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What do robots eat?

That's why they call him @Mr_Danger

For such a short-lived character, there were actually two Battle Kat's. Former Swansea manager Bob Bradley donned the mask after Brady Boone left.

Absolute stunner from Townsend. Reminded me with that post that Josh Sheehan scored this beauty last night at Wolves:

The Headbangers, New Age Outlaws, Hardys and Dudleys all have runs in the mid and late 2010s is one of those things I'll occassionally see mentioned and realise I've completely forgotten. Mad how they'll bring anyone back. The Outlaws were the tag champs FIFTEEN years after they were last good or relevant.

I really thought Big Bully Busick was here to mention Big Bully Busick. He wasn't as short-lived as most mentioned but debuted on TV in August 1991 and was gone by Survivor Series. I think I always think he lived longer as a character because he was on one of the trading card sets. His run really was short, for that era, and unremarkable. He had an even-stevens feud with the fucking Brooklyn Brawler. Who thought that was a good idea for a new character?

Did they struggle to pay for parking in Cleethorpes too?

"Pew, pew, pew" My skin's crawling from watching that.

Didn't know that existed. I hate you now.

One app for car-parking. Well, one app for most things but, definitely one for car-parking. I don't need 4 different apps, 2 of which you uninstall only to come across a car park that uses it after 3 years and now you've forgotten your login, it's got your old number plate and a bank card that expired in 2024. RingGo, Tap2Pay, Pay2Park, Get2Fuck, they're all annoying as shit. Just use one!

Dunno if it's related but Talksport came on and they were asking for stories of times you've been fired in double quick time. Presume Leroy Rosenior will be on later.

Yeah, only a handful of very expensive seats near the ring left.

Ahem, point proven. They even announced him as "Mr Money in the bank". Such novelty. The entrance is fucking brilliant. Proper pro-wrestling bullshit. And if you ignore the fact he's about the 50th person to have had this gimmick, it's probably exciting.

Genuinely, the CMLL Title is the only bit that I hate in there. The rest isn't hard to follow. The people who pop-up with titles that aren't AEW titles annoy me. I don't want them to ignore the ecosystem but I don't want them to show belts on TV that aren't AEW titles unless it's Mercedes belt collector gimmick or it's a major deal IWGP World Champion.

Fucking hell, that's horrendous. Hope all of those ladies are OK and that they get some pro-wrestling training soon.

One of the best dishes on the planet. When it's made with filo in the big spiral and you get a slice with all the sections, it's just so beautiful.

Should have kept that one to just you and the wife.

He's not wrong. He's absolutely not the man to fix it but it's a club that's been relegated three times in four seasons, is hemorrhaging money, has had horrific recruitment for years, is up for sale and has lost all identity. Everything at Leicester can be summed up by the fact that someone appointed Russell Martin.

Thanks for the heads up. The email says tickets are on sale "NOW" but the Ticketmaster site says Tuesday at 10am.

Because the people who hold them are fucking awesome and have excellent matches for the belts with other fucking awesome people. I do get your point. There are an array of belts without tons of identity and champions who are a little bit interchangeable but, it's such a fantastic roster with so many people who make a fun dynamic in matches and when they're the champion that it hides any weakness in the booking. Also, I think Tony subscribes to the thinking that holding these titles should make you a contender for the World Title. We've heard that enough over the years as a criticism of the IC and US titles that they used to be a stepping stone to the World Title. Despite most people's ultimate example of an IC Champion being Mr Perfect who lost to Hogan & Warrior all the time when he was at that level. I'm really fed up with the fact there are qualifying matches. That's such a lazy trope that I hate. And the fact that they are so fucking one-sided makes me hate them and the concept even more. I'd respect this more if they just announced these guys, ran down their credentials and gave some time to why each guy is in and why he wants to win. If you must have qualifying matches to fill TV, and you really don't have to, then they have to be like Okada vs. Swerve. I don't want either of those guys taking an L on TV so I wouldn't do that but that's what you have to do rather than pretend Myron Reed or Ace Austin deserve a shot at this thing. Okada and Darby do, they are Champions in this promotion. Copland does, Takeshita does, he's a former Champion and G1 Winner. Josh Alexander wins less than Spurs. FFS. Edit: I'm not fixing that typo. Copland is Adam's new movie coming to Prime Video.

If a PPV airs in the woods, did it make a noise?

Penta having the briefcase is why I've really hated this gimmick for years and years. It was novel and it had some great moments early doors but it's just been a crap booking crutch for so long. It feels like they did a good job getting Penta to a point where the crowd actively wanted him to beat Roman Reigns, albeit in Mexico, and then the match itself made him someone who feels inevitible. If we're being fair to WWE and Trips' mostly shitty booking, they've done a brilliant job with Penta from the off. They presented him as a star, he looked uber-marketable, they put him in spots to succeed and it'd be impossible to argue they could have done much more. At this point, where he's clearly a guy you can build a second title challenge around and have him win in a way that cements him as an incredible babyface, one who is so unique in their entire history, you saddle him with this bloody thing instead. Even if he avoids a naff cash in and calls his shot up front, it's so unneccessary. You've just got him carrying it around, same tropes, same commentary, etc as the last 20 years. Twenty bleeding years of the same gimmick. It'll be cute when he comes out with a colourful briefcase and the usuals will lose their mind but it's just such mind-numbing booking. One idea, over and over. And he's already there. Madness.