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OKay so I'm watching Hogan/Savage WMV, so I can join in. What really cracked me up was this exchange between Gorilla and Ventura that sounds like a precursor to the Wrestler vs. Sports Entertainer concept we deal with today. Jesse (on Savage): To me, the most talented wrestler in the world. Gorilla: If you're carrying that world title, you clearly are the most talented wrestler in the world. Hogan enters. Gorilla: In my book the greatest professional athlete on the planet! So here's what's great about Jesse in this match: He sets up his playing field early. First he denounces Elizabeth as a gold digger. She'll be in the neutral corner and when it's all over she'll go with whoever is the winner. Gorilla doesn't defend her honor, but incidentally reinforces the slight as a possibility by saying: "Sounds like a smart move to me!" This accomplishes two things: One, it sets up a possibility that Liz could turn heel and side with Macho Man. Two, it gives Ventura a ton of leverage as a heel, talking shit. He might be right. So when Hogan comes out second, and Ventura calls bullshit on it and Gorilla AGAIN backs him up by saying it's against normal procedure - you start to maybe side with Jesse when he builds his case that Hogan is playing mind games with Savage with the entrance and with Liz. Maybe he is the Luster. By the time Savage jumps out of the ring and hides behind Liz, Ventura doesn't seem so crazy because he's been given so much room. You can't call him out on supporting a coward because you've allowed the possibility that he's might be right on too much stuff. This is what's tough about Ventura - he's so fucking good at debating you that you really have to have an equal mind across from him to tangle with. Besides all that Ventura is great at calling the action. I'm a huge supporter of treating wrestling matches like tactical battles, not just dances. I LOVE GAMEPLAN WRESTLING. Ventura works from that angle. Hogan's bigger, he has that for sure. But Ventura lets us know that Savage makes up for size with speed and aerial tactics. He also takes a real world concept - amateur wrestling and the points system - and says the pros can't just ride it out for points, you gotta win. So no one can play it safe. I love it when Savage busts out the back suplex on Hogan, because Ventura can be amazed, and since we thought we'd conceded the power game to Hogan, it looks like it may not be such a huge difference. Hogan could be in real trouble. Ventura settles into being a normal heel after the first third - he supports Macho cheating but not Hogan cheating.He does it so much that you feel stupid for thinking he might be right earlier....but then Elizabeth blocks Hogan from crushing Savage's face into ring post. SO CONFUSED. WHO DO I TRUST?! Clearly Jesse Ventura is Satan and he's testing your faith in Hogan Christ. Gorilla(in reference to Hogan after the match): Thanking the man upstairs who made it all possible! I wonder if Ventura was the reason I hated Hogan as a kid? Or if it was Hogan using World title GOLD to support his piety. Hogan can cheat as much as he wants, but if he wins the gold then he is spiritually righteous. Anyway, it's a great call - and it exemplifies all the stuff that makes Ventura one of the greatest to call a match. He fucks with you, but in the end you know he's still wrong. But other than that, he's adding to the storytelling of the match by using actual descriptions of events as opposed to just meaningless exclamations.

Why do the Bulls test my faith so? Whyyyy?

Oh boy Tannehill bringing the goods: "If you'd asked Jonathan Martin a few weeks ago who his best friend on the team was he would have said Richie Incognito."

The amount of rational people playing a game in which you hurl yourself at each other as hard as fucking can, dressed in gear that makes you a human missile, is probably very very small.

This apparently happened a few days ago Chicago. Cab gets hit by SUV. Cabbie calls out SUV. SUV doesn't want to deal with this. So much fail. EDIT:So now the word is the driver was a 19 year old kid who stole the car.

92 Rumble is the greatest call of a match of all time. There may be better play by play and color commentators than Heenan, but that night Heenan was god.

Harley has the hair of a bad ass who has been pampered by being the king of men.

It's so weird because the local stuff is arguably the most important race to vote in. The Governor or Senator or whatever is going to go fart around in Washington or the state capital. The Alderman or Commissioner or whatever lives where you live, and has the most immediate affect on your day to day life. If you get those races right then regardless of what state wide elected official gets the job you can at least say "Well the townspeople of Anywhere, US has competency." America's perspective on voting is really kind of fucked. It probably is elsewhere, but I don't live elsewhere so I don't know. It doesn't take much to do the research for these offices, and it's soooo worth it. As it stands right now voting research comes down to who has a (D) or ® next to their name. Like these parties have really given the citizens of this country reason to trust them at face value. It's so frustrating.

Is "New Board Member" code for Matt D's socko accounts?

I think we've been at it long enough that you know the answer to that question. March Madness is a lawless land, overrun with barbarous brutes and swindlin' scalawags. The Lord of the Flies kids had it better than us.

It's going to be harder for me to shoehorn Chikara guys into the brackets this year.

It's not just the voice but how he says things. The line that really showcases it is "Ohhhh get your heart doctor. Get your cardiologist." It's a very Heenan thing to do, to say something then say it again with different words.

For some reason Hogan's skullet never seemed weird to me. I just accepted this was okay, but also that only one man could wear it and it was The Immortal One, brother. I think I feel that way about most wrestler fashion choices. Zubaz, for example feels totally acceptable if your job is bodyslamming other men.

Easily my favorite cheesy joke of the day.

PIRANESI IT'S TIME! 50% off Criterion sale at Barnes and Noble starts now and lasts all month. I call it, "The Hole I Throw My Birthday Money In" Sale

hahaha, I love that you say Gorilla, because I thought it was more Heenan.

You know, for a ten year vet at that point, Nova didn't look all that much better than 2-3 year pro John Cena. He wasn't horrible, but I kind of expected a little more. God I hate it when guys do drop toe holds like that. It looks so lazy and phony.

More importantly, Nova invented beating Cena for a belt and not becoming a #1 Guy.

There's also Cornette booked OVW with all the future main event superstars like Batista, Orton, Cena, Trailer Park Trash... Also the man declared as The Next Big Thing in OVW...Nova. All the ref bumps.

I was going to recommend Wildside Also the ECWA Super 8s during that time had Kendrick, AmDrag, Amazing Red, Reckless Youth, Low Ki, Daniels, Styles, Noble, etc. So here's probaby stuff there. It might be fun to go back to that time period and check out local indies that got a TV slot because wrestling was so hot. There's bound to be some forgotten brawls between a couple of cats that was only seen by 23 people at 2 in the morning on a Saturday.

Skills? Skills are overrated. It's all about intangibles. How many intangibles does he have? Is it a few, several, or incalculable?

Barack Obama put out an email(well his name is on it but I'm sure he doesn't know it exists.) encouraging Illinois voters to hit the polls today. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/11/04/obama-email-urges-illinois-to-vote-in-election-that-doesnt-exist/ Which would make sense if we actually had something to vote for. I'm so jealous of you guys getting to vote on stuff. I love voting. Can DVDVR have an election? I want to run for a cool sounding office. Like Master of Chancery.

Of all the republican options this has to be the least sucky. So yeah. Co-signed.

Hasn't Rodgers been getting drilled all year? I'm surprised they didn't have something more competent behind him.

Account was hacked. I'm deeply disturbed by whoever wrote that outburst that can only come from a person who has watched the Packers win too many games.