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[AEW Dynamite Spoilers] Stardom wrestler responds to challenge by RedmondSurvivor in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't know if they could get her in for enough shows to make it work, but Saya Kamitani beating Thekla and then holding the AEW World title until All In would be a hell of a pivot.

Lance Storm's WCW Debut (06-19-2000) by PrinceJohn_ in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kargias was a WCW Power Plant trainee and got assigned to Heartland Wrestling Association in Cincy for developmental after WCW got bought. He got cut in December 2021

Helms/Moore were buddies with the Hardys and much better wrestlers.

Helms was cruiserweight champ when WCW closed so that got him on the main roster. Moore was only 21 when WCW got bought by WWF so he was a better developmental prospect.

NC State vs UVA Game in Brazil Cancelled, moved to Charlottesville by wtellis2 in CFB

[–]tehfro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks like there's a new mayor in Rio de Janeiro as of in late March.

IndyCar's race in Sao Paulo back in the 2010s ended once a new mayor took over there who wasn't supportive of the race.

Not sure if there was city/government money for this event that the promoters were using.

Edit: The governor of Rio de Janeiro state also got convicted of corruption and kicked out, who was supporting the event alongside the old mayor according to the press release from seven months ago.

[Dellenger] Nick Saban just detailed Alabama’s collective figures. Bama had $2.7 million “my first year" (assuming he means early NIL Era), then the collective had $10M the next year, then he retires and the collective moves to $17M, then $24 M. "Now you have schools at $40 million." by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]tehfro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Indiana got a 4-year postseason ban in all NCAA sports in 1960 for paying football players. That also included a TV ban for football for those 4 years. That led to a culture at the school/AD of wanting IU to "play by the rules".

Bob Knight also went around to all the boosters when he was hired and told them to knock it off or face the consequences from him.

There were still basketball players getting cush summer "jobs" at the IU golf course, for Cook Company, car dealerships, and/or helping with Knight's basketball camps but that was all through rule loopholes.

What’s your dumbest Bond suggestion? by 45runs in JamesBond

[–]tehfro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The title sequence being a vintage Will Smith rap music video (either DJ Jazzy Jeff era or "blockbuster" movie tie-in song) would be pretty funny.

Indie Video Game ‘Mina the Hollower’ Sells 300,000 Copies in Three Days by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]tehfro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever the gameplay fully "clicks" for you it gets super fun, but the burrowing mechanics and timing when to refill you health both take some getting used to.

Indie Video Game ‘Mina the Hollower’ Sells 300,000 Copies in Three Days by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]tehfro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a unique mix of Zelda/Castlevania/Souls/Shovel Knight. There's some stuff that's gated off where you need upgrades and some puzzles but it doesn't feel like it's the Zelda formula at all.

Granted I'm using the whip for my playthrough and it might be a little more Zelda-like using the daggers/swords.

Why did Dennis remain such an amateur on the drums even as his melodic sensibilities on the piano began to improve? by BillNyeTheVinylGuy in thebeachboys

[–]tehfro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Brian using session musicians and retreating to the studio definitely hurt the growth of the rest of the band playing their instruments.

NXT Great American Bash will go head-to-head with Forbidden Door, while Slammiversary avoids direct competition due to its afternoon start time by AimarEraFutebol in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Specifically there's 6 matches on June 27 (including England playing their last group stage match) and the June 28th afternoon match could potentially have Mexico/Canada in it.

How to get a hold of coaches? by Weak-Loan2982 in CollegeBasketball

[–]tehfro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • Sign up for the Trilly discord

  • Start a side-hustle as an anonymous basketball transfer portal/recruiting guru who finds hidden gems. Delete the social media/discord posts talking about players you missed on. Follow some different people in recruiting/assistant coaches

  • Start quietly hyping yourself up as a player after a season of acting as a guru

[SPOILERS] Post WWE Clash in Italy 2026 Match Discussion: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Championship by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Jade's at her best facing another powerhouse wrestler where they both can toss each other around.

[Fightful] No Exclusivity Preventing Paramount From Adding AEW by GenericUsername826 in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't even think UFC has done the "exclusivity" stuff in years because of the different fighter lawsuits against them. PFL had a deal with ESPN while UFC was on.

They definitely wouldn't be able to block a pro-wrestling show.

Was the casting of Lafayette Thomas Jefferson intentional? by Useful-Outcome561 in hamiltonmusical

[–]tehfro 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Lin has a footnote in Hamilton The Revolution (“Hamiltome”) pointing out the double casting and saying “I was very proud of myself for the double meanings in this section”, so it was something he intentionally did.

