#Kevin day you fucking diva

[draxhermes]

I will never get over the ABSOLUTE cheerleader-esqe head to toe scan Kevin gave Neil during the Halloween shopping scene, when Neil protested against need of clothes/my clothes are fine.

Neil is so strong because I would’ve run away in tears after getting silently violated like that.

[ratatatastic]

cats spotted at moxies (ft lauderdale) again...oh gosh

6.30.24 (x)

[kevindavidday]

jean's type is sunny, hopeful characters INCLUDING kevin day. personally. to me. fuck do we know what kevin was like at the nest? and we know even less about jeremy's anger issues (which can potentially exist) i mean he was saying shit like i don't want to lose you and getting the man postcards with personalized writing at the back? helping him stay alive? hopeful characters don't always need to be nice, sometimes they are arrogant, ill tempered scathing divas like kevin

jean's type isn't just sunny, hopeful characters. it's people who have been dealt a wrong hand at life and find a way to get through it despite and when they find a way to breathe they don't keep it to themselves. they force him along. his type is characters who are like the sun. full of rage, bright as hell, and in this essay i will-

[snowyroads]

Hello, I'm about to go on a yapping session about my feelings on different football rpf ships because i'm up and can't sleep! :) grab your popcorn and get ready. I also just want to do this cuz i feel like i haven't given y'all an insight on what goes on in my brain.🧍🏻‍♀���(i started this last night when i was half asleep lol)

joemarr- THIIISSS ONE! okay, clearly this is one of my favorites. (if you couldn't tell from my mass postings about them or amount of fics i have) i feel like a lot of ppl have different opinions on their dynamic and somehow I agree with every single one. i think every since LSU days, Ja'marr has worked on Joe getting out of shell. not to call Joe introverted (because we all know that man could get it) I just think at the beginning with him being new to the team and not knowing where he fitted in, Ja'marr was the one there for him and take him under his wing essentially. THEN, I think Joe did the same thing for Ja'marr when he got drafted to the Bengals. because dude literally told his coach to choose Ja'marr. (some fan behavior right there) and when ppl were starting to doubt Ja'marr's abilities as a WR, Joe was immediately there to back his man up. I also think that little pinky thing they do IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. cuz wdym!??? i think i could write a whole essay just about that stupid handshake of theirs. it's something about seeing two grown ass men, join their pinkies together as a sign of 'friendship' and then going on their merry way afterwards like they just didn't interlock their souls together? OH. ALSO, the fact that they don't even call what they have a friendship, they both say relationship when referring to each other. cuz that's totally what normal bros do, yk? GIVE ME A BREAK. WE KNOW WHAT YALL ARE. the clothes buying? the teasing each other? Joe wearing JA’MARR’S JERSEY!? ok im not even done with everything i have to say about them but we'll leave it there for now.

Stefon/Josh- they actually make me want to scream. when i actually first found out about football rpf, they were the first ship i read about and i fell IN LOVE. but i found out about them too late and only got to enjoy two years of them together before the divorce. HAHAHA. (it's actually not even remotely funny) One of the best moments i think i saw between the two of them was when Josh was giving a pre-game speech one time and Stefon was so hyped, he jumped up and helmet bumped Josh's chest. wanna guess what happened next? at the next pre-game speech, Josh put his hand on Stefon's helmet to 'calm' him and stop him from making any unnecessary head bumps. Another moment that was crazy to me was the amount of just touching the two of them would do. like they always had to be connected in some way! AND the hugs after that lions game, the one where Josh literally looked like he couldn't breathe until he got his arms around Stef? WTF. THEY MAKE ME SIIICK. how you go from saying you wanna grow old with someone to giving him a half hug after a game? HUH? i just have to tell myself that they actually text everyday and that the side eye was just for dramatic publicity. Stefon will always be my #1 DIVA! <3.

koc/jj- okay, this one is still kinda new for me BUT it aint hard to tell what's going on with these two. for one, KEVIN IS SO FINE. IDCCC. shit i don't blame you Justin. AND JUSTIN IS JUST SOOO. UGH. he's the definition of babygirl. which is crazy cuz i never thought i would see a WR and go "babygirl?" BUT W JJ I DID. and then i just think Kevin can't help himself when he's around Justin. Always all up on him and in each other's personal space. like damn we get it. we all wanna fuck that old man. and we all think jj deserves to be treated like the princess he is! which makes them perfect for each other. It also just automatically has that tension to it because they are a coach and player relationship, so it gives "we can't get caught" ANYWAYS, ik there is so much more with them too but that's all i can think about right now.

Mike/Tua- ALRIGHT, they don't get the recognition they deserve! and i think that's because they don't have a lot of moments between them but when they do, it's big and they go viral. like the head kiss we got after Tua’s concussion (which i actually hope he thinks about his life before a career in football) and they have that same coach/player dynamic like koc and jj. also, i think Mike McDaniel is too hot for his own good. mhm. especially when he wears those glasses. OMG. anyway, im getting ahead of myself. Tua is literally the sweetest human being ever too and i remember watching hard knocks last season and their relationship and chemistry is just…WOW. (which is also why i can’t wait till this year’s with the Bengals comes out) idk how to explain it.

Brock/Fred- once again, they are both fine AF. ITS INSANE. also, size difference goes crazy. ANYWAYS. (there’s not a lot on them either so this is more just what i feel about them) Brock being Mr. Irrelevant and being the last pick in the draft, going from sitting on the bench as a 3rd string QB to STARTING is so personal to me. and he was scared as hell having to start so randomly in the season but Fred was there to pick him up when he was down and give him all the confidence he needs! Fred being a vet and teaching Brock how to be confident in himself and his abilities to be the best QB for their team. AND THEN, Brock takes them to not just one but two superbowls!? (ik they didn’t win but still it counts for something) i also just find Brock/Fred to be the definition of golden retriever and black cat energy. Brock’s the golden retriever ofc (have yall seen that clip of him saying “hi mom!” to the camera?? OMFG) Then Fred is the black cat because he’s always so nonchalant to me. like when the camera pans to him on the sideline, dudes got a straight face as they’re winning like 34-10 (ik that hasn’t rly happened this season but we move on) BUT YEAH, yall see the vision right??

okay if you’ve made it this far tysm!! <3 these football men make me crazy. i hope yall enjoyed my yapping session and feel free to ask or share anything!! <33

[spgothkidsheadcanons]

Are you comfortable with writing an NSFW fic?

If so, could you do something like Michael has a little “problem” before going on stage and he needs Reader to help him get rid of it before he goes out to perform?

If not, you can delete this ask, but I just wanted to ask! Thank you and keep up the good work! :]

Here ya go! I don’t know if I like this, but I don’t hate it!

One day I’ll write something that I’m 100% pleased with, but for now, I hope you enjoy this fic!

Reader is Female!

Warnings: Nsfw, p-in-v, nudity, explicit sex

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Swiping through Twitter, you looked up at the sound of the door opening. Your tall, curly headed boyfriend stepped through the door, an annoyed look across his face. He slung his bag down, sitting beside you on the couch and leaning his head back, sighing deeply. “I fucking hate my job.” he groaned, crossing his arms. You laughed softly, watching him act like a toddler. “Oh, poor love. What’s going on?” you asked, setting your phone to the side. Michael didn’t answer right away, instead staying silent for a moment. He looked to you finally, the annoyance never leaving his face.

“The fucking stage manager is an ass. He wouldn’t even stick around longer than 10 seconds to let any of us know what the hell is supposed to be going on.” the tall man fussed, uncrossing his arms to talk with his hands. You listened as he complained, throwing in your own two cents where it was needed. Letting him vent to you was quickly calming him down, allowing him to get all of his bad emotions out before he had to go on stage.

“Well, sounds like Kevin’s got some talking to to do.” you shrugged, bringing up the idea of getting his band manager to complain. Michael nodded, agreeing with you on the situation. “Maybe I’m turning into a diva. I should quit the band now while we’re ahead.” he joked, nudging you with his arm. You looked at him unamused, rolling your eyes at his joke. “I don’t think you’re a diva. You’re still the same ol’ Michael that used to bring me flowers at 2 in the morning and take me to the graveyard for dates.” you smiled fondly, bringing your hand up to run your fingers through his raven curls.

He sighed at your touch, reaching up to grab your wrist. Michael looked at you, a devilish smirk coming across his face as he pulled you into his lap facing him. Rolling your eyes, you settled down. “The same Michael that’s a damn horndog.” you sighed, causing your boyfriend to chuckle at your words. “Come on, we got plenty of time.” he teased, his cool hands sneaking their way under your shirt. You gave in, leaning down and capturing his lips with yours. Michael’s hands danced over every inch of skin they could touch, running up to cup your breasts over the fabric of your bra. Squeezing softly, he took the opportunity to shove his tongue into your mouth when you gasped.

