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I've been told they rather just watch videos on Youtube of other kids who are really good at play wrestling.

He certainly resembles that remark!

Holy crap! What was that crazy bastard Cactus Jack going to do to those poor sick kids? Take them to an amusement park, where they obviously wouldn't be well enough to get on any rides and make fun of them whilst riding the fiercest roller-coaster himself? ...The kids didn't turn on Sting somewhere in there, did they? I mean , I have to ask , right ?

I can't say I'd be aware of what passes for high fashion these days, so I can't give much insight on that, but maybe since she's a heel, she really isn't nearly as fashionable she thinks she is?

Earliest I have seen actual wrestling was late '87. At the time, Sky channel showed '86 Superstars reruns on Monday, '87 reruns on Thursday and current '88 episodes on Saturday. The British Bulldogs and The Ultimate Warrior were my biggest favorites early on. Just like Benoit few years later, I sure knew how to pick 'em, eh? Didn't age particularly well, but those were my guys in the beginning.

Damn, I didn't realize she had actually been on TV that much as Reina. In that case, I retract my previous statement and maintain that Kacy & Kayden should be the next tag team champions instead.

Thank you very much! That has been my intention since I was 5 years old. It's hard work indeed, without steroids, but I do enjoy it. ...I did go for a short jog on Friday and had one hour pump workout at the gym, so the week wasn't quite as done as I figured.

That was a good one-two punch to show to people who hadn't seen wrestling, or hadn't seen wrestling since WWF 80's!

Right, I'm pretty sure this week is done now, as far as gym is concerned. I'll try to go for a jog or a walk first thing in the morning, since I need to go to the store for some essentials. Due to Sunday's 12 hour shift at work, I started the week around 175lbs and before midnight (it just turned into Friday) I was at 170. I had two jogs to the stairs and back so far this week and 4 workouts 3 in the gym and one at home, which yielded my new profile pic. Monday was good, despite working on Sunday. Put on 60 lbs of extra weight for the pull-ups etc. All the usual Monday stuff was there and it went well. Tuesday was a similar leg day than last weeks one, but somewhat lighter this time. I put on 110 lbs at first and just tested how low the machine actually lets you go. Yeah, it's pretty damn low, but it does stop by itself at some point. Doing that with 220 lbs was already pretty bad. Did sets with 308 and 352, then calves with the same and some deep squats with 110 again at the end. Wednesday was a jog and home workout with two 26 lb kettlebells, resistance bands and bodyweight. For the life of me I couldn't do enough push-ups to get my chest properly pumped for the pic. It's pumped, sure, but not like after a bench or dip workout. Abs are rocking, though. Thursday was bench and other light upperbody stuff. Did get the couple of reps with 264 and 275, but I did most of the sets with less than that, with a bunch of sets with 220 and 132 in the end. That sure got my chest properly pumped. I think going below 170 this week is somewhat early for that, so I plan to get a bunch of carbs in the form of a sweet potato and regular baked potatoes to go along with my pork tenderloin dish I'll be making once I get back from the store. But now I need some sleep. Good week, I'll give Trapbar a rest this time around.

Someone should have had the guts to point out that Kacy holds a pinfall victory over Raquel "Reina" Gonzalez from MYCII! She should campaign for a shot at the title based on that. Who else has even pinned her? Just Rhea?

Alright, Chester! I've said it before, I advocate walking as a good form of exercise, so definitely keep doing that. Since you enjoy golf, when possible, try to squeeze in another round. In everyday life, take the "harder" way of doing all the regular stuff. Take the stairs, not the elevator or escalator, park your car further from where ever it is you are going etc. These tiny inconveniences also add up pretty quickly for some weight loss. Holding on to muscle mass while losing weight, resistance training of some sort is imperative. ...Also, changed the profile pic (again) from "before" to "during". Dicked around with the editor to maximize the shades and stuff! 40 minute pump prior to the photo and water and moisturizer for shine.

I think so too, but thought it was best not to assume anything.

And since they are both indeed blondes who are very much into fitness, it helps to diffrentiate one from the other if you remember that the scorching hot one is Dana Brooke and the smoulderingly hot one is Mandy Rose. Well, and Rose was the one who slipped during her Wrestlemania entrance, maybe that helps more? What? Otis? Ok, Mandy had an angle with Otis and Dana had a Twitter angle with Batista in the past.

Yeah, I'm getting a bad Honey Boo-Boo -vibe from that name that I certainly do not want to be getting. If she gets paired up with Eva for more than this one shot, it is likely we getting similar stuff that Alexa and Nia ended up being a few years back.

