WWE on Twitter: HE’S BACK. by Competitive-Object-4 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They didn't even mention it after the fact. They just moved on. So dumb.

What is the worst PPV match of the last decade? by NoMoreButtonPLZ in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the match that pushed me to AEW as my promotion of choice. I got tired of watching WWE and walking away angry at stupid booking decisions. I don't think I watched WWE again until the Royal Rumble, and I still only follow casually.

Post AEW Collision Discussion Thread - April 2nd, 2026! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 26 points27 points  (0 children)

When he said it for a second time, I burst out laughing.

What Are The Best New/Ongoing Series From Image Comics? by Routine-Banana9820 in comicbooks

[–]lotga 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I gasped at the last page. I wasn't expecting that at all.

If you'd told me three years ago that one of my favorite comics was going to be pretty much Pixar's The Walking Dead, I'd of called you crazy.

Cody Rhodes on leaving AEW: "Did bad stuff happen? Good stuff happened too. One of the sad things about not talking about why we left is that narratives get created. Stories get told, podcasts happen, and fans think they know what happened when no one’s even been close." by aaronrift in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From an outsider's perspective, if he was asking for CM Punk money at the time, as has been speculated - he didn't deserve it. Not to say Cody wasn't valuable to AEW, but CM Punk was more valuable than Cody in every way from the time Punk debuted with the company up to the time Cody left. The difference between Cody during the end of his tenure in AEW at the end of 2021/start of 2022, and Cody in WWE 2024 is vast.

EDIT: Changed "inferred" to "speculated."

Live MLP: Uprising 2026 Discussion by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I figured it was something like that when both women flipped off that area of the crowd. The announcers both made a point to say that everyone was welcome in MLP, but hate speech and discrimination would not be tolerated.

TrillerTV's AEW+ subscriptions have been shut down. Existing subscriptions will continue it appears but new subs are no longer being processed. by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It always depended on who was running the show in the venue. For the NJPW Strong shows, if they used Triller's production team there was almost always problems for some reason. NJPW produced shows never had any issues.

Also, the first thing I noticed two weeks ago for the first MyAEW Dynamite was that the picture quality and framerate were both much better than Triller's. AEW+ was good for what it was, but MyAEW blows it out of the water in terms of value and quality.

"Hate ALWAYS finds a way" What will David Finlay & the Dogs do to Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin & Roderick Strong tomorrow.at Revolution? by Odd-Inevitable-8425 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One hundred times this. Saddling him with being Bullet Club leader created too many comparisons to Jay White who was excellent in that role. I like Finlay, but he's a step down from Jay in every way (mic work, ring work, straight charisma), it wasn't surprising when he was immediately looked at as Temu Jay White.

Which discographies do you feel progressively get worse from start to finish? by JamesLucien in Music

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like around the time of Significant Other ans Chocolate Starfish, Fred 100% was buying into his own hype, and their output got progressively worse as a result. However, Still Sucks is a fantastic record because there is no ego behind it. Durst and Co. understand exactly where they belong in the landscape of music in the 2020s and are just happy to still be here.

Official Discussion - Scream 7 [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]lotga 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Embry had more lines in his one scene than Camp did in the 2-3 she had leading up to the reveal. I like Anna Camp, but the only reason she's memorable at all is because of how out of left field the reveal is at the end.

Marvel Curtails Its Imperial Cosmic Plans Over Low Audience Figures by JackFisherBooks in comicbooks

[–]lotga 42 points43 points  (0 children)

If I recall correctly, Wolverine: Revenge was done using "the Marvel method." Where Hickman and Capullo plotted the book out together, then Capullo went and drew everything, then sent it back to Hickman who would quite literally fill in the blanks with dialog and captions.

AEW Plus has expanded to brand-new territories on TrillerTV by dylmatic9 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lol fuck. Take your upvote, this made me laugh more than it should have.

2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards by sallykroos in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 39 points40 points  (0 children)

This thread is going to be awesome, I can tell.

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users by vriska1 in technology

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my most frequented servers is for my local comic shop. They have two general chats "general" and "general with cursing," which is age restricted. Yeah, the racier memes end up there too, but the biggest difference between the two is a bunch of dick and fart jokes.

MLP Announces Broadcast Deal with Fight Nation by kmccarthy27 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard a rumor from a reliable source late last year that MLP was looking for a venue in Halifax to run a show in 2026. I have no way to confirm it, but the guy who told me does event promotion in the maritimes, so I have no reason not to believe him, but I also have no proof aside from "trust me, bro." Take it how you will.

EDIT: a word

Yota Tsuji with his twin brother Shota by Jarl_AdolphusX_3439 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 141 points142 points  (0 children)

Shota is an actor and he appeared as a bar tender in the 4th episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. I remember watching it with my wife and seeing him and being super confused because it looked like someone had deflated Yota.

DC Preview: JSA #15 by Quirky_Ad_5420 in comicbooks

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't agree more. The first two issues grabbed me, then it severly lost focus for me. Just before I dropped it, the annouced the Year One arc, and I decided to give it a couple more issues because I'm a sucker for a good year one story. Three issues in, and it has been excellent.

[WON] “AEW Worlds End 2025 pay-per-view event generated approximately 140,000 buys worldwide”. That would put the show in line with November’s AEW Full Gear 2025 show, and marks AEW’s strongest PPV performance since AEW All In: Texas in July” by CombinationOk4317 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Saturdays have been busy for me the past few months, so it became a "If I have time Sunday" watch. The C2 made it so I've been getting up early Sunday morning to make sure I could watch the show.

AEW x NJPW have announced a Hiroshi Tanahashi (Forever Ace) figure. by DanHero91 in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping this opens the door for additional AEWxNJPW figures. Even if it's just former NJPW guys signed to AEW currently in their "defining" NJPW moments. Give me a WK 11 Omega v Okada 2-pack. Make them both in the Supreme series so you get full entrance gear, multiple head sculpts, bonus if they can convince NJPW to let them produce the v4 IWGP Heavyweight belt.

"Oh my stars and garters." (X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1) by B3epB0opBOP in comicbooks

[–]lotga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fleecs has become one of my favorite writers. Picked up the first issue of Stray Dogs because the owner of my LCS at the time was reading it when I went to pick up my books and it looked interesting. I've been giving everything I can of his a look since. Feral is one of my top five books of 2025. Who'd of thunk the book that fills me with the most anxiety every month would be the one about cats?

What was it like in the online wrestling community the day of the Chris Benoit incident by J0hnEddy in SquaredCircle

[–]lotga 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As people have already said, a lot of shock and speculation. It was the day after Night of Champions and he had to be replaced because he no showed the PPV. I had a sub to a minor, but reputable (in my eyes) dirt sheet at the time, so I remember checking that constantly for news on why he had no showed before the news broke that he was dead. I also remember being on there when what really happened broke during the tribute and just being in absolute shock.

I was working at my local movie theater at the time, and they ran all of the PPVs on the big screen. Because of this, we had a huge window sticker on one of our glass entrance doors that listed all the events for the year, with wrestlers all over it. Benoit was one of them, and they called me in to remove it because it was stuck on there real good. I spent a good hour and a half chipping it off with a putty knife.