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The Jay naming was a weird sticking point with me too but I think it's because I'm old. I feel like we've reached that point in the imaginary universe of pro wrestling logic, that people use aliases and it's common knowledge. Especially in a fanbase for a company that uses former WWE wrestlers under different names. And if any generation can get that idea, it would be the current ones who live understanding that they're not just people, but individual brands. As for the fight for me vs. entertain... I agree, but only because "Fight" sounds so much more dramatic and passionate. I'd rather hear about people fighting for something than "well I just show up to put smiles on people's faces."

Christian and Edge didn't disappoint. Edge hyping the fuck out of what we want to see. Christian... taking a big dump on it as succinctly as possible. The detail about Christian getting the surfer Sting rat tail hightop and Edge keeping his locks Lex Luger style, was the most beautiful best friend stuff. And Edge was proud to tell that story like that spirit is why they are so great. They are us, they just actually became pro wrestlers. How cool must it be for Nick Wayne to be in the middle of this? Did you guys see how that kid bumped for the spear? Looked like a million bucks. I haven't really watched much of his work, but he looks like a perfect lackey already. Was Nick Wayne even alive when Edge and Christian were a tag team? Wardlow beating the ever fuck out of a guy until the ref just calls it and then stomping through the crowd is the BEST Wardlow. Juice Robinson. That's it. Juice. Fuckin'. Robinson.

Watched the show. I got choked up when the Metalingus hit. I don't know exactly why, but Edge is just someone I root for no matter what. Remember when they did the original brand split and they took it really seriously? I also took it seriously and was hardcore Team Smackdown. I looked at the show as the place where the guys WWE didn't really care about got to be themselves and grow. Like the whole Smackdown Six period, and later when it was the La Familia era with Vicki. I still remember going to my friends house to watch RAW(I never had cable) just because I heard this new guy named Edge was going to debut and I wanted to see it. And every time he's made a come back or cashed in MiTB - that fucking music hits and I get hyped. And I think there's just something beautiful about the idea that he's been pretty much a WWE lifer and as he looks at the possible end of his career - he chose to go be where his best friend is. That's the most AEW shit ever. So yeah. I'm happy. I'm excited to see what story they tell with him and Christian. I want to see how they fight and I want to eventually see how they reconcile, because I think deep down everyone eventually wants this to end with E&C back together(against FTR!). Rest of the show thoughts.... Julia Hart is good. I love those moments where she got to display her character quirks in the ring. I don't know what to do about Statlander and how to connect her to an audience. Do people not like her? She used to be a quirky misfit alien, but now she's a power house kinda worker? I don't watch enough to know, but that's kind of the problem. Over the course of the match I learned what Julia Hart was, and I didn't feel the same with with Kris, who I've enjoyed in the past. Bryan Danielson and Zack Sabre was fucking awesome. Jim Ross was lost. I mean really lost. I've defended Ross in the past, particularly in the early days in the company. But he was wildly disconnected in the match. And any time he'd interject, it felt like he was pulling any random old saying he's used in the past out of a bag. Hearing Moxley trying to work around him was tough too. Excalibur, Tony Schiavonne, Taz, and Nigel - are pretty much the only people who should be in the booth. Swerve Strickland is magnetic. There's just something terribly cool about that guy. His promos have been spotty for me during this feud. He does this thing that so many wrestlers do, where they kind of half chuckle mid sentence, while they figure out what the hell it is they're trying to say. It's no good. But the guy looks like a fucking star, and he's good at using his agility to do heel behavior. Like when he often does a dive or flippy move, I usually think "that guy is an asshole" instead of "that was pretty." Fun show.

Why do I even watch football?

Bears are driving me to an early grave.

Justin Fields just did a James Harden style stepback to evade a defender before throwing a TD. It's like we're in love all over again.

There was one round where Charlo connected with the same hook two or three times. I thought it was going to get interesting but Canelo looked completely unfazed by all of them and kept walking forward. It felt like the kind of moment where a fighter realizes he's just not built the same as the guy in front of him.

Bears look like they're having fun for the first time ever. Thanks Denver.

