchise.

Absolutely heartbreaking news. He had lost an arm and both his legs in a very short time, but I didn’t expect to pass like this. He was such an incredible talent in spite of all the demons he faced. I saw in two years ago and he was still so, so good. His poor family.

Didn’t she leave Impact on bad terms though? Same with Kross, who’s probably NWA-bound. Just make sure Tyrus doesn’t get Scarlett’s number.

Been struggling really hard with the concept of “letting go.” Specifically, with fandom. In the wrestling thread I pointed out how an indie near me booked Onita for a deathmatch and Rob Feinstein was there running Onita’s business. A lot of folks were upset, myself included, and I called some people out for not saying anything and yeah. Got a demonstration of the parasocial “friendship” between entertainer and audience. I’ve talked at length on here about the effects of Speaking Out on my local indie scene and how it hurts because I took my daughter to Chikara shows. After months of holding out hope that things will get better, I finally accepted they won’t, and am trying to disengage and let go of wrestling, at least in these indies. I’ve already decided I won’t take my kid to any more shows, but letting go of friends I made, even those whose bonds were superficial, hurts. Especially for someone who has had difficulty making friends his whole life. I’m not asking for any advice or help, I just really needed to get these words out and stop them from eating me up inside.

Last night was Onita vs. Matt Tremont in a minor league baseball stadium in NJ, and it came out that Rob Feinstein was there working the Onita meet and greet, and a good number of folks were letting everyone involved have it online. Good to know that scuzzy indies never change their stripes.

Serves them right for fucking me over in survival last week. Now do the Saints next, football gods.

We’ll see, the trunk of my car can only hold so many bodies.

If anybody needs me I’ll be driving to New Orleans with pliers and a blowtorch, seeing as I just got fucked out of survival. I’m about to get medieval on Sean Payton’s ass.

And it’s official.

This is really specific, but I have a friend who a few years ago faced X in a game of DDR AND WON at a gaming tournament. It made my friend’s life, and I know Woods had a blast.

congratulations to Big E and Becky Lynch on becoming the first-ever stepfather/stepdaughter pair of champions in wrestling history.

I had money on the Vikings so I’m gonna probably start mailing letters written in red paint to Mike Zimmer

For reasons I STILL don’t know, I decided this was the week I’d start doing some sports betting on college football. Guess who’s up $120 after taking Michigan -6, the under on Air Force/Navy, and Temple -6.5, plus a parlay of the first two? In between that, JSU LITERALLY planting a flag on the FSU logo, and THIS shit from Arkansas social media… I like college football now?!

Like I said in the Takeover thread; Kross will be in the NWA by Christmas.

Tim Storm went from their world champion to slumming it against two woman-beating sacks of crap. I feel bad for him. The only one on that roster I feel bad for, honestly.

He’ll be the ace of the NWA midcard, having snoozers with Tyrus and Woman Beatin’ Bram by Christmas. I just hope he makes sure none of those guys get Scarlett’s number.

Assuming the numbers in his username represent his birthday, he was 32. Far too young for anybody.

Sad news; Jahmale Hepburn, aka RealHero, known for the Google Drive of the same name, has passed away. His efforts in bring Japanese wrestling, past and present, to Western audiences, were a large part of why people were able to get into and appreciate Japanese pro wrestling over the past few years. While I never personally talked to him, many people have also said he was one of the nicest people in the wrestling community. Say hi to Misawa and Jumbo for us, Jahmale. We’ll miss you.

I meant with the place closing after, though thinking about it, Tony Khan would probably feel obligated to bring that roster into his, and I’m not gonna watch a Dynamite with Nick Aldis and Thom Batteredher.

Let’s hope it ends the same way too.

Go bonkers. I have IWTV, Peacock, YouTube, and Jumbo Tsuruta's son as a mutual follower on Twitter. Maybe something international and more than 20 years old preferably. You?

Two straight Phillies losses, two nights in a row, both attributable to COVID denying assholes like Aaron Nola. I can't wait for the lockout to come put me out of this sorry franchise's misery.

Geant Ferre vs. Franz Van Buyten, for the French heavyweight championship. Geant Ferre would go on to achieve fame under the name Andre the Giant, but here he is, in his second match ever.

This is why I’m rooting for the lockout to put me out of this shit franchise’s misery.