[Rampage - 2/11/2022]

Anyway, these Young Buck guys seem kind of annoying, but they are really exciting at tag team wrestling. If they stick around for awhile they may become something yet. They may end up making a buck or two, pun very much intended.

[AEW - FEB 2022]

21 hours ago, alstein said:

 

Trent is one of the most underrated guys in the world, and Switch is the real best in the world.  I am expecting greatness.

I have not been exposed to Trent aside from his short stint as a teacher's pet, but more I see him in AEW the more impressed I am. Looking forward to finally seeing what the Jay White hype is all about!

...I think Trent used to be a Dudebuster, not a Teacher's Pet, but it's not like that hardly matters, at this point.

[AEW - FEB 2022]

1 hour ago, The Natural said:

You're gonna get your fucking head kicked in!

But you know he will go down fucking fighting!

[Rampage - 2/11/2022]

3 hours ago, Octopus said:

I can’t wait for more of the developing Statlander-Hirsch blood feud. “Boop. Your birth parents didn’t love you. I’m an alien.” 

Hey, aliens routinely abduct and probe folks just for lulz and mutilate cattle in order to see what they look like turned inside-out. I think it's a pretty safe bet that Statlander's childhood wasn't exactly picnic, either. She could have witnessed some messed up stuff, as well!

It also seems that inadvertently, Sting (the singer one) finally got his answer to wheter "Russians love their children, too?" Shit, probably not the answer he was hoping for, all this time!

[2022 WRESTLERS LEAVING COMPANIES THREAD (Releases, FAs, etc...)]

3 hours ago, The Natural said:

'Nuff said.

And given that he was still getting at least a half-hearted push and was being used on TV just before he left, he could just arrive elsewhere still relevant to viewers. Although, he hasn't really had the chance to wrestle since arriving. But in theory, anyway. Well, there are angles shaping up for things, once he returns.

[Rampage - 2/11/2022]

2 hours ago, Jamal said:

Cool stuff with Renegade and Baker and then the Martinez/Hayter drama.

"No wonder your parents gave you up." Yikes! Statlander is a savage lol 

Yeah, Statlander didn't F around there! But she probably knows that life in general is awful in Russia, if you add to your parents misery by attacking them with chairs and trying to break their arms at every turn, it's off to the orphanage or to the salt mines with you, what did she expect?

[Rampage - 2/11/2022]

Is Trent Barretta trying to make up for lost time taking all these insane head/neck bumps? It's like shit, I've missed like 8 months worth of these fuckers, I need to get in as many as I can in every match? The opening tag was wonderful. Ok, Jay White and More Barretta bumps coming up next week.

Donkey Club looked good against Jungle Express, almost stealing one with the belt shot, but eventually, Jungle Boy prevailed. He's a great hero!

...Oh shit, I just caught on a rewatch that Luchasaurus's promo in it's entirety was "aaaassssss", not "aaaaarghhh!"

[AEW - FEB 2022]

57 minutes ago, LoneWolf&Subs said:

You think Leyla Hersh might be the next big onscreen villain?

I wouldn't mind that one bit. There are other candidates, for sure, but if they'd go with her, she could have a Taz-like reign of terror enroute to the championship and beyond.

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

23 hours ago, Pete said:

This is certainly a take, yes it is.

Well, Bob Cook, if that's your real name, you can go and fuck your famous left hand!

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

10 hours ago, The Natural said:

That's hilarious, they shrunk the belt!

[WWE TV - 2/7 - 2/13/2022]

What is this I hear about piped-in crowd noise? Shit I was impressed with how much fire and intensity Creeds showed as faces! And how over they were doing it! Fuck! I feel betrayed!

Wendy Choo's wrestling and the whole presentation is hilarious. Stupid, but really hilarious.

Dolph is NXT, my prayers have been answered! ...No, wait. The exact opposite of my prayers have, for some reason, been answered. The maledictions of people who have something against me must have been answered!

Look, if he for some reason started looking and wrestling like 2009 peak Ziggler, I'd have zero problems with it, but the odds of that are pretty much negative. I mean when Tyler Breeze first came back, he started doing reverse ranas after doing 3 minute comedy matches for a couple of years before that. So there IS a chance, but c'mon!

Women's Dusty Cup starts in a couple of weeks and the finals look to be Raquel Gonzalez& Cora Jade vs Io & KLR.

Creeds vs MSK should be hell of a match!

Dunne wanted weapons in a cage so that Tony would stand a chance in their match. Very considerate of him.

Don't you dare tell me that L.A. Knight's pops are piped-in as well?

Ok, what the hell is Hudson doing? Pissing off Lumis by going after Indi romantically? I mean it's all head games, but last time you lost your hair, and if you are not careful you're about to lose something much worse!

Bron had a lapdance before the show, but couldn't say that out loud when Ziggler was roasting him about the glitter on his face. Santos vs Bron should be a good match, but we are waiting for The Man They Call Gunther Now.

 

[February 2022 - Professional Wrestling Omnibus Discussion]

13 minutes ago, odessasteps said:

Has Mick ever been to Truth or Consequences. NM? 

To this, he'd probably have the same answer that he gave his dad when he said "Well, how many people can even say they've been to Nigeria?" Mick's answer to that was "Who would ever want to?"

[All-Purpose Health and Fitness Thread]

I've been lucky that my "back issues" have so far actually been about my glutes being overly tight and for the past couple of years I've been able to be pretty pain-free on that front.

