Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 4

[Johnny Sorrow]

[Johnny Sorrow]

20 hours ago, Johnny Sorrow said:

So this pic was taken after the BOOM Pro Wrestling show last night in Vancouver where I was the Ring Announcer. That's Cole Sprause on the left who plays Jughead and on the right is the guy who plays Kevin on the TV show "Riverdale." The new Vancouver City Champion is Brady Malibu, great wrestler who went to Lance Storm's school.

Before the show started I noticed a gang of really good looking people in the crowd. My pal Travis who is one of the owners comes up to me and says the cast of "Riverdale" was there. I couldn't recognize anyone from where I was stationed, and then five minutes later KJ Apa, sexy Archie walks in and I recognized that red hair right away.

The freaking cast of Riverdale was at the first wrestling show I've ever performed in, and it was a GREAT super fun show. All of the talent couldn't have been nicer. Fucking wild. And according to the ladies bartending, the Riverdale cast were all incredibly nice.

[KawadaSmile]

I respect the Riverdale cast. The plotlines there make absolutely no sense whatsoever and despite there being a modicum of self-awareness, the actors never wink at the audience. Imagine Fiend Lore + Dungeon of Doom + Ministry of Darkness 

[Flyin' Brian]

Jericho’s Facebook page is definitely toxic. They post Mick Foley taking a break from Twitter because he’s not sure how things are going to go there and tons of people pop up to rake Foley over the coals. 

[Embrodak]

1 hour ago, Flyin' Brian said:

Jericho’s Facebook page is definitely toxic. They post Mick Foley taking a break from Twitter because he’s not sure how things are going to go there and tons of people pop up to rake Foley over the coals. 

Almost everyone on the Jericho Facebook fan page has probably had Covid so many times at this point that they’ve lost more gray matter than Foley.

[El-P]

On 10/31/2022 at 1:19 AM, KawadaSmile said:

let's FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Congrats Brazil ! Giving the world a much needed bit of hope.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

On 10/22/2022 at 10:31 AM, El-P said:

Yeah, going from the mostly really good Dark Sides series to this is such a huge plunge in quality. It's like hearing old anecdotes from RF videos all over again with annoying production tricks. I would rather just watch Back to the Territories from the KC Vault instead.

I have been binging this series today.  The level of bullshit is incredible even for wrestlers.

[El-P]

8 hours ago, Zoo Enthusiast said:

I have been binging this series today.  The level of bullshit is incredible even for wrestlers.

You're almost selling it to me. I do need to laugh at dumbshit wrestlers.

[BigBadMick]

I'm enjoying it. The Florida, Stampede and Kaufman episodes raised a few chuckles. The re-enactments are hilarious.

[sek69]

So Nick Aldis posted then deleted an Instagram post saying he's done with the NWA due to a falling out with Billy Corgan and that he was embarrassed with the direction of the company he can't be a part of it. 

For what it's worth Billy said he was sick of Aldis's constant politicking so one would assume he's trying to get himself another title run and is boo boo facing backstage when he was told no.

[El-P]

And now Corgan is getting shit for explaining that he really won't do another Empowerr show until he can have the best women wrestler available who are able to "wrestle the NWA style" and "carry a three-hour PPV". You know, like the ones main-evented by Tyrus and with marquee state-of-the-art stuff like EC3 vs Thom Latimer or Question Mark vs Question Mark 2 (wait, I thought the guy was dead ? And now there are two of them doing his former awful gimmick ?). 

Funny tidbits, we (rightly) complain about too many titles in NJPW and AEW, but damn in that NWA PPV you have : NWA World heavyweight title, NWA United states tag team titles, NWA Junior heavyweight title, NWA Women's title, NWA Women's tag team title, NWA National championship, NWA World Television title, NWA World tag team title. And since apparently it's not enough, you've got the prestigious MLW National openweight championship defended too. Nick Aldis having none, I understand he's salty...

[El-P]

Aldis has been suspended and won't appear at the PPV. 

I wonder where he may end up. Considering what Brucie said about him in the past, I would be kinda surprised to see him end up in WWE but you never know, and considering how dull he is inside the ring, I don't have any interest in watching him in AEW (he's a former Jarrett guy, yikes), especially since when he's not doing his NWA touring World Champ cosplay gimmick, he's never showcased much of anything (he's a really good promo, but then the bell rings and such).

