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Looooool oh holy shit. “That dude look like a Skinemax vampire” is going into my lexicon. The last time a DVDVR insult stuck with me, it was DEAN’s description of Jim Hellwig in a suit, “he looks like landscaper with a court date.”

Happy heavenly 50th birthday to Shannon Claire Sprull, Daffney. We love and miss you.

per luchablog, Hechicero has signed with AEW. It's a dual deal, so he'll still be working CMLL shows too.

also shout out to Kip Sabian for looking like every vampire in a Cinemax softcore porn last night

I don't think I saw it mentioned in the All In thread, but Cash Wheeler saying, "Is it weird that I wish Mother Wayne was my mother?" during the tag title match get a laugh out of me.

That's actually perfect. Paul Jones was once a main event wrestler before he was a manager, so Jimmy's end goal was always to get Jones in the ring, beat him up, and someday shave his head. Which I got to see live from the third row in Greensboro at Starrcade 86, when Boogie finally beat him and shaved him bald to end the nearly three year feud.

If they can hang on til October, I think they could do a pretty fun classic horror thing with Toni.

Look. We all loved Okada's theme. I loved Okada's theme. Shit, in case I decided to do a handyman business I filed an LLC with Rainmaker in the name. But Okada is a full on heel now. He's not a cutesy heel. He's a heel. And you gotta get rid of his old music that would pop the crowd or make them think this guy isn't here to fuck around and he doesn't need your support. I'll miss the music, but I think when he has his inevitable face turn, he'll use the old music again. Pour one out for the old Rainmaker music.

Time moves fast, but Hangman tweaked his knee on the Dynamite either week or two weeks before the go home Dynamite. He’s been limping ever since. He was moving real slow and limping at the All In media scrum. He should probably, I don’t know, stop doing that fucking moonsault. I don’t think my heart could handle him being out for a year.

He hasn't been a Marvel writer in a long time, but Ed Brubaker once did me a huge solid. This was actually back when he was at DC, but for some reason my local comic shop didn't get in an issue of his book Sleeper despite it being on my pull list. I mentioned this on the old Jinxworld message board. Ed private messaged me, told me he would send me one of his reserve copies, asked for my mailing address Fast forward a couple weeks and a whole damn box shows up. Had the issue of Sleeper, a couple issues of Detective Comics, and the entirety of the most recent arc of his Catwoman book. Son of a bitch, wouldn't you know it that my comic shop had finally gotten my copy of Sleeper in a few days before the box arrived. And, of course, Catwoman wound up on my pull list for the rest of his run.

If she's going to have a larger TV presence, Mama Wayne needs to cut a certain kind of promo on Dynamite one of these days, where she explains how she grew up in the wrestling industry and is the daughter of a Moondog. It turns out none of the AEW diehards I talk to on other boards know about her background,so I have to imagine live crowds don't know either. It gives her instant credibility. It gives Nick a little extra cred too - there's no reason he couldn't work a year as Moondog Wayne when he's 30 and fat. and while we're spitballing, here's why Don Callis should call his new charge "Big Zooch"...

As always, when Nick and Matt are eating shit, they're at their best. I can't believe Okada actually changed his theme; I understand why someone might pull the trigger, but that is an iconic theme, man. The way I'm describing how AEW is being booked right now is PRECISE. They are pushing all the right buttons and know when to be direct and when to sow chaos. Symphonic, really. An amazing turnaround for the company over the past few months.

When I was 10 I got sent to the principal's office for singing "You know she got those nice boobs" at the top of my lungs on the playground. My best friend J.R. loved it. my teacher, Ms. Linteris, did not.

First, the Aragon is awesome. I mentioned it in the Discord, but that’s where I first saw Weezer. I also saw someone else there, maybe Ted Leo? I can’t remember for sure. But it still looks cool to this day and it’s great to be there live. Second, the thing on Kyle’s head is probably a benign fatty tumor or a benign cyst. My niece’s husband has the exact same lump on the side of his head. I asked him before why he didn’t remove it and he said the doctor said there was no need to and it wasn’t something that would bust so there was no point in having a scar on the side of his head and having the area constantly drain. I’m guessing Kyle has the same thing.

I was thinking "Peep Show guest star who sells Super Hans fake drugs"

i started a new job in early March. it's my first time coming into a job cold as a "manager". The industry is tangentially familiar to me, and one of my departments is well within my history, but it's been a weird experience. I've never heard anybody talk about stepping in with little-to-no direct knowledge but still being expected to answer questions and make decisions. Luckily, my teams have been great and were understanding and helpful. Yesterday, one of my team leads (two steps below me on the ladder but significantly more experience in the company) paid me what i consider a pretty big compliment: "you've been here less than 6 months? Wow, you really learned a lot and know your stuff already."

