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Reminds me of the latest two terms I've heard for the Cybertruck, "IncEl Camino" and "Deplorean." AEW did Dynamite there twice, as well. The first time, they used the standard layout so it was really obvious it was the Mania 4 & 5 building. The last time (3 weeks ago, maybe?), they used a different layout and it was unrecognizable.

I'm so sorry to hear about the Medicaid, man. All this shit is so fucked up.

True to form, 4 & 5 weren't even at his casino, it was just a con and branding. They were held at the Atlantic City Convention Center. I saw both of these on closed circuit as a kid and just assumed they were held on the casino floor, and they'd just moved all the gaming tables and slots for the event. You're dumb and gullible at 13 & 14. Watching Mania 4 on closed circuit at the college I would later attend is pretty funny. I remember running laps in the gymnasium thinking, "I saw Demolition beat Strikeforce for the belts here!"

This might be a little deep for this thread, but every time I see Dustin, it reminds me of parenting and actually being active in your kids' lives. Contrasting Dustin and Cody...Dustin was born and grew up during his father's heyday. By all accounts, Dusty wasn't around much and wasn't active in his life. He essentially had a famous father who had no time for him. That shit fucks you up. The majority of people will likely internalize that kind of thing and wonder why they weren't good enough for their dad. So Dustin had a life with periods of estrangement from his father, and well-documented issues with substance abuse that he has thankfully, commendably pulled himself out of. Cody, on the other hand, was born and grew up as Dusty's career was winding down, with far less time on the road. Dusty raised him and it sounds like he filled his head with big fish stories of his legend. Cody had a standout amateur career in high school, had the confidence to go to acting school, had no issues with substances, and has had a far more successful career in pro wrestling. Dustin's relationship to his father was complicated, to put it nicely. Cody thinks Dusty hung the moon. Dustin has had a tough life where success was fleeting, trials were constant, and he never lived up to his potential. Cody built a hall of fame career where he struck out to build something instead of being happy with a midcard gimmick, in large part due to the confidence he had from his upbringing. I'm sure Cody never has imposter syndrome or feels like he doesn't deserve what he had. Two guys with the same father, raised entirely differently, and they couldn't be more different. Thanks for letting me get these thoughts out, and take care of your kids, friends.

Shady's back. Tell a friend.

Seriously, watch the Tarantino films. Not sure how they’ll hit 30 years later to someone who’s never seen them as the years have been filled with derivative crap and ripoffs, but try not to think about Boondock Saints, Things to do in Denver, 3 Daysvin the Valley, etc.

I tried it and couldn't get into it. I should try it again. The fighting controls felt too complex and I'm sick to death of skill trees.

Outrunners, Top Flight, Gates of Agony, Sammy and Dustin…we’re one Rusty Brooks jobber match away from Stoke playing Miss Elizabeth and cutting a promo asking why Hurt Syndicate doesn’t wrestle anyone with credibility. https://youtu.be/_LCOCoKEBJo?si=WaLbJAf0iQijS3CQ

It was a Freudian slip. They are booked on the main show for one day and then back down to the B show.

It's the tease for Thekla, who's coming in. They've been doing it for maybe three weeks now. Slowing the hot MJF/Hurt Syndicate angle in favor of a match against a team nobody cares about, promoted by a rambling, stumbling, fumbling Dustin promo, is certainly a choice. Kudos to Dustin for getting himself together and 17 years sober, that's incredible, but his wrestling character is corny as fuck. Surprised he didn't just start quoting "this is my fight song, take back my life song! I got a lot of fight left in meeeee!" The Bowens situation reminds me of post-Shield babyface Roman, where the over group broke up and the babyface they were hell-bent on pushing got to keep all the over group's iconography in desperate hope that their overness would transfer to him. Bowens gets to keep the scissoring and Billy Gunn but god damn, it's not helping. Also, his entrance gear wins the Ax and Smash award for worst unintentional S&M getup. I lol every time I see the bottoms of his titties and little nips sticking out. Fun show aside from that dumb shit. Sorry to come off negative...it's been a week.

