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MAIN THREAD: 1908 Rasslin' Footage and General Discussion

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 So I needed a new topic since the recent thread has been up since 4th of July.  And what better topic than recently discovered and restored historic pro rasslin' footage from 1908 showing George Hackenschmidt vs Joe Rogers? This is a big deal in the rasslin' world. Never before seen, vintage footage of legends of yesteryear. It's also the only known surviving footage of Hackenschmidt wrestling in action.  Is the match itself entertaining by today's standards?  Not really.  But the historic significance is nothing to scoff at, regardless. Now I know what you non-rasslin' Gardenites are saying.  "Meh. So what? Why should I care?"  And I get it. If somebody found, let's say, previously unseen NASCAR footage, or video of some long forgotten Kentucky Derby horse race, I wouldn't be chomping at the bit (see what I did there?) to hunt it down.  However, I could still appreciate the historical significance of the find. And that's what's really imp...

OLD THREAD: Happy 4th of July and General Discussion

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  'MURICA!  It's that time of year where people celebrate the good, ole USA by barbecuing, shooting off fireworks, wearing anything with the colors red, white, and blue, and drinking themselves into an incoherent stupor. The actual holiday, of course, also known as Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. It's a time for parades, loud chants, flag waving, guns, broads, beer, and all sorts of catchy - and also some annoying as hell - songs singing the praises of this land of the free and home of the brave. Unfortunately it's also time for those obnoxious ass ungrateful rainbow haired jackasses to whine and screech about how terrible the country that allows them to stay at home and not work is.  But I digress.  This year is also the 250th anniversary of this great country, another milestone in itself.  So let's get patriotic and hope it can last another 5 years at lea...

AEW All In Predictions

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The PiTG championship and Sex Pest championship are both on the line! Can our current champ - me  - retain his strap?  Will someone dethrone Sex Pest champ, Grit? We'll have to wait and see......  1) AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship: Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) (c) vs. Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) 2) TNT Championship Falls Count Anywhere: Kevin Knight (c) vs. Darby Allin 3) Men's Casino Gauntlet Match: MJF vs. Andrade El Idolo vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Mark Davis vs. TBA 4) Continental Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness 5) International Championship Three-Way Match: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada 6) AEW World Tag Team Championship: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) vs. The Young Bucks 7) AEW Women's World Championship: Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Mercedes Moné 8) AEW World Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay ----------------------------------------------------------- 9...

OLD 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...

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...

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

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...