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Slightly? I'd term it 'very harsh". Probably unreasonably so.

Becky letting Seth pick out her clothes will probably be good for a few laughs. I did enjoy Seth’s tribute to baked potatoes tonight.

When Joe Hennig was called up, their was a persistent rumor that Hennig didn't want to use his real name and chose McGillicutty because it was his mother's maiden name. That story was probably completely fabricated - as far as I can find, his mom's maiden name was Leonard - but it seems like Meltzer backed it up back then. Honestly, sending Joe out there with the ring name of "Hennig" and advertising him as Mr. Perfect's kid wouldn't have done him any favors. He exhibited about a quarter of his dad's charisma and promo ability, after all. But the "you have to earn it" stuff is just silly. At the end of the day, creative's job is to sell tickets. More people would have paid attention to "Perfect" Joe Hennig than they did to Michael McGillicutty or Curtis Axel. I thought "Curtis Axel" was a worse name for him than "Michael McGillicutty", I don't think it's a big deal though. He had bigger issues than his gimmick name. I liked Hennig well enough, but I never thought he had the look or charisma to go far on the main roster. His widely mocked "beginning... of the genesis... of McGillicutty" hurt his career far more than his gimmick name or father ever did.

I don't remember exactly, but Microsoft Flight Sim and Red Dead Redemption 2 both take up 100-120 GB. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare takes up a lot more than 100 GB (150-200). Master Chief Collection install is about 140 GB. Halo 5: Guardians, Gears of War 4, Forza 7 just barely miss the 100 GB barrier. 90+ for each of those games. NBA 2K22 was a chunky baby. Don't remember the file size but it was at least 85 or 90. Might have been a little over 100 with update. Dirt 5 is up there. 80 GB or thereabouts. Forza Horizon 4 was pushing 70 or 80 with updates and dlc. On my PS5, FF XV is 100 or so. Last of US Part II is about 80, I think. FF VII Remake Intergrade and Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (not Miles Morales, the remaster of the first game that was part of the Miles Morales Ultimate Edition) are 80 GB or so. Spider-Man and FF7 Remake are actually smaller than they were on PS4, irrc. There's a few shooters I don't own that take up about 100 GB. Destiny 2, several of the Call of Duty games. etc. There are occasionally articles about the largest games on various systems. Gran Turismo Sport also takes up close to 100 GB, but that's not on my hard drive anymore. That said, most of my double and tripe-A titles are the 30-50 mb range. And I play an awful lot of indie titles that are under 10-12 GB. Often way under. I think 40-60 will be the range for most current gen games, but 100 GB monsters areh't going away.

Still available for Xbox. Fairly certain it's also available on PSN. I subscribed and thought the games I tried last night were fine. PS3 library isn't as complete as I hoped, but there's still 35 or so PS3 games of interest that aren't available on current gen consoles (Steam, PS5, Switch, Series X). I picked up a year's subscription for $60. As long as I can play Ico, Puppeteer, Infamous, and Ratchet and Clank Future without dragging out the PS3, I'll be very satisfied. From the developer interviews I've read, yes, that's the expected trend, but there are still a lot of humongous games. I seem to skip a lot of the games with the largest file sizes and I've still downloaded a number of 100+ GB games lately. I mean. I'll be somewhat surprised if Halo Infinite isn't at least close to 100 mb. I think. My take is that it's not so much the size of games that are going to fill SSD drives. It's that there are so damn many of them. We're less than a year into a new generation and storage space is already an issue and is going to always be an issue due to the price of SSD expansions (ballpark: $175 per 1 mb). I'm expecting to outgrow whatever size SSD I buy. Speaking of which: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-releases-aftermarket-ps5-ssd-under-the-nextorage-brand Nextorage, a Sony subsidiary, is releasing a high-end SSD for PS5. No price or release date, but the specs look promising. I'm assuming this is going to be considered an official, licensed product so I'm going to keep an eye on it.

