#all asia tag team champions

[crisischild92]

I haven’t seen Isami san wrestle for the longest time. I miss the days when BASARA was part of Wrestle Universe, at least for the easy accessibility. Nico Pro does not play well with my system.

All Asia Tag Team Champions Yankee Two Kenju 

[thegiftofviolence]

Decorated Tag Team Champions, NEXTREAM Members. Yuma Aoyagi & Kento Miyahara

[desperado-podcast]

Desperado - A podcast of Old Gods, New Gods, and Bad Blood

 Desperado is a summon to the Other-Side. It’s the melody you only heard once, the too-wide smile of a stranger, and that strange streetlight glowing red. A world where Myths and Witchcraft are alive and thriving. 

Modern-day inquisitors patrol the Americas, bearing swords and rifles in the name of a new Crusade. 

A militarized Coven protects the borders of Europe against demons and fanatics, while the Gods of a humanity long gone still roam Asia and Africa.

The story follows 3 characters, each chosen by the god of Death of their respective culture (Mexican, Japanese, Haïtian), as their powers awaken.

Hunted down and driven away from their homes, they’ll unite forces under one objective: take down the Old Man In The Sky, the deity from which all crusaders draw their powers. 

To survive, they’ll have to become God Killers.

What to expect: 

- A story that explores the dynamics of faith, indigenous cultures, and colonialism.

- Spells, swords, and demon hunters.

- Disaster found-family.

- The consequences of hooking-up with a warlock at a gay club.

We’ve just released our Season 1 Finale, along with a post-season Q&A, so there’s never been a better time to jump in! Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you find your podcasts.

Listeners reviews:

“Desperado is one part folklore, one part road trip, one part rag-tag team of death god champions learning more about themselves and each other. (...)The atmosphere here is one of old wounds and simmering anger, and of carrying the weight of your lore and your history with you into danger.”​ Elena Fernández Collins - Podcast critic, writer at Bello Collective

“It's like American Gods meets the X-Men and I am hooked.”  - Ezygo22, Podchaser

“I really love the narrative voice and structure of Desperado. Mostly it feels like a first person novel, with a main character recounting their experiences using literary turns of phrases, a level of detail that's unnatural in a conversation, and with a strong focus on the narrator's interiority. Except Desperado has three narrators who all jump in and out and turn the monologue into a conversation. (...) It makes for a really fluid and engaging listening experience. It feels like taking the best, core part of what makes a novel a novel and then improving on it in a way that's only possible in the medium of podcasts” - @geekeryisafoot

“(Desperado) has some of the cleanest audio fight scenes I've heard, that are both easy to follow and intense. The storytelling is done by the 3 main characters discussing the events after the fact, and has a casual air that helps highlight the tension of its hard-hitting moments.” Amr Ammourazz, Twitter.

If you’d like to learn more about the show:

- You can follow us on here, or @ desperado_radio on Twitter, and Instagram. 

- Visit our network’s website

Fan arts credits:

- @ Matthew16948846, twitter

- @ Tall_Faith, Twitter

- @Kelenia, Twitter/Instagram

[gdwessel]

New Japan Cup 2022 Night 3 - 3/7/2022; NJPW Strong Taping in Philly 5/15/2022; AJPW Dream Power Series 2022 Night 1 - 3/7/2022; Full Card for TJPW Grand Princess ‘22 3/19/2022

Happy International Women’s Day. The full card for Tokyo Joshi’s Grand Princess ‘22 show at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan will be down at the bottom part of the post.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

The final batch of 1st Round matches for the New Japan Cup 2022 took place yesterday, in a show you can see now on NJPWWorld.

- 3/7/2022, Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

Will Ospreay, Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare [United Empire] d. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Ryohei Oiwa (Henare > Oiwa, Rampage Tackle, 9:48)

Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo [Bullet Club] d. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] (ELP > BUSHI, CRII, 10:10)

El Desperado, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI [SZKG] d. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH [CHAOS] (Sabre > YOH, Cross Armbreaker, 12:01)

New Japan Cup 2022 1st Round: Chase Owens [Bullet Club] d. Jado [Bullet Club] (C-Trigger, 7:13)

New Japan Cup 2022 1st Round: EVIL [Bullet Club] d. Ryusuke Taguchi EVIL STO, 7:26)

New Japan Cup 2022 1st Round: Hiromu Takahashi [Los Ingobernables] d. SHO [Bullet Club] (Inside Cradle, 15:45)

New Japan Cup 2022 1st Round: Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables] d. Tomohiro Ishii [CHAOS] (Last Of The Dragon, 23:32)

I do recommend the main and semi-main from this show. Some good stuff on here. So now the last of the 2nd Round matches have been determined:

- 3/13/2022, Hyogo Baycom Gymnasium

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Minoru Suzuki [SZKG] v. Hiromu Takahashi [Los Ingobernables]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Tama Tonga [Bullet Club] v. EVIL [Bullet Club]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Tiger Mask IV v. Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Tanga Loa [Bullet Club] v. Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

More TBA

Hiromu v. Suzuki will be something.

Another NJPW Strong taping has been announced, at the good ol’ ECW (2300) Arena in Philly for 5/15/2022. Tickets go on sale for that on Friday at 10am EST.

The 2nd Round begins tomorrow, which will be live streamed. Only three Cup matches due to Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s withdrawal, with Taichi advancing to the 3rd Round on a bye.

- 3/9/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask IV v. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] v. Gedo & SHO [Bullet Club]

Will Ospreay, Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare [United Empire] v. El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi [Bullet Club]

Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & SANADA [Los Ingobernables] v. MInoru Suzuki, Taichi & DOUKI [SZKG]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Hirooki Goto [CHAOS] v. Dick Togo [Bullet Club]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Yoshinobu Kanemaru [SZKG] v. CIMA [#STRONGHEARTS]

New Japan Cup 2022 2nd Round: Kazuchika Okada [CHAOS] v. Master Wato

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan began the Dream Power Series 2022 tour yesterday, with a lot of prelude tag matches to coming title matches.

Dream Power Series 2022 Night 1 - 3/7/2022, Kanagawa Yokohama Hodogaya Public Hall (AJPW.tv)

Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO [NEXTREAM] d. Takao Omori & Ryo Inoue (HAYATO > Inoue, Boston Crab, 9:04)

Shu & Kei Brahman [FREE] d. Izanagi & Black Menso-re (Kei > Izanagi, Acai DDT, 8:14)

Yoshitatsu d. Seigo Tachibana (10:01)

TAJIRI & Yusuke Kodama [TOTAL ECLIPSE] d. Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura [Evolution] (TAJIRI > Tamura, La Magistral, 10:38)

Ryuki Honda & Hokuto Omori [TOTAL ECLIPSE] d. Suwama & Hikaru Sato [Evolution] (Omori > Sato, 12:48)

Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi [NEXTREAM] d. Shuji Ishikawa & Kohei Sato (Miyahara > Ishikawa, 22:39)

Wrestling logic says Miyahara is not retaining the Triple Crown but it is but the first show of the tour. Hikaru Sato took a direct loss to his World Juniorheavyweight title challenger too.