Nick Wayne reminded me a bit of Bret Hart in his promo. He even threw in a weird mispronunciation ("I'm going to win plenty of champions") and said it twice! Okada music change will take some getting used to. I liked it better toward the end where the lyrics switched to Japanese, maybe a remix is in order Bucks stuff was great, like the uneasy alliance with Callis. Excaliber's "any port in a storm" after that cracked me up. Loved the "we just teamed together a couple weeks ago!" after getting clowned on by Ricochet. Everyone treating the Bucks like shit is fun! Also liked the little touch of them messing up their signature spots more often than usual in the match, showing they were off their games. They both caught the other with an accidental superkick in a way that doesn't happen that often Show had a botched start on max (sorry hbomax. just when the branding permanence was taking hold too....). Started a minute late, then cut immediately to commercial seconds after Hangman's music hit, and came back with Tony handing him the mic. I was curious if Tony K/production knew what was happening and got them to stall in the ring before Hangman started talking, because they got going right when hbomax fixed itself

He was limping when he came down for the opening promo. I think (hope) he's just selling from the All In match or maybe has a slight injury that's uncomfortable, but not enough to miss time.

Also, if anybody has interest in the topic, check out the books Tokyo Vice and The Last Yakuza by Jake Adelstein. They're crazy and fascinating. Tokyo Vice is his experience as a foreign journalist integrating himself into Japanese press and the underworld, and The Last Yakuza is from the perspective of a Yakuza's personal... career, could you say? up until the modern era, an actual gangster who decided to come clean and be represented in print after the demise of his profession. Wild stuff.

I just emailed one of our network guys asking the range of our Wireless Access Points. Not really thinking about it, the subject line is "WAPs." Now I'm hoping he doesn't know anything about Cardi B, lest he mistakenly thinks I'm asking about self lubrication.

Nope. We can't. Unless he goes back to WWE. So best to make him Paul Jones instead. I think ROH this year would have hit much better if Big Bill had won the ROH Title with Jericho as his mouthpiece.

I thought it looked like a Chi Chi's. Which made me really miss Chi Chi's. I can't find comparable fried ice cream anywhere. Two other quick thoughts as I haven't finished the show yet: What the living fuck is that bump on the side of Fletcher's head? It's been there a while and might be getting bigger. My bedtime edible was kicking in and I found myself thinking, out of the blue, "...I want to poke that thing with a hot screwdriver...." The Bucks are the absolute best stooges.

I joked about Brevoort (and that always did stick with me because it was a very weird interaction to have). But he's always been very open to fans and he was always kind to me. I got a no-prize from him and even more than that, he sent one to a friend of mine (my resident advisor in my freshman year of college, years later) who had bought every single marvel comic every month for decades and that was a great thing I could do for him. He'd read essays of mine, etc. There were a number of other good interactions too over the years. I had sent Axel Alonso an e-mail in the midst of his run and he responded back saying it was one of the nicest letters he'd ever received from a fan. I'd sent something similar to levitz as he retired and got a nice message back. I've had good interactions with Rucka too years ago. This is all ancient history. I was much more apt to reach out years ago. Actually, one of the best I ever got was when I was a teenager, from Mark Oakley who was the creator of Thieves and Kings which was a wonderful black and white fantasy comic in the 90s. He gave me a really nice letter back. Now I just hear from wrestlers. Often without prompting. It's been a strange year.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjy51cUXBjs Best Young Bucks entrance ever.

I don't think so, no. Me, I'm still annoyed Mike Bailey didn't start wearing shoes after his win.

See I feel like this is ignoring the obvious: the turnaround also coincides with Rampage going away and I think cutting one show per week resulting in the booking tightening up considerably is sort of a "well yeah, obviously" situation. I also understand why TK wouldn't want to say that aloud, if he even recognizes it.

Yeah, love the look of the Aragon Ballroom.

I liked Thekla joining up with Skye and Julia. Might as well get all the spooky chicks in one faction.

Damn, pro wrestling is good.

I think once it became the Hangman redemption arc, it clicked and I still don’t know how they could’ve seen anyone else as the guy to finally dethrone Mox. I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that AEW got really hot once they made Hangman the focus, because there was so much history to mine. It also gave Ospreay a lot of depth and focus instead of just being the golden retriever (as they call him on Bluesky).

Evidently Nintendo has their leads for the LOZ movie that's supposed to come out in a couple of years. Must be a pair of dream jobs: one role that's in the title and crucially important but appears on-screen for 46 femtoseconds, and the other who's there all the time but never utters a word besides "Ggghh!" and "Hyah!"

