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This was a test to see how well Eddie can do local media and I thought he did fine enough. But the anchor was annoying especially when laughing while Eddie's listing his injuries. Hopefully next time he does local news the anchor isn't like this guy but I doubt it.

It's a subscription service that's I believe $10 a month last I used it.

Yeah, no kidding. On a semi-related note here's Amanda Huber laying down the law.

I hope y'all don't mind but if there's ever a reason to tag @Phil Schneider and beg for this to happen this is it. I feel I should be able to go to this since it's only a couple hours away. Not sure if I'll dip into other WM Weekend stuff since that's not why I'm heading up there. But all goes well I'll be there for this one. Now to consider if I should get a green shirt that would make eyes bleed.

I've met many a wrestler at shows and conventions which have been awesome times. But I only met two in the wild. One was Mojo Rawley who was having fun on Bourbon Street on Wrestlemania weekend. Fun drunk photo but nothing more than that. The other was a McDonald's by the ROH after party they had at some sports bar. Jay Briscoe was there with his family and in the past I hung with him at an after party and also talked to him for a few minutes at a couple shows. So with the place being quiet I had a nice but short chat with him while waiting for my order. His family seemed like chill people and we said byes feeling like I wish I knew them more.

Man, that felt really nice. If they can use that song more often then dammit they should. Oh, man, those guys were highlights of Dark. And you can't say Tony Donati without bringing up that sweet, sweet stock theme they used for giggles.

Thanks, dude. I immediately bought that and can't wait for it to come in. In exchange here's some lovely information about the Ring of Honor figures coming to Jazwares Vault. Danhausen and Omega aside the other ones are must-haves along with the Briscoes one they announced elsewhere. https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2023/09/04/aew-jazwares-vault-reveals-malakai-black-supreme-death-triangle-roh-bryan-danielson-danhausen/

Lots of lovely posts to read on here. So to counter the length of the posts I'll just add this: My navel is still there and despite it all AEW is fine. Dare I say it's even fucking great! Thank you and goodnight *gazes at navel for another year*

I didn't expect to tear up for a BTDO bit but the end is worth it.

I'm going to be selfish and say I hope he never leaves. For one after hearing about how he almost went to WWE it didn't sound like a place he would consider again. And for another he's pretty much neck-and-neck with Mox as the heart and soul of AEW. The idea of him leaving for WWE would just feel so very wrong but I do agree I hope he is able to achieve more fame and money even while in AEW. I get what you mean though about bringing it to the masses but AEW's not too shabby on the popularity side themselves.

As hilarious as this is I really would love to hear this in the Grandpa Simpson voice as I feel it's oddly more appropriate.

The way Tony describes this feels so wrong not just because of lack of interest but also how he's talking about episodic TV. I know they were thrown a curveball or two but I can't wait for this to end so it can hopefully move to stuff that's more meaningful. But I do appreciate his excitement and trying his damndest to make it sound good. Also, I'm in the "MJF is gonna lose in LI" camp because for this Devil stuff to mean something I feel it has to culminate with whatever happening leading to the title loss. As for the show itself I'm not as interested as I hoped to be but so far it's a one-match show with Mox/Kingston. I'm sure it'll deliver but a PPV on 12/30 doesn't appeal that much to me.

It's been three years, you know what that means. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSRgZ_jZoK0

Wait, we do? *does a quick check online* Holy shit we do! Fuck yeah, motherfucker!

Thank you, friends. Pretty awesome that I share a birthday with Greg who's pretty damn great.

Booker is far from a good commentator. But I applaud his contributions to the overall vibe of Trick. It's all fucking awesome. But what is so not awesome is the end of the main which should run away with the "Most disgusting promotional tactic" award.

I try to not spend too much and am lucky if I can get below $50. But then there's my friend who is pretty much this. I see this as us as the poor sap throwing money and the smiling little shit being Steam/Gabe Newell going "Yes, yes! Good, good!"

What stuck out to me in his match against Eddie was in the corner he knew Eddie would nuke him but he kept dancing in a show of defiance. He's done that before (against Shibata jumps out) and it always struck me as a really neat character trait where he will live and die on the dancing shield. I love it though feel when he loses that last CC match something will snap one way or another. The tamer aspect will be him splitting with Menard and company as he's sick of hearing them go "No dancing!" all the time. The admittedly better option would be for him to completely lose his shit, drop the dancing and go into vicious killer mode embarrassed by his CC showing. Both options can work if done right though I would prefer the latter. Now there is the chance he beats Brody which if done might work out better than what's mentioned above. Defeating the most intimidating hoss of the bracket (and CC for that matter) would give him a sense of confidence where he could dance his way through to better things. He might not be a title contender but even with a couple losses he could pick up a big win here and there. In time he gets enough of those where the wins happen more and he can at least see the next level is not too far away. But this is me assuming that things will pan out well. I love AEW but an not blind to the fact that many ideas either didn't pan out too well or were just given up on before it had a chance. With Garcia he's young enough where they can take their time and take him on a great path. But it kind of has to start with the end of the CC as no matter what if nothing changes after this then that'll be a misstep that could take more time for him to get over. EDIT: I'm sure Matt could better discuss Garcia but work's slow and the caffeine kicked in (about time, amiright?) Also, I love that dance though would ruin it for everybody if I ever attempted it. And yeah same goes especially for the Nana dance.

After just catching up on Collision it's going to be hard for tonight to be better than King/Danielson alone. Shit, the other two CC matches ruled also so tonight will be climbing uphill. Not saying tonight won't be fun because it will be but if we're comparing stuff then there you go.

Thanks for sticking with it, dude. I had to laugh that Discord itself would crap out as the show was about to start but was happy to see those who checked it out. Since then I feel it's only right to stream the ROH shows every Thursday from now on. I love ROH and I feel if more saw what they're doing the more they'd find to love about it as well. So why not let's fucking do it. The preshow rocked and I only saw the Jay tribute match and the main. Both were fucking awesome and the main ended like I hoped it would. And Mark crying post-match got me misty at the end but man what a tribute that was. I'll catch the other stuff at some point but I'm very happy with what I saw so far. Instead of posting again I'll just add something here. I am indeed going through with the streaming on Thursdays so as a one-time reminder if you want to check it out (please do, it's great!) then here you go. https://discord.gg/qz3KYM4kDr

And for once it's not my fault but of course Discord craps out right for everybody as the show starts. I hate technology.

I honestly thought they gimmicked it to add hype for the match. But if that was real then that is rather disturbing. Yikes. Oh, and without saying too much on the board if you're up for the show and on Discord it might be worth going here. https://discord.gg/qz3KYM4kDr

Well you got me there. I was just thinking of him doing something different to show the losses have made him angrier than normal. I guess him going for Froggy Boh early was it but more could have been done.

Y'all talked a lot about the Jets/Ricky/Bill segment so no need to add to the pile. They realized they were dying a thousand deaths out there and I feel for Ricky and Bill. But I will say there was a misstep in not having Briscoe come in angry and drop the redneck kung fu stuff for one night. There was a reaction video where he was pissed off and for a change of pace in the CC I wish he came in wanting to MDK White. It would have led to a much better match and also would have been a good way to show that Mark Briscoe is nobody to fuck with.

In their announcement on Discord they said there's a holdup on Xbox but it shouldn't be more than 24 hours.