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I'd imagine it's more that Tony is too starstruck rather than nice, but that's probably for the other thread.. Hook leaving though, has NXT had a turn around yet since Vince leaving? I could definitely imagine him as someone who'd thrive there, he'd have killed it in the black and gold era.

You know what's maddening to me here, Jack was kept off TV for how many months after just *that*? Seven?

He also had two(?) post-FMW deathmatches with Atsushi Onita in '12 and '13, both pretty fucking awful even by way past his prime Onita standards but they're worth a watch just for the insane spectacle of them. He's had an insane career overall, someone I wouldn't be ashamed to have in my boy stable. RIP big lad.

Outside of 'Mania WWE's still pretty awful, even the RAW after was bollocks. It's hard to sit through a single TV show on either side right now. So yeah, I'm standing tall above you all while I watch bootleg tapes of RINGS.

Probably why AEW are going ham with the DMCA takedowns of the segment, people are just looking to see it on Twitter rather than tune in.

That was a very slight return to form after a fair bit of middling to downright poor TV, and even then crowds were dead or tiny with no buzz around the company.

I'm not sure what the achieved aside from mockery and Punk chants, even in supposed context it's all embarrassing. If anything I hope this gets everything Phil related out of Tony's system and he can go back to trying to create a great alternative, because right now neither company is doing it for me.

Nonces.

New Thou and it sounds nothing like previous albums, it's a weird but killer mix of sludge, black & death metal with hardcore? Looks like the Messiah is back and is getting his revenge.

For as much as I want to see it for chaotic reasons there's negative buzz surrounding this company right now, it was already real low regardless of how good shows have been this year but now we're in "FFS" territory. I'm not even going to attempt to come up with a better way of generating positive hype but it sure as hell isn't this.

This new pre match kit from Seattle Sounders, I adore the shade of blue for obvious reasons but the design is cute too. It's all made from recycled materials, too.

Charli XCX has an arena tour in November but it's going to be 45 quid minimum I think, I saw her only in 2022 and it cost me around £15.. I might be waiting for last second resale tickets for that one.

Even that didn't stop them warring against WCW, decades later and they shove that stuff into the Sting angle.

It was shite and felt like both of them had the tone all wrong "this is awkward" was right.

Giant Baba is such an odd looking guy, I love every pic I see of him.

Jesus, how far has Nakamura's stock fallen? He still looked good out there but not even a hot Philly Mania crowd gave a shit about him, might as well have had him "already in the ring" like an actual jobber.

He's class, too. Totally understands how to be a lower/mid card heel.

Get Ricky Starks on board ASAP, AEW has wasted that lad on more than one occasion already.

Years and years of WWE expecting everyone to work like a fucking robot has people thinking that's how it should be.

I like Samantha, too, but I think a lot of that is how she reminds me of the woman who did the introductions in PRIDE FC.. where's she these days? Overall it was an ok night but aside from the main event and the general ace production of the show nothing felt big time, the matches were all there and did a decent job but not even Sami beating the 666 day champ felt like something truly special, this was all about The Rock. Oh and I'd rather have seen a BTE Trigger than those pair of poo Pedigrees.

I really don't want to spoil this too much but Saiko! The Large Family which is suddenly gaining traction online many years after it was released, a Canadian mockumentary set in Japan following a seemingly normal family, it get's real creepy. Video is in the spoiler, I don't think there's a legit way to watch it right now.

So that's why he liked them young..?

I'm here for all the pettiness both sides can deliver at this point, I need skits in response from WWE.

Adele is the only woman to have three songs in the top ten at the same time, also 21 definitely sold more than any Britney album so..