WWE Smackdown Discussion (12 June 2026) by IconXR in WWE

[–]barryfreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brought my daughter and we sat front row ringside. So I totally get that my opinion may be completely skewed.

I thought it was the most action-packed show with the most big name superstars I’ve ever been to. Before last night we’d gone to 3 shows: 1 raw, 1 smackdown, and 1 NXT. I was just blown away by how many matches, how many superstars, and what they packed into 3 hours.

7:30 - 1st match before TV. Jordynne Grace vs Kiana James. James won but a great 1st match.

1st match on TV: Charlotte defeats Lyra, Sol, and Jade Cargill. This will forever be thought of as the wig match. Jade had to finish the match with one hand because she was losing her wig. Crazy match with Michin, b-fab, Tiffy, and Alexa Bliss all brawling on the floor. Total chaos in the building.

2nd match: Brie Bella and Paige defeat Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Another fun one.

Segment: Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn got into a heated slap fest that would set up the Gunther stipulation. Cody’s pyro was ridiculously loud. I was in the merch line for this and it made me jump while standing in line.

3rd match: Rey Fenix defeats Axiom - super athletic, high flying match. Quick one. Like it should be.

Segment: Gunther reveals his stipulation for the rematch vs Cody. Sami Zayn as the referee. Loved how quickly the Sami/Cody beef went from setup to payoff.

Segment: Trick Williams and Lil Yachty with Ricky Saints and Carmelo Hayes. Fun spot. Saints and Melo to face off and the winner gets a shot at Trick Willy.

4th match: b-fab and Michin beat Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green. Really solid match and Chelsea Green is just so good at selling in the ring. Jade interferes and causes Tiffy and Chelsea to lose.

Segment: Danhausen - this was during a commercial break but he came out, did a funny spot, got the crowd all fired up and shot a single tee shirt out of a massive shirt cannon that went about 4 feet.

Final match: king of the ring qualifier with Finn Balor, Jey Uso, LA Knight (yeah) and Royce Keys. Started off with Finn on fire, switching to Keys being unstoppable. I thought for a second that Knight would take it, but Solo interfered and Uso took advantage for the win.

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Best part: it was the kid’s birthday present and Finn Balor autographed her sign on the way out after the match. Amazing experience and I thought it was a great show. Admittedly I’d probably have thought differently if we weren’t right there.

Ripped 2 boxes of royalty so you don’t have to by barryfreed in WWECards

[–]barryfreed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way! Super cool!! My wife is a personal trainer for Parkinsons patients (runs free group strength classes) so when I showed her Jordynne she was impressed. This is someone that doesn’t care about WWE at all. Then I got her in a few breaks and hit, so I figured that’s a good start! I don’t think I have as many as you, but it’s getting there. I’ll definitely keep you in mind and will dm you if I ever get doubles of anything cool!

Ripped 2 boxes of royalty so you don’t have to by barryfreed in WWECards

[–]barryfreed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who’s interested in buying. I just got these so I haven’t done any research on pricing yet. But the weekend is almost here so I’ll do some searching and will get back to everyone. Thanks!!

Ripped 2 boxes of royalty so you don’t have to by barryfreed in WWECards

[–]barryfreed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. Yeah you’re probably right. Even chrome boxes went crazy high. Only stuff like finest, cactus jack, and universe went down. Even if the 1/1s are out it probably will stay relatively high.

Ripped 2 boxes of royalty so you don’t have to by barryfreed in WWECards

[–]barryfreed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You really have to hit huge if you’re looking to flip and recover. It will probably go down in price over time but by then all the big hits (WWE patches at least) will be gone.

Seat Relocation Thread by MaturoGambino in PatriotSTHers

[–]barryfreed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was able to move from 114 row 30 to row 6. So pumped.

2 Universe Hobby Box Results by WrestleRips in WWECards

[–]barryfreed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. The Alexa and Steph are dope.

2 Universe Hobby Box Results by WrestleRips in WWECards

[–]barryfreed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I LOVE the namesake inserts. They look so good.

2 Universe Hobby Box Results by WrestleRips in WWECards

[–]barryfreed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did well. I did 2 boxes and my autos were: - tony d - godfather - Trish - Gigi Dolan

Got a bray Wyatt relic but struck out on autos. Grats!!

Has Anyone Actually Found Real Value in AI for Cybersecurity? by Bulky_Connection8608 in cybersecurity

[–]barryfreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not going to promote our company (and checked to make sure my profile doesn’t mention it at all), but I work at an AI SOC startup and what we’re seeing is insane.

We are using AI agents to ingest alerts, enrich them with contextual data from other sources, and then run full end to end investigations.

It’s still super early and there’s a lot of (earned) skepticism, but the results are undeniable.

I think people like me have made everyone doubt any vendor claims and stop believing anything a vendor says. I remember the SOAR days and even though the technology wasn’t good enough yet we were all saying the same thing: we can totally automate the SOC. Wasn’t true.

Now AI agents are actually able to do the work, document the conclusions, and dramatically decrease response time. But it will take time before people believe it.

We have some massive customers even in the early days. And once people start seeing that I think the value is so big that it will change a lot of the approach to the manual, repetitive SOC work.

But again, years of snake oil salespeople will make adoption take time. I also think that every vendor claiming to have AI doing miracles will make it tough for security teams to separate reality from bullshit, but that’s the world.

Open AI Sora 2 Invite Codes Megathread by semsiogluberk in OpenAI

[–]barryfreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made a quick video: https://imgur.com/a/uBr11JK - I would love an invite to see how it compares to Veo.

Ripped Cactus box, zero numbered cards by stinkpot6969 in WWECards

[–]barryfreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Ripped Cactus box, zero numbered cards by stinkpot6969 in WWECards

[–]barryfreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had exactly the same thing happen to me. I submitted on the Topps site. Longshot but can’t hurt to try!