The tour resumes Saturday at Korakuen Hall, with an All Asia Tag Team Championship title match main event between champions Hokuto Omori & Yusuke Kodama v. Dan Tamura & Abdullah Kobayashi.

Tokyo Joshi

As promised, here is the now-revealed full card for Grand Princess ‘22, Tokyo Joshi’s big show at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan on 3/19/2022. It will be shown live on Wrestle Universe. Juria Nagano’s debut is now a tag match, and another interpromotional match has been added, an 8-person match between TJPW & the other DDT sub-brand that I don’t report on, Ganbare Pro Wrestling.

Grand Princess ‘22 - 3/19/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (Wrestle Universe)

Juria Nagano Debut Match: Suzume & Arisa Endo v. Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling v. Ganbare Pro Wrestling: Nao Kakuta, Mahiro Kiryu, Haruna Neko & Kaya Toribami v. Yuna Manase, Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & YuuRI [Ganbare Pro]

Hyper Misao v. Sanshiro Takagi

Yuki Kamifuku v. Asuka

Nodoka Tenma v. Yuki Aino

Sakisama, Mei Saint-Michel, Martha & Yukio Saint Laurent v. Marika Kobashi, Raku, Pom Harajuku & Ram Kaichow

Hikari Noa v. Hikaru Shida [AEW]

International Princess Championship: Maki Itoh © v. Yuki Arai

Princess Tag Team Championship: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki © v. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

Princess of Princess Championship: Miyu Yamashita © v. Shoko Nakajima

Back on Thursday.

[end-of-pizza]

WEIRD ANIME NIGHT

guys, I’m going to level with you. I am running out of weird anime’s I have watched. I want to do these guys every week I really do....and I have a stack of VHS tapes and DVD’s downstairs to dig through that MIGHT have some more gold in them, but it would be SUPER COOL of you if you would DM me some ideas or suggestions to look into in the coming weeks and months now I said I am RUNNING OUT, that doesnt mean I’m empty. Tonight I am going to go on a tangent, and talk about one anime you dudes have LIKELY seen already MOBILE FIGHTER G GUNDAM

You might say to yourself, hey Brian, that show isn’t THAT weird, gundam is a big big robot show, and that is just another cookie cutter big big robo show

BUT YOU ARE WRONG

DEAD WRONG

Mobile fighter g gundam was only the 9th gundam series ever made, and the series it follows Victory gundam is considered one of the darkest in gundams canon, where kill them all Tomino really showed that he earned that name, it wasn’t gifted to him. I mean the shows about a 12 year old who, in its final act fights a giant, moon sized ring full of psychics that try to reduce humanity to animal like stupidity so that they can rule the earth, and also like…..all of his friends die. All of them, most of them children. Victory gundam is dark as shit

G Gundam though? Naw, this show is like two clicks away from being a gundam skin over top of a king of braves show. I mean let me break it down like this. G gundam is about a buncha people, hired by their countries to represent them in a martial arts tournament , with giant robots that used to be used for war, but that war destroyed earth real bad, so instead they still destroy earth real bad with giant robots, but instead of war, its just a boxing match and they make it clear that this ish is bad for the earth like EVERY city is fucked, and whoever wins the tournament, their government gets to be dictators of the world and space for 4 years.

  and its played for laughs

I also want to mention for people who are passingly familiar with Gundam through things like wing or seed etc, and know that gundam has different time lines, THIS is the first alternate timeline, this is the first non UC timeline in the whole of gundam. Imagine if the last few shows were, a war drama about a 14 year old being drafted and getting ptsd, then a sequal where a child psychic also gets drafted then his parents die, then the girl he loves tries to kill him and dies, then a sequal to that where again, a ton of main characters die, then a sequal movie where two of the main characters of the entire show both die, then a show about a boy making a new friend, who turns out to be a soldier, and introducing them to his next door neighbor who turns out to be a soldier, then while trying to help his new friend, his neighbor murders him, ON CHRISTMAS, then he has to just go back to normal life because he kept all of this a secret to everyone.

AFTER THAT ALL WE GET THIS

I mean it took a show that for 20 years had been a dead ass serious war drama, and turned it into well......MMA with robots and dudes (and a few ladies) in latex cat suits using magic to destroy famous land marks

THE WIKI SAYS Unlike previous series in the Gundam franchise which are set in the "Universal Century" timeline, Mobile Fighter G Gundam takes place in an alternate "Future Century" universe.[1][2] Within this timeline, much of mankind has abandoned a ruined Earth to live in space colonies. The countries on Earth have corresponding colonies just outside the planet's atmosphere. Rather than fight wars for political and social dominance, the colonies agree to hold a "Gundam Fight" tournament every four years. Each country sends to Earth a representative piloting a highly-advanced, humanoid mobile fighter called a Gundam. The Gundams compete with one another in one-on-one battles, under a strict set of rules, until only one fighter remains; the nation represented by the winner earns the right to rule all of space for that period.[2] Each Gundam is controlled directly by the user within the cockpit using the "Mobile Trace System", a gesture recognition and feedback mechanism whereby the Gundam mimics the pilot's own body motion, combat skills, and weapon-wielding capabilities.[1]G Gundam opens at the start of the 13th Gundam Fight in Future Century year 60 and follows Neo Japan's Domon Kasshu, fighter of his nation's Shining Gundam and bearer of the coveted "King of Hearts" martial arts crest.[1] Aside from winning the tournament, Domon's mission is to track down his fugitive, older brother Kyoji, who allegedly stole the experimental Dark Gundam from Neo Japan's government, leaving their mother dead and their father (Dr. Raizo Kasshu) to be arrested and placed in a cryogenic state.[3]

Under orders from Major Ullube Ishikawa, Domon and his childhood friend and mechanic Rain Mikamura travel from country to country, challenging each one's Gundam while searching for clues to the whereabouts of Kyoji and the Dark Gundam.[3] Domon's initial matches with Neo America's Chibodee Crocket, Neo France's George DeSand, Neo China's Sai Sai Ci, and Neo Russia's Argo Gulskii end in draws, gaining mutual respect among the fighters.[1][2] As they encounter Gundam pilots who had come in contact with the Dark Gundam, Domon and Rain learn of its unique cellular properties to regenerate, multiply, and evolve by infecting organic matter and causing violent behavior in living things.[3] The duo then journey to Neo Tokyo, a city decimated by the Dark Gundam's army of mobile weapons. Domon reunites with his esteemed martial arts instructor Master Asia, who is also the champion of the last Gundam Fight, the former King of Hearts, and one-time leader of an elite group of Gundam fighters called the Shuffle Alliance. After Domon and Rain help the city's survivors defend their last outpost in Shinjuku, Master Asia reveals himself as a servant of the Dark Gundam, having also gained control over Chibodee, George, Sai Sai Ci, and Argo using Dark Gundam (DG) cells.[2][3] The four remaining members of the Shuffle Alliance intervene and vow to destroy their previous leader for his crimes. Ultimately, the Alliance members offer their lives in purging the DG cells from Domon's four comrades and bestow each of them with a Shuffle Alliance crest as their successors. Kyoji and the enormous Dark Gundam eventually appear from beneath the ground of Shinjuku, but shortly thereafter vanish alongside Master Asia. As the Shuffle Alliance trains in the Guiana Highlands for the Gundam Fight finals, Master Asia and the Dark Gundam reappear.[3] With the help of his friends and a new ally in Neo Germany's masked warrior Schwarz Bruder, Domon defeats the Dark Gundam. When the Shining Gundam becomes incapacitated during the battle, Domon desperately manages to activate a newly acquired God Gundam(AKA Burning Gundam outside Japan), escape Master Asia, and make his way to the finals set in Neo Hong Kong.[2][4]

