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Shida looks like a badass.
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Wait, are there DVDVR archives available from that era? I thought everything from that time was lost forever. Or did someone take a screenshot like 15 years ago and played the longest of long games.
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If I had chosen to steal good bubba KawadaSmile's gimmick, I would have titled this "Pandemic fucks things up". Moxley and QT Marshall are off the show as a precautionary measure for contact with someone who tested positive. Not sure anyone even wants to watch much wrestling right now, but the newly booked FTR v. SCU match has the potential to be excellent.
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WWE TV 06/22 - 06/28 If you ain't testin', you ain't gettin' the Rona
MoS replied to KawadaSmile's topic in WWE
Yeah, it was the way he reported it. He basically made out Sasha and Bayley to be a couple of immature brats throwing a tantrum because they were asked to lose. Speaking of, the Sasha-Bayley feud might be the best long-term booking WWE has done in a long time. Hopefully I don't jinx it. -
WWE TV 06/22 - 06/28 If you ain't testin', you ain't gettin' the Rona
MoS replied to KawadaSmile's topic in WWE
Apparently, Charlotte needs surgery and that's why they did the Nia Jax angle. I don't want to wish harm on her or anything, but some weeks away is probably the best thing for her character at this point. -
Hahaha I was just about to come here and request you to do one of your excellent recaps.
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I usually roll my eyes at stupid terms like 'cancel culture' cuz cancel culture has always been a thing- people just tried to cancel other stuff. However, someone recently tweeted something that I thought made a ton of sense. "There is something inherently sustainable about a culture that constantly demanda atonement but scorns the idea of forgiveness." Of course, this does not apply to many of the cases here, who are complete shitbags whose actions do not warrant forgiveness. On the other hand, as disgusting as Sammy's joke was, it is not something I think he should lose his job for, and it seems as if he and Sasha talked about it and put this behind them. And I will say this: for all we hear about how no one should apologise publicly, because it gives ammo to their critics, I have noticed that in general, an actual sincere apology always works better to put an incident/issue/hurt feelings to rest, than a bunch of vacuous non-apology apologies.
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Weird as this might sound, the draw there might be Chelsea Green, who has done surprisingly great numbers every time she has been featured.
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This is obviously not in the same ballpark as some of the stuff described here, but the fact that Sammy made such a joke and everyone, including the interviewer, just ignored it and moved on really shows that the pro wrestling ecosystem is so toxic to women. No wonder so many wrestlers think they can get away with basically anything.
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The week Charlotte was not featured at all anywhere and Sasha and Bayley were all over their 3 shows, there was a marked increase in viewership across the board. I am not saying anything, but I kind of am.
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I am sure Cornette's wife is no angel, and I am not going to pretend I have not laughed at any jokes made during this entire situation, but I really think mocking her looks during this speaking out completely misses the point. I mean, there are so many other things one can make fun of here.
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A few seem to be clearly guilty. Starr sent out a torrent of non-apology apology tweets (including paid promoted tweets) but basically is conceding that the accuser is not lying. Cornette has not said anything but there are corroborations - and Joey Janela had made similar digs at him before all of this had started. There will be a lot of "corrupting" forces in this movement, but I would argue that is the case for any kind of groundswell movement. However, it has at least got a major conversation started about the existing pro wrestling culture, which I think is the most important part. Of course, the follow up will be equally important as well.
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That is definitely true. Tangentially related to that, I think this is a great read - https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-slow-death-of-hollywood
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One of the FTR dudes is an excellent promo from what I have seen, so he could def play the Arn Anderson enforcer role in this modern 4 Horsemen.
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My response to that is that while I definitely see that argument, I would say that the biggest movies are still the ones which have larger-than-life superheroes. Now, what a superhero can do on screen is wider now than it used to be, although not by much: they can be dorkier, crack nerd jokes, don't need to be big and ripped, etc. But ultimately, Captain America, Iron Man, even Star-Lord, are cool badasses who are pushed as such. Wrestlers are no longer pushed as cool by default; like being a wrestler at the high level by itself makes you cool. That certainly has played a role in wrestling's decline.