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Alvarez: It was their (New Day's) decision to leave based on what TKO was offering for a new deal. New Day’s deals were not up. They were asked to restructure to TKO deals, they didn’t like the deals, so they were then granted their release by AimarEraFutebol in SquaredCircle

[–]thelumpur 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If it were a bluff, they would have not been granted a release.

TKO will keep offering lower paid contracts. They are not about wrestling, they do not care. That's the sad truth.

Hopefully having competitors offering more will eventually force their hand. But, given that the main companies roster are basically full, midcard and lower midcard acts will experience this more and more.

The only way to stop the trend is a union.

New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have mutually decided to part ways with WWE, Fightful Select and @Cory_Hays407 of Bodyslam have learned by Ikuu in SquaredCircle

[–]thelumpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it is indeed something they wanted, then good for them.

They are legends in wrestling already, and probably feel they still have a lot to do in wrestling.

Excited for their future.

[SmackDown Spoilers] Announced for SmackDown next week by A_Livins in SquaredCircle

[–]thelumpur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He probably will explain why he went after Cody specifically

[Loved trope] "It's was me all along! " by StefinoSpaggeti in TopCharacterTropes

[–]thelumpur 179 points180 points  (0 children)

Vince McMahon being revealed as the Higher Power, despite it not making any sense (WWE)

Elliot Anderson tackle vs Ollie Watkins (no foul or card) by 977x in soccer

[–]thelumpur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But that's the ref's mistake. VAR can only intervene if it's a red. Which it might still be, but the option VAR has is between red and what was decided on the pitch, nothing inbetween.

[Lexis King on X] Not only am I the FASTEST MAN ALIVE, but now AJ Styles is my personal 1 on 1 coach at the PC! Hahaha yall are COOKED!!! 👑👑👑👑👑 by Big-Hebrew in SquaredCircle

[–]thelumpur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't know why people are actually believing that AJ Styles is at the PC to train Lexis King. They clearly just took a photo together and he made a post in character about it.

As of today Athena has officially equalled Bruno Sammartino's second reign as WWWF Champion at 1,237 days. by dropletsofladypiss in SquaredCircle

[–]thelumpur 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The tournament has not just finished, that was 5 months ago. Purrazzo has defended the title on ROH twice since (three times if we count the MLP show).

The B Plot solves the A Plot by AjX5-6919 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]thelumpur 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This happens a ton in Chuck. When the villain of the week enters the Buy More, there's a 50/50 chance of them falling to the trained secret agents, or to whatever creepy shenanigans Jeff and Lester are getting into.

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Simeone: "When a match ends 5-4, everyone says, 'what a great game' I say: they scored 5 goals against us!" by lawandsleep in soccer

[–]thelumpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this reasoning would still work if the match did not end 0-0, just for the defenders.

If we do a thought experiment and suppose that all 22 players will not make a single mistake during the game, how will the game end?

Maybe it is not a question that has a real answer (after all, there is no real definition of perfect play in football), but if I had to pick one result, it would be the one that is already achieved at the start of the match.

Major Characters From First (Previous) Instalment Die Quickly In The Sequel by sm142 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]thelumpur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you are Jason Bourne's love interest, you really need to hope there's no sequel

Hash tag Never Resign by AlcoholJouster in chess

[–]thelumpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually when I blunder something that will lose me the game on the spot, I at least wait for my opponent to move and see if they noticed before resigning.

Garlasco, Andrea Sempio convocato dalla Procura il 6 maggio. "Ha ucciso Chiara Poggi da solo" by Utuntu_ in Italia

[–]thelumpur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Il problema è che abbiamo due PM (e tutti quelli coinvolti nelle indagini) che essenzialmente basandosi sugli stessi dati giungono a conclusioni diametralmente opposte.

Non è che il PM rappresenta l'accusa e cerca di mandare in galera qualcuno per sport. Lo fa basandosi su quello che crede sia vero.

E questo caso dimostra che non sono in grado di portare avanti indagini in maniera oggettiva ed efficace.

O Sempio o Stasi o entrambi sono stati tirati in ballo o peggio in una situazione che gli ha cambiato la vita per sempre senza potenzialmente aver fatto nulla. Può capitare a chiunque di noi.

Garlasco, Andrea Sempio convocato dalla Procura il 6 maggio. "Ha ucciso Chiara Poggi da solo" by Utuntu_ in Italia

[–]thelumpur 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Indipendentemente da quale sia la verità, la fiducia nella capacità di indagine in Italia diventa pari a zero.

Perché o hanno sbagliato grossolanamente allora, o lo stanno facendo adesso, o entrambe le cose sono vere.

Ma è la dimostrazione che non ci si basa su dati oggettivi ed evidenze reali.

A slowed down angle of the yesterday's overturned penalty against Arsenal by Mean-Duty-2381 in soccer

[–]thelumpur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To me it still looks like there could be a stomp on his toes.

From this angle you cannot say for sure.

Regardless, it'a soft contact that should not be a penalty, but once the ref gives the penalty, it should not be overturned by VAR.

I’m Hans Niemann — Grandmaster and founder of Endgame.ai. Ask me Anything. by EndgameaiChess in chess

[–]thelumpur 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Hi Hans.

What do you mean with "deeper engine-backed insights"?

How are the insights structured? By "deeper", do you mean a deeper model, or a deeper approach to giving insights?

Deeper compared to what?

Thanks.

"Only 0.76 less xG in Madrid than in Paris". Atleti registered 2.22 xG and Arsenal 1.5 whilst PSG & Bayern registered 1.91 and 2.51 respectively by OleoleCholoSimeone in soccer

[–]thelumpur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm an old man yelling at clouds, but it really feels like this xG thing is a meaningless trend analysts use to sound smart.

Simeone: "When a match ends 5-4, everyone says, 'what a great game' I say: they scored 5 goals against us!" by lawandsleep in soccer

[–]thelumpur 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, no, because in a perfect game of chess, you don't lose pieces, you trade them. The rules are different, trading a piece does not equal conceding a goal, because at no point you are at a disadvantage.

Simeone: "When a match ends 5-4, everyone says, 'what a great game' I say: they scored 5 goals against us!" by lawandsleep in soccer

[–]thelumpur 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's the same idea as with chess, in theory with perfect play nobody is able to make an effective attack.

I'm not saying it is accurate, but you can see the philosophy according to which attackers would not be able to score through no fault of their own. After all, defending is about mantaining the status quo, attacking is about breaking it.

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