The Gundam Fight finals are presided over by Wong Yunfat, Neo Hong Kong's prime minister and the current ruler of the space colonies and Earth. Wong chooses to have the qualifying nations battle in one-on-one and tag team preliminary matches to reach a battle royale on Lantau Island, where the tournament is to end with the winner facing the defending champion Master Asia.[2][4] Having gained possession of the Dark Gundam, Wong secretly plots to revive and control it as his trump card to inevitably maintain his own power over space. Domon and his companions make their way to the battle royale while several truths concerning the Dark Gundam are unveiled. Rain's father, Dr. Mikamura, eventually explains that the Dark Gundam (originally called the Ultimate Gundam) was constructed by Dr. Kasshu to rejuvenate the dying Earth. Jealous of his genius colleague, Dr. Mikamura had Neo Japan's officials attempt to confiscate Kasshu's creation. To prevent the military from using his father's invention for its own agenda, Kyoji fled with and crash landed the Gundam on Earth, where its computer malfunctioned, triggering its malevolent activity. Ullube subsequently had Dr. Kasshu arrested, framed Kyoji as a criminal, and used Domon and Rain as pawns in recovering the Gundam.[4] In a separate confession, Master Asia discloses to Domon that, having been distressed by the utter destruction wrought by the Gundam Fights, he planned to use the Dark Gundam to wipe out humanity and allow Earth to heal naturally.[2] The battle on Lantau Island culminates with Domon fatally besting Master Asia in a final confrontation, while Kyoji and Schwarz sacrifice themselves so that Domon can attack the Dark Gundam's cockpit and disable it once again.[4] Though the schemes of both Wong and Master Asia are foiled, Ullube quietly claims the Dark Gundam and transports it to Neo Japan's space colony for his own purpose. Having been corrupted by DG cells with ambitions of supreme power, Ullube kidnaps Rain and places her into the Dark Gundam's core to act as its energy source. The hulking monstrosity then merges with the colony and begins absorbing Earth itself.[2] As the entire world's Gundams unite to assault the Dark Gundam from the outside, the Shuffle Alliance breaks inside the colony and destroys Ullube. Finally, Domon professes his love for Rain and releases her from the core. Invoking the power of the King of Hearts, the couple vanquishes the Dark Gundam once and for all

I just rewatched it like a month ago, its real good, def go watch it

if you are the kind of person who was maybe put off by OG gundams TONE or wing gundams edgy-ness, give g gundam a watch its honestly a good anime, its about as shonen as a shonen can legally get. Also its spiritual successor, the Build series is really good too, really liked Build Fighters Try A LOT, and I guess like.....it might be canon to this reality? its weird. Gundams weird when it comes to canonisity, its sort of all canon kinda.

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Also the model kits for this show, and you knew I was going to bring up Gunpla at some point, well they come in two qualities

 AWESOME and brand new

 or shit and 20 years old

So if you collect these things like I do…..get both kinds of their kits

They’re good.

 Have a good one

~Hoover

[hashirun]

Thanks for tagging me and I really appreciate the amended rules, @louisgaslitt!

I enjoyed reading your answers, somehow I feel that I got to know you just a little bit better. Aaaand I enjoyed answering your questions as well!

1. Is there an icon you aspire to be like?

I have two, and they are polar opposites.

So I'm a huge, huge fan of Roger Federer. Which I know is weird given that I never played tennis in my life. That said, this guy captivated me not just with his beautiful tennis (he’s a champion and true gentleman of the sport) but also with his other amazing qualities: he’s multilingual, he’s got impeccable fashion sense, he’s a loving husband to his wife Mirka and a great dad to his two sets of twins, he’s business savvy with multiple high profile product endorsements as well as his own businesses, and he’s a generous philanthropist. Everything he does exudes perfection. So there are some days when I want to be like Roger Federer - you know, the epitome of excellence and success in all aspects of life.

And then there's Haruki Murakami, who ran a coffee shop / jazz bar until he, at the age of 29, had an epiphany that he could actually write a novel and proceeded to win first prize at the literary contest where he submitted his work. He was a heavy smoker until the age of 33 when he got into running and bloomed into a full-fledged marathoner and triathlete. He mentioned in interviews that his running helped with his writing. I've always dreamed of opening a coffee shop with lots and lots of books in it, and I'm pretty much a recreational athlete myself, so I already feel some sort of connection. While I’m not too sure about the being a novelist part, a quiet life filled with coffee, literature, and sports (running and biking in particular) doesn’t sound so bad, no? 

2. What is the cheesiest/most romantic stunt you've ever pulled up on someone?

Hmm I’m not really into grand gestures of love. I mean I do I hope I’m someone who can pull off something like that, but I guess I lack the creativity? So I’m more into small actions that show my love - being her constant, being consistent, treating her right the best that I can. Putting in the time and the effort. Putting her first and above all others. Well I write letters and prepare small surprises but these sound pretty lame compared to what I’ve seen others do for their partners.

But if I really have to give an answer, well this neither cheesy nor romantic. This is actually pretty stupid - I gave up my dream course to chase after the girl I loved in high school. 

3. Which house do you belong to in Hogwarts?

For some reason I got sorted into Slytherin, though of course I wanted to be a Gryffindor haha. I’d like to believe I’m on the Slytherin Gryffindor cusp, pretty much the same way I’m on the Libra Scorpio cusp. I’m not a big believer of astrology, but apparently being on a cusp means you have a bit of both zodiac signs in you. For example, I’m a Scorpio born very near the period of Libra. Along the same lines I guess that makes me 55% Slytherin and 45% Gryffindor? In any case, I’ll just stick to what Dumbledore said “It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” Well, I choose to be a Gryffindor then. Char.

It doesn’t really bother me that I’m a Slytherin though, I admit there’s more darkness in me than I care to show other people.

4. If you end up in jail, what would be your crime?

Dest@biliz@tion lol I h@te this gov3rnment. Need I say more?

5. If you had to name yourself now, what would it be?

Hmm I haven’t really thought about changing my name. I’d go for gender neutral names like Alex or Sam I guess. 

6. What tv show or book do you want to be in?

It’s got to be Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings - post Voldemort and post Sauron haha.

When I was in high school I used to day dream about going to Hogwarts. I was the biggest Harry Potter nerd in our school then, and I even won a Harry Potter quiz contest in college! I’d re-read the books countless times and just couldn’t get enough of the wizarding world.