I was nearly 30 on 9/11. I honestly don't remember where I was that morning or what I was doing. Nor do I have any friends, colleagues, coworkers, etc. who seem traumatized by 9/11 or seem haunted the way some of you say you are. I didn't know personally know anyone in the Towers, but my firm lost people that day, so I'm somewhat close to the situation. Out of curiosity, how am I supposed to be traumatized? I really can think of one or two people who even did much to mark the 20th anniversary. My general impression is that my generation - and the older gens -mourned for a bit, then life went on. FWIW, I don't remember where I was that day when I heard about it. Probably at work.

Personally, I don;t believe either Vince or Tony Khan are influenced by Vice TV as it regards Ric or any other subject. I think some of you are way overestimating the reach and impact of Dark Side. I haven't seen the Plane Ride from Hell. I guess it aired?

I don't think you'll go wrong with either, but, of the two, I'd go with the WD Black. That seems to be the consensus pick, though it's probably edging out the Samsung 980 by a hair. I'm also looking at the Seagate Firecuda 530 because I mostly buy Seagate for storage options and have never had a bad experience. Also, Seagate makes a 4 TB model. The other choices range from 500 MB - 2 TB. Problem is that the Firecuda is more expensive and sold out. I couldn't find a 4 TB in stock last night except for a couple eBay sellers. Actually, I've got my IT guys at work looking for a 4 TB. They think they can find one for me. If I can't get the 4 tb model, I'm going with either Firecuda 530 or WD 850, depending on price and how fast and easy I can get one or the other. Price is also a factor with the 4 TB Seagate. If IT finds me one, I'm expecting it to run me $1,000-$1,300 all told. Not sure I really need to spend that much. Honestly, the best strategy might be what I'm doing with the Series X since the official Seagate expansion card is only 1 tb. Everything installs by default to a 10 GB external HDD "hub." A few large games that require the SSD got moved to the expansion card (Microsoft Flight Simulator, for example). The internal console storage is reserved for games I'm playing. Been moving games to and from the console SSD as I play them. That's been working ok for me so far.

The worst name discussion has reminded me that Vince once stuck poor Funaki with the monicker "Kung Fu Naki". Ugh. Not sure NXT names are any worse than names in the 90's. Bron Breakker or.... Bastion Booger? Duke "The Dumpster" Droese? Thurman "Sparky Plugg? Puke? Chilly McFreeze (l forgot about him and laughing way too much at the name)? TL Hopper? Arachnaman? Val Venis (allegedly a riff on "my pal penis"), Actually, my vote for worst gimmick name of recent times is probably Shorty G.

I'm looking forward to Danielson/Omega, but, man, it's hard to take Bryan seriously as a babyface. I'm seen Total Divas. Anyone who wants you to use a composting toilet in the Arizona heat is a heel through and through.

Poor Fuego. He'll be the biggest heel in wrestling if he actually manages to beat Miro.

What do people think of PS Now? I'm thinking of subscribing, mostly to get access to the PS3 library (esp. the first-party titles as most third-party PS3 games will eventually end up on Steam Deck when it arrives). I'm heard some negative things about playing PS3 games on PS Now - apparently you can only stream them and can't download to your PS4/PS5 - but, honestly, I've never paid much attention to services like PS Now and Game Pass. Mostly interested in how well games like Puppeteer, Ico, Tokyo Jungle, etc. play on the service. I have the games on my PS3, but I have way too many game consoles hooked up and it's probably getting time to box the PS3 up for good. Most titles of interest from the Xbox 360/PS3 generation are available on Steam or have been remastered or are backwards compatible with my Series X, and that's generally the better way to play those games. Thanks.

A series based on Matt Wagner's Grendel comic is in development. The first season will focus on the "original" Grendel, Hunter Rose, and run eight episodes. Not sure how interested I am in a Grendel series in 2021, but I'm happy that Wagner is (hopefully) finally cashing in. I was a big fan of Wagner in the 80's and 90's and still really like Mage and the Madame Xanadu book he wrote for DC.

Does he have an opinion on fanny packs?

Oney Lorcan? Not sure that counts. IRRC, the former Biff Busick suggested that himself (if true, that's probably an argument in favor of the random name generator). Orcan or the already mentioned Digg Rawlis would probably be my picks. Didn't Hero either suggest that himself or at least pick it from the list of suggestions? I might be wrong, but I'm thinking Hero wanted a name with the initials KO to riff off his Knockout Kid gimmick.

