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The finisher looked like someone wanted to do a "fancier" version of Luther Reigns' Reign of Terror, but neither Harley nor the opponent (*) seemed to have a clue how to present it.
Luther Reigns - Reign of Terror
Teach Harley a proper Reign of Terror and you may have something in a finish move for her.
(*) -- Said opponent, according to Cagematch, wrestled briefly for WOW in 2013 as "Tatevik the Gamer," then disappeared for 11 years before popping up as an OVW regular.
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Sorry to hear about Abadon. Watching them grow as a wrestler these last five years was a joy to see, and their squash matches were always must watch (though, admittedly, there were times said matches were extremely predictable).
Honestly, AEW did not know what to do with Abby outside of Halloween-themed shows. Having a gimmick where it's impossible to treat them as a jobber yet was too green to be accepted as a main eventer was also problematic. But to their credit, they worked hard to be a better in-ring performer and not be exclusively focused on the intangibles.
Perhaps Abadon can find a niche on the indies or finally get a chance to do a Japan tour (which could help in the long run). They're also quite talented with cosplay, makeup, etc., so possibly making it as a content creator of some sort is the way to go. Curious if Cody might encourage WWE to give Abby an NXT tryout given he apparently made the call to sign them to AEW following the first Shida match and the Anna Jay squash.
Comoroto would also benefit from a Japan tour of some sort. If he only won that bullrope match he had against Dustin at the end of the Daily's Place era during the Cody-QT feud -- that may have helped him get out of the "super enhancement guy" role he got stuck in.
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(55) Bob Uecker introduces The Road Warriors for Episode 13 of The Wacky World of Sports - YouTube
I remember seeing this when it first aired.
Bob Uecker talks to Hawk and Animal in 1986 for his "Wacky World of Sports" blooper show.
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AAA is reporting that one of its former wrestlers, Australian Suicide, recently died at just 32.
He popped up during AEWs pandemic shows as enhancement under the name "El Australiano."
Remember hearing he was a decent prospect, but he just vanished post-pandemic.
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Photo below from a benefit show for a Danville, Illinois, theater in 1988 featuring five childhood Danville residents -- Gene Hackman, Dick and Jerry Van Dyke, actor/dancer Donald O'Connor ("Singin' in the Rain") and singer/musician Bobby Short. Pretty good track record for a small town.
Growing up, I recall an "urban legend" that Hackman came thisclose to signing the dotted line to play Mike Brady on "The Brady Bunch." Turns out that while he was considered, he wasn't seen as a serious finalist given lack of name recognition at the time. Then he did "The French Connection" just two years later and became a superstar.
RIP to a fine actor.
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Leyla leaves a bit after a long feud with Diamante. Big Swole left AEW after a long feud with Diamante. So if Tony asks you to engage in a long feud with Diamante, run. Diamante is apparently wrestling's equivalent of the gold watch you get on retirement.
Feel bad for Leyla -- seemed like a nice person with a standout style. Unfortunately she was injury-prone, lost feuds because of it and the fans didn't care much about her. If only there was a time machine to make her part of Team Taz.
That being said, her Instagram mentioned that she's getting married this weekend, so congrats to the happy couple.
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Chris Jasper, brother-in-law of the Isley Brothers and part of both that group and splinter trio Isley-Jasper-Isley, has died at 73.
Jasper wrote and did lead vocals on "Caravan of Love," which later became a global hit (non U.S.) for The Housemartins.
https://youtu.be/foFK6q7kF9Y?si=ZwzSCic3lRdvRtP2
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Sabu will also apparently be on Saturdays GCW show to accept the Hall of Fame plaque he blew off a year ago.
Chance of a no-show or other chicanery -- likely high
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CMLL also announced that Takeshita is coming in at a date TBA.
Taya Valkyrie is also coming in to replace an injured Red Velvet as Lady Frost's partner in the women's tag tourney.
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Flipping around the TV this past Wednesday night and there's Dante from "Clerks" identifying things found in a convenience store on the Fox game show "The Floor" ...
How Much Does Brian O’Halloran Actually Know About Being a Clerk? | The Floor
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All Japan's Champion Carnival lineup for this year ...
Block A:
- Kento Miyahara
- Jun Saito
- Hideki Suzuki
- Shotaro Ashino
- Kuma Arashi
- Kengo Mashimo
- Xyon
- Cyrus
- Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Block B:
- Yuma Aoyagi
- Rei Saito
- Hokuto Omori
- Yuma Anzai
- Ryuki Honda
- Ren Ayabe
- Aigle Blanc
- Mike D Vecchio
- Madoka Kikuta"Xyon" appears to be former NXT wrestler Xyon Quinn.