[The Thread Killer]

Aldis has claimed for years that Tony Khan told him there will always be a spot for him in AEW if he wants. And I certainly hope that Khan does sign him, because the AEW roster is getting dangerously thin. They don’t have nearly enough talent under contract right now.

Realistically, I would expect him to show up in either Impact or MLW. Also known as “places you go when nobody else wants to hire you but you have no other viable options.”

[El-P]

25 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said:

Also known as “places you go when nobody else wants to hire you but you have no other viable options.”

It's obvious you don't watch IMPACT. They have tons of terrific talents and the company is really, REALLY good. My favorite right now, actually.

[Migs]

On 11/5/2022 at 9:00 PM, Zoo Enthusiast said:

I have been binging this series today.  The level of bullshit is incredible even for wrestlers.

So you don't think Mad Vachon took the door off a plane while high on every substance known to man and then was released to the custody of wrestlers?

[The Thread Killer]

12 minutes ago, El-P said:

It's obvious you don't watch IMPACT. They have tons of terrific talents and the company is really, REALLY good.

It’s not a matter of quality. It’s more the fact that they pay the talent peanuts and practically nobody watches it. I’m sure it is creatively fulfilling to work there, but that don’t pay the bills. If I was a pro wrestler looking for work and had a family to provide for, I can’t imagine Impact would be the first place I would call. And Aldis has young children to feed. If I had no financial constraints and just wanted to be creatively satisfied and work in a positive atmosphere, that is a different story, obviously.

Mind you, I seem to remember hearing Aldis also had heat with Scott D’Amore, come to mention it. I get the impression Aldis is a difficult person to work with. This guy has gone on Twitter and done interviews burying the company he works for over the last few months, I can’t imagine that will endure him to perspective future employers much.

[El-P]

6 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said:

Mind you, I seem to remember hearing Aldis also had heat with Scott D’Amore, come to mention it. I get the impression Aldis is a difficult person to work with. This guy has gone on Twitter and done interviews burying the company he works for over the last few months, I can’t imagine that will endure him to perspective future employers much.

I mean, Corgan is a buffoon, but I would not be surprised if Aldis was indeed hard to work with and had an overinflated self of himself. 

[sek69]

This certainly seems like an everyone kinda sucks situation, but considering Billy keeps shitting on women's wrestling and Mickie James was the driving force behind the Empower PPV I can kind of get why Aldis is pissed at him. 

[KawadaSmile]

Will the term X-Pac Heat be put to rest?

 

[NintendoLogic]

For those unaware, Guevara was providing guest commentary for Bobby Fish's boxing match on the undercard of the Mayweather event in Dubai. Now that's a feud that could main event any arena in the world.

Speaking of Dubai:

PROGRESS Wrestling: Everyone Welcome*

*heterosexuals only

[Alucard]

Guevara vs Fish lets go! 

[El-P]

So, Cain Velasquez, who's facing charges for attempted murder, is allowed by the judge to work the AAA's December event, as he requested. That's pretty unique. 

[Dale Wolfe]

It is unique but i believe he has to pay the wages of his own police escort? 

To be fair to Cain he was also chasing down a lad who molested his son. So in that regard it is a different sort of crime really 

[PeteF3]

6 hours ago, Dale Wolfe said:

It is unique but i believe he has to pay the wages of his own police escort? 

To be fair to Cain he was also chasing down a lad who molested his son. So in that regard it is a different sort of crime really 

I understand why he did it, but a.) vigilantism still needs to be enforced as a crime, because b.) he endangered possibly dozens of other people and shot the wrong guy.

[El-P]

Indeed.

Also, fun fact : most of the people defending vigilantism are the same exact crowd that complain about "Twitter & social media tribunal" whenever women publicly speak of sexual abuse and drop names. Funny how it works  : men with guns shooting in public = "I would have done the same thing !"; women speaking out with keyboards = "Hey, presumption of innocence is so important, go to the justice or shut up".

So yeah, I get why he would get some sympathy. But what he did was horribly wrong. Allowing him to take part in a spectacle where he'll get applauded and cheered (probably also *because* of what he did, in this case) is really not a good signal to send, at all.