Fighting with you over dominance, your boyfriend moved his hands to your back, snaking them up to your bra clasp. In a moment, he had the buckle undone, the straps beginning to slide down your arms. You broke free from the kiss, discarding your shirt and the unclasped bra before reconnecting with Michael. His hands found purchase on your exposed chest, squeezing at the mounds of flesh. He rubbed his thumbs over your nipples, causing a shudder to run down your spine. You moaned into his mouth, trying to keep up with his tongue while being distracted by his hands.

You could feel his erection growing against your thigh, and moved your hips to where your core was pressing against him. Grinding down against him, he released your mouth, muttering a few cusses under his breath. Michael grabbed your hips, bucking up against your actions. “Ugh, I need you. Finishing taking your clothes off.” Michael all but begged, his half lidded eyes looking into yours. You giggled at his neediness, but complied, standing from his lap and immediately discarding your pants. He made himself busy, unzipping his pants and pulling his pants down just enough for his erection to come out.

The head was pink with arousal, precum dripping from the tip already. Straddling his lap again, he caught your lips, this time with more vigor. Reaching between your legs, you grabbed Michael’s cock in your hand, tunning your hand up and down his length oh so deliciously slow. The man whined into your mouth, bucking up into your touch once again. Satisfied at his reaction, you decided to stop teasing him. Directing his tip against your slit, you’re breath hitched as you sunk down onto him, taking him all the way to the hilt.

Breaking from the kiss once again, you rested your forehead against his, both of you panting heavily, trying to catch your breath. Slowly, you raised your hips up, sinking back down on him. His hands gripped your hips again, his fingernails digging into your smooth skin. Repeating the steps, you set a steady rythym, your encouragement being the soft praises that was spilling from his lips. “Fuck… you’re so good. You’re so good to me.” the man beneath you moaned out, fighting his urge to flip you over and take charge.

You kept rocking your hips, sighing and moaning every other thrust. Michael scooted forward suddenly, causing your to fall forward into him. From his new angle, he latched onto one of your nipples, scraping his teeth gently across the pink bud, tongue following behind. With a free hand, he grabbed onto your other tit, squeezing the mound harshly, but not too tight. Your hands found purchase on his shoulders, giving you leverage to move faster.

With his unoccupied hand, Michael snuck between your legs, pressing his thumb against your clit and lazily rubbing it. You gasped, a moan following quickly after as the knot started tying in your stomach. His actions continued, your thrusting becoming sloppy as you came upon your orgasm. He finally let go of your nipple, the hand that was on your breast moving to the back of your head, directing your mouth to his. He bucked up against you, his own ograsm coming upon him. With a few more thrusts, you become undone on top of him, your legs shaking from the unexpected excercise and the rippling orgasm shooting through your body. Michael hurriedly lifted you from him, just in time for ropes of cum to decorate your thighs and stomach.

You slouched against him, no doubt getting his own sperm on his clothes. You’d apologize when you caught your breath, but for now, you rested as the soreness in your thighs began to subside. His arms wrapped around you, pulling you into his chest. The both of you sat there, relishing in each other’s company as you came down from your high. Just as you’re breath was evening out, Michael’s phone started ringing. He reached over and grabbed it, one arm still tucked around your waist as he answered it and raised it to his ear. The phone call wasn’t long, and soon he set his phone back down.

“I gotta go.” he muttered, pressing his lips to your temple. The only answer you gave was a groan, allowing him to sit the both of you up. Shakily standing from his lap, you walked to grab some tissues to wipe his cum from your body before attempting to get dressed. “Sorry for slumping on you like that.” you laughed, pulling your pants up and fastening them. Michael had stood, his frame towering over yours as he fixed his own clothes. His eyes grazed over his front, shrugging at your words. “Don’t worry, it’s not the first time.” he snickered, making his way to the door. He pinched your bottom on the way out, eliciting a squeak from you in response. You made your way out the door after him, running your fingers through your hair to try and settle any unruly hairs. “I’ll get my payback after the show.” he hummed, opening the door for you to stand backstage. You smiled, sitting down in your specific chair to watch him perform from the side. You couldn’t wait for the show to be over to see what payback he was gonna get.

[wuiwuikiui]

what are some of your hottest vsynth takes

hi this is a lot of negative and complainy stuff have fun.

illustrators in the community are absolutely tossed aside.

you dont need to use voice synth programs to be a huge vocal synth fan.

utau isnt hard compared to most vocal synths. all voice synths are hard and have their own learning curve. it's just a matter if you want to learn it.

kikuo isnt unique, like at all. its more like combining 3 different styles (edm, orchestral, and like music box sounds???) into one song and the songs where he doesnt use like all three or more are good but like. i wouldnt call them unique. particularly salty abt this bc there was this one person that would never shut the fuck up about how unique kikuo was when its like... yeah kinda mid.

female utau voicebanks sound bad. i dont know what it is they just sound like dog doo doo a good 70% of the time. male ones almost always pop off- worst case theyre a little flat and plain.

utau and pre vocaloid 5 are better than any ai ever.

ai voicebanks are weird. i get it. theyre really cool and impressive. however, they don't give off what made vocaloid unique back in its day. there's a few ai vbs that are "robotic" (kafu, kevin, uhhh) and theyre honestly the best ais out there. for realistic vocals- best ones are stardust and solaria.

with that being said uncanny > realistic > robotic

i hate vocals that are extremely choppy and robotic like defoko sorry girlboss.

the project diva franchise sucks ass. i dont think this is unpopular, but i literally cant play the pc ver of mega mix bc the audio doesnt work with RAZER HEADPHONES. like the best gaming headphones out there and i have to play it with my headphones unplugged or it sounds like its from splatoon. even the older games are kinda meh, like dont give them rooms and talking man- just let me tap tap button chart.

meiko is actually so mid. im so sorry i dont understand the appeal to her voice. both deep and when its squeaky.

almost all english voicebanks (with exception of a couple of ai vbs) are garbage. and i know its bc the language is harder to replicate blah blah blah phonetics blah.

talkloids are annoying. the only good one is that one of shuu and ruko on miku day that i saw on twitter. funniest shit. you can hear the happiness in their voices.

bring back the cevio colour series.

proseka en was the worst thing to happen to the vocaloid fandom in 10 years.

proseka > project diva

friday night funkin was the worst thing to happen to utau. ever.

9zero is cool as fuck. he sounds like GARBAGE- but oh my god you know what this means- were getting closer to true rock synths.

vocalo changer is lazy. with that being said. i love it. as long as the person that creates content with it acknowledges it as lazy, have fun.

they/them pronouns for any voice synth character is so fucking real. do it more.

creep-ps music slaps so hard. both old and new.

ikus og vb is better than her remaster

dont get mad at p's for moving on in the music industry. voice synths are a hobby. not an industry material.

people that literally interpret the vippers bios are the worst people and need to fall over.

[the-bjd-community-confess]

Divaz confos #3

Mod: Round three of your Divaz/z3st thoughts...

1. Re. Bjdivaz dump 2. No.5, I got screenshot of them saying what you said they did never happened, if you're the same anon that had them buy a 2nd hand doll and they haggled down the owner w/o telling u, that posted before. I believe u tho, anon. No.6, it was my doll that waited with them for 20 days. They weren't checking it - they had printed a shipping label which is how I knew how long it was there. And they told me it shipped. Their fault entirely for slow shipping. u can't make excuses!

~Anonymous

2. #5 might have had a decent point until they went from "this was my experience" to frothing Z3st-like falsehoods and extreme reactions. This is why people aren't taking your type seriously. You start raging at the tiniest thing, typically brought on by you or someone else being completely incapable of understanding simple statements. You're not a righteous army, you're the Karen Squad.

~Anonymous

3. BJDivaz deserves to go out of business. There, I said it. Anything they are doing at this point is their own fault, no one is "crusading" to get them shut down, it is their constant CONSTANT temper tantrums and inability to shut the hell up that is destroying their own name. Do you people really think DOA made that 'Dealer Caution' tag on a whim? They are suffering the consequences of their own shitty actions.

~Anonymous

4. Couldnt leave it as a comment because the divaz supporters would attack me. I think both divaz and al3x are insufferable. Al3x because he was proven to be a liar, and divas for being petty and unable to stay professional. Z3st's comment history made him look crazy, so his negative review wouldnt have been taken seriously, and others would skim it. Divaz brought attention to it, and gave it validity when they attacked anyone who didnt leave a positive later. Both of them can fuck off.

~Anonymous

5. I will NEVER buy from BJDivaz with the way they are responding to people. Z3st, I get, but tangy m3lon? Anyone who doesn’t give them positive glowing feedback gets responded to, and I am sure they will blast them to their followers like they did to z3st. Why are they allowed to respond to that in the feedback thread? Make a paging thread, message a mod. This is why people cant be honest, they attack anyone and everyone not bowing down to them. I will not be placing an order, ever.

~Anonymous 

6. I have a long layaway with BJDivaz that’s due to end next year…should I be worried?

~Anonymous 

7. Divaz should've just canceled Z3st/al3xcess's order instead of transferring it to DZ tbh. Kevins don't deserve nice dolls.

