flyonthewall2983 Posted September 29 Author Report Share Posted September 29 I hope he writes a book. I would probably re-read every page twice at some point, to break down his vernacular. Which is to maybe admit that deep down there is some actual genius at work, though utterly depleted by what has become so far his downfall. He is beyond redemption, to a great many of us, who even still follow the product. I hope lessons are learned from this. That’s really all I can say in addition to what’s gone on so far. But in what I have watched of the product lately, I have a strong sense of this roster being a real squadron of not his vision alone, but the experience of those who had to pay in blood. He had to pay in the court of public opinion, over and over again and crucially now when his close approximation to the highest echelons of American politics has also coincided with these damning charges as to just how ghastly and perverse he has conducted himself. And how that affects his legacy forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Brown Koko Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 https://x.com/wrestleops/status/1847411306602639483?s=10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDuke Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 Is Dave Bautista gonna be part of the Kamala Harris administration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 All I heard is Bautista supported Kamala, which should have come to no surprise to anyone who knows anything about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 And of course we get MAGAtaker delivering a receipt. Note the conspicuous absence of JD Vance from the proposed trios match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Carlito got heat for ad libbing the "I gotta learn Chinese" line on Raw in the segment he was in with Damage Control. Beyond the obvious stupidity involved, apparently Io Sky was subjected to "go back to China" taunts from some audiences at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Brown Koko Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Hulk Hogan discusses gender roles in the family on Fox News, touts Donald Trump and says “we want God in our homes and our schools” Link: https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2024/10/22/hulk-hogan-discusses-gender-roles-in-the-family-on-fox-news-touts-donald-trump-and-says-we-want-god-in-our-homes-and-our-schools/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted October 23 Author Report Share Posted October 23 5 John Does have sued Vince, Linda and WWE in connection with the ring boy scandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkdoc Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 On 10/23/2024 at 4:20 PM, flyonthewall2983 said: 5 John Does have sued Vince, Linda and WWE in connection with the ring boy scandal And we have more coming out from this...MAJOR CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: The full document is grotesque enough that i might recommend not reading it - the sheer volume of all this is soul-crushing. The main part we didn't know before was that Vince & Linda had video footage of Mel Phillips sexually assaulting a boy and covered it up. Think that's all i need to say here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 I had to skim through the section of the Observer discussing the lawsuit because the details were so nauseating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 Well, I guess it's over. Yeah, not taking about WWE of course. They'll most probably be mighty fine (last time I checked, "Papa" Trip was giving away ridiculously gigantic belts to the Saudi government). Hell, Vince might be mighty fine now, I guess the federal investigation is a goner soon. I wonder if Taker and Hogan are gonna be featured at Mania next year... Well, "bon courage", as we say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted November 9 Author Report Share Posted November 9 Linda is on Trump's transition team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 No surprise there. Wouldn't be shocked either if Trump appoints her back to the SAB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 Between all of this and Mark Shapiro publicizing a breakfast with rapist-in-chief Vince McMahon, Dana White, MAGATaker and Da Racist Hogan campaigning for a a guy who calls out for mass deportation of millions of people and using the army against political adversaries, the still going on sportswashing of a regime which just sentenced a 29 years old woman to 11 years of prison because of the way she dresses and her support for women's rights, the stench of TKO is as bad as WWE ever was. Although I still enjoy parts of AEW very much (parts of) and the rise to the top of Zack Sabre Jr. has been the most fun story of the year and legit made me happy, I find it incredibly difficult to even follow the news of pro-wrestling without getting at the very least annoyed in this time where WWE is back in the position of absolute dominance despite all the bagage, with its fanboys being more cultish than ever. NJPW is at least more interesting than it has been for the last few years with the new generation having to be pushed, but it doesn't feel hot yet. TNA has been the worse and most boring in the last 6 months as it's ever been basically since I began to watch it as it happens, and the WWE "relationship" has been hilarious (hey, we'll showcase your most over acts and some of the best talents like Grace and the Rascals on NXT and get them over to our audience and you can have... uh... oh yeah, Wendy Choo) and the TNA Reddit is the dumbest fucking place I've encountered on the IWC in forever. AAA is a complete mess and should be vaporized into thin air just of the fact Alberto el Rapist is their main event act. CMLL is fun to watch once in a while. It's been ten years since I've come back to follow the current product thanks to Lucha Underground. Peaked with early AEW in 2021. Seems like the activity on the board is as low as ever too, which was bound to happen eventually. End of a cycle, I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Yeah, as far as board activity goes, if it wasn't for the European threads, this place would be as dead as I've ever seen it. Even with the European threads it probably is. Hell, Kawada has even given up. I've made my opinions known about WWE somewhat recently. I haven't cared in years and I dont think I will care again anytime soon, if ever. I don't care about Cody. I don't care about the Bloodline. I don't care about guys who have been around for a million years. I'm sure it's awesome without the scumbag around. I don't care. On the positive side I do care about 80s and early 90s Joshi these days, though my overall wrestling viewing is still very low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 WWE would consider me a "lapsed" fan. This is incorrect. I am a repulsed fan, an ex-fan, a disappointed fan. Don't say I've "lapsed", like I'VE done something wrong. The last Saudi Show happened to start between two English Premier League matches so I watched the start, the Bloodline match. It was awful, from the presentation to the entrances to the match itself. I don't think this shit has passed me by; rather, I've passed it by. The amount of contemporary wrestling I watch has never been lower, and it sucks arse because I - we, all - fucking love this sport. Luckily YouTube etc let me watch all the territories and workers I only ever read about in the Apter rags back in the 80s, so I'm still watching "new" stuff (and all the Greg Valentine I can). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 I tried watching the 2024 product. They seem to have embraced the idea they need wrestling on their show. At the same time there is too much "entertainment" present while that is going on and it tends to hurt the matches. Not only that, everyone seems to be working in a way that is both sloppy and yet not impactful-looking at all. It's like they are performing some kind of overly rehearsed choreography with no kind of meaning to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted Tuesday at 10:44 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:44 PM https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump LOL. LMAO, even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted yesterday at 06:53 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:53 AM In hindsight, those 100 million were well spent and will go a long way to keep Vince out of prision (via AG Matt Gaetz). Well, those 100 million and whatever they gave to Trump directly in the last 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago What a fucking clown show. Between RKJ at Health (holy fuck, this has to be a rib, as they say), the guy who paid for sex with a 17 year old girl as AG and Linda "I falsified my degree in education" McMahon at, well, Education of course, this would be downright hilarious it if wasn't tragic and millions of people were not getting negatively affected by this (negatively affected as in death and deportation, among other things). I wonder if actual journalists are gonna mention that she's got a lawsuit on her ass about her covering up sexual abuse of teenagers ? Not that it matters one way or another. WWE is gonna be so fascinating for all the wrong reasons in 2025, with the booker being the son-in-law of the Secretary of Education of basically a fascist government, and the road-to-retirement of John "I can't say anything bad about Vince" Cena, which probably will do monstruous business because, as demonstrated by the result of the election, people are shit. Can't wait to see what MAGA legend shows up at Mania again and if Cody or Cena dare to do some raah-raah 'murica Great shit along the way. I just want a John Oliver bit on Linda. Please. (and I wish we had a John Oliver in France too, would be much needed as we also have our own fascists one foot through the door already and pushing in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago President Trump to send in a video for Zhan Chena's retirement show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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