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John Erwin, the original voice of He-Man in the 80s, died last month at 88. The announcement was made this past week ...
John Erwin Dead: ‘He-Man,’ ‘Archie’ Voice Actor Was 88
He voiced several characters on the 80s Masters of the Universe shows, and was the original voice of Morris the Cat in the 9 Lives cat food commercials ...
John Erwin Tribute - Voice of He-Man
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WWE legend housing decades of memorabilia in his shed
A Tampa TV station visits Gerald Brisco's shed.
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MAGAZINE DREAMS
The Jonathan Majors bodybuilding movie, which was dropped by Searchlight a while back given Majors' legal issues, has been picked up by Briarcliff and will be released in theaters in March. Here is the trailer ...
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https://youtu.be/c5y10wllcnU?si=xebT3zKe2AxSuWd3
Trailer for the first new network daytime soap in over 25 years, "Beyond the Gates", which premieres on CBS next month.
Only actor I recognize is Clifton Davis from Amen and That's My Mama fame.
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Hulk Hogan vs Jesse Ventura RARE House Show WWE/WWF 1985 Fancam Footge
This popped up on my YouTube page just now -- fan cam of a Hogan-Ventura match from April 20, 1985, in Minneapolis.
Match stipulation was Ventura could win the WWF title by countout or DQ as he beat Hogan by COR the month before in Minneapolis.
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https://youtu.be/AHPhZwZKvzk?si=Ti4D6Ps0v37P__nm
Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs do a bluegrass "Super Freak"
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Helio Castroneves to attempt Daytona 500 | NASCAR
The Indy legend will drive a car for Trackhouse Racing.
Rumors also abound that Martin Truex Jr., who retired from full-time racing last year, will attempt to qualify at Daytona for TRICON, a Truck team looking to enter the Cup Series.
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Per his Wiki entry and Cagematch, Pedro was pretty much part-time for the WWF from late 1983 to early 1985, primarily working in Puerto Rico during that period. He had a match with Randy Savage on the island in late 1984 that may be worth a watch.
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Michael Winslow was a semi-regular on the TV series, and I believe a few others made one-off appearances.
26 minutes ago, J.H. said:Did anyone from Police Academy show up on Police Academy The Series?
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Took my 13-year-old to see "Sonic 3." As expected, she loved it, especially ...
SpoilerThe reveal of Amy in the post-credits sequence. I took her to see a "Sonic Symphony" concert this fall and, while she loved every minute of it, she expressed disappointment that Amy got the short shrift throughout the show. Amy is her favorite Sonic character so she is excited at the chance of her "starring" in a Sonic film.
As for me, it was acceptable.
SpoilerAfter Sonic 2, I credit the producers for reducing the emphasis on the Wachowskis and limiting Rachel to a silly cameo. There was a LOT of Jim Carrey, but this came off to me as his farewell to the franchise, so let him go out in a way only he could. And the crowd at the theater where I saw this (which was primarily kids) loved every minute of it. Maybe it's me, but I found the bits where Ivo and Shadow watch an English-language telenovela funny.
Also appreciate the movie explaining the relationship between Shadow and Maria -- this was shown during Sonic Symphony (through video games) and the audience at that show actually cheered Maria's death (!?!?!?) There was also a decent balance in presenting Shadow in as much of a family-friendly way as possible, given in the games he shoots guns and swears from time to time. Here he had a gun early and kept the language clean.
If you saw Sonic 2, you knew a "Burns-Smithers" thing was going on between Ivo and Stone.
The bit at the Chao restaurant made me laugh more than I should have, particularly Tails being recognized as Pikachu.
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GREEN AND GOLD - OFFICIAL FULL TRAILER - IN THEATERS JANUARY 2025.
GREEN AND GOLD
A Fathom Events feature set to be released Jan. 31 -- featuring Craig T. Nelson and, in his final feature, M. Emmet Walsh.
Also the first film I've seen to have a Culver's sponsorship.
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Raiders host Sibley Scoles joins Women of Wrestling as reporter
You may remember Scoles as one of the "sideline reporters" for the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight on Netflix.
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2025 Upcoming Movies Thread
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THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA
Paul Walter Hauser is Michael Larson, the odd everyman who took the game show "Press Your Luck" for quite a ride in 1984, in this new film, which will be released in theaters April 4.
Also R-rated solely for language. Those Whammies could sure swear a ton when the cameras were off.