~Anonymous

8. Z3st/al3xcess needs a new hobby, because clearly dolls aren't it. Stop harassing other collectors and trying to make it harder for them to get the dolls they want. Get a life and some perspective, the thing you're crying about is so much not a big deal at all it's pathetic and so transparent that you're just crying to get attention. You're just making yourself look worse and lending more credibility to the post about you.

~Anonymous

9. Zest and his friend should really get a job or just go outside or something other than spamming this board with their bullshit.

~Anonymous

10. Vic3mage and that one other person seem really nasty whenever they comment on the Divaz debacle, but haphazarrd-marionette and mysteriously delicious the0rist seem so similar that vic3mage might be right about them being the same person. I'm not really sure who to believe anymore.

~Anonymous

11. I feel like I can't even vague any company anymore because everyone thinks it's abt Divazz, even though it's not. And I know someone is gonna say I shouldn't vague, but maybe I just wanna vague rant a bit, and be done with it? If I put the name to it, I might just fuck someone over, and I don't want that unless they're like known in the hobby for sucking ass. If I vague it's because I'm personally a bit upset, but I don't wanna ruin someone's rep for my one incident.

~Anonymous

12. Does z3st participate in his local comm? I'm worried about showing up to a meet with him present because I don't want to get into a physical altercation. The thought of being at a BJD with him prescence makes me feel very unsafe.

~Anonymous 

13. Why are the fans who title themselves as diva boosters, always thinking that all these confessions on diva's is made by one person? look at the den of angels thread, look at the people who didnt write 100% positive reviews, and look at the likes they got. Obviously people are fed up with divas and see through the bullshit spam positive feedback, including DOA mods. Funny how addicts deletes bad feedback from people pointing them to a feedback group, but leaves the positive feedback.

~Anonymous

14. Seeing all the new alt accounts people have made to chime in on the bjdivas argument like *sips tea* 👌

~Anonymous

[madsdefencesquad]

another kevison fanfic none of you asked for (also on ao3):

[Thread] Who's the nicest celeb you've met in real life?

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Kevin Pearson. Was an extra for one of his movies and couldn’t be any nicer. Chatted with us even though technically you weren’t supposed to. He joked around a lot and showed us pics of his family. Real top bloke.

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I met this guy once on vacation in Italy. We were at a table next to him and my newborn was screaming bloody murder, mom was in the bathroom. Couldn’t quite calm my son and I was getting real embarrassed with the loud noise. Some of the waiters came over to their table to ask if they wanted to move but Kevin shut them down immediately. Actually got a bit cross that they even suggested it. His wife suggested to rock my baby on the side to make him stop and he did! She knows a few tricks having twins and stuff. Also shared that joy/misery thing of being first time parents. Anyway, they left first (they got there earlier) and we learned after that they paid for our meals too. Couldn’t believe it.

replied: Wow. That’s the so fucking nice of them.

replied: Yeah made my wife cry haha

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I’ve heard only good things about him too! My mom lives in Philly and his brother was running for city council a few years back and he was there and took photos with all the Korean mamas including my own and my grandma! apparently he smells really expensive :P

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Didn’t know that I was fully chatting up his wife at Starbucks until I saw a pic of them at the premiere for one of his movies. I’d be embarrassed by my god she was fantastic! 10/10 would’ve gone for it if I wasnt such a potato

replied: And wasn’t married.

replied: That too

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My daughter was an extra on one of his movies and says he’s the nicest guy and “such a dad” lol! And her dad’s a real “dad” dad so for her to say that about a famous actor is funny

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I used to teach his kids in my kindergarten class. Daughter’s wicked smart. I can tell you all the mothers would have a fit every time he’d come by to pick them up and if it’s not his wife or them together, it’s him. Very hands on. I’d say that counts for nice.

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Rocked out to a Lady Gaga show with him and his wife in Vegas. His wife and I are practically best friends now! We’re on first name basis ;)

replied: Sounds fun! What were they there for if you don’t mind me asking? Coz isn’t he like sober now?

replied to a reply: I think it was for a niece’s birthday or something? Couldn’t remember, was pretty wild night :P And I didn’t see any drinks.Even his wife wasn’t drinking I think? They were literally there to enjoy Gaga like the rest of us

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I love hearing stories about him like this because it always looks like he’s such a pretentious pretty boy jerk especially back in the day

replied: Getting your life sorted can change a man

replied to a reply: Yeah he’s pretty mellowed out since getting sober. He’s had that DUI and rehab stint but now he’s a real family man and seems to love his wife very much. Good for him.

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Doesn’t he remind you of George Clooney? Got married late and had boy girl twins and is loving life!

replied: True!!

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Not sure if everybody knows but his wife Madison is pretty big in the interior design space especially coz she like pretty much runs their fam construction business. I follow her on Insta and I know everyone has a crush on Kevin but I’d pick her over him any day!

replied: OMG YES SAME! She puts together these amazing DIY palettes and I’m obsessed! I’d also pick her over him any day even just to pick her brain

replied to a reply: She also recommends the best books!!!

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My mom’s in the planning side of construction and met his wife in West Chester. She did a presentation and afterwards her and my mom shared parenting tips like they’re in some mom club. Apparently she was the sweetest and her babies are adorable and also Kevin calls a lot lol

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Met him at the airport, wife’s a huge fan of the manny so sucked my gut to ask for a pic. When he found out it’s for the missus, he recorded a special vid saying his iconic line. Missus was over the moon. Real good fella

replied: MANNY SAY WHAAATTTTT

replied: That’s so nice

replied: He did for my mom as well! All the moms love him!

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Kevin Pearson helped re-build my grandparents’ burned down convenience store. Couldn’t thank him enough even if I tried

replied: Wow, that’s real generous. How are the grandparents?

replied to a reply: Thanks! They’re over the moon. They have a house near the area but gran said he’d come by with his kids from time to time. Even if gran didn’t want to, they always insisted to pay for whatever the kids wanted.

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Delivered the cake for his uncle (grandpa’s?) wedding and he gave a seriously generous tip. Oh and his wife packed me pigs in the blanket.

replied: Pigs in the blanket?! What in the middle school

replied: Apparently it was the uncle/grandad’s favorite or something and they double ordered. But who cares free food!

replied to a reply: Did it come with ketchup?

replied to a reply: Hot, wrapped in foil and handful of ketchup packets. I felt like one of the kids

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Not him but his brother who’s like a big shot in politics right now. Real top guy and had the best laugh

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This doesn’t sound real but I’ve bumped into him literally five times over the past year he’ll probably think I’m some stalker. Rarely saw him without his family and once his kid threw a ball at me. He apologised but c’mon you either throw a ball or bounce it no big deal. Besides, that kid has David Beckham’s kids manners. Real like English folk polite it’s insane

replied: That’s always nice to hear that celebrity kids aren’t spoiled brats. We know a few good of them are

replied to a reply: Celebrity kids are different from kid celebrities though

replied to a reply: Didn’t say they were the same? Just saying that for a kid of someone so rich and famous you’d think they’d be a bit more spoiled but they weren’t at all and was beyond respectful and that’s a testament to the parents.

replied to a reply: Agree. I’ve met this particular celebrity’s kids and mind you they’re teens now but god they were just awful and pretentious. Even more than their famous parent which is saying something

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Not him but I did meet that actress that was so embarrassingly flirty around him during the press conference of hat film he did a few years back. She’s a real bitch and so fake and I’m so glad she’s been dropped from the sequel

replied: Oh god yeah I remember her. She was so obnoxious laughing at everything he said like stfu it’s not that funny!!!! The secondhand embarrassment watching her and him being all polite about it *chills*

replied: She’s the worst. No talent

replied to a reply: I was an extra for some scenes in that movie and she was WAY worse and such a diva for someone unknown. Kevin’s a real nice guy though and just let her be. He talks about his wife and kids a lot but she would not take a hint!

replied to a reply: That is just embarrassing

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Alright story time. Was working as a barista at a cafe and it was one of those really shitty days. He came in, ordered and waited and was all nice and took some pics with fans. Anyway, like I said shitty day so I mixed up his coffee order and got him two lattes instead of cappuccinos. Mind you, it was a busy asf day as well and I was the only one making coffees. He comes over and tells me and I apologise but by this time my manager’s already all up on my ass for serving Kevin Pearson incorrectly. He kept apologising to him and berating me till Kevin himself stepped in and told the manager off. But like calmly and stuff like it’s no big deal and people make mistakes whatever and I kid you fucking not he apologised to me too and said I was doing a good job. He probably won’t know how much that meant to me after an already shitty as day but it did. I made sure to make him the best fucking cappuccinos

replied: I’ve met him in irl too and he is this!

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I saw him sitting at a cafe with his daughter. Super nice. Asked him if I could get an autograph for my mom who’s a huge fan. He asked me some questions about her and wrote a really nice autograph, for her. His daughter stuck one of her stickers on there too and my mom loved that even more. I told him where she works (at a grocers) and he went out of his way to shop there the next day and made a point to look for her and chat. Great, great dude

replied: That is so fucking cool man. And your mom must’ve been so happy!

replied to a reply: She was over the moon! She loves his wife too! Apparently she was even chattier than Kevin haha

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Met him at the airport. I was an employee and he had some TSA questions. Genuinely nice and friendly, chatted for about 15min. After he was set, we shook hands, he had his kids say thank you individually with a high five. Adorable. His wife was super nice and friendly too. Very good social interaction, would participate again

[dalekofchaos]

Hot take. Constantly putting Roman Reigns, and the 4HW in the spotlight for 6+ years has done nothing but hurt WWE’s product.