Meanwhile, my obsession with Harry Potter meant that for quite some time I was pretty much closed minded when it came to other books in the fantasy genre, so I only got the chance the read LOTR when I was already working. But what the heck, I immensely enjoyed LOTR and the fact that JRR Tolkien basically created whole new languages when he wrote this awesome epic. I so want to go to Hobbiton!

7. Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Wow this is hard I would’ve loved a lesbian actress to play my character but there aren’t a lot of openly lesbian actresses in Philippine showbiz. In fact I can’t even name a single lesbian Filipina actress on top of my head. In this case SUE RAMIREZ aangal pa ba ako?

8. What would you like to be known for?

Even though I first got into running in college when my PE instructor recruited me to be part of our school’s track and field team I only started taking running seriously recently. I’ve set my sights on becoming an Asia Trail Grandmaster - that is, being able to complete 6 Asia Trail Master races (each at least 70 kms long) within 2 years. Lol I think this is the first time I mentioned this goal of mine, I guess because this seems a fairly ambitious goal and I don’t want to seem like I’m overreaching. 

9. What is the first thing people notice about you?

I don’t particularly stand out but I do get complimented a lot because of my brown eyes?

10. What's the quickest way to your heart?

Hmm I guess heart to heart conversations? 

11. Do you collect anything?

Books. My bookshelf is overflowing with books so I had to make space twice already. The first time I started an adopt-a-book project. The second time I had a book sale for the benefit of the wildlife affected by the bushfire in Australia.

[royalalbertamuseumblog]

Curating your ultimate RAM visit

As the largest museum in Western Canada, we understand that it may feel a little daunting to visit RAM – where do you start? What are the must-see objects? What if you don’t have a lot of time?

Fear not: We’ve compiled a collection of highlights that will satisfy any visitor, from the casual dabblers to history buffs!

The Nature Lover

If you’re looking for dazzling geodes, wild animals, and ancient creatures, you’ll want to head up, up, up to the Natural History Hall.

Take a left to enter the world of gems and minerals. The giant purple geode or holey concretion might capture your attention at first, but don’t dismiss the small specimens just yet. Did you know we have a piece of Mars on display?

If you’ve ever wondered what the oldest fossil in the RAM collection is, seek out the stromatolites in the Ancient Alberta section. They’re approximately 1.4 billion years old!

While the massive Ice Age mastodon and mammoths are sure to catch your eye, you may be fascinated to discover the story of the Saiga Antelope. She may look like a Star Wars character or some not-so-distant cousin of ALF, but she’s definitely from this planet. Unlike most Ice Age creatures, the saiga antelope didn’t go extinct. In fact, you can still see them today in Russia and Central Asia.

Press on to the Wild Alberta gallery, and see if you can find the living hognose snake in one of the dioramas. Here’s a hint – it may be just under your nose… or your feet!

The Avid Anthropologist

From the earliest people to Alberta today, you won’t find your typical textbook history in the Human History Hall. Once you enter through the gallery doors, head clockwise to catch these exhibits.

For Cree communities, winter is the time that you share stories – and certain stories can only be shared in winter! Visit the interactive display of Wîsahkêcâhk, under the second panoramic landscape from the left, to hear storyteller Billy Joe Laboucan recounting one of the Cree trickster’s humorous adventures. This story can only be heard in the museum after the first snowfall. Once the snow melts, the story is gone until next year when the snow flies again!

Head around the corner, and step back in time through the temporary exhibition, I Am From Here, where you can visit a long-gone diner, welcome home a railroad porter, and meet the descendants of early Black settlers in Alberta.

Many First Nations and Métis women gathered together in the winter, sat by the firelight making beadwork, embroideries, quillwork or moose-hair tuftings, while sharing tea and catching up on gossip. Some mothers would coax their children into bead-sorting duties – separating them out into small parcels by colour and size. Seek out the Sewing for a Living exhibit to see examples of Indigenous women’s incredible talents with beads, quill, needles and thread.

You saw the biplane hanging in the lobby, now see the flight suit of the man that flew it. Wilfrid Reid (Wop) May, First World War flying ace served as a fighter pilot in the First World War. Head to the display case below the yellow airplane to check out how many layers he would wear while flying!

Be sure to take your time in the circular What Makes Us Strong gallery. This space brings together displays from each of the five largest Indigenous nations in Alberta: Nehiyawak (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Dene, Nakoda/Nakota and Métis. Stay to watch the 360-degree video – like the vibrant communities it portrays, there is neither beginning nor end.

The Curious Kiddo

If your little one is a seasoned RAM visitor, they may want to head straight to the Children’s Gallery, but don’t miss out on the great interactive exhibits in the history halls as well!

In the Human History Hall, young visitors can learn about how early peoples hunted the extremely speedy pronghorn antelope; travel from Pigeon Lake to Fort Edmonton with a team of “little dogs;” and giddy-up to the Calgary Stampede atop Champion, the mechanical horse.

Upstairs in Natural History, kids can walk on the wild side. Feed a baby pelican, don your feathers for a ruffed grouse dance-off, and practice your flirting skills with the humming birds.

Then, of course, head to the Children’s Gallery, where kids can make a volcano, control the wind, or put on a show! If this doesn’t tire them out, nothing will!

The Lover of All Things Bugs

This one is for all you brave visitors who aren’t afraid of a few extra legs.

If you want to start big, head to the right once inside the gallery and seek out the goliath bird eater tarantula. This species, found in South Africa, is the heaviest spider in the world. Can’t see her? Check inside the hollow log.

Prefer something a little smaller? See if you can spot the stalk-eyed fly. The males of this tropical insect use their eyestalks to stare down competitors – the biggest span usually wins!

Some people may think the giant African millipede is creepy, but not you! You recognize the important job these many-legged invertebrates play in breaking down plant material and rotting fruit. Thanks, millipedes!

What is the coolest creature in the Bug Gallery, you ask? The peacock mantis shrimp, named Lyle, is certainly a contender! Brilliant colours and an incredibly powerful punch make this crustacean a must-see.

The Instagrammer

Even if you’re just here to “do it for the ‘gram,” we won’t judge. If you’re looking for the Instagrammable spots of RAM, look no further.

Before you enter the building, be sure to walk past the Ernestine Tahedl murals on the south side of the museum. These murals previously adorned the former Canada Post building that used to occupy this site. A little #yegdt history, the vibrant pops of red, and that natural light make for a great picture!

Of course, when you first walk in, you’ll want to snap a photo with our two Mammoths in the lobby – you can’t get a more iconic “I visited RAM” snap.

Head up to the Ice Age creatures in the Natural History Hall for some dramatic snaps of megafauna. Yeah, the sloth really was that big. Be sure to include yourself in the photo for scale!

Back downstairs, you’ll need to get a shot of Molly the pickup truck in the back corner of the Human History Hall – because you can’t get much more “Alberta” than a pickup truck.

And of course, don’t forget to hashtag your snaps with  #RoyalAlbertaMuseum, or tag us so we can see them!

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Royal Alberta Museum

Bonus Stops!

Phew! You’ve covered a lot of ground in this visit. It’s probably time to treat yourself, right?