Usher is one of those cats that I respect the work ethic and talent, but I can't say I enjoy any of his music. Like I'm tapped out on "Yeah" for a life time. I'm sure most folks could say the same for Swift's Shake it Off.

...can this lead to her taking over the Superbowl from Usher?

And this is certainly where there would be a problem, because studios don't want to pay royalties to regular actors. They sure as shit don't want to pay royalties to extras. The reason why I say it won't be much of a sticking point is because it's doubtful that the union would hold anything up for extras. They get looked down upon by everyone.

So the fear is this: An "extra" can come in and get scanned by the production. The production can then use that scan to place the extra in any scene in the film, but they only have to pay the extra for one day of work(the day they were scanned). That pay would be about $182. This concept became newsworthy when it was inferred that the production companies would have the right to your virtual likeness forever and ever - for 182 bucks, and could use it in other media beyond the production you were scanned for. Which wasn't really the case but made for a good headline - in part because it's totally believable. And to be honest, I don't think this is that big a sticking point in the negotiations. There are bigger issues that we were dealing with before the strike in regards to rates, particularly how companies can get around paying those rates through creative scheduling.

I missed that. It's very odd. Sean and Francis both work with Nicksick at Xtreme Couture, and Nicksick and Cooper corner Francis together. It sounds like they're still working together leading up to this Fury fight. According to Nicksick in an interview after the Adesanya win, Francis has mostly been working with a boxing coach out of France and Dewey. And I guess, more recently, Mike Tyson for youtube videos. And when Strickland made those comments, it seemed like Vettori was doing the same thing as Ngannou, working with both coaches. So I don't know what that drama is, but it sounds like there had to have been an awkward conversation not long after. Though, if we're being honest, every conversation with Sean is kinda awkward.

After a long lay off, one of my favorite pass times has returned: watching the guy who has to hold Francis Ngannou's pads during workouts. 3 minutes in, he let's out a grunty "Yes, sir" that let's you know that there can never be enough padding.

I think that's a way more interesting fight than feeding Wonderboy to him.

34-0 at the half. I think I got shit to do.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I was really looking forward to this one and it was really shaping up to be a special one. Feel for Fiziev.

If John Wick stumbled into an underground fight ring during a chase scene, Gamrot and Fiziev would be the two guys fighting.

Give me Colby Covington going wild on the mic a million times over Bryce Mitchell trying to force another person to pray.

If you're 29 and on a three fight losing streak... you don't want to get finished by Tim Means. Super fun fight tho.

I just don't know about Big Baby Usman. I just see higher level strikers taking advantage of some clear bad habits. He's got a really bad head dip that will eventually lead to the same kind of KO that his brother got against Edwards. Collier was picking up on it but was going for a knee instead, which he probably was training as a defense for the wrestling. Been a while since I've seen a a DQ for a back of the head strike. Malkoun just gave one away. I couldn't sit through all of it. It's just so cringey. Like "Hey man, let's have a scientific debate so I can prove to you that the earth is flat and shrouded by veils held in place by God's angels."

... you know... I don't know why...but I don't hate that fight for Tony.

Well, it's just the flash pre-order for the Black Friday sale.... you can still just put it off until Thanksgiving. Either way they're coming for that pay check. Apparently one of the releases is a 10 movie boxset. Quote from the newsletter: WHAT DOES THAT MEEAEEAN~?

I don't think we've had a consistent offensive identity since Jay Cutler was handing it off to Matt Forte and throwing to Brandon Marshall. It may not have always been succesful but it looked like football. And we brought in offense oriented coaches and they're either out of their minds or hindered by bad players that they can't coach up. Last two weeks nothing makes sense. It just feels like they're guessing. I mean Chase Claypool said there were times where he didn't know if they were running a pass or a rush play. Moose on FOX'S commentary pointed out one time that Cole Kmet and DJ Moore ran the same route by mistake. You see and hear shit like that and it makes one wonder if Fields' indecisiveness isn't unjustified. He might call a play and his personnel won't be where he thinks they'll be. How are we this unprepared?

That's terribly misleading to report that he just said "Coaching." He said a lot more than that in the interview, and mentioned that the coaches are doing their job, but he is thinking too much about all the data they're giving him during the game.