They’re great athletes don’t get me wrong, but it starts to get a bit old to see them in the spotlight ALL THE TIME.

This is beginning to feel like HHH’s Reign of terror in 2003 and Jeff Jarrett’s decade of terror in TNA and John Cena’s decade of doom. 

“But why do they boo” BECAUSE WE ARE TIRED OF SEEING THEM YOU BLITHERING FUCKING MORON

"You good, and they cheer you. You do too well, and they turn on you"

No Becky, we turned on you because of the terrible booking. We turned on you because the minute you were capable of wrestling again, you ended Bianca’s reign and made Wrestlemania 37′s main event mean NOTHING. 

As soon as Vince has his top stars, everyone did everything to get over, their progress means nothing.  Charlotte Flair is back? Sorry Rhea, your win at Wrestlemania no longer means anything and you never get to get your win back from Charlotte.  Becky is back? Sorry Bianca you’re no longer needed as champion and you don’t get to seek your revenge against Becky and take your win back.

Liv did look good and has a promising future, but considering the fact that they seem to want to keep the belt on Becky, I don’t believe she’s dropping it anytime soon. It’s pretty obvious they want Becky to hold onto the belt till she can get that Wrestlemania match with Ronda. Come on, we know that’s why she’s champion at the expense of Bianca.

While we’re on the subject of Liv. WHY are you saying Ruby and Sarah’s releases were on Becky? It was the company’s fucking choice. I don’t give a shit if it was Vince’s call to write that promo, she STILL defended it a few days before Raw. This wasn’t just on Liv, this was also on Edge and McAfee. The whole situation was as bad as The McMahons returning and blaming the bad ratings on Baron Corbin. Blaming any of the wresters in kayfabe for low ratings or constant releases is just stupid.

Don’t even get me started on the dumpster fire that is the Toni Storm and Charlotte Flair feud(if you can call it that). They are feuding over pie. PIE. What is this shit, the fucking Divas era? Charlotte has been doing everything in her power to make Toni look bad. Doesn’t help that they’ve been keeping Toni off TV FOR MONTHS. 

Yet non of this is their fault, cause it’s the way they are booked. But god, could they fucking book the babyfaces to look like credible threats? One of the worst things that has happened in WWE in the last 10 years was Daniel Bryan’s underdog storyline. WWE think babyfaces get over when you beat the shit out of them and make them look like geeks and are never allowed to look good.

Since I said 4HW in the beginning, I need to clarify. I do not blame Bayley nor Sasha as they actually DID make WWE interesting in 2020 and actually MADE a star out of Bianca Belair. Becky and Charlotte only make themselves look good. 

The only person Roman Reigns made look good was Jey Uso. The feud with Kevin Owens was dragged out for too long. We finally think Cesaro was going to get his time, but he didn’t even look good in the feud against Roman, the only one allowed to look good against Roman is Brock.

Speaking of the men’s big champion, why is the WWE Champion constantly made to feel like the secondary champion? Why has Big E, Bobby Lashley, The Miz and Drew McIntyre’s reigns ALL felt inconsequential? Why is it the WWE Championship, despite having DECADES of lineage is constantly made to feel inferior to the Universal Championship? You look me in the eye and tell me they are doing right by Big E as Champion.

This is WCW all over again. Why do you think they went out of business? They relied on the same old guard over and over again and refused to take a chance and make stars. Sure they gave Bianca a chance. They gave Big E a chance and they give Rhea a chance, but time and time again proves that Vince only cares about pushing his stars and will yank the rug right under the popular stars and keep his favorites on top. 

Keeping the same 3 people in the spotlight has done more damage to WWE’s product than AEW can ever hope to cause.

[annab-nana]

Flowers Of Forgiveness - Colby Brock

You and Colby had known each other for five years, dated for two, and you’d think he would remember your birthday, right? Wrong and with birthdays being such a big deal to you, it hurt like hell. He messed up big time and it might be the last straw before your relationship crumbles unless he can manage to save it.

Requested by an amazing anon 💙

Warnings: some curse words; mentions of alcoholic parents

Word Count: 2.1k+

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You look around the table to see who all is there. Tara is to your right, then it's Jake, Kevin, Reggie, Cassie, Devyn, Xepher, Griffin, Sam, Katrina, Corey, Mike, Aryia, and then there was an empty seat to the left of you. Colby's seat. You don't know why he isn't here yet. He couldn't have forgotten, could he? No, because last week he told you he cleared up his schedule for your birthday. So, where the hell was he?

"Excuse me for a second, guys. I am going to call Colby really quick to see where he is," You say as you stand up and walk out the front door of the restaurant.

"Hey babe!" you hear his chipper greeting flow out of the phone.

"Hey Colbs! Where are you?" you question. He must have got in some bad traffic and is just being held up a bit.

"I'm at my apartment, catching up on some Unus Annus videos." Your heart dropped to the pit of your stomach. He forgot your birthday. You had originally thought he was just being annoying or was trying to hide a surprise or something when he didn’t text you about it and avoided saying 'happy birthday' all day long. But he wasn't. He had forgotten it completely.

"Oh." The only response that came to mind spills out of your mouth.

"Yeah, what are you up to, babe?" He asks so nonchalantly.

"Um, I'm just out with the girls and wanted to check up on you. But I will let you get back to your videos," you say as tears brim your eyes. Your boyfriend of two years forgot your birthday.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later." You blink the tears that threaten to spill over away.

"Yeah, I might swing by your place before I go home. Talk to you later. Bye." Ending the call, you take a deep breath to calm yourself before heading back in.

"Okay, so Colby is just running late. He got caught up with some work stuff, but he'll be here soon," you lie as you sit down. You don't want to make the dinner awkward by saying that Colby forgot. You just want to enjoy the last bit of your birthday with the people who actually care enough about you to remember your birthday. You all order your food and talk and have a good time.

"I have to go to the bathroom. Y/n, wanna come with?" Tara asks. You nod before standing with her and following her to the restroom.

"Colby isn't coming, is he?" She asks as soon as the door shuts.

"No," you tell her the truth as the tears come back. "We've been together for two years. Friends for three before that and he just forgets. He has never forgotten before and he knows how much it hurts me when someone close and important to me does. My parents didn’t care enough to celebrate my birthday when I was younger which is fine, but Colby told me he would never do that to me. But here we are. He forgot."

"Oh y/n," Tara whispers as she pulls you into her tiny frame. "I am sure there is some reason for this, and you know better than I do that he is an idiot most of the time."

"Yeah," you laugh before going to the mirror to make sure that the few tears that did manage to escape did not mess up anything.

"I lied so that I wouldn't make anything awkward," you inform her as the two of you head back to the table and she nods understandingly. When y’all get back, the food had arrived, so you all eat. You thank everyone for coming as you leave the restaurant.

"Happy birthday y/n. I hate that Colby couldn't make it," Aryia tells you as he pulls you in for a goodbye hug.

"Yeah, traffic got the better of him, but we'll be doing something tomorrow," you lie again as you pull away from the embrace. After receiving many hugs and happy birthdays, you get in your car to go to Colby's.

Knocking his door, the anger and sadness in you boil. He swings the door open and lays his eyes on you, noticing how angry and upset you are.

"What happened babe?" He says as he opens the door wider to let you in. You walk in and turn to face him.

"What do you think happened?" you question him. His face drains of color as he thinks back on everything he has done to figure out what has set you off.

"Sweetie, I really don't know. Just tell me what I did," he pleads, completely oblivious to what was wrong.

"Did you forget something?" Again, he goes through everything he can think of and is stumped.

"I don't think so. I-"

"You aren't forgetting anything special. Like a holiday or someone's birthday..." you trail off, trying to get it through his thick skull.

"No, your birthday is tomorrow, and Kevin's is next week-"

"Oh sorry. I didn't realize my birthday was tomorrow. I thought it was on June 17th like it always has been for the past twenty or so years, but I must be mistaken," you sarcastically spit out. At this point, you were fuming.

"No, your birthday is on Thursday which is tomorrow," he retorts as you roll your eyes.

"Where is your phone? Have you been on that thing at all today? Normally your eyes are glued to it," you ask him. You can tell he is getting angrier with you, but at this point, you don't seem to care.

"No, I was taking a day away from my phone. I only answered important calls or texts but that was it," he informs you as he walks to where his phone was in his room.

"Tell me what today's date is, Colby."

"It's June 16th, I know it is because..." His voice fades out. He comes out of his room with his eyes on his phone.  "It's the 17th," he states bluntly before looking up to meet your sad and angry eyes.

