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  1. Following up on the "too much shit before the movie" discussion from a few weeks ago...I went to the movies over the weekend and here's how it went:

    • Pre-trailer cavalcade of commercials ended, and trailers started, 2-3 minutes after the actual feature's advertised start time
    • A whole bunch of trailers
    • Coke ad
    • Promo spot for whatever technology this film is being presented with (AMC Laser, I believe)
    • PSA about silencing our phones
    • AMC Nicole Kidman spot
    • The actual film

    So all that took roughly 20 minutes.  Add in the commercials running long and the feature presentation started around 23 minutes after its advertised start time.  

  2. 19 hours ago, HumanChessgame said:

    Bowens and Caster were definitely a "sum is greater than the parts" team. Caster's loser streak continuing and Bowens not being able to find his place in the singles scene is good enough cause for them to get back together, as long as they don't bring Gunn along and ditch the scissoring and other bullshit comedy. Them getting back together, going on a hot streak, and being challengers to The Hurt Syndicate wouldn't be the worst way to go.

     

    18 hours ago, HumanChessgame said:

    They did just fine with Caster's raps and Bowens' follow-up which were comedic, but not the corny shit they did when Billy joined in with them. 

    Hell yes.  The Flanderization of the Acclaimed, by way of adding Billy Gunn as their mascot, was a fucking crime.   The were fun and a little edgy, and then got turned into a one-note goofball act.  They went from "we're smart ass pricks who are going to rap some mean shit at you, talk shit, and then beat you up" to "we're going to do our catchphrase ad nauseam and gosh darn it we're gonna win those six man belts for Billy!" 

    The Gunn/Bowens bit from Collision was horrible, especially because Bowens was on the floor and it was shot from behind Gunn, making Gunn look even bigger and Bowens look like a child.

    I'm sure Billy Gunn's a nice guy but he was the 4th most over member of a hot act 30 years ago and is old enough to be the Acclaimed's grandfather.  Making him the focus of their act was such a bad move.

  3. On 7/5/2025 at 9:07 PM, Elsalvajeloco said:

     

    It started off as WWE's idea to compete with the NFL on FOX morning show. So basically, they took constant shots at the NFL on FOX show and even made some (really lame and awful) skits centering around it being this dumb jock show etc. Unfortunately, WWE didn't have the hindsight that it would still be popular more than THIRTY YEARS LATER. 

     

     

    That's Vince for you.  The man is a lunatic and sincerely believed his product was better than anything out there, including the top drawing sport in the country.  "We have Santino!"  He took up permanent residence in the WWF/E bubble and probably got his mail delivered there.

    On 7/5/2025 at 11:24 PM, SovietShooter said:

    People always shit on Garvin's "lame duck" run as NWA Champ, and rightfully so.  But, go back and watch the matches with Flair from that run - they are all brutal stiff-fests.

    Absolutely!  Flair/Garvin had some excellent, brutal matches.  It was just that Garvin was in that mid-level Flair challenger group where you know you'd get a good match but none of those guys were at Flair's level in the kayfabe hierarchy.  Like Flair would defend against Ricky Morton and Road Warrior Hawk on Bash tours but you knew they weren't going to win the belt.  That's the level Garvin was at...but then he won the belt.   Also, as you mentioned, the "going on a three month sabbatical to train for the rematch" was a dumb move  and also not a good story for a babyface.

    On 7/6/2025 at 12:57 AM, Shartnado said:

    That wasn't the song I was using, but I did make a very squat based video for my wife. Obviously, that one is not going on YouTube. We did joke that If I'm desperate enough for money in the near future, another kind of account isn't out of the question, however. 

    OnlyFins?

    On 7/6/2025 at 1:10 AM, Cobra Commander said:

     

    and I was not prepared for the absurd Jean-Pierre LaFitte intro promo, although saying he's the only living relative of the famous pirate Jean LaFitte is a heck of a way to say that his father is dead

    It's 1995 and a young Jay Reso is practicing flat back bumps with Ron Hutchison in a run down gym in Kitchener, Ontario.  He gets a strange feeling and, for reasons he doesn't yet understand, realizes a deep desire for kinship with, and possibly to even mentor, Carl Oulette.  It makes no sense to him then, but it will eventually.

