EricG
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On 5/19/2017 at 1:22 PM, Dewar said:
Fox is going to have 8 Cup series drivers do the entire broadcast for the June 10 Xfinity Series race at Pocono. Harvick, Logano and Bowyer in the broadcast booth, Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin as the hosts in the Hollywood Hotel, and Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as the pit road reporters.
Can't ever accuse Fox of never thinking outside of the bubble. This is most likely going to end up being a glorious trainwreck.
It didn't end up being much of a trainwreck. It wasn't that interesting, especially the three in the booth were fairly boring at times (and Denny and Danica didn't even seem like they wanted to be there) but it could have been much, much worse.
I did get a kick out of letting Keselowski do the victory lane interview with Blaney, after Blaney did the interview with Keselowski on Saturday. Nice touch there.
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8 hours ago, maciej said:
Sooooo, Riddle fell ill and didn't make Tier 1 tonight.
Is Riddle slowly trying to stop getting booked across the country?
Canceled a ton of dates with AIW in Cleveland earlier in the year. Double booked himself with PWG and HOH. Missed this Saturday due to 'illness' (In New Orleans, totally fine, for a wedding on Friday). PWG announced he wouldn't be appeared at their June 16 show as well.
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Cue Carl Edwards to the #88 next year rumors ...
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8 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said:
I didn't love the QBs at the top of the draft this year. I'm more than happy with Thomas and Foster right now
Best first round, IMO. I wanted Cleveland to come trade back in and take Foster, even though we don't necessarily have a heavy need at LB.
And talk about hosing Chicago to move up for someone SF wasn't going to pick anyway.
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On 3/18/2017 at 10:28 PM, Peck said:
Is that Drunk Uncle??
Yep. Clip is probably from a Brooklyn Barclays Center Raw (he and Taran Killam from SNL used to attend those).
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On 3/13/2017 at 11:50 AM, ARMDRAGON said:
Homage has about a dozen shirts, all pretty cool, IMO. I was in their store a few weeks ago, and if the shirts would have fit better, I could have easily dropped $200+ on just t-shirts. Ended up grabbing their Ultimate Warrior hooded sweatshirt.
https://www.homage.com/collections/wwe
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On 3/3/2017 at 5:35 AM, RandomAct said:
If you've never seen Alex Daniels, you're in for a real treat on that NOVA show. Got the chance to call a match between he and Chip Day that tore the house down. Very talented dude with a unique gimmick, to say the least.
I'm from the area he trained/worked a lot in the last few years (Cleveland)—definitely has been working hard, and the transformation in the last year or so has been incredible. I second what RandomAct says, I wouldn't hesitate to check out a show with him on it in your area.
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1 hour ago, RIPPA said:
I am not staring a new thread because only two people care but Carl Edwards is retiring
Edwards, Stewart, and it looks like Gordon is (FINALLY) retiring from any racing in the series. Biffle is gone as well.
Yet Michael Waltrip still has a ride for at least two races every year.
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5 hours ago, J.T. said:
KIKUTARO~? When the fuck is this going down?
Hopefully not this weekend now that my significant other fucking roped us into watching the baby on Saturday night.
He's based in the USA now. Expect to see him a lot more in the future throughout the country.
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On 12/2/2016 at 10:23 PM, notoriusvig said:
I'm sure this has been discussed but how is Lex Luger's book? I've been enjoying his 96-97 stuff and the preview on the Kindle sounded decent.
It's decent from what I remember, but lacked depth. A pretty quick read that I'd recommend if you can get a used or cheap copy.
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Why are people overthinking this?
Employee was told not to do something. Employee did the exact action that he was told not to.
Not much of a discussion, IMO.
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VICE did a mini-doc on this year's Tournament of Death, if you're into that sort of thing (or just want to watch in a "can't look away from that car crash" sorta way).
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19 hours ago, southofheavy said:
Bartender.
I have a journalism degree. I would really, really like to put it to use. There aren't a lot of jobs or money in the field, but writing is the most natural skill that I have. I did an internship at a newspaper last year and it was enough to let me know that I don't really want to work for one. If I was doing sports or investigative stuff, it'd be different, but I quickly saw that everyone I was working with was pretty much chasing sirens 80% of the time.
Now, this is something I'd be down for. I like editing a lot. Writing can be absolute torture for me at times, but I can edit til my head falls off.
I started in journalism (degree and first job) as well and quickly found out I'm a decent writer, but editing suited me much better. I hated the late nights and the story-chasing. Feature writing was the only thing I didn't dread.