"Y/n, I'm so sorry. I-"

"No Colby. You know how much birthdays mean to me. You know that. Do you know how embarrassing it was tonight when I was at dinner with all of our friends and the person who means the absolute most to me doesn't show? I hated being there and I couldn't even enjoy it because you weren't there."

"Did you tell them I forgot?" He asks me as he sits down on the couch, all ashamed.

"No, I didn't. Instead, I lied to all of them, but it was not to protect you and your feelings. It was for them so that they didn't have to feel awkward or feel bad for the girl that they were supposed to be celebrating. I told them you were caught up with work stuff and then got caught in traffic and couldn't make it. But Tara still figured it out. She was right. You are a damn idiot."

"No, I'm not!" He fights back as he rises to his feet in anger.

"Yes, you are," you laugh at him. "My parents even told me happy birthday this year Colby. They haven't done that since I was five. I guess they weren't drunk off their asses enough to forget it this morning." You take a breath before continuing.

"You must've not checked the group chat. They were all going off about my birthday and the dinner tonight. And you weren't on Twitter or Instagram either because then you would have seen your fans wishing me a happy birthday as well. People who don't even fucking know me knew my birthday was today."

"Y/n, I'm sorry. I don't know what to do."

"There's nothing you can do. You can't replace the feeling I have of not feeling good enough. You of all people know that when my parents forgot my sixth birthday, I was crushed. Then they forgot year after year after year. Then I met you and all of your amazing friends and you guys have made me feel so special and loved, especially on my birthday. You know that on anyone else's birthday, I make sure that they feel so loved and cared about because I know what it feels like to not be."

"I'm sorry, babe. I didn't mean to forget. It just happened."

"Wow Colby, that makes me feel so much better. You know what? I am sorry. I probably sound like such a diva for getting upset about this, so I'm gonna go-"

"No y/n, please don't go."

"I'm going to leave and go back home. Probably cry myself to sleep? I don't know. We'll see." You place your hand on the doorknob.

"I've noticed how you never miss a beat when it comes to work stuff. But this isn't the first time you've forgotten something with me. It's just the first time it was something important. Get your priorities straight Colby if you want to keep me around." And with that, you leave his apartment, get in your car, and head home.

After walking in, you do exactly what you didn't want and start crying. You slip out of the clothes you were wearing and wipe off all your makeup. Throwing your hair into a messy bun, you walk to your phone to see the many messages and missed calls from Colby which you choose to ignore. The constant buzzing gets on your nerves so much that you turn the damn thing completely off before falling asleep.

…

"Oh, I'm so sorry, y/n," Devyn says as she walks into the living room with a bowl of popcorn. She had texted you last night when you had your phone turned off because of Colby and was asking if you were okay. She knew you were lying about the work and traffic stuff too. You called her this morning and asked her to come over because you were in need of some girl time, especially with your Dev, and she happily obliged. You told her all about it, providing the details of your past and all, and then you two decided a movie would make you feel better, specifically your favorite Moana.

"Yeah it sucks, but I'm going to give him a few days. I'll still like text him and stuff. I just don't want to see him for a bit," you tell her as the movie begins. The two of you sit back and enjoy the movie and popcorn until a knock at the door interrupts you.

"I'll get it," you huff as you make your way to the door before looking through the peephole to see the last person you wanted to at the moment.

"Colby," you mouth to Devyn. She nods, pausing the movie and skipping into your room. You open the door just enough for him to see you but that's it.

"Hey," you speak softly. You know you probably look like shit, but you honestly do not care. He should see how he made you feel.

"Hey, umm, y/n, I am really sorry and I-" you couldn't help but notice him steadily trying to peek behind you. Does he actually think you have some guy over or something? Is he really that jealous and think that low of you?

"Forgetful and jealous? Man, you really have changed Colby."

"No, I'm... never mind. I am here to apologize. I was a shitty boyfriend yesterday. I still am one today and I'll probably never be the best boyfriend in the world, but I will continue to try to be the best I can be for you. I know this isn't much at all, but it is something. It shows I pay attention to some details," he says as he pulls a bouquet of flowers out from behind his back.

After getting a better look at them, you notice that they are daffodils, your grandmother's favorite flower which became your favorite flower. You might have mentioned that once, maybe twice, but it was a long time ago. The fact that he remembered it warmed your heart. You smiled at him before taking the flowers from his grasp.

"You aren't completely off the hook, but I forgive you. Come here," you say as you pull the blue-eyed boy into your arms, wrapping them around his neck. His arms snake around your waist and lift you off the ground slightly.

"So, I haven't lost you yet?" He questions in your ear and you giggle into his before he sets you down. You bring the hand that wasn’t holding flowers to cup his face.

"Nope, but I suggest you don't forget my birthday again," you whisper as you place a small kiss on his nose.

"I won't. I promise. Your birthday will forever be engrained in here," he tells you as he taps on the side of his head.

"Oh yeah, what day is it?"

"June 23rd?" He jokes and you roll your eyes.

"That's Kevin's birthday sweetheart."

[deepdisireslonging]

Orphan Requests

I have an inbox full of requests and I cannot answer them. So I am opening them up to any writer who has the inspiration to fulfill them! Writers, if you’d like to reply to this post that you’re taking a fic, I’ll make a note so the anon requesters can know where to look for their fics. Thank you guys for any and all help!

In order of longest sitting, with wrestlers requested in bold:

Hello!! I’m here to make yet another request if you don’t mind. I’m guessing I have a thing for short guys being dom af, because now I really need some dom!chad gable fic in my life. Can you write a fic where he’s really sweet but controlling? - requested by @khaleesikross

could you do a cena x male reader with it being cenas first time with a guy? and he’s really rough?

kevin owens x male reader where kevin lost a match and is angry backstage and just smutty smut? 

Hi hope you are doing well; can you please do headcanons or a small fic of Lince dorado with a male medic s/o, like he gets injured and has to be put on painkillers n' s/o has to take of a very handsy lucha. You can make it as their already dating or just co-workers, whatever is easiest for you to do.😃 - requested by @vixxzial

[Completed] Hi! I love your writing about WWE! ❤ I saw that you have open requests. If it's not too much to ask, can you write two things about Ricochet? Dating with Ricochet would including / Sex with Ricochet would including / Thanks! ❤ 

Could you maybe do a request please? The Revival x Reader where maybe the reader is a female member of The Revival and they are currently fueling with The O.C. Maybe Gallows accidentally injures the reader during a match and the boys end up loosing it. They attack The O.C. And go and take care of their girl? Just a bunch of fluff and smut please if you can find somewhere for it, if not a bunch of sick fluff is fine! 😂🤗 

I'm not sure if you'll take this request at the moment (which is totally fine and understandable) but whenever you get time, can you do a Finn Balor x Virgin Male Reader fic, where it's reader's first time (he bottoms for Finn) and Finn is just super sweet to the reader during the whole experience? ❤️❤️❤️ - requested by @issacloveswwe (Claimed by @neversatisfiedgirlfics) {Thanks, love!}

 I know it might be a while, but could you possible do a real fluffy/smut fic of Drew Gulak and The Reader? Maybe the Reader is Drew’s valet and real life fiancé and they celebrate together after he wins the Cruiserweight Championship from Tony in the Triple threat between the two and Akira? 🤗❤️ 

[Completed] Hi is it alright if I request something really smutty as a FxF with Becky Lynch? If possible could you use my name Alexandra? - claimed by @lynchstan-516

this is probably a weird request, but -- I'd like to see some smut where the female reader is close friends with Seth and Becky, who are in an open relationship (but the reader doesn't know that they are, just that they're together.) Becky sees that the reader is stressing herself out on the road, and gives Seth his blessing to take care of her... ;) (Becky/reader content also encouraged!!) - claimed by @lynchstan-516

Hi! This is my first time requesting smut. I was wondering if you could do a Becky Lynch smut where she is sure that she is straight until one night when she shares a hotel room with Y/N. At first everything is platonic, but Becky starts to lose her cool as Y/N continues to tease her. Rough and kinky smut, please. 😉 I’ll leave the rest of the details up to you. Thank you ❤️ - claimed by @lynchstan-516

From prompt list one all for one story 40,42,44 with Luke Gallows please and thank u - requested by @braunstrowmangirl (We could never get down to which list they were talking about, so either ask them or pick your favorite prompt list?)

Can you please write something with dom Rhea, Shayna and Reader, please? 

Hi love! Would you happen to write for Travis Banks? (NXT UK) I think I have a plot in mind but I just wanted to be sure!

Hi! May I ask you to write some Samoa Joe/Kevin Owen's smut? They don't have anything at all T_T 

Oooo! Can I send in a request? I’m thinking with Either Dash Wilder, Noam Dar, or Jordan Devlin (I couldn’t choose I’m sorry! 😩) and a Female reader. Like a Love/Hate story where they’re always at each other’s throats but likes it’s also like ‘I can fuck with him/her but if anyone else does imma rip their heads off their shoulders’ because they secretly love them? and it’s just smutty and fluffy? 

