The Comedian

I guess you're as tired of reading about Damon Albarn whining as I am. I mean, A. Blur was a one-hit wonder in the US, and B. didn't Gorillaz just do a hugely successful set at Coachella just last year? If you got two acts and only one of them is popular in a locale, stick to that one when you play there...

Once again, mad props to Gunther for making the Intercontinental Championship something worth winning for the first time since, what, the early 90's? Cause if this was the IC title of just a few years ago, this moment wouldn't be nearly as big..."Hey, Sami's back with that belt that all the mid-carders play hot potato with. Oh well, better than the 24/7 Title, I guess..."

It's all a work man. Trips calls Ospreay lazy, Ospreay says Trips slept his way to the top, Punk buries AEW in an interview, AEW airs the All In footage, man they're working a new wrestling war to pop the ratings homies...

And it looked fantastic live. Thatcher leaned into those punches like a motherfucker. Shades of Akira Hokuto-Shinobu Kandori.

Makabe also hit a DVD at one point, which was the only "pro wrestling move" in the match. Which I assume he did as a sly reference to DVDVR itself...if so, well played sir...

I was in Philly today and it was crawling with WWE tourists. Dudes walking around Chinatown with replica belts and shit. Non-Philly fans probably don't get just how big Jason Kelce is in Philadelphia. Like if I had to make a Mt. Rushmore of the most beloved figures in modern Philadelphia sports history, it would probably be Kelce, Brian Dawkins, Allen Iverson, and Harry Kalas...

Apparently that guy has no idea who David Allan Coe is...

The fireball was right in front of me. It wasn't a great one, but then Krule dropped his original lighter during a corner fight spot (possibly right before the avalanche chokeslam), so I guess he had to use a back-up...

I was the guy in the navy blue hoodie. Were you the fellow to my right who was super enthusiastic for Colby' headlocks? If so, you had awesome energy and thanks for clearing the random refuse off my seat after the dog collar match...

Met Johnny, Nick, Pete, Ray, and Bix at Palermo's before the show. Lovely people. Truly outstanding show. Was especially impressed by Krule and Warhorse, who had to follow an incredible Cerebro-Gringo Loco match and still tore the house down. Ending a Dean tribute with a Battlarts-style match was a thing of beauty. The floor in front of me was covered in Connelly and Demus' blood, and each man managed to graze me with the trash can they threw at each other...

I just sat down in Palermo. Navy blue hoodie, green Eagles t, short brown hair, goatee, 6'1" 270, not hard to spot ...

Same.

I may end up stopping in then...

Oh for fuck's sakes, what's the Silver Surfer gonna do, fly down to bet Reed Richards a ride in the Fantasticar over what flavor of Nespresso Alicia Masters is gonna have at the Future Foundation gala?

I don't know about reservations and such, but if anyone wants to meet me at the California Tortilla in nearby Sicklerville for California Screamin' burritos before the show they're welcome...

The Jersey Mike's owner/founder/CEO/whatever he is really needs to leave the ads to Danny DeVito. Guy can barely spit out his lines...

Ben Gazzara doesn't get enough credit for the gleeful chewing of scenery he does playing what's essentially an R-rated A-Team villain...

Has it ever been explained why the movie about Mater Tenebrae is called Inferno, and then he made a movie called Tenebrae that has nothing to do with it?

It was a sad day when I broke my Zubaz glass.

Most ECW guys would've been pretty comfortable in the '93 Phillies locker room. Dykstra probably did as much coke and pills as any of them. And they were so into Zubaz pants, local McDonald's literally ran a Phillies Zubaz glass promotion...

Hey bud if this is more than just an IWC thing always remember you're never alone and it's never as bad as it seems. If you need help dial 988 or text HOME to 741741. Depression already sucks, don't let it swallow you too!

We had a similar show in the US called DC Follies, starring Fred Willard as the bartender at a DC bar frequented by several celebrity puppets, created by Sid & Marty Krofft.

I'm starting to wonder about this too bud. I mean, the "staying in Vince's good graces just in case" excuse is gone. Vince is done. I don't care what he's gotten out of before; he's never faced anything this bad, at this age, while no longer being owner of the company. He's never coming back. So why not condemn him? OK, there's probably a few guys like Taker who legitimately consider Vince a close friend (not to mention the provider of their life of luxury) who feel they "owe it to him" to defend him. But how many people out there aren't willing to condemn him because they're afraid of the receipts on them that he's got?

FTFY. Hey, he's made one more Gleaming the Cube than most of us...

Kevin Dunn - not quite as bad as we thought?