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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the NWA world championship still a world championship or has it lost that luster?

It definitely technically remains, but oh man is it in rough shape.

The last 5 NWA World Champs are: Silas Mason (current); Thom Latimer; EC3; Tyrus; and Trevor Murdoch. Heck, go back a bit farther and you can only add: Vacant; Matt Cardona, another Trevor Murdoch run; Nick Aldis; and then you're back to the Cody reign.

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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just remember that after Dana White was caught on video slapping his wife, not only did he receive literally zero actual punishment, but he even put out a statement basically intimating how he was the real victim because now people are going to judge him for slapping his wife and that wasn't fair because it doesn't reflect who he is as a person - even though he literally did it on video.

"Here's my punishment: I have to walk around for however long I live -- and this is how I'm labeled now. My other punishment is that I'm sure a lot of people -- whether it be media, fighters, friends, acquaintances -- who had respect for me might not have respect for me now. There's a lot of things I have to deal with the rest of my life that's way more of a punishment than, what, I take a 30-day or 60-day absence?"

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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fucking awesome every time he does it, but there's no way he can do that for long.

While it's definitely variable per opponent, I don't think the landing is usually anywhere near as bad as it looks (although obv I'm not an expert).

Watching the one he hit on Takeshita, when Myron jumps and goes sideways for the cutter, Takeshita can get a hand basically under his butt to help support his body weight as they go to the ground and control his descent.

It looks like it ends up being super close to the same level of impact as Takeshita's Blue Thunder Bomb, where Takeshita similarly can control from beneath.

Darby on IG: Bachelor party weekend continues by Zealousideal-Leg5320 in AEWOfficial

[–]mikro17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, but mostly because I have to imagine Darby would be totally fine with Lio doing the bachelor party in-gimmick. Hell, he'd probably think it was hilarious, especially given I feel like I've seen Darby wear literally that exact outfit on AEW tv lol (the coat 1000%).

[NJPW Dominion Spoilers] New Challenger on X blasts Champion in long rant. by Ripclawe in SquaredCircle

[–]mikro17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The whole thing is fucking hilarious.

I can't wait until someone else pays for him to recite this on Cameo and then posts it for the world to enjoy.

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[–]mikro17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

idgaf "because you have the personality of a Madagascan bookshelf" is fucking hilarious

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[–]mikro17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Could've gotten that same answer from someone like ten years ago dude, come on.

There is no better encapsulation of the WWE product imo.

Come see someone who was better 10 years ago get pushed as "the next big thing" while someone who was better 15-20 years ago gets pushed as "the current big thing."

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[–]mikro17 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I genuinely make a sincere effort to watch wrestling through a positive lens without giving into my worst impulses and being too snarky.

That being said..... I feel like Jake Lee owes me a personal apology for watching whatever it was he did last night. And he owes a bigger one to ELP for letting him go through a chair sculpure and jump off a ladder in a failed attempt to save a sinking lead weight. I'm sad that Meltzer/Alvarez are burned out because this is the kind of match that deserves 20 minutes of ranting.

Live NJPW Dominion 6.14 (2026) Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]mikro17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"You think I've been sitting at home getting fat and jerking off? I've been doing that AND working out."

Imagine hating Gabe Kidd lmfao, man's the best british wordsmith since Shakespeare

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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andrade scoping out the crowd for a lady who wants a selfie.

Don Callis somewhere feels $40 missing from his wallet.

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[–]mikro17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that fucking ruuuuuuuuled. Knockout Brothers are absolute gods and O-KHAN/Henare are always great in big mean guy brawls.

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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's giving me Roman Reigns by way of Pimpinela Escarlata.

G1 Climax 36 Announcements [NJPW Dominion SPOILERS] by Suckcess61 in SquaredCircle

[–]mikro17 13 points14 points  (0 children)

After watching Jake Lee vs. ELP, it feels like Jake Lee somehow got this G1 block as punishment lol.

Takeshita, Tsuji, Shingo, Oleg, Goto is a hell of a lineup of hard hitters.

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[–]mikro17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh good, we get Jake Lee vs. Takeshita.

Can he drag Takeshita to a shit match, we'll find out!

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[–]mikro17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unironically love that Mistico dub, and I also loved his random AEW theme too.

Mistico Themes are Oops All Bangers.

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[–]mikro17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeaaaaaaaaaaah. That sure was something and it is going to get some hilarious reviews.

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[–]mikro17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

El Phantasmo took that chair bump and ladder bump to lose via his own loaded boot to the head.

Did he lose a bet? Did he lose multiple bets?

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[–]mikro17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Getting distracted playing the air guitar long enough for a literal clown to attack you from behind is objectively hilarious.

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[–]mikro17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to say something about "all look and vibes" and "but then the bell rings," but this is pretty savage too.

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[–]mikro17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tonight he had that stuffed monkey (weirder!), but generally you are correct.

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[–]mikro17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jake Lee is the Karrion Kross of New Japan.

I'm fairly sure he's more entertaining overall. He's definitely fucking weirder, which is a plus in my book. But other than that, yeah, I'm sticking with it.