3 heavy workouts this week. Monday was back to the usual routine of extra weight dips, reverse shrugs and now, finally, pull-ups as well. Was able to do 3 sets with 66lbs, getting 5, 4 and 3 respectively. Then 44lbs and 22lbs for one round each. After this, it was the usual stuff with resistance bands.

Not the smartest of moves, but I did bench on Tuesday and it was so-so. The pyramid went as follows: 3x132, 3x220, 3×242, 3x264, then 2 sets of 2 with 286 but not a clean rep in sight. Then 3x275, 3x264, 5x253, 7x242, 8x220 and 32x132.

After a Wednesday off watching more Full Gear 2021, I did Trapbar tonight before work. It felt heavy as fuck!

But this is what I got: 10x140, 10x262, 6x306, 5x372, 6x416 (one of which was without Versas, but the grip then gave out), 3x471, 2x493, 2x504 and 5x416, then shrugs with 306 and 196.

Not the best week, still feeling the effects of the flu, but at least I tried going heavy each time.

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

1 hour ago, AxB said:

Frank Beel wrestled in the 1940s, it was his big move.

Yes, and Biel throw does actually refer to Jessica Biel and how fast and far she was thrown out of big roles after Blade Trinity!

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

Wow, this was something else!

MJF is such a wet bag of dicks! Thanking Spears instead of Wardlow! The fuck outta here!

Santana looking at the camera all like "Can you believe this fucking guy?" at Jericho's threat to fire them. What the fuck you think they came there for, Chris?

The tag match! Holy shit!

The main event! Fuck yeah! Taking out the top rope to take away The Buckshot! Brilliant! Didn't work in the end though! Fuck, Archer, I think you should have let Jake DDT Hangman after all, huh?

Keith Lee AND Jay White? Not bad for one night.

Adam Cole as the new top contender? Well, I'm sure the match will be really good, but no way can you be thinking of putting the belt on him right now? You saw that it would literally crush him if you did!

Martinez vs Rosa no DQ coming up? Ok, I might be persuaded.

Deeb's 5 minute challenge took a minute and she was stalling to make it even that long. You'd think she'd be in line for a title shot at some point, no?

Revolution should shape up quite nicely, once they get around to actually announcing some stuff officially.

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

2 hours ago, Gorman said:

Sounds better than the "Previously Forbidden Door."

"The Door that Until Recently was Forbidden"?

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

12 hours ago, DEAN said:

AQA is awesome.

 

Aside from this, I also liked her expressions throughout the match. She was selling all the big stuff pretty well with her facials alone.

[Dynamite - 2/9/22]

2 hours ago, The Natural said:

 

If this isn't a pic for a "____________ watches you masturbate"-meme...

[AEW - FEB 2022]

16 minutes ago, Casey said:

Full Gear wasn’t the PPV that shut down my brain, that was definitely All Out. From that insane cage match to, to the main event and everything after it, and especially Punk/Darby… Jesus, man.

If I’m being completely honest, I only remember Omega/Hangman and Punk/Kingston from Full Gear. I think that’s the show with SuperKliq vs JE & Christian too. Everything else is a blur.

The three matches you remember are the ones I'll likely show my friend whenever it is I get to see him.

[AEW - FEB 2022]

5 minutes ago, The Natural said:

It's why I watch them at stupid o clock in the morning. Glad you enjoyed Full Gear 2021, my friend. It's in my top three AEW PPVs with Full Gear 2020 #2 and All Out by far my #1.

Thanks! Looking forward to Revolution, but I may get to All Out 2021 before that one, yet! Not this week, though! There's still Dynamite and Rampage to go!

[AEW - FEB 2022]

Just finished Full Gear 2021 and even watching it over 3 days, I'm still spent. Wow, that was so good. Everything was so good, but there's no way you can watch this from start to finish and not have your brain melt in the process. But this way, you can't beat this level of product!

[2022 WRESTLERS LEAVING COMPANIES THREAD (Releases, FAs, etc...)]

1 hour ago, RIPPA said:

Candy Floss announced that her WWE deal expired at the end of December

Floss - who hasn't wrestled since August 2019 - said that during the pandemic she was diagnosed with severe PTSD and anxiety

She stated that WWE was very supportive during that time period and that she is "doing so much better" and hopes to return to the ring soon

Thinking of poor Candy Floss with severe PSTD and anxiety makes me sad. Glad to hear she's doing better now.

[AEW - FEB 2022]

7 hours ago, For Great Justice said:

Kross is awful. If you want a less charismatic Mike Knox in your promotion just hire Mike Knox

And tell him to be less charismatic?

"You told me to hire a less charismatic Mike Knox, so I hired Mike Knox."

"You did what? Damn it, what part of less charismatic didn't you understand? What are we going to do now?"

"Um, tell him to be less charismatic?"

"Oh, shut the fuck up!"

[February 2022 - Professional Wrestling Omnibus Discussion]

4 minutes ago, Brandon Bones said:

I’m still carrying a grudge about that edit all these years later.  

I don't blame you. We all should, actually!

[AEW - FEB 2022]

I've been watching Full Gear 2021 in portions and the overall quality is just nuts. It's a bit much for one go, but watched over 3 or 4 days, it gives you 2-3 classic matches at one go and lets you appreciate them more. Ok, so it cost about two months of Network subscription, but nonetheless, this is like an extended Super-Takeover! So this is what it's like when you put some effort into your PPV product?