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I wouldn't necessarily agree with that...

You mean the sport where you need to be able to headbutt a soccer ball that's traveling at a high rate of speed?

The Sean Davis Project had guys under written agreements, too.

I feel like the only real shot they have is by completely embracing the geek culture aspects of the business that have been creeping up for the last 15 years or so. You can point to that part of the fanbase as having disposable income and not being dullards who think it's a real competitive sport. It's not the solution, but it's a start and I can't think of any alternatives. I've been hearing CLEARLY THIS PERSON WOULD WATCH WRESTLING IF WORKRATE AND KOBASHI for something like 20 years now. It's never happening. Ever.

My article for whatever it's worth: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2066067-breaking-down-wwes-new-tv-deal-and-its-fallout I agree. Maybe Ion wasn't too keen, either, but it didn't make sense for either side anymore. With Flashpoint having ended its run a year and a half ago, Main Event has been the only original programming on Ion since then. It didn't fit with their slate of shows at all.

So who else is going to be at the NYC show on Saturday? I'm looking forward to Steen-Nakamura and curious who Okada's MYSTERY OPPONENT!!! is gonna be.

Commercial tape clips the first few matches, removes all of the interviews, and unfortunately also gets rid of the amazing brawl all over the arena after the main event.

I'm going to copy tamalie's posts from WC on this topic because they're worth reading: Punk lives in a densely populated, very urban part of Chicago. Finding privacy there as a celebrity is a tall order because fans can basically walk up to his front door and see through his windows from the street. The alternative would be to live in the suburbs in a house that's very set back from a quiet road and possibly even gated, but that's not the lifestyle he wants right now either. If he wants to stay in the heart of Chicago, there are too many condos with private entry and security to mention. He can move to one and have an instant buffer without losing the urban experience he wants. I don't blame him for being a bit freaked out by the loss of privacy, but this is the life he chose. His best bet is to carve out some places he can go, be it restaurants, bars, stores or whatever, that he makes his regular spots and can build a relationship with the proprietors and staff who can then help keep people at bay. He could also roll with friends to provide cover. Punk will face more unwanted conversations and autographs on his own as opposed to being in a pack. Anonymity is out of the question, but he can take steps to avoid being hounded. As far as taking out the garbage goes, it's extreme, but get security cameras and check the alley before going out to make sure it's clear. If there are tresspassers or loiterers, call the cops or arrange for a private security company to sweep through now and then. Don't have a mail box that people can access in that fashion. Have one that you and the mailman only can access by key. Punk can't on the one hand be mad he got passed over for main eventing Wrestlemania during his big 2011-13 run and also complain about the spotlight. He, deep down, wanted the fame and fortune, and can at least mitigate the accompanying hoopla and find a comfort level within it. […] He's not on the level of a Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks or Bulls player, but CM Punk is a major deal to fans in Chicago who know who he is because it's not like LA or NYC or even Miami with mainstream celebs everywhere. Sports celebs go farther in that city. However, as mentioned, Punk has put himself in the eye of the storm by choosing an address in that particular neighborhood. If he'd picked a different address, namely a more security oriented high rise, many of these alleged issues would be non factors.

Yeah, this is something he's talked about. He'll be giving time to a kid who asked nicely and then some weirdo would say "Who are you?" and try to get an autograph. Besides his disappearance, I feel like living in Chicago proper probably contributes to his current issues. It's not NY, where you could easily find out where celebrities live but nobody bothers them. I can't think of another modern wrestling star who lived in that type of environment. They're in celebrity/athlete friendly places like Tampa or suburban Atlanta or even LA.

Link isn't working for me. Anything of note come of this? A 4,000 word tome that he eventually deleted but has been preserved here: http://pastebin.com/hcA3dkgt

This was a one-off.

Interesting to see him go so in depth though. Never seen him day close to so much on the topic before. If he really thinks Xavier Von Erck was plotting with Syd and Cary, though...

They don't necessarily have to be live SPORTS though. The Sound of Music experiment did pretty well, and that sure as hell isn't sports.

Well, this is fascinating and awful. Natalie Slater on how Punk's mysterious retirement (yup) isn't sitting well with him because fans are camping out by his home: http://t.co/nkT9SttguA

Come on. He can't defend his wife against *one* guy ? Whom he already beat ? This entire angle is rotten from start to finish. When Kane is wrestling, he doesn't use magic powers to appear and disappear. He does when he's chasing people. It wasn't a good angle at all but too many people are complaining about the wrong parts.

Bryan wasn't running away, he was getting his wife away. There's a distinction.

Trivia note: This took place during the steroid trial right down the street from the courthouse, with various traveling wrestling reporters in attendance.

I think he typed not instead of now by mistake.

That was a really good match and Kane is a great worker. A great, great worker.

Which section? I'm not seeing anything.

There was an opening for a Bryan-Kane preview at BR, so I used it as an excuse to write up some awesomeness Kevin Sullivan dropped on me about Daniel Bryan couple weeks ago: http://bit.ly/1rSkhTi

I know I neglect this thread in spite of Loss and jdw nagging me to post everything but I really like how this came out. There was an opening for a Bryan-Kane preview and I used it as an excuse to write up some awesomeness Kevin Sullivan dropped on me a couple weeks ago.

It was on the earnings call.

I think he means his original DVDs from ROH's site.

The short version of John's argument, if I'm reading it correctly, is: Dave does a lot of PBP and sometimes buries how good he thinks the round/fight is in the middle of it. He needs either a shorthand for how much he enjoyed a fight or a standardized way of recommending fights.