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It’s been like 10 hours since Raw, so I’m sure someone has beaten me to this connection by now, but Cody with his blonde hair bleeding in the rain made me think of the end of Blade Runner. I’ve no doubt that a true cornball geek like him was lobbying production to let him cut a social media promo after the show where he could work in a “tears in rain” quote.
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Finally saw THE IRON CLAW. Enjoyed it, but DEWEY COX so thoroughly deconstructed the biopic genre, I couldn’t help but think of the Tim Meadows/drug bit every time Kevin had a heart to heart with his brothers prior to them meeting their fate. DON’T GO TO JAPAN, DAVID! BE CAREFUL ON YOUR BIKE, KERRY!
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I only caught Sami/Gable but that was awesome pro wres. It’s pretty rare for Sami to feel like the wrong guy to put over, but yeah. Should’ve been Gable! It definitely seems like they’re setting up a path for him to get there anyway, but I really hope it isn’t a lame 3-way. I’d rather see Gunther/Sami night one, then the winner (Gunther) versus Gable night two. That seems like a much more interesting way to protect Gunther in defeat (two grueling matches on back-to-back nights) than some 3-way chicanery.
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Chase Owens defeating Ishii is the new worst thing Gedo has ever done.
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I know you’ve always had a problem with Nick, so I’m not totally surprised, but you’re grossly misrepresenting what he actually said. His full comments are really insightful and introspective. And he *explicitly* said that he doesn’t think it’s bad or wrong that the players are focused on money. It’s right there in the text, almost verbatim what I typed.
What he’s actually getting at there is his growing realization that his approach to the college game is incompatible with the modern culture of the college game, with the Rose Bowl post-game (which I honestly don’t even remember happening to any significant degree) being one of the last strong indications that his way just wasn’t resonating as well anymore. He’s very clear that it’s just an issue that the modern game stopped being as fulfilling to him anymore, and that’s a him thing and not a negative judgment on anyone else.
Honestly, it’s just another reasons he’s the GOAT. He knew when to get out and *not* be one of these Dabo or Gary Patterson types who just complain all the time while the game passes them by.
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Pairing Okada with the Bucks is interesting. On one had, it’s working against what the fans want (to cheer for him), but at the same time, much like the Bucks, Okada is at his best when he’s being kinda bitchy, so this is probably the best context to introduce him as a character (not just a wrestler) to America.
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The clear mandate coming out of Revolution was “make Kyle Fletcher look less like Will Ospreay.”
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Man, great call on that RUSH match. Perfect matchup of their strengths. They had people online genuinely believing that RUSH was taking liberties with Jack.
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I don’t think NXT has done Pillman any favors, so I don’t know if that’s the direction Jack wants to go in, if actually improving is the goal. Rock’s daughter has been in the system for 4 years and still can’t talk convincingly.
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56 minutes ago, Matt D said:
Tunnels are back!
Re: Perry: I actually thought his performance against HOOK was quite good and there might have been something there as a heel. He worked the match very differently than he would have as a face. Ah well.
Yes! The Hook matches were good! People forget.
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Goddamn, pal.
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1 hour ago, Coletti said:
Yeah it seemed like Jack was pretty fucking popular here and elsewhere up until the gimmick change and the unfortunate shit with Punk and Wembley. The way certain people have acted like he's been garbage the entire time is kind of hilarious.
I definitely think there’s a strong recency bias here due to the Pillars feud flop and the All In debacle being the last strong memories people have of Perry. But he was one of the top in-ring guys in AEW as a pure babyface for years, and I really think he was finding himself as a heel just before everything went sideways.
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Jack has been pretty upfront about loving wrestling for the in-ring and not really caring about promos, thus never really putting any effort into getting better until the past year or two. If I’m remembering correctly, the original concept of the Jungle Boy character was that he would be mostly mute for precisely that reason.
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10 hours ago, Bryan said:
That might be generous too. If I never see him again, the only thing I will remember about him is how I marveled at his ability to pull Anna Jay despite having less charisma than a cardboard box.
He’s handsome, physically fit, famous, and rich.
Hope this helps.
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Imagine being giftwrapped a talented wrestler who actually draws attention to your stale, star-bereft shows and thinking, “I’m going to attach this guy to the shittiest thing we’ve got so when people check in to see him, they’ll see just how truly shitty we can be.”
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I don’t think they’ve given up on Jack. His heel run was just taking off before All In. They’ve just got him laying low until the heat dies off. Sending him to NJPW for a while where he can remind people how good he is without CM Punk chants is a smart move.
I’d bet anything he’s back on AEW TV with the Bucks by this summer.
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I realize they’ll have to swallow some pride after dubbing him a pillar, but it is beyond past time to cut bait on Sammy. It would be in everybody’s best interests for him to go somewhere else.
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The most only about ball man who was ever only about ball.
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Loving the implication that Arch is such a hardcore gamer that, if he can play as himself in the college football video game, he will care less about playing actual football.
Hilarious that someone in the Manning camp thought this would be a good thing to leak to the press. Just say you wanted more money!
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Much to speak of tonight, but first we must acknowledge that a not-insignificant number of people in the audience in Greensboro apparently thought Will Ospreay is Australian and/or Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher are the same person (hopefully the post-match clarified the latter).
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MEAT MADNESS
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2 hours ago, hammerva said:
So when I heard that the playoff format would be a 5+7 Proposal on this 12 team format, I was completely confused. After hearing what it is, I am less confused but but still weird as hell. So it is the 5 highest ranking conference champions and then the 7 highest ranking teams that didn't win are included. How the seeding of 1-12 is set up I have no idea
The 4 highest ranked champs get the top 4 seeds, regardless of where they’re ranked. (So, if the Big 12 champ is ranked 7th but they’re the third highest champs, they’re seeded at 3 regardless of who’s in front of them.)
The fifth highest champ is guaranteed a spot in the field but not a seed, so they could be slotted anywhere from 5-12.
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Nic Pizzolatto sulking about season 4 on Instagram is giving me life. Just constant passive-aggressive likes and shares, like a wrestler who’s unhappy with their push.
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They didn’t tie *everything* up…
SpoilerThere was never any explanation of who took the tongue or how it got in the lab.
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WWE TV - 3/25 - 3/31/2024 - Every Becky Wants To Rule The World
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This Mania build has been quite the roller coaster.
YAY CODY/ROMAN 2!
BOO ITS ROCK/ROMAN INSTEAD
YAY THEY FIXED IT! CODY/ROMAN IS BACK ON AND ROCK IN A TAG MATCH!
Now, we’ve crossed over into the bittersweet realization…yeah, but Cody/Rock would be better than either of the matches we’re actually gonna get.