First, refuel and re-caffeinate at the Café. Have you tried the bison burger? Or maybe you’re more of a donut person – we’ve got you covered there, too.

Finally, exit through the Museum Shop! With hundreds of unique items from local vendors, including jewellery, home accents, art, food, plus toys your kids will be begging for, and RAM swag to show your museum love, you’re sure to find something you’ll love.

These are just a few ideas. We want to hear from you! What are your go-to stops when you visit RAM?

[prowrestlingpost-com]

Can Am Express | Unsung Heroes

Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat came together in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling. With both men standing under six feet, they went on to prove that height was never an issue. - Can Am Express | Unsung Heroes #ajpw

Unsung Heroes will cover people and personalities whose work doesn’t always get talked about as much as it could, such as Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon. With a history rich in stars, the supporting actors don’t always get their just desserts. This series will strive to shine a light on those who fall into that category. Our next duo of focus are the international stars known as the Can Am Express.

W…

[sphelon8565]

Greetings today dear citizens of the internet, tumblr and elsewhere!

I’m Pretty much back!

11/30/2018

today’s another episode for me to post preview  works in  doodling concepts of character profiles of my yet to written fiction Battle Rehime.

To check my previous posts here’s the links:

Battle Rehime 001

Battle Rehime 002

Yeah it's been a long time I haven't post in weeks, some of these drawings are done around  the end of 2017 without further ado, I’ll be featuring the ff characters:

Kilik (Soul Calibur), Magneto, Sinestro, Ezreal, Griffith (BERSERK), Monkey D. Luffy and Jam Kuradoberi (Guilty Gear)

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Kilik

One of the early important figures in the Soul Calibur series...**In addition to Battle Rehime, he’s in the quest for searching the curse sword lerking around the world, in order to track down it’s wear abouts, he’s however had to deal lot’s of enemies getting in his way, teaming up with Luffy and the StrawHat Pirates, tagging along the likes of Domon Kashu, Zidane and Vaane Fanel. He may will be trained by Master Asia at some point after...

“Listen to the beat of my soul!’

“This rod, Kali-Yuga, shall bring you doom!”

“Here, I’ll show you the way of the Ling-Sheng Su, Jam & Domon!”

“erg...that straw hat sure had a good appetite, after all...!” **pertaining to Luffy

“Alright Zed, you’re not gonna do anymore harm!” (said after protecting an unconcious Ahri)

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Magneto

To understand Magneto, he has a strong hatred to human kind and is infamous for battling against the X-men on multiple occassions. To stir things up, he’s pretty much an every enemy to those whoever stands in his way, unless they make some certain pledges, just to attain his agenda. This is why he’ll be getting along with the likes of Golbez, Sinestro, Black Adam and anyone against humanity. He’ll likely get along with Haman Karn, Char and the rest of the other villains on certain conditions...**To be expanded soon

“Mutant kind will prevail!”

“Foolish boy, you are a mere puppet to human kind” ~said well battling against Squall Leonheart.

“How dare you meddle with my plans! Begone you scoundrel knight!”

“I dare you to interfere with my mind, you newtype scum!” ~To any newtype

“Perhaps I shall crush you swiftly along with your mobilesuit, Kamille Bidan”

“I am sadden that you are opposing mutant kind dear young girl...

you will soon regret what Munroe (Storm) has meddle to you,” Said during a battle against Janna, The Storm’s Fury.

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Sinestro

**In the Battle Rehime world, he’ll be connected to alot of important figures and also once tutored some of the good guys. With a strong connection to the universe, he’s as just as lethal as Dr.Doom’s agenda, making him sooner one of the strong key figures in an upcoming war against the heroes to meet his own goals.

Also plan on making Richard Riders (A.K.A. Nova), one of his past students replacing the said Hal Jordan to expand something dramatic tensions going on between them..**Hal Jordan is pretty much dead......in this fanfiction story...

“I am sensing fear inside you little girl, you won’t prevail if you don’t conquer it”

“If you want to restore your earth’s form of order then you must instill “fear” beneath these worms!

“I’m telling you...fear is the key to victory in defiance of discord and tyranny! & if we prevail, then the throne shall belong to us...!”

“Pathethic, Tranquil of the Gales, for a girl fill with winding hopes, you still feel fear trembling down to your feet! & it’s all because you don’t understand your surroundings!” **Said after defeating Janna in an intense battle.

“You won’t be able to defeat me Richard Rider!”

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Griffith

“I haven’t come up with a dialogue yet for this character, but in the early chapters of my fiction, he is already trying to recruit allies for his own band. (Pretty much took place after the infamous Eclipse that sacrificed all those he knew in his life) Starting with Lanaya of Dota 2....

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Ezreal

**Here in Battle Rehime, he’s good friends with Booster Gold! tagging along to explore and discover what elses beneath the world they’re living with. and no worries Lux X Ezreal fans out there, these two will cross paths in some way or another....

“Hey May (Guilty Gear)! hope I could go out for an adventure anytime!” 

“Gold, I’m sensing something bad going on...”

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Monkey D. Luffy

Monkey D. Luffy, the one day who dreams to become King of the Pirates, so where could the Grandline be? With friends along in order to achieve his dreams, he has yet to face the world whatever multiple tensions are going on between the ideologies of mankind. 

**He pretty much befriends anyone....even the bad guys....

“I’m Sorry Tifa, I was just dragged by their pranks...!” said after a hilarious incident that pisses Tifa Lockhart off...

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Troll Warlord

Here in Battle Rehime, Troll Warlord is on a self-journey to challenge the previous champion of a league tournament held every year all around. While he is known for making ruckus to anyone, much the dismal and pity of others....the heroes just let him be their ally due to important complicated reasons...thanks to Lux, Tidus and Rizzrack for convincing the good guys that he’s really not that of a bad guy...after all, even Bruce Wayne find something useful with this guy...

He, However in this crossover fanfiction verse, had a funny friendly relationship between the good guys for thinking them all as a nuisance (especially Janna, whom he often hates of all the company) and would like to kill em all after the war. but it’ll likely won’t happen especially with sympathetic and open-mind beings around.

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Jam Kuradoberi

**In this crossover verse, she is in search for more rare ingredients, that would sell good for her restaurant. Luckily for her, she tags along with the Strawhat Pirates, making good friends (and a good friendly rivalry) with Tifa Lockhart, and befriends a lot whoever she cross paths with. **

“If I win..... you WORK UNDER ME!”

“Hello Rubberboy, you like my cook don’t you?”

“Hey! Your Ki looks strong...you make me enjoy fighting you!

stay tune for another post!