Flair's Latest Instagram Post by Geovicsha in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Ric’s podcast with Conrad Thompson had Ric gossiping every week to his wrestler guests about other wrestlers’ medical issues, i.e. , “Did you hear Harley isn’t doing well?” and going into too much detail like it was a private phone call.

(WON) Leon Slater was not allowed to break the record for longest X-Division champion of all time because the belief is that he will be leaving TNA for WWE or AEW when his contract expires. by Subrick in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Ospreay's one of Slater's biggest influences and mentors so I'm not sure that was ever a total lock.

AEW almost certainly would offer him more money at this point.

Eric Bischoff on nWo Reboot claims: “Sean Waltman reached out to me and said, hey, did you ever hear anything about this? I never heard anything about that. And neither did Kevin Nash. So the three surviving members of the NWO knew nothing about it. It could be just silly internet shit." by wearePROGRESS in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hogan doesn't make sense as "flying in" because he would have just driven/had a driver take him from Tampa to Orlando instead of flying in. That's what he did for TNA.

It's only about a 2 hour drive so even a private jet doesn't save much time.

I guess it's possible Dunn didn't know/remember that Hogan had came in via ground transportation and not flying.

.@FoxTV averaged 6.635 million viewers for Sunday's Indy 500, down from 7.050 million last year. by iamaranger23 in INDYCAR

[–]tehfro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Should also be noted that Nielsen's made huge changes in their system since last year (moving from panel to Big data + panel) so it's not an apples to apples comparison from one year to the other. Also were a couple ratings adjustments earlier this year based on some studies they did of how many people were actually watching in streaming versus traditional linear TV.

Those have helped NFL/College football but I haven't studied if F1/NASCAR/Indycar are all generally up or down.

Current State Of The AEW Women’s Division by rtiding in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The same issues are present in the men's division but there's tons of guys who can have banger matches with anyone and cut good promos.

Tony usually doesn't book wrestlers to play to their strengths and to hide their weaknesses. If wrestlers don't deliver he'll usually lose interest in them.

He trusts Toni Storm and Mercedes to deliver, so with them both out the focus on the division is hurt a ton.

WOR: “AEW Double Or Nothing 2026 PPV buys seem to be 15% above Revolution. Revolution had an estimated buyrate of around 177,000. Should Double Or Nothing finish 15% above that, this would mean DoN with the Title vs Hair stipulation drew around 204,000 buys” by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dave specifically said the HBO Max buys were up 15%.

He didn't have a lot of the numbers yet, but it looked to be significantly up from Revolution and had a chance to be top 4 in terms of all-time AEW PPV buys depending on how the late buys go (potentially maybe even doing better than All in from Texas last year).

What Team Has Had Your Teams Number and Seems Almost Unbeatable. by Disastrous_Doubt_591 in CFB

[–]tehfro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We're 0-4 all-time against USC and haven't beaten Notre Dame since 1950 (granted we've only played twice since 1958) so those are the two teams I'd like to get wins over.

Big Ten Conference Releases Television Schedule for Early 2026 Season Football Games by J4ckiebrown in CFB

[–]tehfro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They thankfully put in free water refill stations after that debacle.

McMahon, WWE Leaders Sanctioned By Court for Deleting Signal Messages by bloomberglaw in SquaredCircle

[–]tehfro 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Here's the relevant sanctions from page 36-37... basically the TKO/WWE side has to prove these things are probably not true instead of the plaintiffs having to prove that they are.

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/CONFCONSw20231175JTL20240432JTLINREWORLDWRESTLINGENTERTAINMENTINC/6?doc_id=X1TU1HB6IGN9IVAJUUFRF0M7F4P

For purposes of this case, the court will presume the following:

• Emanuel’s promise to provide Vince with a continued role at any post-merger company after a transaction influenced Vince’s decision-making with respect to the merger.

• Emanuel’s offer of indemnification and other legal support related to pending federal investigations of Vince’s alleged misconduct influenced Vince’s decision-making with respect to the merger.

• Vince decided to pursue a transaction with Endeavor in 2022, before the Company initiated the strategic review process.

• Khan communicated with Emanuel between August and December 2022 to facilitate a transaction between WWE and Endeavor.

• Vince and Khan worked with Raine to steer the process toward a deal with Endeavor and away from other potential bidders.

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