Book author @StorySalesman. Founder of @Fightful - look for me on special edition podcasts @FightfulSelect. Creator of @GrapGrief. Father, husband.
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This is another example of why the "wrestling is like ice cream" analogy is so relevant. Some will love this, some will hate it, but neither is wrong. Personally, Ciampa "beating up" the clothes was kind of funny, but the ref count... not for me.
Caster seems like a talented, creative guy, but he really needs to be guided and produced for television.
Watched the live action Moana with my 12-year-old daughter. It was alright. But she had trouble getting past Rock with the wig. She giggled when he came on screen and said, “He’s cooked.”
I think Roman Reigns and the Bloodline story is responsible for the boom period that WWE enjoyed a couple of years ago. But I also think that Reigns is approaching Hulk Hogan WrestleMania 9 levels (if he's not there already) where he keeps winning and keeps doing the same things and the fans aren't on board at the level they were before.
Conrad Thompson doubles down on his controversial Roman Reigns take:
“The thing that upset everybody is I called him an industry plant. If you look at Stone Cold, he got really hot and over with the crowd, and then they made him champion. The same is true with every other wrestler in history except for Roman Reigns.
They forced him to be on top and to always win over and over and over. When he beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, he shows up on Raw the next day and they booed him nonstop. Fans just did not want it.
I think if we’re gonna give credit where credit’s due, it’s Paul Heyman. Paul Heyman changed the way we all felt about Roman Reigns, and I wonder what his career would look like if it weren’t for Paul Heyman.
I’m not saying Roman doesn’t deserve the credit. He’s certainly at the top of the mountain and having great matches and great promos and all that. But when people started to say, ‘Roman’s more important to the history of WWE than Hulk Hogan,’ that’s ridiculous. It’s not even close to true.
Great wrestler, great performer. Hope he makes a million dollars an appearance from now on. I hope he crushes it. I’m just ready for something new.”
This needed to happen, not just for locker room morale but more importantly, but workplace safety.
Keanu Carver has been released by WWE, @PWInsidercom has reported.
Carver had a protection order filed against him by a former girlfriend with that works at the WWE Performance Center
@AirCanada I had to cancel flights last Fall for family reasons, and received a credit for $2,500. I just tried to use it and was told it EXPIRED? Money that I spent, "expired"? That is theft. Customer Service is not helpful of course so I'm turning to Twitter to make this right.
@fordnation @PatForanCTVNews Please help. Choosing to keep $2,500 because I didn't need to fly over the last year is criminal.
@AirCanada’s private response: “considering all factors, your ticket is expired and wouldn't be reinstated. “ Nope. They’re not taking $2500. Will keep reposting! @fordnation @PatForanCTVNews
There’s a guy running for Mayor in the city of Toronto, Canada whose name is Brad Bradford. This is how my mind works…
Netflix has content on-demand that is *way* more graphic than this. I realize they consider WWE content to be family-oriented content, but come on. Look at your top demographics and figure it out.
I was like 12 years old at the time and I remember thinking, isn't Tito Santana too old to be running around in that white gear with the headband? 🙂 But when they beat the Hart Foundation for the titles on television, the crowd went nuts.
I'm a casual basketball fan at best so I'll let you guys answer this for me - is Kawhi Leonard still relevant in 2026/27? Do you really think he's worth $57.5M per season and can help bring a title to Toronto? I just don't see it.
Lost this guy unexpectedly this morning. He had CKD for about 5 1/2 years. Our vet at the time said his prognosis was poor and to be ready to make a hard decision, i.e. put him down. I chose instead to research treatment options, and learned how to do sub-Q fluids and make him pills. We got a lot of good extra years out of him as a result. RIP Milo, 14-years-old.
I never touch politics on Twitter, but this is the dumbest bullshit. This is why I don't take the mainstream media seriously.
#BREAKING: PM Carney prepared for ‘risk’ that Trump might order U.S.-led military invasion of Canada: report ctvnews.ca/world/article/pm-…
So according to this story, the most popular name for baby girls in Canada is Charlotte, which they referred to as the "Queen of Names". Take from that what you will.
After nine years at the top, Olivia is no longer the most popular name for baby girls in Canada. Here's the name that dethroned it.
globalnews.ca/news/12069828/…
"Fire me, I'm already fired." 🙂 @EleetsRasslin93 you're good man!
WWE Legends have a meeting to decide who the best promo of all time is. #wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #tripleh #hulkhogan
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Here's a Ricky Steamboat story. Years ago, I interviewed him over the phone. We ended up talking for two hours. Then he said, "My wife is giving me the eye, we have dinner plans." I said no problem, I appreciate you giving me the time. He asked if I had questions left, I said I did. He said, call me back tomorrow at the same time. So I did, and we talked for another two hours. He couldn't have been nicer.
16 years later, Meltzer wearing the same Ricky Steamboat shirt he was wearing at this PPV and explaining how he got it.
Highspots Wrestling video here: youtu.be/YC-6NrzI-d4?is=2QyX…
I think there's still ad space available on the ring bell.
TKO President Mark Shapiro says WWE is set to increase its number of sponsorship deals in the second half of the year, with several multi-year global partnerships set to take effect.
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