11/30/2018

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[wrestlingmgc]

All Asia Tag Team Champions Sweeper 

[thegiftofviolence]

The Dominance of Jake Lee

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Koji Iwamoto

World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Naoya Nomura

Champion Carnival (2021)

Nemuro Shokudō Cup 6-Man Tag Tournament (2017) – with Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi

Royal Road Tournament (2019) New Year Open weight Battle Royal (2019)All Asia Tag Team Championship Tournament (2019) – with Koji Iwamoto

[uselessshit13]

January 15

53 Dave Sims Central states champion

59 Bill Melby Idaho Western heavyweight champion

62 Sputnik Monroe Baby Blimp Arizona western states tag champs

62 Larry Henning Duke Hoffman AWA tag champs

66 Lorenzo Parente Missouri junior heavyweight champion

68 Bobby Jerry Christy Stampede international tag champs

70 Freddie Blassie Los Angeles Pacific Coast brassnucks champion

71 Bill Dromo all Asia champion

71 Mil Mascaras Ray Mendoza Los Angeles American tag team champions

72 Don Fargo gulf coast brassnucks champion

73 Jackie Fargo jerry Jarrett nwa Memphis southern tag champs

74 John Tolos Los Angeles American champion

74 El Mongol Ray Candy all star Georgia tag champs

74 great mephisto Texas heavyweight champion

77 Rafael Ortega wba featherweight champion

78 Alexis Smirnoff Central states champion

79 Ron Fuller Memphis southern champion

83 Grapplers Southwest tag champs

83 king tonga aka Haku wwc Puerto Rico champion

83 Ringo Mendoza nwa light heavyweight champion

84 Arn Anderson Jerry Stubbs Southeastern tag champs

86 Jesse Barr Florida southern heavyweight champion

90 Tony Stetson wwa new jersey junior heavyweight champion

92 big titan fmw martial arts champion

97 yoshinan Ogawa all Japan junior heavyweight champion

98 Rey Misterio Jr wcw cruiserweight champion

99 masao orihara war international junior heavyweight champion

00 Don Brodie nwa national champion

03 Johnny Swinger bcw can am champion

05 lighting and Anarchy iwa Puerto Rico tag champs

05 Ariel nwa Midwest women champion

05 Shane Williams Green mountain champion

08 shingo takagi bxb Hulk ghc junior heavyweight tag champs

[mackenzie-lukasiaks]

I said in my tags today that I wanted to see if maddie really had been on top of the pyramid more than all the other dancers combined, and since I apparently have nothing better to do, I used the dance moms wiki to find out. below the cut for extreme length and also for how very, very sad my life is that this is what I just spent roughly a half hour doing on a saturday night.

season one

the competition begins: maddie

wildly inappropriate: maddie

cheerleader blues: maddie

stealing the show: brooke

when stars collide: maddie

dying to dance: maddie

she’s a fighter: maddie

love on the dance floor: maddie and brandon pent

from ballerinas to showgirls: chloe

cathy brings it on: maddie

it all ends here: maddie

there’s only one star: n/a

s1 counts: maddie (9), brooke (1), chloe (1), brandon pent (1)

season 2

everyone’s replaceable: maddie

return of candy apples: maddie

brooke’s turning point: brooke

no one likes a bully: chloe

brooke’s back: brooke

wardrobe malfunction: mackenzie

bullets and ballet: paige

the runaway mom: nia

topless showgirls: maddie

miami heat wave: maddie

melissa pleads the fifth: maddie

waiting for joffrey: maddie

abbygeddon: maddie

the battle begins: chloe

night of the living dancers: chloe

i know what you did last competition: maddie

maddie has a secret: mackenzie

how do you like them apples: maddie and maddie

worst birthday party ever: chloe

guess who’s back: maddie

break a leg: maddie

revenge of the candy apples: nia

recital to end all recitals: nia

new girl in town: maddie

solo fever: mackenzie

nationals 90210: maddie

s2 counts: maddie (14), chloe (4), mackenzie (3), nia (3), brooke (2), paige (1)

season 3

the beginning of the end: n/a (assumed to be chloe)

out with the old in with the new: n/a (assumed to be maddie)

but i’m a national champion: sophia

liar liar dance mom on fire: sophia

revenge of the replacements: mackenzie

boys are cuties, girls have cooties: n/a

rotten to the core: kendall

you’ve been unfriended: maddie

bye bye baby: maddie

all’s fair in love and war: maddie

camouflaged maneuvers: brooke

the apple of her eye: nia

she’s a maniac: maddie

watch your back, mack: maddie

the politics of dancing: asia

may i have this dance: maddie

the view from the top/candy apples showdown: chloe

boy crazy, mom crazy: maddie

two girls, one solo: brooke

tap versus hip-hop: maddie

recital rebellion: mackenzie

clash of the dance moms: kendall

the dancing dead: nia

gone, abby, gone: n/a

on-again, off-again abby: n/a

diva las vegas: chloe

do-si-do and do-si-don’t: asia

the big, not so, easy: maddie

s3 counts: maddie (10, including the one not shown), chloe (3, including the one not shown), kendall (2) nia (2), brooke (2), mackenzie (2), asia (2), sophia (2)

season 4

welcome back, now don’t get too comfy: maddie

two can play this game: maddie

abby strikes back: maddie

chloe vs kendall round 2: maddie

no one is safe: chloe

clash of the chloes: nia

big trouble in the big apple: maddie

wingman down: kalani

nothing’s fair in abbyville: maddie

no solo for you: kalani

blame it on the new girl: maddie

sister showdown: kendall

decisions, decisions: kelly

family comes first: kalani

lights, camera, dance: maddie

presenting my new team: mackenzie

double the moms, double the trouble: chloe

kiss or get off the pot: sarah hunt

three soloists, one star: kendall and sarah hunt

abby-phobic: kendall

chloe gets revenge: maddie

no more crybabies: maddie

the understudies: maddie

another one bites the dust: n/a (pyramid in a line, but abby says maddie should be on top)

45 second solos: nia

hollywood, here we come: maddie

s4 counts: maddie (13, including the one with the pyramid in a line), kalani (3),  kendall (3), chloe (2), nia (2), sarah hunt (2), mackenzie (1), kelly (1)

season 5

99 problems but a mom ain’t one: maddie

abby got served: kalani

jojo with a bow bow: maddie

bye bye pittsburgh: mackenzie

hello hollywood, goodbye abby: n/a

nia risks it all: maddie

wild wild west coast: kendall

the great divide: maddie

the new maddie?: kalani

nia’s last chance: maddie

abby’s trash, cathy’s treasure: maddie

mackenzie’s time to shine: kalani

hollywood, round two: maddie

maddie vs. kalani: kendall

video killed the aldc star: kendall and maddie

showdown in pittsburgh: maddie

live from la, it’s kendall k: maddie

maddie vs. mackenzie: kalani

west coast strikes back: mackenzie

abby vs. kira: maddie

where in the world is abby lee miller?: n/a

abby vs kira again: n/a

solo battle round 1: kendall

baby dance mama drama: mackenzie

nia vs. kalani winner takes all: maddie

chaos at nationals: nia

s5 counts: maddie (12), kalani (4), kendall (4), mackenzie (3), nia (1)