U was wondering if you could write some AOP smut and/or a threesome with an oc? That would be wonderful because I love them and I can't seem to find any. Thank you! - requested by @queenofdiamonds2019

Could you possibly do a Dash Wilder x Female!Reader? The reader is a women’s wrestler and The Revival’s manager as well as Dash’s longtime girlfriend. The both are cast members on Total Divas and maybe one day while out with some of the ladies filming she gets sick, this causing the other girls to have her take some pregnancy tests and maybe just a really cute fluffy thing where she announces to Dash that she’s gonna be a daddy and to Scott that he’s gonna be an uncle? 

Can You Please Do A Drew Mcintyre X Male Reader.   Where Drew Is Really Rough(Degrading,Chocking Etc...)  And If You Could Can You Pls Do Daddy Kink - requested by @themangetrowdy

Could you do a smut where the reader is a WWE wrestler and Dean comes to cheer her on and the reader gets badly hurt but wins in the end and he patches her up in the locker room when the match is over and it ends in smut? This idea just came to me cause I love Supernatural and I love Sasha Banks.

Hi! Is there anyway you can write a Jordan Devlin x Female!Reader imagine?? Based off his World’s Collide Title won please? ❤️

Tagging some writers who might be interrested: 

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[ittybittytatertot]

Currently my island has 5 villagers besides me.

Diva and Kevin were my two first villagers, Rodeo and Bettina I invited to my island, and Cookie came along as a surprise!

Diva: a weird purple frog lady who does NOT like being talked to more than once a day (relatable). She like getting flowers as gifts and fucking LOVES pranking people holyshit. She keeps giving me items to prank her neighbors with. I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing with this park bench.

Kevin: I cannot tell if he’s a tiger or a pig. A giant jock. Seriously he ONLY cares about getting those gains. I thought he was nice at first, but then I sent him a thoughtful letter that he said was too long and made his eyes hurt. >:( well fuck you Kevin, I wrote you a letter and made a beach workout center and this is the thanks I get?

Rodeo: A haunted, witch, judge cow? They looks like they’re wearing Harry Potter robes until they put on workout gear, and then they look like a mobster. They love bugs, and I often see them just wandering through the dark at night while carrying wood. What do you need that wood for pal? Their house is very cozy.

Bettina: A little mouse dressed like a chef. She seems a little home sick and often talks about her dad, who I think was also a chef? I often see her sitting outside reading, but if I look at her too long she gets shy and puts the book away. She and Rodeo seem to get into arguments more than the other villagers.

Cookie: A pink dog and aspiring pop star. She’s very pleasant and always happy to chat. I most often see her singing or doing yoga in the plaza. She seems to be a very hard worker with a kind soul despite her glamorous dreams. I worry what Hollywood would do to her.

[fromtheringapron]

WWE Vengeance 2011

Date: October 23, 2011.

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. 

Attendance: 8,000.

Commentary: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T. 

Results:

1. WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Air Boom (Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne) (champions) defeated Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger (with Vickie Guerrero). 

2. WWE United States Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler (champion) (with Jack Swagger and Vickie Guerrero) defeated Zack Ryder. 

3. WWE Divas Championship Match: Beth Phoenix (champion) defeated Eve Torres. 

4. Sheamus defeated Christian. 

5. The Miz and R-Truth defeated Triple H and CM Punk.

6. Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes. 

7. WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Mark Henry (champion) fought Big Show to a no contest after the ring collapsed. 

8. Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship: Alberto Del Rio (champion) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated John Cena. 

My Review

With the trauma and depression brought on by quarantine, I’ve been unsure if I wanted to write up a review this month. Can you blame me? These times have been taxing on all of us. Just getting out of bed in the morning feels like I’m Ric Flair trying to go the distance at the 1992 Royal Rumble. But since writing has always been my outlet, however difficult it may be to conjure up the words, I’ve decided to press forward. Plus, I have plenty of free time right now, so why not watch and review more wrestling? Unfortunately, I’ve chosen to review Vengeance 2011, a completely unremarkable show’s that difficult trying to write enough words on. Oh joy.

In the early 2010s, WWE put on several pay-per-views that wound up as one-off events like Fatal 4 Way or Capitol Punishment. For reasons beyond me, it felt like they were trying to break from the yearly PPV calendar of the previous decade, which included shows like Judgement Day and No Mercy. In October 2011, they put on two pay-per-views, the first being Hell in a Cell. The second brought back Vengeance, a relic B show from the 2000s. It was a weird decision considering the last Vengeance in 2007 holds a degree of infamy, if only because it took place on the same weekend when one of their performers committed a horrific double-murder suicide. And then the 2011 show came and went, and Vengeance disappeared off WWE’s PPV calendar once again. Weird, indeed.

Vengeance 2011 isn’t a bad show; it’s just a wholly forgettable one. It screams of WWE trying to milk more money out of its fans’ pockets than anything else. If it were the mid ‘90s, it would be a streamlined In Your House that nobody ever talked about again. I think the main reason why it fails to stand out is that it seems stuck in the middle of a transition in focus. The biggest storyline in the months before this show was the Summer of Punk, but it’s late October now, and that storyline has since spiraled into some nonsense about Triple H and Kevin Nash. Punk’s game-changing pipe bomb back in July seems like a distant memory. In fact, Punk seems like a supporting character in his own storyline. Focus is now shifting toward John Cena’s battles with the team of the Miz and R-Truth, which will parlay into Cena’s WrestleMania-headlining feud with The Rock. So as a result, there isn’t a really “big” moment for either storyline that really sticks with you. That much of the mid-card fails to stand out in any way doesn’t help matters either. 

If the show is memorable for anything, it’s definitely for its last two matches. Mark Henry and Big Show have a surprisingly great match which highlights the growth of each performer .Think about it: in a previous era, Henry vs. Show would’ve been a throwaway match on Raw is War circa 1999. The match ends in a ring collapse spot, which has been done several times before, but there’s a twist here: it sets up the next match between Cena and Alberto Del Rio. It’s a nifty way of adding another dimension to what could’ve been a pretty standard Last Man Standing match. I mean, can you think of any main events held in a collapsed ring? I certainly can’t, though I’m sure some fucked-up indy may be happy to claim that. Cena vs. Del Rio is pretty fun, too. At the least, it gives us the image of Cena getting slammed through the big letter V in the entrance way, so job well done.

It’s a shame the rest of this show doesn’t stand out, though. I literally just watched it and feel like I dreamt half of it. If you’re in quarantine like me, perhaps you’’ll find the curiosity and dredge up this show from the dusty corners of the WWE Network archive. Hey, as long as you’re staying safe, right?

My Random Notes

So weird to think there was a point within the last decade where Triple H still had hair, but that’s also because the image of Paul Levesque, bald NXT dad, has been burned so deeply into my brain by now.

Speaking of hair, CM Punk is sporting his slicked-back look here. Such a handsome devil. I still mourn over how he dropped it in favor of looking like knockoff Wolverine.

Right out of the gate, I’m reminded heel Michael Cole is still a thing by the time of this show. How long did that last, by the way? Early 2010’s WWE is such a blur to me. You could tell me his heel schtick lasted for years and I’d believe you.

Okay, so the Triple H walkout storyline: Even with the nice little video package, I’m so lost on what the hell it’s supposed to be about. Is Triple H suddenly a sympathetic babyface now? How did they move on from Cena/Punk/Vince to this? I’m sure not the only one who feels this way, but still. 

I had the unfortunate timing of watching this around the same time Zack Ryder was released by the WWE. On this show, he’s just beginning his initial push that will infamously turn to shit, so it’s really bittersweet to see him look so excited here knowing how that push will eventually turn out.

It was much to my surprise to learn that one of Cody Rhodes’ bag boys here is Oney Lorcan. He has not aged a day since then. He really has Arn Anderson syndrome of perennially looking close to 40.

Completely forgot Air Boom was ever a thing. So much of Kofi’s pre-New Day career escapes my memory, to be honest. The time between his feud with Orton and the start of New Day all just blends into one.

Mark Henry is in the midst of highly praised “Hall of Pain” run here. I love the part after his match where he’s stumbling around in a daze, yelling out to no one in particular how he’s still the champion. It’s good shit, pal.

[mystery-deer]

Kevin faces with a homophobic colleague, which is always trying to insult him and sometimes even follows him in the university, saying bad things. Kevin 's very upset and doesn't want to tell Holt about it, because he thinks it'll bother him, since he had much more homophobes in his life and career.

“Kevin, are you busy?” The break room was empty and Kevin had been enjoying a cup of tea and scouring the news for something interesting. He looked up and suppressed a sigh as Sandra advanced towards him. Instead he just raised an eyebrow.

“No.” She smiled. 

“Ooh, so sassy! You know-”

“Did you need me for something?” He interrupted before she could go on what would be a no-doubt infuriating one-sided conversation about how much she loved ‘the gays’ before trying to set him up with some random man she met once a few months ago. Telling her about his boyfriend only led to her blinking as if startled and then saying in a faux-whisper “Oh but…like, I heard that gays- I mean, don’t you all do things on the side anyway?” Needless to say he wasn’t in the mood today.