You probably couldn't find it because you searched "Gulf of Mexico."

In a misguided attempt to fit in, MJF shows up dressed like Akeem and is summarily thrashed by the Hurt Syndicate. Internet wrestling fans who think every group of black wrestlers is just Nation of Domination 2.0 don’t understand what Bob was so mad about.

Sorry to hear that, Paul. I lost my own grandmother to dementia as well. It really sucks. Best of luck finding new mental health help, and hang in there. Feel free to PM if you’re having difficulty next month, buddy.

People don't even leave their houses to spend time in their communities, either. Every community is now a "bedroom community." I just got back from running for an hour and a half, mostly through residential areas, late afternoon, and I could count the number of people out and about on one hand.

On the “loneliness epidemic” thing…I don’t know, man. I think the male loneliness/incel (“male loneliness” taken to its extreme) thing and the apparent rise of mental illness and/or conspiracy culture, both of which are mentioned in this thread, are just things that always existed but were given greater voice and power by the rise of the internet. Like, we always had sad guys angry because they couldn’t get a girlfriend and we always knew that kooky dude who wrote nutty letters to your local paper. But now they have a megaphone and a way to gather, organize, and discuss their gripes, persecution complexes, and general anger at a system they perceive to be against them. So this stuff just spreads because the hardcores infect the more normal but maybe slightly affected people in these circles. And that’s not even taking into consideration the fuel that bad actors throw on the fire just to drive us all apart. So yeah, I blame the Internet. This is kind of a half-baked idea that I’ve been kicking around, so I apologize if it’s a little out there or not fully realized.

Be careful out there riding, walking, and running, friends. I run a lot and I can definitely say drivers are distracted and oblivious.

Reminds me of the PWG show Kurt RussellMania, which the had to change the follow year due to similar threats.

I'll say it again: that is a tasty beer. I bought Lagunitas IPA this past weekend after somebody was drinking it in a dream I had a few days before -- I took that as a sign. It's a really flavorful, great example of West Coast IPA done well. Actual flavor is something I think IPAs miss maybe half the time. I had a hazy IPA a few weeks ago, can't remember which brand, and it was bitter and vaguely citrusy, but didn't really have a lot of flavor. Props to Lagunitas for still making really good-tasting beers despite being majority owned by Heiniken.

Yeah, man. With the exception of the Nolan Batman films, I'm not a DC guy at all. But I loved the Guardians of the Galaxy films, so I'm definitely up for this. Watching the trailer, this is absolutely a Superman movie made by the GotG guy. It has heart.

Counterpoint: it might just be me, but once Savage became a milquetoast good guy in a full body suit, I lost interest in him. Savage cheering on the babyfaces as a commentator on Raw was so against what he'd been in the past. Same with Piper. Babyface Piper post-comeback was garbage. Funny thing, I took my daughter to a convenience store and there was a Macho Man bust-type display for Slim Jims and I had to explain to her who Randy Savage was. That was pretty cool.

That's called empathy, something old school wrestling promoters don't have or have surgically removed as a rite of passage before they promote their first show.

In unrelated news, TKO just bought the mountain

It apparently did not air in its entirety on the west coast. As of the time I'm writing this (Monday morning), it's still not on the Max app.

Is there a study on why wrestling fans are so fucking weird? I vaguely remember reading a post where someone theorized that wrestling and other very niche/geeky hobbies attract a larger amount of antisocial people, people who are neurodivergent, etc....essentially that person's theory was that, a larger swath of wrestling fans, compared to other, more mainstream fandoms, really don't pick up on norms like being cool to people in public, showering regularly, etc. But that was just one thing one person wrote. Is there any more on this?

Sounds like when Chi Chi’s went out of business (RIP!) and Hormel bought the IP to sell Chi Chi’s branded food in grocery stores. Maybe we get Hooter’s Real American wing sauce at your local grocer (if your local grocer has absolutely awful taste).