If you'd want to pursue it, find a temp or permanent position as a proofreader and get some experience doing that (there's ALWAYS temp jobs available if you're in the mid-size city), and you'll easily be qualified for copy editor/content editor positions. I'm still amazed my journalism degree led to something 9-5 with a decent paycheck and great benefits.
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AIW out of Cleveland is doing Double Dare tag tournament again in the early November, and the first three teams announced ...
- Cryme Tyme
- The FBI (Smothers and Guido)
- The Headhunters
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On 9/15/2016 at 9:48 AM, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said:
I ordered like the vintage fit or whatever from them. It's like 2 bucks more, but the shirt is so much more comfortable. Got 3 shirts from them. all great.
Are these like the soft/vintage fit/style that tend to be fitted for taller, slender types that are in-style now?
Looked to purchase something from prowrestlingtees.com but got the impression these are vintage fit for the slimmer/taller fellas. Which, I am not.
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I have a physical copy of Titan Sinking: The Decline of the WWF in 1995 by James Dixon to get rid of - asking $17 shipped via PayPal which is cheaper than Amazon/eBay/etc. Like new.
Pretty interesting read (it's discussed somewhat earlier in this thread). Reads like a detailed history if you're into things like that. I'm not, but powered through anyway. Definitely had some things in there I didn't know, and has some interesting takes on angles and performers.
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5 hours ago, offspring515 said:
I'm shocked about Killam. Seemed well liked and always had lots to do in the show.
Also seems odd to drop the guy who does Obama now. Pharaoh never really found his niche but he had his moments.
I always thought Killam would become the mainstream, breakout star. Pretty much anything they threw at him he knocked it out of the park, but never really ended up with a 'defining' character ('Eddie' and 'Jebidiah Atkinson' were definitely two of my favorites, probably the closest thing to standout characters he had). Definitely sad to see him go.
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If you're in the area (or perhaps would want to travel), AIW out of Cleveland is bringing in a decent amount of name guys for their AIW Against the World show on August 26. Some of these guys don't get to the midwest that often.
- Josh Prohibition vs. Nate Webb (AIW Title)
- Tommy End vs. Ray Rowe
- Louis Lyndon vs. Chris Hero
- Teddy Hart vs. Facade
- Tracy Williams vs. Michael Elgin
- Laredo Kid vs. Triton vs. Matt Cross vs. Alex Daniels
- BJ Whitmer vs. Shawn Schultz
- Plus Shigehiro Irie, and I'm guessing some of the regulars that are available (Gargano, LeRae, DJ Z, Cedric Alexander, Veda Scott)
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37 minutes ago, CreativeControl said:
Was that what the Hasbro's were originally supposed to look like? Some of em are the same, some of em are different, some of em never existed.
... 32 years and I still regret getting rid of my Hasbro collection
Nope. Purely artist renderings that someone did a few years ago. They aren't based on any 'inside' information on the Hasbro line.
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On 7/24/2016 at 3:16 AM, Mr Harms said:
No other figure line captured wrestling quite like the hasbros. They were terrific.
Other than the tan bushwhackers I have about a full set too, and they're sitting in a box until I get some shelves up.
By the way, those new retro figures are fantastic!
I loved those figures! So much so, I went back a few years ago and collected the complete collection. They look great once you set up everything.
Waiting to see how those new ones will look, and how close they are to the actual original Hasbro figures.
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On 7/24/2016 at 3:36 AM, nate said:
Would you violate the Chikara public decency policy if you chant, "Please don't shoot?"
No clapping during the entrance, everyone just stands there with their hands up.
On 7/22/2016 at 7:48 PM, paintedbynumbers said:echris. I believe I used to buy dvd's from you on crazymax? The name sounds familiar
Yep, that'd be me.
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19 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said:
Speaking of Johnny Gargano he just announced his last Indy match is in Cleveland for AIW on Sept 26th. Looks like NXT will be pulling the trigger on him.
Yep. AIW is doing a farewell show for Gargano on September 23.
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I had sort of been floating around the idea of finally traveling as well to experience it. No ideas on dates or shows.
Does anyone do something like Mayfield did back in the day?
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On 5/10/2016 at 5:48 PM, Hail Sabin said:
AIW would be the most likely to do it I think Haku is the only they haven't booked for a show.
Parker was great the few times they brought him in. Still has the quick wit and standard dialect/dictation/tone he used in WCW, and looks exactly the same.
Buck was another story. He just can't go and is REALLY limited nowadays.
Your Wrestlers RIP Thread
in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
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Yeah, this one was a bit hard to take after I heard the news. I think everyone was expecting him to recover at some point. Chris/Chandler had positive interactions with so many people and was just a great guy in general. It really shows how much people loved him, and how important AIW is/was to a lot of people, especially considering the amount of support from people in the business.