“Oops, silly me always forgetting! Good thing I have you right?�� Kevin stayed silent, unwaveringly holding her gaze and taking a sip of his tea. She looked nervous for a moment and he smiled thinly. “..Right. Anyway um, Cooper wants to see you.” Oh. 

Cooper was an ever-present thorn in Kevin’s side and had been ever since he’d come out at work. Every interaction he’d had with the man had been unpleasant even before he’d known he was gay. The very first time the two met Cooper had sneered after shaking Kevin’s hand hard enough to be purposeful and said he had a weak handshake. “Limp wrist.” He added, just to rub his not at all subtle comment in Kevin’s face.

If Cooper wanted to see him it was surely to harass him in some way.

“Do you know why?” Sandra, excited to be engaged again, broke out into a smile.

“Yeah, he wants to talk about Steinbeck’s retirement party or something.” Now the matter was even more confusing. Kevin hadn’t ever spoken to the elderly professor, what could he add to a party dedicated for him?

He realized after stepping into the room that Sandra lead him to. The room was full of female faculty, there wasn’t a single other man in sight other than Cooper, who was making a beeline over to them. 

“Hey Sandra, glad you could make it! You’re always the life of a party so I know I had to invite you.” Sandra laughed as she was handed a list of some sort. “Can you do me a favor and make sure we’ve got everything there? And hey- make sure you don’t make this party TOO fun you hear me? Don’t wanna give the old man a heart attack!” They laughed together again as Sandra walked away, reading over whatever Cooper had given her. Newly alone, Kevin felt all of the man’s attention shift to him. 

“So, Kev!”

“No one calls me Kev. Do not call me that.” Cooper raised his hands in a surrender motion and smiled, Kevin felt ill. 

“Yeesh fine, God you’re always so serious. I thought gays were supposed to all-” he made his voice higher and snapped. “Fun!” Kevin hated how his hands always shook when he was angry, he balled them into fists at his side and looked away subtly, staring at the man’s nose. His eyes never matched his voice when he spoke to Kevin. “Lighten up. That’s your real problem-”

“Why am I here, Cooper? Why did you ask for me.” He could feel Cooper’s eyes narrowing, angry with Kevin’s refusal to play along. “Do you just like wasting my time?” There was a beat of silence before Cooper whirled around and raised the red plastic cup he was holding in the air. 

“I invited you because I felt bad for you Kev.” He cooed with faux-concern. “You’re always alone you know?” Kevin remembered the first week after coming out, his acquaintances dwindling down to nothing as they suddenly ate at different times or had a cold they didn’t want him to catch or were too busy to eat right then. Some of the nastier ones just snorted derisively and said they hoped he rotted. 

“So I thought I’d invite you to this little shindig, it’ll be fun! Party planning, drinking, hanging out with the gals.” The women all cheered and underneath it all Cooper leaned back and whispered harshly into Kevin’s ear. “You’re practically one of ‘em anyway you f-”

Kevin left the room without looking back, nearly tripping over himself to make it down the stairs and to the parking lot.

As he walked he heard footsteps coming up behind him, he tried to walk faster but the person only broke out into a run. “Kevin, wait!” He didn’t but Sandra caught up to him anyway. She placed a hand on his wrist and he tore it away. “God! You’re such a fucking Diva Kevin!” He continued walking. “I’m trying to be your friend and so is Cooper but you overreact to every little thing! I mean- Cooper can be a bit of a jerk sometimes but he’s trying and he means well-” Kevin spun around and faced her so suddenly that she stumbled backwards, looking shocked.

“I am so sick and tired of people who mean well.” He hissed, planting his feet. Anger bubbled up in him and his head felt thick with it, heavy with steam. “I am tired of Cooper, I am tired of you, I am tired of the world thinking that I am just their plaything, a blank canvas that you can stick your stereotypes and insults and prejudices onto and I will just say nothing and take it.” Sandra took another step back, opened her mouth as if in absolute disbelief. Then she morphed into anger, spinning around and stomping back towards the college. 

“I was trying to be nice to you.” she spat. “But whatever. Hope you like being alone.” Kevin waited until she was gone to rush to his car and wait in the front seat for his body to be still enough to drive.

During dinner he didn’t taste the soup that Raymond had made and could barely bring himself to participate in the conversation. He had no appetite, he kept replaying the earlier confrontations over and over in his mind. He knew Raymond had noticed his behaviour but assumed he just thought he was tired since nothing had been said. He tuned back into the conversation at an awful time. 

“-and then they just laughed at the poor woman and said she shouldn’t have provoked the beating. She was holding hands with her partner for the lo-” Kevin practically dropped his spoon into the half-empty bowl, feeling his emotions begin to overtake him once again.

“I can’t.” Raymond paused, leaning his head forward a bit. 

“Kevin?” A pit formed in his stomach. He was being irrational, he was more than making a scene. He felt out of control.

“I can’t…do this.I can’t hear about- it’s all.” He hated this, he hated when he got like this. “Please excuse me.” 

Quickly rushing from the table, Kevin made his way to their bedroom and fell listlessly onto the bed. He heard Raymond calling after him, unsure of whether or not to follow. Kevin stared vacantly, enjoying the cool darkness.

After a moment he called out again. “Kevin?” He couldn’t answer, he wanted to but he felt like someone was clenching a fist around his lungs. He couldn’t speak, he couldn’t move, he could only breath and wait. 

He didn’t know how much time went by before he heard the door open and Raymond appeared in his field of view. “Is something troubling you? Normally you would not wear your outside clothes in our bed as it reduces the risk of dirt and bacteria contaminating the place in which we sleep.” 

Kevin nodded after great difficulty, face unmoving. Raymond was concerned. Kevin was usually much more expressive than this and his entry into their apartment without a greeting was highly unusual. “Do you wish to talk about it?” Kevin closed his eyes and nodded again, Raymond placed a hand on his shoulder. “Is it alright if I touch you?” nod. “Can you not speak?” nod. “Is that a yes, meaning that it is true you cannot speak?” nod. “Is it a medical problem?” shake. “Do you want to be left alone?” shake. “Alright, I am going to sit down next to you.”

  For half an hour Raymond sat down beside his boyfriend and thought idly about his day, what needed to get done before he fell asleep, what paperwork needed to be handed in, that new restaurant that opened up down the street that served that dish that Debra liked. Kevin moved and Raymond’s train of thought was derailed, looking over to check on him. 

“How do you do it?” 

“Do what?”

“Deal with…the harassment, the cruelty, everyday.” Raymond felt cold, he set his jaw.

“Are you being harassed?” Kevin recalled just last week Raymond telling him about his colleagues smashing his computer and continually ‘forgetting’ to have it fixed. Remembered them shoving newspaper articles about hate crimes in the area into his locker. Compared to that what he was dealing with was nothing. This only worsened his anxiety, he was getting worked up over nothing. 

“No.” He intoned, sitting up. “I am fine.”

“Kevin.”

“I said I am fine, can we drop it?” Raymond hesitated a moment before taking his husband’s hand.

“No. If you are being harassed I want to hear about it. I tell you about such incidents why should it not be the other way around?” 

“I am…overreacting.” Kevin said, heart heavy. “I overreact to small things sometimes.” He pulled his hand out of Raymond’s gentle grip to press it together with his other hand. The pressure did little to calm him.

“They will tell you that.” Kevin twitched. “They will tell you that you are overreacting, being emotional, sensitive, exaggerating. It is all untrue, it is all a tactic to keep you quiet.” He leaned out of Kevin’s space but kept his eyes on the man he loved. “You will never have to be quiet with me. Do you want me to leave?”

Kevin thought about this. He thought about Raymond, and how lovely he was, the most wonderful and perfect man he’d ever met. He thought about how safe he felt, the instant relief that had come with being home, with being with him. 

“No, please stay.” He leaned closer until they were just barely touching. It felt right. “I have something to tell you.”

[jostenminyard]

i cant breathe ive been rewatching glee and just like sjajjdjdnjdej aftg glee au where instead of mckinley high it’s palmetto and wymack and his son jsut want to get all the misfits together to make a cute lil glee club while kevin acts like rachel barry 2.0

I’M SO SORRY TO ALL THE ASKS I HAVEN’T ANSWERED YET BUT I SAW GLEE AND HAD TODFJFJDJJDFJJDJDFDF

KEVIN DAY. IS. RACHEL BERRY. IT’S A FACT! NOTHING BUT TRUTH HERE!!! 

the foxes r perfect for the glee club all those losers n misfits :’) tetsuji is sue sylvester (but instead coaches exy) and is trying to D̺͍̦͙͎̹̣͂ͨ͂͟E͓͔S̗̭̗͝T̷̟͇̹̭͚ͥ͗̊̿R̘ͫ̑O͗ͥY͇̞̆̈̒̏́̈̊́ ̗̗̪̯̫̦̗̆͗ͭT̘̘̝̞̂̅͒ͯͤͥH̗̭È͔̝̺̫̊̏ͯ͐͂̀ ̈͗̚��̟̹̺̙̳̯̦́G̴͖͓̮̹ͥ̒ͅL̳̜̼̄ͥ̍̽͊̈͠Ē̩͎̼̱͎͗E̼̻ͦ͋ ̧͈͙͖͈C̴̿̋̉L̞̻̣͆̍̾̇̔ͫ͝Ů̱̼͍̳̭̪̪́ͥ̃ͩB̰̝̼͕̣͗ͩ͒͛ͮ͞. riko is the prick who goes around slushee-ing everyone.

neil is the star player of the exy team and andrew is in the glee club because he doesn’t fit in anywhere else and it’s a real sophie’s choice for neil when it comes down to exy or glee

he chooses glee, because he chooses andrew

allison reynolds! a 00′s quinn fabray! you heard it here folks! unholy trinity? did u mean allison, dan, renee??? yes u did!! 

when they’re trying 2 practice for regionals and kevin is being a Diva, rightfully so, and nicky can’t sing, aaron can’t dance, matt can’t do either, neil is always running in late from exy (he hasn’t chosen yet) and andrew refuses to participate and it’s just. a fucking shit show.

but then they win and that lil rag tag team of misfits realize they have a purpose when they’re together! DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’! 