On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha, you can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song. You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before... You know, sometimes these threads can be hard to write, especially on inconsequential weeks where nothing really happens... I mean, I can't even see how they filled that video! Good job on the editors! But your thoughts will soon be wanderin' the way they always do, when you're ridin' sixteen hours and there's nothin' there to do, and you don't feel much like ridin', you just wish the trip was through... I kid of course. The biggest show of the year for AEW delivered in spades! And diamonds, clubs, and hearts! As you needed everything in the stadium to finally end the Mox Reign of Terror! And the end of several other big streaks and factions as well! (Poor Christian... at last he's on his own. ) At the end, we were all Swerve: That said, I never want to see Swerve smiling again. Here I am on the road again... There I am on the stage... Here I go playin' star again... There I go, turn the page. As we now enter AEW's Era of Good Feelings, let's see what's on tap for today as we begin to look at a certain door again. One they said was forbidden... With MJF winning Money in the Bank or whatever AEW calls their briefcase, I'm sure his goofy ass will show up to. But, the page has been turned... (Note - arguing the Metallica version is superior is a bannable offense.) Enjoy the week!

As much a people say that you should never pay a running back, a quality running back us a hugely important part of an offense. They touch the ball 20-25 times a game and are a vital part of pass protection. If you are a running back who is in the last year of your contract and the team doesn't want to pay you, maybe you get a hamstring injury or a concussion and don't play. So teams would either have to pay their running back or completely change everything about how the offense works. There is a very interesting clip from Saquon Barkley pretty much saying. "I don't want to fake an injury, but you aren't giving me much of a choice." He knows like all top level running backs know that they are the engine of their offense. Nobody with one of those guys built an offense that isn't built to use them in every way possible. Basically they're saying if you want to build an offense where I have to carry the ball 20 times, catch passes and protect the quarterback pay me or don't pay me and figure out some other way to do all of that. I'm kind of on their side. It's a job that uses your body like a battering ram, and I'm not doing that every Sunday for anyone who tries to tell me I'm not worth paying.

Rhys Darby as Termane was fantastic. Like the implication that Tremane is really a Q as well with his "father's" voice. Also unsure about Spock meeting Korby this early but at this point I'm pretty sure SNW is just a soft reboot of the franchise. I am finding Scotty's lack of confidence(and lack of drinking) amusing.

The really obnoxious thing is thwt it's only like that because of booking changes after it had been awarded. At the time of the match, Darby had a title shot for a date to be named later banked from a battle royale, and the All In Casino winner (Christian) would get their shot at Dynamite Grand Slam. Without warning or explanation, suddenly Darby's shot was for Wrestledream (and Mox beat him to steal it AT Grand Slam), while Christian's became a One Free Ambush coupon, and Danielson had his farewell-tour match with Nigel at GS. I get that plans changed to accommodate Danielson and McGuinness, but there were ways to do this without unleashing a MitB knockoff into the world.

Also, the Jaguars don't play in January

Big fan of Siggis, but only get it when I can get a good sale because I can’t do $2/day for yogurt.

That is three projects a year. How is that remotely comparable to Marvel?

Sometimes you need something to listen to while you do cocaine and cheat on your spouse and nobody beats The Dan for that.

One of these days I want an underdog to win one of Tony's big purse matches and then show up the next week in a brand new suit acting like they're rich, keep going for a few weeks with new car and stuff. Max Caster maybe?

Just added to Dynamite: Queen Aminata vs. Thekla vs Willow vs. Statlander in a "$100k 4 way fight"

"Cashing in" to essentially steal a title is one of the worst booking cliches WWE has shat upon wrestling and that's saying a lot. It's lame and just feeds this low IQ, short attention span, moment culture that's risen in wrestling fandom. The only good cash-in was the first one, because Edge had the briefcase so long it was almost forgotten about, and stealing the belt from a beaten champion he could never beat on his own was perfectly in line with his character. Now a heel cashes in and steals the belt from a beloved babyface and these Pavlovian dogs cheer just because they're seeing a title change in their town and they can put it on socials and buy a "I was there!" shirt. Jesus Christ, WWE fans today would cheer Koloff beating Bruno because at least iTs A mOmEnT!

Not for a while cause he could easily be slotted into a world title program and have a ppv main event anytime. Heck have Hangman be the first to pin him at full gear or something I bet it would be a banger.

This is great because now it's not Steve in the terrible reactionary Cap series post 9/11. It's also terrible, because now I want to see IWW Member/New Deal supporter Steve getting defrosted and taking in how terribly the gains made by Labor pre-WWII have been rolled back.

"You old enough to drink Tommy?"

When my wife and I were in Hawaii for our honeymoon, she very quickly got sick of me saying, “You know, here they just call them shirts.” every time we’d see a Hawaiian shirt.

I bought 2 XPW events from a Suncoast and I felt that's all I needed to see.

God, if I could only get the Schneider comps I don't have, and the All Japan set. Thinking about anything else is the path towards madness

Goodhelmet is a close friend of mine. We just talked last month for two hours about what wrestlers he should adapt into super heroes for the new WWE video game.

When my great-grandma died we discovered she had given thousands to Swaggart and Oral Roberts. Hell ain't real but if it was it wouldn't be hot enough for him.