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  4. 39 minutes ago, Shartnado said:

    @Technico Support Where is your weight at currently? Do you feel like the shed pounds have improved your cardio further? I mean I remember you telling that your cardio has always been on a good level despite being a big guy!

    I ran without the weight vest last weekend and it felt like cheating !

    Thanks for asking!  Currently at 226 and change, down from around 310 about two years ago.  I'm sure dropping the weight has helped, but this weather hasn't!  It's been so hot and sunny (high 80s/low 90s) that it just wears me out and I'm lucky if I can get six miles (trying to find shadier routes definitely helps).  But I had two recent days that were cloudier and cooler and I was able to go 10 miles each day -- contrast that with the fact that I've only done 10 twice before that and that was like a year-ish apart.  So I guess increasing the long run frequency means I'm getting in better shape.

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  5. 8 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    Haven't heard about it, but he seems rather small and she seems rather large? Even though it's only a four inch size difference, according to Wiki. Anyway, none of my business, and happy for them.

    Death by snu snu or by power bomb off a building, whichever comes first.

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  6.  

    2 hours ago, just drew said:

    Lashley looks like he's having a ball. And, for the record, he let by choice. If he really wanted to be there he would be.

    Lashley giving AR Fox a thumbs up at ringside after Fox hit the Lo Mein Rain was hilarious.  After working first for Vince and then for a soulless corporation, I can definitely see how he’d find AEW to be pretty great.

    People who criticize TK, or any boss, for being “too nice,” are mentally ill.  Thinking kindness is a negative is sociopathic.  Needing a domineering lunatic to tell you what to do and treat you as less than in order to keep you in line just means you’re not a responsible adult and probably have daddy issues.

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  7. 15 hours ago, TheVileOne said:

    it looked like CM Punk loved working for Tony Khan. And Ricky Saints probably loved it as well at one point.

    Both guys come across as carny malcontents.  Better examples of this would be nice, though I agree with @username’s assessment that “I like my boss (who signs my checks)” is a flawed metric.

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  8. Hey yo, this week's workouts:

    Sunday: ran 6 miles outside

    Monday: ran 5 miles outside (was shooting for 6 but it was HOT)

    Tuesday: half hour of lifting (chest, shoulders, triceps), 4 mile run outside

    Wednesday: 7 mile run outside

    Today: 5.25 mile run outside, half hour lifting (back, biceps, legs, core)

    Taking tomorrow off for the holiday, Saturday off for my normal rest day, then back to the grind Sunday.

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  9. 21 hours ago, J.H. said:

    The Cruise version of Reacher just didn't do it fir me. Richson's "Sherlock Holmes in the body of Jason Voorhees" approach is so very entertaining

    James

    Yeah, I was about to recommend the Amazon Prime series to @Andrew POE!  It's not five star art but it's certainly above average and really fun.  Nails the feel of the books.

  10. I don't even know what "Virtuosa" is supposed to mean.  Like is the whole gimmick "I'm smart and really good at wrestling?"  Because that's some two decades ago e-fed shit.  It's All Elite Wrestling.  Being good at wrestling is supposed to be everyone on the roster's baseline.  Unless you're literally the best wrestler in the world or top 3ish, you seriously cannot make "really good wrestler" your whole thing.  Deeb is flopping for the same reason.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:

    There's a match between the Dream Team and Ricky Steamboat and Tito Santana in 1985 that was marvelous.

    Holy shit that sounds awesome.  

    I wrote this in the Peacock or Netflix thread, but if we're talking Steiners vs babyface superteams,  Steiners vs Sting & Luger from whatever Superbrawl that was was an awesome match.  I love face vs face matches that eventually break down as guys lose their cool, and that's what the match was.  It was a little sloppy but you can kayfabe it by attributing it to the teams slowly getting more irritated and chippy.  Just a fun match.

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  12. This past weekend's beer: finished off the last can of the Sierra Nevada lager, and then moved to Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA.  Somehow Sierra Nevada stays inflation-proof at 10.99 a six pack while everything else is going up.  I'm sure the independently-owned stores near me sell it for a few bucks higher...big win for my local county-owned stores.  Torpedo is 7.2% alcohol and really a can't miss beer if you like IPAs, just really flavorful.  

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