Over on NXT UK, Jack Starz will probably be even more devastated, now that he finds out that his friend and training partner Piper is definitely not coming back any time soon.

A propos to nothing, but when Roddy Strong "quit" NXT, was there a plan in place, where that was supposed to lead? Considering Cole was AWOL for a bit there and Fish was ready to return, I figured 3-man UE would move on to one of the main rosters (which would probably work out about as well as Retribution and SaNitY did), but nothing seems to be happening. Can anyone shed a light on this one?

That should make people think twice about starting shit up, but it might even make for a bit too peaceful NXT with everyone walking on eggshells.

"This is what they insited upon me wearing tonight, and you all are going to suffer for it!"

Yeah, I can remember reacting very differently to encountering people who looked like something out of the ordinary, depending on how the adults around me were prepairing me for it, prior to actually meeting them. Of course, in the early to mid 80's, the adults didn't really worry about traumatizing children (especially if they are not your own children) by scaring them on purpose just to amuse themselves. Some therapy-worthy stuff I could probably still recall if I really tried.

The possibility of signing Strowman (or anyone bringing him in for a shot, really) reminds me of any time Brock Lesnar became available in EWR (was that the acronym of that game?) You jump at the chance, sign him and make room for him at the top, and three rounds later he gets creative control and starts ruining your booking plans. It was hard to resist the temptation, but it was inevitably a trap. I'd think really hard about the pro's and con's (in more ways than one) before making any big decisions regarding him.

Way to go, Dexter! That went well!

I don't know, man. If it was some long distance relative uncle you see once every few years, then probably. But overall, kids seem to adjust to some weird-ass looking people pretty easily, if everyone else behaves like it's nothing to be afraid of! Now, if the parents are talking the whole car ride there what a creepy looking monster your grandad is, then yeah, you'll be shitting yourself by the time he picks you up to greet you. Multiply this a few times if your parents ever tell you "if don't start behaving right now, we'll call grandpa Spivey and he'll come rock you on his knee again!"

And the first caller gets the prize! Good job! ...to be quite exact, I was looking for something like "That's a clear and present danger every Monday night, when RAW starts" , but this is very much close enough.

Time for a recap. Decent week, five workouts, all pretty intense, actually. Weight has fluctuated between 180 and 175, hasn't really gone down from last week. No extra walking or running, as morning shift just means biking to work on an empty stomach. Mornings were relatively chilly for the time of the year, but I wore a T-shirt, sleeveless hoodie and shorts to create some extra thermogenesis, but that was certainly the right amount of clothing for the afternoon ride back home. Monday was very much the usual. Pull-ups, dips and reverse shrugs with 55 lbs extra weight three sets each, then dropping 11 lbs each round while doing one sets of each, until I was doing the last round with bodyweight only. Then chest flies, lat pulldowns and push-downs with resistance bands and abs in the end as always. Got a really good pump going. Tuesday was leg day. I decided to go heavy on the squat machine now that I know how to ACTUALLY use it and did go over 400 lbs. These were nowhere near deep squats, but I did get decent amount of reps on each set, around 10 each set, one may have gone over 10. Then some calves. Wednesday was kinda "now what?", so I did 3 sets of seated overhead dumbell press with two 53lb dumbells and a set of seated hammer-curls with the same weight right after. Then dumbell rows with the same weight 3 sets for each side. Then I loaded 65 lbs into an EZ-curl bar and did alternating sets of curls and behind the neck overhead press. Thursday was bench. Reps really start taking a hit right now. I did go up to 275, 270 and 264 getting two reps with the heavier ones and 2-3 reps on the 3 sets with 264. Then I dropped 5,5 lbs each set and got 3-5 reps until I got down to 220. When that went only up to 5, I decided there was no point in doing more sets with it and did 20x132 to finish the workout. Friday was Trapbar and I did get 6x385 without straps but due to sweat soaked gloves, it was shaky and slippery all the way. Then 5 sets with 451 getting 5,6,5,6,6, which was really good. Some shrugs afterwards, starting with as heavy as 352 for a few reps then a few sets with 275 and then with 165 and 110. The gym is turning into a steamroom even with two fans blasting at full speed. The week of workout is done but I'm doing a 12-hour shift on Sunday so there will be more biking and slow walking around still to come. Maybe next week I'll update my pic again and get rid of my "before" photo.

Are we in danger of witnessing tens of thousands of fans turning into vegetables at SummerSlam?