[closetofanxiety]

NXT to the Main Roster: A Haphazard Examination, Part 1 (2014-2015)

I am, if nothing else, always willing to test my hypotheses via data, so let’s take a look at every NXT call up since I started watching the WWE network (February, 2014). This does not include the FCW call ups, because that was before I started watching, but they are, all in all, a pretty spectacular group. IMPORTANT: I am grading the main roster tenures of the Superstars(tm), not them as individuals. For example, I think Neville is great and hope he tears it up on the indies (although please don’t let him go back to calling himself PAC), but it’s hard to see his time on the main roster as anything but, ultimately, a dud. 

Paige

Call-up date: April 7, 2014. She debuted spectacularly, and then kind of hit a plateau where they didn’t know what to do with her. She kind of shared a gimmick with AJ Lee (”the anti diva”), flopped from heel to face with no real direction, was absent for a long time because of injuries and Alberto del Rio, and came back only to get a career-ending injury. I actually think she’s grown into her role as GM; this might be my favorite incarnation of WWE Paige. At best, though, this is a partial success, and clearly not what they had in mind for her future.

Grade: C

Rusev

Call-up date: April 7, 2014. Rusev has done pretty much exactly as well as I expected, spending time as a reliable mid-card presence with occasional breakout moments (his feud with John Cena, this “Rusev Day” thing that feels like it will never end). I enjoy his matches, he’s used well, the crowd responds to him. There’s nothing wrong with being a credible midcarder. Not everyone can be in the main event. 

Grade: B+/A-

Lana

Call-up date: April 7. 2014. The former FSU Cowgirl was initially one of the best things about WWE TV, playing the icy Russian blonde to perfection. Vince hates managers, though, so it was determined that her Character Must Develop, and it did, disastrously. Remember the denim-clad Dolph Ziggler alliance? Remember the Dancing Lana vignettes? She still accompanies Rusev at times, but they’re now trying to make her a wrestler, and this is not really what she does best. She doesn’t even always remember to speak with the accent anymore. Without Rusev, she would have gone the way of Summer Rae long ago.

Grade: C-

Adam Rose

Call-up date: May 5, 2014. God, they bungled his arrival, but how over could he realistically expect to get with a kind of Russell Brand gimmick? He was all entrance in that character. Also, Personal Demons doomed his WWE run.

Grade: F

Bo Dallas

Call-up date: May 23, 2014. A fantastic heel champion in NXT, Dallas has been lost on the main roster. He’s a great example of a phenomenon we’ve seen repeatedly: a subtle, engaging gimmick that works in NXT (in his case, eerily motivational weirdo who is secretly a psycho) evaporating on contact with the WWE’s mass audience and hamfisted creative team. He’s only recently gotten anything resembling a push, which they’ve spoiled by rushing the B Team’s redemption story. 

Grade: C-

The Ascension

Call-up date: September 9, 2014. A formative experience for me: being mystified as to why these Road Warriors knockoffs were so hugely popular with the Full Sail massive. Whereas Bo Dallas’ NXT gimmick could have worked with a better creative team, it seemed clear to me these guys were always going to be local heroes. They’ve vanished completely; it’s incredible they’re still on the roster.

Grade: F

Kalisto

Call-up date: February 27, 2015. The Man Who Would Be Rey has managed a respectable career on the lower midcard, racking up two U.S. title victories, which is kind of like the WWE’s version of a perfect attendance trophy. He’s found new life on 205 Live, to the extent that matters. He’s done about as well as a masked luchador not named Rey Misterio is going to do in Vince’s company.

Grade: C

Neville

Call-up date: March 30, 2015. Now Available For Indie Dates. He was a terrific fighting babyface champ in NXT, and was saddled with a fucking cape as soon as he came up to the main roster, a sure sign the creative team didn’t know what to do with him. He helped revive 205 Live from its initial doldrums, but then Problems With the Office ensured his stay in Vincetopia would be short. Despite his talent and popularity with hardcore fans, it’s hard to judge his tenure as anything other than a missed opportunity.

Grade: F

Kevin Owens

Call-up date: May 18, 2015. The first guy to get called up from the triple A club since Seth Rollins who was also a holy-shit big deal in the indies, Owens was initially handled so well, beating John Cena in his debut main roster match and coming off like the prizefighter that made him a star. In that crazy, heady time of 2015, I actually saw people wearing Kevin Owens shirts outside the context of wrestling shows, and it seemed like they had a breakout star on their hands. It did not work out that way! Although he’s had some stellar moments since then (the disintegration of his friendship with Jericho was a legitimately great angle), he’s settled into being the whiny pussy on the upper midcard who can occasionally be slotted into holding pattern feuds with babyfaces they’re priming for the top spots. He still does everything really well, and has his fans, but it’s hard not to imagine what could have been. I don’t see anyone wearing Kevin Owens shirts outside wrestling shows anymore, that’s for sure.

Grade: B-

Sasha Banks

Call-up date: July 13, 2015. She seemed like the odds-on favorite to be the breakout star from NXT’s women’s division, and although she’s been intermittently used well and has a high level of popularity, the stop-start booking, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it title reigns, and the inexplicable decision to make her mostly a vanilla babyface have dimmed her star a little. There are a lot more chapters to be written in her career, though, barring injury.

Grade: B+

Charlotte Flair

Call-up date: July 13, 2015. An undeniable star, they’ve built the women’s division of the main roster around her, and although she absolutely belongs at the top of the card, the push still feels a little ersatz. She’s good in the ring, but not the best, and her promos are passable, but she doesn’t have Alexa Bliss’ off-the-charts charisma. She’s less Ric Flair than she is Bob Backlund (early ‘80s version), which is not a terrible thing. I don’t know why the people who complain about Roman Reigns being overpushed don’t feel the same way about Charlotte.

Grade: A-

Becky Lynch

Call-up date: July 13, 2015. After initially being stuck in NXT with a hideously bad Riverdance gimmick, she became a fan favorite thanks to her charisma and wrestling chops. Along with Sasha and Charlotte, she spearheaded the “Women’s Revolution,” became the first-ever Smackdown Women’s champion, and then ... well, not much. Stuck in a succession of pointless midcard feuds, marooned with a gimmick that made her seem like she had a mild brain disorder (DO YOU LIKE PUNS?), she was treading water until her recent “heel turn” that is really a babyface turn. 

Grade: B-/C+

Braun Strowman

Call-up date: August 24, 2015. BRAUUUUUUUN. As tired I am of his vaguely one-dimensional shtick, there’s no denying how insanely popular he is with the main roster crowd. He’s not only got a great look as a big guy, he’s also a surprisingly capable athlete who plays his character well. Even the WWE creative team could not screw this one up. He may never cross over to mainstream notoriety, but he could potentially slot into the Kane or even the Undertaker role, although Strowman’s gimmick would need a little spicing up for that. 

Grade: A+

Tyler Breeze

Call-up date: October 22, 2015. In the late fall of 2014, I saw Tyler Breeze vs. Neville at a WWE house show in Springfield, Mass., and the crowd went from total indifference in the presence of these unknowns to ferociously hating Breeze within about five minutes. I said then, “This dude is an undeniable star. He is going to be absolutely huge.” I AM NEVER WRONG. No, of course he didn’t become a star. The main roster creative team took one of the most reliable heel gimmicks in wrestling (Tyler Breeze is, essentially, Gorgeous George) and somehow managed to make people feel total indifference to it. He was saved from Ascension-esque oblivion only by the Fashion Police skits, which Vince reportedly loved. But where do you go from there? Don Muraco main-evented a trio of Madison Square Garden matches against Hulk Hogan near the white-hot zenith of Hulkamania, and then, after the “Fuji Vice” and “Fuji General” comedy skits, was jobbing to Dino Bravo at SummerSlam. Tyler Breeze has so much talent, but I imagine we’ll get to see the full range of it during an indies-and-Japan sprint.

Grade: D+

That’s it for now! Tune in eventually for the Class of 2016.