Ricky Jackson

Then why are you here?

Lord knows we didn't need another Chiefs SB win, and Mahomes becoming more and more a 21st century Jordan-level worshipped-like-God athlete, on top of the obnoxious Swift-Kelce lovefest, but as an Eagles fan I'll take that result every day of the week. Suck it, Deebo

Markoff passed away yesterday. Just watched that Inoki match a few days ago based on your recommendation. It was great. Let's nominate this guy!

Yeah, that's an all-time favorite underrated match for me. With the Bruno feud, plus the amazing Putski match and this one, Zbyszko had such an incredible 1980

I was struck by this note, mentioned in passing, from an article on the Observer site about TKO asking Vince to resign "One source noted to the Hollywood Reporter that had Grant's lawsuit been filed earlier, the $5 billion deal with Netflix may have been put into jeopardy." So, did TKO just luck out on the timing of the lawsuit or, conspiracy time, did they perhaps influence the timing? Edit: although I guess they probably wouldn't have let Vince be part of the whole NYSE thing a few days before if they knew about the lawsuit

Just saw Andre/Garea vs Sarge/Moondog Rex (yes, really) from the Spectrum, April 81, for the first time a few days ago, and it was quite good actually, especially the Andre/Sarge interactions

Yeah, I realize that now. Worst case he loses a bit of his money. Poor guy. I guess he may be finally banished from the company if public outrage is loud enough

I know, right? When I read that part I thought "I can't believe this piece of trash is actually pulling the same bullshit he did with Stu Hart when he stiffed him on payments for Stampede back in 1984" Yeah, I'm in the wrestling bubble Seriously though, if all this is true, even though I thought Vince was human garbage before, this is so fucking gross. I hope Linda takes his ass to the cleaners and he ends up locked away

Yeah, I may have been too hasty...

Use @ before the name

Yeah, if Okada isn't portrayed as a big deal in WWE from day 1 what are we even doing here?

Sounds like internationally Netflix will get the Network content, similar to Peacock in the States Per the Observer site: "Also part of the deal, Netflix will become the primary home outside the United States for WWE shows like Raw, SmackDown and NXT in addition to premium live events, documentaries, and original series traditionally seen on WWE Network. That element also begins in 2025."

On mobile, you just have to click on the 3 dots from the first post you made in the thread you want to change, click edit, and then you will be able to edit the thread title in addition to the post. Not sure why editing a thread title isn't an option under the moderation actions tab for a thread someone has created. I just happened to stumble on the solution

Finally figured out how to edit the thread title lol

And it seems the box office has likely slowed too much for it to challenge The Wrestler's record. I'm not sure how wide its international release has been so far though

Time to finally stop using the crumbling thread, at least for news of WWE success, no? WWE on Netflix may get me interested again, who knows. Coupled with Vince being gone from creative, things overall seem to be way better than when I stopped watching in 2019

Yeah, will not watch SF vs KC. Really only interested in Detroit vs KC or Bal, but hard to emotionally invest in a cursed team like the Lions

Damn, we should've at least got a MSG one and done with Bob and Saito. I never really considered it before, but now I'm sad we didn't get it. Vince and Gorilla being strangely antagonistic with each other is a weird footnote in WWF commentary history, as they only did a handful of shows together before Vince stepped away from the booth. Two Alpha's I guess

The old story goes that Vince Jr wanted Bob to turn heel, specifically by dying his hair and doing a punk rock gimmick and Bob refused and quit. God knows what that would've been like but I guess it may have got him involved with the Rock n Wrestling MTV stuff

I think Bob writes in his book about how Vince Sr had big plans for guys like a returning Superstar Graham, Ray Stevens and Blackjack Mulligan for the fall of 82. He didn't see dollar signs in Orton or Rose, so they were basically one and done placeholders at MSG before the supposed bigger draws got their shots. Yes, Kung Fu Billy drew three straight MSG sellouts, but apparently wasn't a draw elsewhere and was seriously washed in the ring. Stevens and Mulligan were also washed, and weren't drawing either, so they didn't even get a single MSG main event with Bob. IIRC Bob thought they should've done more with Orton and Rose instead of going with past their prime guys who could no longer work at a main event level. Late Vince Sr seemed to love bringing back guys who drew well in the past instead of trying new faces, and 1983 of course has a rep for a stale main event scene, despite some good matches, as you've covered. But looking at the available MSG #s for 83 show strong attendance, so I think a lot of the "territory in decline" narrative comes from old Observer's and their anti-Bob bias. It's kinda hard to argue against Vince Sr's thinking when it comes to 83, but his picks for main event heels in the Fall of 82 were definitely questionable

Canada counts as part of US box office #s

Box office up to $18.2 million as of Monday, so holding up quite well. The Wrestler grossed nearly $45 million (about $4 million more than Fighting with my Family), and Iron Claw hasn't had an international release yet, so solid chance it takes the wrestling flick BO record when all is said and done

I'm not a conspiracy guy, but I don't think one can ignore the obvious, multi-layered conspiracy against "rule breakers" in the WWWF/WWF lasting from 1963 to about 1997. Managers being banned from ringside, obvious fast counts by refs, feet on the ropes being ignored, bs blood stoppage decisions that always benefitted the "good guys", refs turning a blind eye to selfsame good guys breaking the rules, etc, etc. And screw Arnold Skaaland, combs his hair with buttered toast-looking MFer

XFL name is dead again (forever?) with merger with USFL and new league named UFL

Saw it this afternoon. Really liked it. The performances are great. Flair wasn't as bad as I thought he would be, but definitely off. The guy playing Race was pretty good. Definitely up there with the Wrestler (Aronofsky version) but let's see if it reaches the heights (I assume) of I Like to Hurt People, which I'm watching for the first time on Sat with Johnny and the boys for Mystery Titans