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For me, I worked for Tesco for near on 9 years, so the staff discount, and being able to pick bits up rather than do a full weekly shop, was perfect.

Now though, with things taking a turn, I'm a Lidl's man. I can fill a trolley for £40, stuff myself with off-brand Buenos and Kitkats, and occasionally come home with anything from the Aladdin's cave of the centre aisles.

That said, I will venture up the road to our Walmart Supacenter (formerly ASDA Hypermarket), if only for the huge range of World Foods, and the like.

Unless Tesco keep sending me £8 off £40...then it's online.

 

Fun fact I literally found out while researching this post - It's officially the "Middle of Lidl", not Aladdin's Cave

So not sure this qualifies on any of the three counts...except perhaps it was taken at Naitch's wedding to Fifi. I present to you. The one, the only, Michael. P. S. HAYES!

 

 

I still have trouble seeing Drake Maverick as the same little Brummie runt who stood nose to chest with me at the Havant Leisure Centre for an FWA Academy show (I think he was part of a team facing the Ghosh Brothers) many years ago...and now he's the mastermind behind AoP. Not done too bad for himself.

So what's the odds on it either being someone being fed up with Coach "going on assignment", or a Stephanie "revolution" to get a girl on the desk. Third option, MNF is back, they needed something to draw attention to their product, so the NFL doesn't smush them.

From the press release (possibly updated):

 

In turn, Jonathan Coachman will take over as the new host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. A veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience hosting shows for WWE, ESPN, MSG Network and the Golf Channel, Coachman will bring his unique style to millions of viewers around the world on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WWE.com, as the host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. Coachman will begin his new role this Sunday, Sept. 16 alongside WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, David Otunga, Sam Roberts and Peter Rosenberg prior to WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event

Now I haven't followed TNA for ages...but I'll admit, I'm intrigued by Swann/Sydal/Lee and the LAX/Fleisch Storm matches. Havoc/Callihan I can see being a trashfest hardcore affair, and I have no interest in seeing Hendry/Drake.

But only if they film 3 different endings. Two believable, one crazy. So perhaps Truth. I think a 'The Graduate' style skit with Regal and Truth could be money, maybe even a surprise appearance from Tajiri as the sidekick (I'm on very heavy painkillers and this may have warped my perception of what is good)

Part of me has been thinking how WWE likes to do "the third option", generally to fuck with people. A small chance, that Lesnar wins clean, tries to ride off into the sunset and get on top of his wife. Angle waiting at the tradesmens' entrance demanding some guarantee that his title isn't fucking off forever. Strowman with the briefcase from behind, pins him on the concrete with Angle "making the call". Only for Steph to over rule Kurt Monday night and we have ourselves a vacant title for a tournament.

Will be interesting to see if there is any continuity, in that Lesnar "Why would I watch the product?", presumably, will have no idea about Heyman's sitdown (unless he gets it in magazine form).

I believe he was referring to this old "grandma" (if video doesn't sync, 2:08)

Good to see Norman educating him on the best application of the horizontal wiggle

Concerning current tapings yet to air.......

In some kind of coulrophobic haze, I Googled lunch meats to see what other creative designs there are...then I found this, and was diverted.

 

God bless America

 

 

I think the problem is, more and more I'm seeing "strong style" being a metaphor for chop contests that leave clear welts, head drops and risky convoluted driver variations. We've lost the likes of Regal, Vader, etc and their skill in making something look worse than it is.

As said above it looks very slappy, and a wide contact point. It's no tickle, but by no means does it look like an overly stiff shot beyond what was agreed between the two.

It's an art form, and I think the photo does a disservice to Walter. There's nothing there to suggest he was potatoing. 

Nah, unrealistic. Strowman announces he's cashing in at a title match, to make it a triple threat. Cormier v Brock v Strowman in the first ever 3-way for both the UFC Heavy and the WWE Universal. Strowman by TKO (R3) after spearing Cormier through the cage.

 

Oh God, it's happening isn't it.

 

 

 

 

They could nominate a new leader, but that would need approval from the Queen (a formality), and informally from Labour. In the event that it can't get confidence back, then I *think* Labour get first dibs on a minority government, failing that, we go to the polls.

As I understand it, it needs 50 Conservatives to petition the 1922 Committee for a leadership vote. Simple majority required. If she loses that vote, she will be obliged to stand down and will not be allowed to join the leadership contest. It's different to a full House no confidence vote, which has no weight except by tradition and precedent.

 

We've had Davis, who has resigned from posts before, go, and then just before May's statement, Boris jumps. Rumours that more could happen, in an attempt to force May to drop the Chequers statement and go back to the table.

 

She's a stubborn old goat, so don't expect her to go easily.

For those who haven't seen it, behind tags cos, frankly, some people don't wanna see it

Well...with buildings in Scotland melting, gingers evaporating, and Goths taking refuge wherever they can, the gleeful BBC announce another two WEEKS of this. Mercury over 30 here, and as a...ahem...more "robust" gent, I'm drinking my bodyweight in water. Thank the Gods for online shopping, last thing I want to do is tackle the scummy mummies and shirtless slackers at Asda or Tesco, and return home with ice cream soup. 

I've got a couple of Yank ex-pat friends who are bemoaning the lack of residential AC in this country, and I'm sick of reminding them, THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!! 

Also, any retail friends and colleagues on here and anyone working in what I would call, logistics, fuck what they say, you have a right to carry a bottle of water. I remember working the warehouse at Tesco and the temperature touching 48. In PPE (toe caps, thick cargos, gloves). We were lucky enough the store manager would turn a blind eye to us storing our bottles of drink in the walk ins.

 

Bring back March

Io Shirai confirmed as signed to WWE (wwe.com). Not knowing much about the joshi scene, can anyone clue me in on who she is, and where she sits in terms of talent

https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-signs-io-shirai?sf192907795=1

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WWE has announced that it has signed Io Shirai, one of the most decorated women’s wrestlers in the world, as its newest Superstar.

The announcement was made at today’s WWE Live Event at Tokyo’s Ryōgoku Sumo Hall, where Shirai was introduced to members of the WWE Universe as the newest signee to WWE NXT.

A ring veteran of more than 10 years, Shirai has accomplished more than virtually anyone in the modern history of Japanese women’s wrestlers. Tokyo Sports, a national daily sports newspaper, named her the country’s top female grappler in each of the past three years.

Boasting an exciting and technical in-ring style that combines speed and force, Shirai is renowned for her devastating strikes and suplexes. Nicknamed the “Genius of the Sky,” Shirai also packs a wide arsenal of high-flying moves, including an eye-popping Asai moonsault.

Shirai most recently competed with Tokyo-based World Wonder Ring Stardom, the same organization where NXT Superstar and inaugural Mae Young Classic winner Kairi Sane first made her name. A fixture of Stardom, Shirai was a multi-time champion there and enjoyed two reigns with the promotion’s top title, the World of Stardom Championship.

Will it be long before the WWE Universe witnesses Shirai’s spectacular ability in a WWE ring?

 

 

Yeah TBF this pissed me off as well. "who wins the tag match next week on the WWE Network"...35 mins later "xxx wins the tag match". Poor form for WWE it has to be said. If they were gonna do this, why not air it live instead?

The only things I see about Dana is her asking for matches and a chance to wrestle. Nothing about a release

Agreed PunkStep, maybe he went off backstage after MitB and it took a day for legal to sort shit out? 

Cass released. Just announced on WWE's FB page. No sign of "future endeavors"

 

https://www.wwe.com/article/big-cass-released

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WWE has come to terms on the release of William Morrissey (Big Cass).