season 6

new season, new rules: n/a

abby vs. melissa: brynn

mini dancers, big problems: kalani

now you see abby, now you don’t: maddie

abby’s replaceable: n/a

abby’s new favorites: mackenzie

debbie allen to the rescue: n/a

maddie is back: kalani

nia saves the day: mackenzie

abby lee horror story: maddie

the maddie rumor: maddie

brynn’s big moment: maddie and mackenzie

aldc does vegas: brynn

jojo steals the show show: brynn

melissa’s announcement: brynn

mack z vs. abby lee: jojo

mini madness: mackenzie

one last dance: maddie

abby’s new beginning: brynn and kendall

nia and kendall face off: kalani

return of the minis: nia

mommy meltdown: kalani, kendall, and elliana

mini mayhem: nia and lilliana

abby, you’re fired: brynn, kalani, peyton, areana

jojo is a no show: brynn

aldc for sale?: n/a

float like a butterfly, sting like ab-bee: brynn and lilliana

two teams, two studios: n/a

s6 counts: brynn (8), kalani (5), maddie (5), mackenzie (4), kendall (2), lilliana (2), nia (1), jojo (1), peyton (1), areana (1), elliana (1)

season 7

fight for your life: n/a

abby’s worst nightmare: n/a

return of the rotten apples: brynn and kendall

winner takes all: kendall

new kid on the block: kalani

no clowning around: brynn

the fresno curse: nia

aldc ain’t dead yet: camryn

battle of the blondes: lilliana

breathless in denver: kalani

leaving la la land: kalani

it’s not always sunny in pittsburgh: elliana

same old frenemies: n/a

judgment day approaches: kalani

abby flies the coop: maesi

out with abby, in with chloe: n/a

all choked up: nia

stamina, stamina, stamina: brynn

ashlee’s big decision: n/a

there’s a new team in town: n/a

everyone’s replaceable, even abby: n/a

under cheryl’s spell: n/a

the best is yet to come: n/a

s7 counts: kalani (4), brynn (3), nia (2), kendall (2), camryn (1), maesi (1), lilliana (1), elliana (1)

OVERALL TOTALS

maddie: 63

kalani: 16

mackenzie: 13

kendall: 13

nia: 11

brynn: 11

chloe: 10

brooke: 5

lilliana: 3

sophia: 2

asia: 2

elliana: 2

sarah hunt: 2

paige: 1

jojo: 1

camryn: 1

maesi: 1

peyton: 1

areana: 1

kelly: 1

brandon pent: 1

if you count up every other person to ever be on top of the pyramid, they have 98 to maddie’s 63. if you count up every original member, they have 40 to maddie’s 63. if you count up every original member plus kendall and kalani, they have 69 to maddie’s 63.

but there’s really no competition. maddie was, by far, the leader of the pyramid.

(edit: somehow forgot jojo in the final tally, but since she was only on the top of the pyramid once, her addition does not drastically change the final counts)

(edit 2: I mistakenly put kalani at the top of the pyramid for return of the rotten apples, when it was actually brynn and kendall. because of this, kalani’s total count is actually 16, and kendall’s is actually 13.)

[metalliveblogdramon]

Adventure Episode 14

Matt: Are you a friend of Devimon’s?

Gennai: Fear not, for I am a friend to all yet a friend to none.

Sora: I can’t believe there’s actually other humans in this world.

Gennai: I am human, yet I am not human.

Mimi: This is confusing.

The start of this episode is confusing, yet it is not confusing.

Gennai is basically just aimlessly cryptic and full of no answers. He wants something though: Them to come to the main continent of Server and fight the villains that are there. He offers some hints as to how to digivolve further (Get a tag and crest, crests are hidden all over Server and Devimon took and hid the tags) then the transmission fuzzes out.

Now to be fair, Gennai did give them one thing: He sent Izzy a map of Server:

Looks like the Digidestined are headed to East Asia, but with Italy instead of Korea.

At camp that night Joe brings up the “Okay so why trust this weirdo? We could just stay on this relatively safe island we know our way around. We’ve gotten pretty good at foraging so there’s no rush.“ angle, and Izzy the “How would we even get there?“ angle. This is fairly convincing, and Tai can’t turn opinion around. That said, TK speaks up and feels that Angemon would’ve wanted them to go, with infectious enthusiasm that spreads to even Joe as the rest of the team get gung-ho about it.

The next day Leomon and Elecmon show up having rounded up many of the digimon they’ve met so far to help build them a raft with supplies and a sail. No walls though, so it seems poorly suited to any kinda adverse weather.

And then Patamon’s egg hatches into a Poyomon, our first glimpse of a partner Digimon in baby state.

The baby stage seems kinda pointless in the context of the show: Why have two small round helpless stages to each Digimon’s life cycle? In truth, this is probably a legacy effect of digimon starting as a virtual pet franchise. The “raising“ element of the franchise got diluted more and more as things went on, though at this early phase it basically killed the first Digimon World game, being one of the elements that made it borderline unplayable.

Anyhow they say goodbye and cast off, heading out to sea with two weeks of supplies. The waves proved to be huge, causing seasickness in some of the party and risk of the tiny Poyomon being tossed overboard.

Random encounter!

And then they get eaten by the random encounter. Welp, that’s Digimon Adventure everyone. It had a good run, see you for 02.

...Whamon’s throat is absudly long even given his massive size from the outside. They land in the stomach which begins to digest the raft, but luckily it turns out that Whamon had swallowed a black gear, and they’re able to remove it. Tai climbs Palmon’s vines to use his digivice on it, then Whamon water-spouts the raft out of his blowhole from his stomach because cartoon writers don’t know how whale anatomy works.

Their raft is destroyed, but by the defeat = friendship principle they’ve upgraded their mode of transport to giant whale, who says he should be able to get them there in about three days.

They wonder out loud where Devimon hid the tags, and Whamon goes “Oh yeah I know that, I saw him hide something on the sea floor on the way there.“

Y’know, there might just be something to the “destined“ part of digidestined, because they sure as shit never woulda worked that out except by blind luck. This show reaches almost J.J. Abrams Star Trek levels of absurd coincidence at times.

Naturally, the underwater cavern contains a convenience store manned by a giant mole Devimon had geared into being a guardian for the tags. A single champion level digimon is by this point just a token speedbump however. As Ikkakumon and Kabuterimon free Drimogemon from the gear’s influence, Poyomon locates the tags within the store, giving them a buncha lanyards to wear their crests on later. Honestly, other than being a necklace it’s wildly unclear if the tags actually -do- anything, but apparently finding them was important regardless.

Episode ends with the kids riding Whamon into the sunset towards Server, wearing their new accessories.

[wrestlingmgc]

All Asia Tag Team Champions NEXTREAM 

[italicwatches]

Wanna be the Strongest in the World - OVAs

There, all of my insurance crap is now, hopefully, handled. Thank, fucking, god. …Now then, let’s get going. It’s Wanna be the Strongest in the World, the OVAs! Here we GO!

-Okay, first OVA! To the Berserk gym! It’s a training session between Misaki and Sakura…

-Oh shit.

-The one thing I never found room to make a joke about.

-Sexy mud wrestling.

-The top secret mud-wrestling room, for only those who have full potential…It is said that Japanese mud wrestling was born in the feudal era, from rice farmers training their bodies and souls in their mud-soaked fields…Mud wrestling is comical and sexualized, but it’s dangerous, too. Drowning suddenly becomes a very real possibility, as do mistakes from slippage. For all it’s going to be something to laugh and cheer for the audience, you’ve got to take it just as seriously as the real thi—

-And then Sakura slips, slams full hard into Chinatsu, and they hit the mud hard enough to be completely soaked in it. And thus comes the wriggling and the squirming…And Rio’s watching the whole thing before she decides to show them what’s wh—

-…Ah.

