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MAIN THREAD: Memorial Day and General Discussion

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 Well, it's Memorial Day time and I figured I'd actually write a new thread about it.  Just the basic history, etc, blah blah blah. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, originated in the years following the American Civil War to honor fallen soldiers and was established as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with spring flowers. Originally created to mourn only Union soldiers who died in the Civil War, the holiday was expanded after World War I to honor American service members who lost their lives in all conflicts. Although the day gradually came to be known as Memorial Day, it wasn't officially declared a federal holiday by an act of Congress until 1971 and the date of observance was moved from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May. Fun fact: Inspired by the famous World War I poem "In Flanders Fields," professor Moina Michael championed the sale of silk and paper poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans, c...
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OLD THREAD: Happy Easter! And General Discussion

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 Hoppy - uh, I mean - Happy Easter!  It's finally that time of year when the coldness of winter will be replaced with the warmer rainy weather of Spring. It's also the time for pastel colors, baskets, colored eggs (racist!), and, of course, Jesus' resurrection.  Not to mention a giant rabbit trespassing in your yard to hide a bunch of those aforementioned diversely colored eggs instead of, let's see, just leaving them on your doorstep all nice and orderly in a pretty basket.  Dirty, rat bastard.  Oh, and mutha fuckin' Cadbury creme eggs! It's a time to celebrate life and rebirth, to scarf down Easter dinner, go to Easter Sunday service (For some, the one time of the year. Damn heathens.), and guzzle a shit ton of candy.   And you don't even have to dress up in a silly costume and go door to door begging for it.  Hell yeah!  No creepy ghouls and ghosts, no wrapped gifts, no hearts and lovey dovey stuff, no green beer, just a celebration of the...
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WWE Backlash Predictions

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The Intercontinational championship and Sex Pest championship are both on the line!  Can somebody dethrone Belt Hoarder Bass for the Intercontinational championship?  Will somebody take the Sex Pest championship from Smokin' Joe?  1) Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker 2) Iyo Sky vs. Asuka 3) Danhausen & mystery partner vs. The Miz & Kit Wilson 4) United States Championship match: Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn 5) World Heavyweight Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu ------------------------------------------------ 6) Does anybody interfere on Breakkers behalf? 7) Is Danhausen's mystery partner a member of the current active roster?  8) Does anybody interfere on Roman's behalf?  Tie Breakker: Length of the Danhausen/mystery partner vs. Miz/Wilson match
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Wrestlemehnia 42 Predictions

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The Intercontinational championship and Sex Pest championship is on the line!  Can somebody dethrone the current IC champ, Bass, or the Sex Pest champ, Abobo?          Wrestlemania Night One :  1) Unsanctioned match :  Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre 2) iShowSpeed, Logan Paul and Austin Theory vs. LA Knight, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso 3) Gunther vs. Seth Rollins 4) Women's  tag team championship fatal 4 way: Nia Jax and Lash Legend (c) vs. The Bella Twins vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs. Lyra Valkyria and Bayley 5) Women's Intercontinational  championship match: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch 6) Women's World Championship match:  Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan 7) Undisputed WWE  championship match:   Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton       Wrestlemania Night Two : 8) Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio 9) Penta vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rusev vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rey Mysterio in a Ladder Match for th...
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AEW Dynasty Predictions

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The PiTG championship and Sex Pest championship are both on the line! Can our current champs - PiTG champ Joe and Sex Pest champ Gungfugilman - retain their straps?  We'll have to wait and see......  1) Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir 2) Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo 3) Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet 4) Young Bucks vs. Takeshita & Okada 5) TNT championship casino gauntlet match: Tomasso Ciampa vs. RUSH vs. TBA (figure it out, I guess) 6) Continental championship match: Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay 7) World Tag Team championship match: FTR vs. Copeland & Cage 8) Women's World Championship match: Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter 9) AEW World Championship match: MJF vs. Kenny Omega ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Will Yuta interfere to help Shafir?  11) Will Jericho reference "the list" during the ppv?  12) Which two competitors (one from each team, after the bell) start the Bucks/Takeshita & Okada match?  13) Will ...
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OLD THREAD: Happy St. Patrick's Day! and General Discussion

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  Well, it's March, and the time of year where everybody wears green and uses it as another excuse to get sloppy ass drunk. Yes, you guessed it, it's time for St. Patrick's Day! It's time for shamrocks, leprechauns, violating somebody by pinching them for not wearing green, McDonald's shamrock shakes, and drinking green colored beer. Honestly, I'm not quite sure how this became such a big holiday. I mean, I guess it's rooted in Christianity lore based on this summary from Google AI:  "St. Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick, a 5th-century Romano-British missionary who was kidnapped as a teenager and enslaved in Ireland. After escaping, he returned to convert the Irish to Christianity, using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. He died on March 17, 461, and is the patron saint of Ireland." But still, it's wild to think a random story of hardship and suffrage, even though it ended in a positive, successful campaign, was singled out as a...
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OLD THREAD: Happy Valentine's Day. And General Discussion

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 Love is in the air and it's about that time for.....  Valentine's Day! I've always thought Valentine's Day was a nice holiday.  It celebrates love and the connection of two people who care for each other.  Sure, sometimes things don't always last past this magical day of the year, but hopefully the happy couples would have made a positive memory that they could look fondly back on.  Even when single I've always enjoyed this day of the year. It warmed my heart seeing two people walking around sharing love and affection for one another and showing that it's not always a lost emotion.  It would always make me smile. But there are also people who struggle during this, and other, times of the year, so here's to the lonely souls as well, and hoping they find something that can fill their hearts with joy.  Enough of my sappy, heartstring pulling sentiments, though.  It's time for discussing love, flowers, chocolates, memories (and even regrets or lesson...
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