Yeah, i feel the same. i would have preferred it if Hickman's run had been smaller in scope and basically contained to books he was actually writing. I haven't been much interested in the writers and artists on the other X-books and feeling like I need to keep up with them has been annoying.

Good to see Tony’s willing to fight for his woman.

Maybe. Face/Off 2 really has been greenlit (not from WWE films, though). Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard is attached. No cast has been announced, but Wingard was hinting earlier in the year that Cage and Travolta would be back.

Given DC's troubles the past few years (well, few decades), One-Star Squadron seems a little too on the nose. Particularly since the company seems to be slowly shrinking its line to be nothing but Batman books, with the occasional Superman and Wonder Woman title thrown in.

Now I'm imaging Vince trying to figure out a way to legally buy talent's faces (not just their likenesses), Vince may not be able to stop guys from signing with AEW, but he can damn well make sure they go through a lot of painful plastic surgery before they get there. Coming soon to WWE flims. Face/Off 3 (2's already in development). In a shocking twist, it will be a documentary,

I didn't watch much of the Kellerman era of First Take, but my impression from what I did watch is that Max was a weird fit. I think he's a knowledgeable guy and fine in other roles, but he's not a big personality like Stephen A. or in your face with his opinions like Skip Bayless. I kinda felt like Screamin' A was probably going to drown him out just with force of personality and a lot of bombast. Watched the show new format some and it's got more energy, imo. Not opposed to the rotating guest host format. Honestly, Irvin and Stephen A. screaming at each other on a daily basis would probably be good tv.

Can WWE not copyright "Rex Steiner"? I keep hearing vague comments about that (and Meltzer apparently thinks the rename was a last-minute decision), but "Steiner" isn't his legal surname, though it is close. Is that the issue? I feel like acknowledging he is Rick's kid and a second-generation wrestler would be an easy and effective way to get him over as a big deal. I feel like they need to do something to establish the new faces, even if it's only for a few weeks. Von Wagner being hot-shotted into the main event for no reason and Bron teasing that he's coming for the belt at show's end was a bit too much for my liking. Annndddd... I just realized that they named two of the new guys on the show "Von" and "Bron". Erkk. How will I ever tell them apart?

Yeah, I played a couple hours after my wife fell asleep and really dug it. Lot of character, lot of charm, lot of creativity for what is essentially an fps. Really dig the loopy 70's aesthetic. We'll see how well all that holds up but I feel fairly confident this is going to be standout for me. I may have to go back and give Prey a chance. Have never played it. Anyone want to say nice things about it to convince me?

Really like the set and studio wrestling feel. Also kinda like the lighting setup. The old show probably was too dark and the plexiglass gave everything a dystopian vibe. Thought everything else needed work. Same complaints as already mentioned. Spent too much time wondering who people were, if I was supposed to care or not, why stuff was happening. Bivens did a nice job getting Iby Nile over as a big deal. Everyone else just sort of got dumped out there. Recognized Rex Steiner, but that was just 'cause I happened to recognize Rex Steiner, not because commentary did much to make him feel like a big deal. Not acknowledging who he was, but making Steiner references was annoying. In general, it was hard to sort out who was a big deal and why. Why did Breakker randomly get a match with L.A. Knight? Why did Knight agree to that 90 min before the title match. Are the guys who jobbed to Imperium supposed to be anyone of note? Why is the big dude i've never heard of before getting a title match? And on.. I don't agree that last night was reminiscent of FCW. May become that down the road, but FCW usually did a nice job of introducing guys and giving them a bit of buildup. Creed Brothers are fun but they look a tad careless tossing jobbers around, Mostly disliked the wedding stuff, but I've generally found the InDex stuff to be a channel changer. Did laugh at Johnny Gargano wearing Lumis' ring gear before the wedding and Beth saying "Well, I thought this might happen" after Lumis put the priest to sleep and Beth had to step in. We'll see where it goes but I'm not sure it's going to work for TV. Mixing vets with newbies makes sense for a developmental show, but may not be interesting to watch.

Hey, that's Mr. Fan to you. I hope the strap across Seth's shoulder is a baby harness, but he's a wrestler so it's probably either bib overhauls or he's wearing his fanny pack wrong.