-It’s that kind of OVA.

-Yeah so Rio’s bosom just got full exposed. Let me walk you through it. Rio walked into the ring. Sakura got up to try and hold her own. She lost her footing in the mud when she tried to plant her feet, slipped, and flailed, and ended up grabbing Rio’s top. Rio’s cross-body-strapped top. And so Rio ends up in a well of deep shame, because even a tough tsundere type can’t handle having her tits exposed by her Special Best Fri—I mean Deadly Rival.

-So then Sakura’s shirt ends up coming off, and Misaki finally hauls herself into it to get them to quit fooling around, which means putting Sakura into the uncomfortable, and fully exposed, Shame Hold…

-Oh and we get a Kanae. In her old wrestling kit, because she’s still got it! And that’s how Sakura and Rio end up naked and flailing, while Misaki and Kanae go full force at good old fashioned mud wrestling…And it’s not long before everyone’s top is off. Like I said, it’s that kind of OVA. Their training goes long into the night, which sounds even more like sex than normal…

-Credits!

…Well that was a thing.

Okay, more momentum. OVA 02!

-It’s…A lotion ring. It’s like mud wrestling, but even more sexified. Kara’s here, too, this time. Japanese lotion sumo is said to be born of guerrilla warfare across Asia, using slippery slime to become nearly unable to be caught…

-I think you see the pattern. And yeah, this time is even worse, as Sakura is all shiny like she’s been bukkake’d. And that’s when SURPRISE KANAE I guess? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy Kanae, but…

-Anyways Sakura ends up in a hold that puts Misaki’s foot in her fate, Kanae ends up losing her top entirely, and I hope you realize just what kind of OVAs you’re dealing with.

-SUDDENLY JACKAL IN A SLING BIKINI.

-I’m not even mad. That’s amazing. Especially because her theme is playing as she…Um…Tries to get Misaki too horny to wrestle…And, yeah look we’re watching hentai at this point. This is a softcore hentai but it’s definitely H. Especially when the girls team up against Jackal Tojo, overwhelming here with sheer numbers and lotion-slick wrestling! And their training continues long through the wintry night…

So I’m gonna guess the next one is…Pool? That sounds like a fair bet. Let’s find out.

-New special training! Misaki and Sakura are…Wait that’s lingerie, as the overly dramatic doors open, and…

-That’s a hot tub. A steamy hot bath. Made of glass. Sauna wrestling? The water is near-painfully hot…Aaaand Moe is joining them.

-You know I could have gone my entire life without Moe joining them. And not just her, but Juri joins in! The hyper-hot waters intensify reactions, making the muscles more loose…And present entire new risks! So that’s how they’re all going to wrestle in their underwear. Complete with Elena as Juri’s backup! It was inevitable.

-So first into the bubbly hot water is Moe, who asks multiple times not to be pushed FUCK IT IN YOU GO. She has turned red like a lobster and has to bail. Okay, Sakura’s in next, as she endures the heat…And is joined by the ever-competitive Elena joins her…Who can endure the heat longer?

-Cue Kanae who kicks it up hotter by whipping the water around and the girls tap out.

-And then Juri grapples Misaki and yanks her into the tub, actually full-on wrestling her in the water…And Kanae continues to offer chaos, only to slip in herself! Sakura and Elena are thus inspired to force themselves to re-enter the fray…And thus they fight in the steamy water, late into a cold winter night. We’re not even going to pretend this one has history to justify it.

I mean I was close. Okay, let’s see the next ridiculous one.

-It’s an actual match! Sakura and Misaki, versus Yumbo and The Hornet! It’s a team battle! And when Yumbo and Hornet refuse to shake their hands, they get a pair of drop kicks for their trouble! The match is on in a flash, with actual serious efforts, as they go for Hornet first, nailing a pin before Yumbo can stop them…! But then the round starts up again, and Yumbo soon has Sakura hanging over the ropes in a sleeper hold for the ages! By the time she hits the floor, she can barely breathe…

-And eats a fuckin’ folding chair, true classic heel behavior! Where do they even get those? The injured Sakura is hauled up onto the ropes, and dragged along them until she gets her groin slammed into the corner post! Good god, even though her sensitive bits may not hang out, they’re still sensitive. That’s…Jesus.

-So she’s slammed around, unable to take what they’re dishing out, and she can’t get to Misaki for backup…! Jumbo puts her down, and it’s a three count, claiming the round proper! That’s the first of three…And we’re tapped until next episode!

Alright, less absurd shit, more actual wrestling! Let’s see what the next round offers!

-And we’re back in with round two! Sakura can only apologize for screwing up that first round, but Misaki trusted her here for a reason…You didn’t give up. You got outplayed, and there’s no shame in that. They can do this, together! So Sakura’s the first in on round two…

-Aaand gets her head crushed between Yumbo’s thighs! Before Sakura can recover, she tags out with The Hornet, who goes in for the kill…But Sakura pulls a swift reversal, suplexing her hard before rolling out and tapping Misaki in! Go for the kill! And Misaki does nothing less, as she fights Hornet hard…But when Yumbo goes to back up her partner, Sakura has to race in and hold her back! And she does it just long enough to hold the line, settling the second round in their favor…Now it’s the third and final round…

-Where Misaki starts off against Hornet…Only to eat a ferocious boot to the head from Yumbo! Sakura gets slammed to the ground before she can do anything, and can do nothing but watch as Hornet grapples Misaki up, and the pair double-team her…!

Okay, one last round. Let’s see these two overcome it…!

-Round three, right where we left off, Misaki eating boot after boot to her midsection before she eats an uppercut so hard that she hits the mat…And then Hornet tags in at full force, but Misaki manages to flip the match around, giving herself enough room to tag out! So Hornet tags Yumbo in in return…

-But that just means Yumbo eats a Keijo-strong butt to the head, and then a flip from Sakura that has her on the ground! She tags Misaki back in, and Misaki’s sheer strength is enough to line up for a piledriver that puts Yumbo on the mat! Hornet tries to go in to save her, but they flip her out of the ring entirely, before lining up Yumbo for a full-force SOMERSAULT! Two boots to the head, and Sakura goes for the pin! Hornet tries to get in but just gets kicked away…And it’s decided on the three count!

-They did it…And more, they’ve become the new holders of the tag belts! They’re the new tag-team champions! And this is all right before the big match with Blue Panther, so Sakura’s got all this fire to go in with.

-Credits!

Aaaand now we’re done. Whew!

So, half of that was just porn. The other half was an actual match. I mean, the match was really fun! Its pacing was a bit screwy from fitting into 4-minute OVA blocks, but it was fun! The softcore comedy-porn…I mean, I suppose we had to tackle that stuff eventually.

Oh well. The point is, that was fun. But after all that, you know what, I’m feeling kinda…Lazy. You’ll see just what I end up doing next time, so wait for it!