Some other luchador: Crosses his arms while doing a bridging pin Komander: "Sostén mi cerveza"

Already knew from past AEW booking that a heel teasing turning face and not doing it (Scorpio Sky during the Guevara feud) is very frustrating. Now with Kris Statlander, I guess it's equally as satisfying when a face teases turning heel and doesn't do it. Hopefully it's not just "she'll turn later".

Aspiring director who lists the "bird is the word" Family Guy episode among his influences

Repeatedly liking and unliking a post when comments are turned off, to spell out my comment in Morse code

Back in the wrestling message board days, some of the best moments for me were when a respected poster came out with an opinion that sounded crazy - because I knew they'd been watching tapes, they'd seen something that ran counter to commonly accepted opinion, and I was going to learn something.

When my significant other and I are putting together our Halloween party decorations in July

Have only seen second-hand accounts about whatever's happening, but Akira always seemed like a good guy to me (I know, dangerous to assume that sort of thing about a pro wrestler) and I hope he's going to be okay.

FYI, number 500 on the PWI 500 is someone named Cereal Man. Seems like they mostly wrestle in Hoodslam.

also

Ah. I definitely noticed something was up with Taz (e.g. "well I broke my neck, but I guess no one gives a shit") but I wouldn't have figured this out on my own. Of course it seems very obvious once someone takes the time to explain it. So instead of Grumpy JR, now we have Grumpy Taz.

Will be in Calgary this weekend. "Hitman's Bar" is within walking distance of my hotel. Food menu is all wrestler puns, and they have a private dining room called The Dungeon. Also on their website you can "enter to win dinner with Bret!", which appears to just be a way for them to get your email.

Caption for a photo of a cat with its mouth open, swatting at the camera: Maw and paw

Nightttime bump 🤼

"Hello everyone, I'm Tony Khan and I have a major announcement: We're all the way back, motherfuckers. (pause for applause) Thank you"

AEW PPVs usually end right at the top of the hour... so this main event is going like 40+? #AEWAllOut

For someone who was only in the match to take the pin, Mascara Dorada did pretty well for himself. Seemed like the most over guy in the match at some points #AEWAllOut

Kind of forgot about Okada vs. Takeshita vs. Dorada, but it's a potential show-stealer #AEWAllOut

The turning point of this match may be when Mark Briscoe has so many thumbtacks in him that he ends up basically having a protective metal shield all over his body

If the "white collar" stuff was an excuse for MJF to wear white in this match, that's kind of brilliant

Give me that Eddie Kingston promo about how this might be as close as he gets to ever having a son.

We're 0-for-2 on main card finishes tonight :(

I could've been okay with it, but that finish was especially goofy.

I'm gonna say that absolutely zero people expected to hear a "Cena" chant on the AEW ppv.

Some crowds would have chanted "you're gonna get your fucking head kicked in," and then Bryan would feel pressured to assault Tony Schiavone. Toronto is smarter than that! #AEWAllOut

🤼 NEW WRESTLING CROSSWORD 🤼 Saddened to see that both AEW and WWE are counterprogramming my crossword with big shows today. Are they trying to put me out of business? Well, no matter what they do, my revenue from this crossword won't change! (it'll stay firmly at $0) LINK: dub.sh/cB6Ec9v

New wrestling crossword coming up tomorrow!

Kyle Fletcher telling me "Say my full name" only for me to immediately reply "kYle fLeTcHEr" in a stupid voice, enraging him. My legions of fans applaud wildly

"I admit, when AEW runs one of their 5 or 6 hour PPVs, I've said it along with everyone else: wrestling shows should be shorter. But what's this I'm hearing about CMLL running a 90 second anniversary show? That's far too short! Barely enough time for one match! What must their paying fans think?" 🤼

Added AGAPE to my wrestling crossword word list

Pulling out my "Bret Hart Interview Bingo Card", which just has one big space that says "INSULTS GOLDBERG", then waiting excitedly

So Demus worked an ROH show (basically AEW), then 6 days later worked an AAA show (basically WWE) under a mask, without being signed to either company. That's some interesting trivia.

I'm just asking questions

Okay, put the ethics of it aside. I'd think the travel costs are very high, very few US fans are going to be there, and very few people in Saudi Arabia know what GCW is. GCW wouldn't do this for the same reason they wouldn't put on a show in, let's say, Nepal.

Hearing that Tyrese Haliburton is involved with ESPN's coverage of Wrestlepalooza. You can tell he's a real wrestling fan because he named himself after Steve "Mongo" McMichael's briefcase.

Okada dropkicking Oku off the top rope on Collision is an amazing example of a planned spot that looked unintentional. Okada does that spot all the time, but I've never seen anyone take it like Oku did.

Am I right that the last time AEW did a ladder match was Chris Jericho vs. Mark Briscoe on the October 23, 2024 Dynamite, nearly 11 months ago?

"September is a busy time for us, why do you want this time off in September" "To go to the Toronto Film Festival" "....so you're using vacation time to watch a bunch of movies??" I'm not at that job any more.

So it's potentially Brodido vs. Jetspeed vs. Top Flight vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match?? Good lord.

Just finished the FTR vs. Billington & Priest rematch. Saw some pushback on Priest specifically, which is so crazy to me. Granted he hasn't been a heel yet in AEW, so people haven't seen him at his absolute best, but like, his in-ring work alone in the FTR matches should have shown you something.

I'm probably not the first person to mention how odd it is to name a show "September to Remember" right after leaving the ECW Arena

Charlotte Flair leading a Misawa-style exodus to form America's most successful women's wrestling company of all time

Hearing "THIS is the point where you can't justify supporting WWE any more" but seriously, why is doing Wrestlemania in Saudi Arabia so much worse than doing any other PLE in Saudi Arabia? "Well WWE tells us Mania is their most important show" Who cares what they say? All Saudi PLEs are equally bad.

Watching Dynamite. One of those fans Dax was going nose-to-nose with was in that real sweet spot of being visibly drunk as hell, yet still being aware enough to know better than to actually take a swing.

Interesting that they're not just doing Okada vs. Takeshita.

Wondering if this is the AG Gancarski who used to be on DVDVR.

Very happy to hear this, hoping he continues to be okay. From what I've seen he's a great wrestler and deserves to be on a bigger stage, but obviously getting and staying well is a much higher priority.

Nice! Would wear the present-day HNIC logo one. Appreciate that there are options for the many Canadians who dislike the Leafs!

Restraining myself from posting pictures of the recent "James McAvoy joins Harry Potter audiobook series" and "James McAvoy punched by drunk guy at Toronto bar" headlines

Last time I was actually shocked by pro wrestling might have been when I was watching King of Trios 2018 for lols and saw PCO powerbomb Cajun Crawdad from inside the ring to the floor. Not through a table, just straight onto the floor. Complete surprise. Death bumps don't normally happen in Chikara.

Didn't click, but based on the headline I'm assuming this is about putting a top title on someone after they died. Frankly I can't support it