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I went to bed at halftime My insomnia has kicked in I am pleased

That was the greatest call in the history of football. Absolutely no question it was called correctly. /s I dunno why "well, I was trying to pass it forward" is somehow a defense for a pass going backward when hit. Makes no sense. The ball going backward should be all that matters. Well, this aged like milk. Matt LaFleur sure didn't wait long to get in a "WTF was he thinking?!?!" moment, did he? It's one thing to take points off the board when you get a first down. But to give yourself 4th & 1? WTF. Glorious decision that led to a righteous outcome.

Finished Night 2 of Triplemania. The Copa Bardahl was fun though I wish the result was not the same as last year if only because the surprise return of Nino Hamburguesa got such a big reaction. Catalina/Flammer was solid though I think they would have used Catalina's splash for the finish. Its way more over with the audience than her Busaiku knee. Carnicero/Psycho was an ok brawl/plunder match up until the Pagano betrayal finish. Felt like that could have been better executed though it does make sense now of who was directing El Carnicero. Curious if we see anyone join two in their fight against the Psycho Circus. Fenix vs. Mini Vikingo vs. Frazer vs. Cartwheel was pretty good. The Ola de Calor arguably had bigger action, but this flowed so much better. The crowd was hotter, and everyone involved got at least one false finish moment where the audience completely believed they would win. The Los Perros del Mal attack on everyone post match would typically be nothing special, but it saw the group see the return of their original music. That really does bring in some missing aura. This was also a nice bit of revenge after Rey Fenix's shit talking of the group last week. Not sure what the plan is, but I kind of hope someone from the group takes the belt off of Fenix and eventually loses it to Mini Vikingo. That kid is over and the crowd is just waiting and wanting for him to win a title. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno del Mal vs. War Raiders was decent while it lasted. This was never going to feel like a big match or special runnign this late in the show, after the cruiserweight title match, and with no build. Still, the crowd was happy to see the Wagner Brothers take the gold, and so am I. I like War Raiders, but they don't really fit AAA. El Grande Americano vs. Dominik Mysterio was good. Really enjoyed the first 2/3 of the match with it being a heated brawl. Dom slightly brought out of a side of him we haven't seen before with how hard he went on EGA, especially when he used the belt. The last third was the typical WWE run in drama. It was mostly done well and made sense given Dom's ties with El Ojo & Judgement Day. it just brought things down a pinch after the match was going so strong on its own. Still, it had a satisfying enough ending with a fairly happy crowd celebrating EGA's win. This was unsurprisingly a much stronger night than Night 1 in Vegas. The crowd was better as expected, but even the general matches felt stronger with both the cruiserweight match and main event being the standouts even with my complaints. Good show, looking forward to seeing what comes next.

How have the former NXT guys been in in Japan? Been curious if any of them improved.

Since I’m not watching, is it set in the present or the slight past?

Because Bret is much smarter than everyone else.

People started doing slam dunks after scoring. Once or twice it tilted the goal post.

Manny Fernandez vs. Jumbo Tsuruta:

I love the strategy of some folks coming into this: Let me make it hard for myself....let me pick a team that's NOT playing the Cleveland Browns.

You know what? That's even better given the context of the picture. Given Vince's reaction on commentary at IYH when Bret faced DBS, I don't think he was suppose to get color there either.

It was the other way around. Flair got yelled at. Bret bragged in his book about how he got away with it.

That's old but still hilarious. Also, my theory is Bret is still pissed he got caught blading at WMVIII and Flair didn't despite his being as blatant.

This was a good episode, and I’m interested to see where things go from here. I’ve read reviews from critics who were able to screen all the episodes except the finale that there’s a pretty dramatic tonal shift in the next two episodes. I assume it’s Lindelhoff mystery box stuff until the finale, where I’m guessing we get more about Sinestro and Laura Linney. Assuming Hal is really dead, I’m bummed we won’t get a grizzled vet Hal interacting with Corenswet’s Superman.

Eddie Kingston's tribute is now on YouTube: Man, I feel for Eddie Kingston. RIP "The Butcher" Andy Williams.

I'd love to make jokes about those that picked the Chargers but since I had the Lions I don't feel confident enough to say anything.

Movies today...if I can find Never Let Me Go on streaming, I'm sure I'll watch it. Some Came Running (Criterion Channel, leaving on 9/30) - 4/5 stars The Reluctant Debutante (HBO Max, leaving on 9/30) - 3/5 stars The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (saw in the theaters) - 5/5 stars The Father Who Moves Mountains (Netflix, leaving on 9/16) - 2.5/5 stars

Tyrone Tracy should have been cut the day he missed the block and Dart got blasted in pre season. How does he still have a job??? Ugh.

We also had not one, but two Scorigamis in Week 1.

Cowboys have a really good offense. The Giants have a really good defense. The teams are moving it but its more of a slugfest than current day NFL games usually are. It's like a 2010s Steelers vs Ravens game.

I am not sure how I know this but... This tracks

I changed last minute. Jesus lol

0-4 across my leagues to start the year, plus I'm already out of the Survivor here! FOOTBALL IS BACK