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braindead-virtually-tv · 2 years ago

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Monday Night Raw 30/01/23

Just things I've wrote down while catching up read if you want to lose braincells.

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- They've gotten rid of the Cody-vater 😭

- Cody's AR logo looks better than the actual tattoo.... Let that sink in

- IWC: Yeah Cody is going to get boo'd out of the place if he wins the RR

Crowd:

- I also drove a VW Jetta before too Cody 😂

- I completely forgot about Dashing Cody Rhode's grooming tips 💀💀💀

- I mean yeah you can't actually be shocked at the men's RR choice this year like I said there is literally no other choice 💀😂

- I have to say Cody's a good baby-face but the Main event at the Rumble really reignited how much of an absolute heel Roman is and the crowd is really playing into it now because of it.

- Looks like Cody is challenging for both belts, hopefully they either split post WM or are split at WM

- Ohhhhh Judgement Day what are you doing here?

- DOM YOU DONT GET TO TALK ABOUT RUINED PLANS YOU RUINED YOUR DADS PLANS 😭😭😭😭

- JD has been good for Dom but he still has ways to go.

- Damien was this 👌 close to calling Cody a Nepo baby 😭😭😂

- "Are you tryna scare me straight?" JSHSJJSJHS CODY STOP 😂

- Dominik Mysterio shoots on all your fathers

- Why are there people dressed as bananas

- EDGE!!!!! BEAT THEIR ASSES

- Ohh Cody v Finn this is gonna be good

- So I'm at home so my mam is like in the same room as I am watching it and she gets a kick at me pointing out all the Irish people, so now I've just resorted to explaining people in relation to other Irish people, "See him aye? Hes married to Becky Lynch they have the young one together" (Explaining who Seth Rollins is) 😂😂

- Gable and Rollins is not a match I would ever of thought of but honestly both are EXTREMELY talented.

- The start of it where Gables going straight for Seth and does some legit wrestling shit to get him into the ankle lock was

- HEJJSUS IDK WHY BUT OTIS WALKING LIKE A MAM TRYING TO CLEAN UP A SPILL IN ANOTHER ROOM TOWARDS GABLE IS KILLING ME

- Obviously Seth was going to get it but has Gable ever been in a Chamber? Idk I feel like he'd be good in it. Or maybe not and he has been in it before and was completely not memorable 💀

- The theming of the advertising for EC is honestly like if I was presented with the duty of advertising, "Uhh idk it's in Canada and Canada is .... Cold?"

- I don't think I noticed Iyo eliminating Candice at the RR

- I don't really have much to say about this match, both Candice and Iyo are extremely good at what they do but my 2 month hiatus from wrestling up until Rumble means I don't really have a frame of reference for this story wise.

- Bayley looks like your favourite aunt you only see once a year and they let you take a sip of their drink and promises not to tell your mam about your boyfriend.

- The Poisonrana from electric chair was so cool to watch, nice one Candice

- Mia... Sorry, Michin, you were a bit late to grab Iyo don't you think? 💀💀

- ohhh NXT Vengeance Day is in Charlotte, nice to see they're getting out of the PC for PPVs again, I missed that. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the crowd at the PC

- I do think it was extremely good to turn JD's focus to Rhea, after Edge was ousted, they felt a bit aimless and goofy. And while they still are a bit goofy, they play into it as much as n ended while also seeming like an actual decent threat. I think this is due in part to shifting the spotlight to Rhea, because she is genuinely quite a big threat. Can't wait to see what the build to WM will be for her.

- RHEAS GOING FOR CHARLOTTE, THIS IS HER WRESTLEMANIA REDEMTION YESSSSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!! HOW'S THAT FOR THE LONG TERM BOOKING ASSHATS

- NAH BUT SERIOUSLY THE STORY OF RHEA BEING AT THE TOP OF NXT GETTING COCKY AND FEELING INVINCIBLE THEN LOOSING. THEN GOING ON A JOURNEY GOING THROUGH A FRIENDSHIP BREAKUP, FINDING HER PLACE AND LEANING INTO TO HOW TRULY DESTRUCTIBLE SHE IS TO GET REVENGE ON THE WOMAN WHO KNOCKED HER DOWN AT THE TOP OF THE HILL IS FANTASTIC.

- I think it was probably gonna be obvious that Seth & Logan Paul are going into a WM fued seeing what happened at Rumble. And while I have no doubt the match will be good, as much as I dislike Paul he is very good for such a new and part time wrestler, idk man I feel like Seth would be good in literally any other feud. But hey either way it's going to be a high profile match and lord knows Seth has worked hard to get where he is so good for him.

- The mere sight of JBL has stirred up some PTSD buried deep from childhood, at least I don't have to hear those stock bells 💀😂

- How dare you Corey, Gargano is Lumis' Wrestling Father in Law that's why he's here 😤😤

- I do kinda love JBL being ... Uh how do I explain this? Like anti-indie guys kind of? Like you know what I mean, the wrestlers who have been touted as indie darlings, normally brought in by Trips, who probably have a 5* match in the Tokyo Dome or some shit like that? I by no means hate this type of wrestler but it honestly fits Corbin and JBL really well.

- KICK OUT OF THE DEEP SIX!????

- Do you think JBL uses Just for Men?

- HDHSJSJSJJS LUMIS NOT THE AXE I'M DYING PLEASE I HOPE THERE'S A GIF OF THAT SHOWING IT TO JBL

- Honestly sad for Corbin but Gargano for the US Championship fits better in my opinion

- I have to wait till Friday to see the fallout from the RR's main event? I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SAMI, KEVIN AND JEY 😭😭

- I will never not love MVP, when I was kid I used to put masking tape on my nose to pretend to be like MVP, I wish I had a picture 😂😂 I cannot implure to you how funny it would look, pasty white Irish child in her nightdress thinking she was MVP

- So with Bobby looking like he's going into a programme with Brock it doesn't look like he's getting the US Title back anytime soon. But honestly I could have Bobby as US Champ for ages, man has really grown on me in the last three years, he's one of my favs now.

- HYPE UP BOBBY MVP YESSS

- I forgot about Brock F-5ing Theory in the Chamber last year LMAO THAT WAS GREAT

- Is... Theory trying to be Cena with this Ruthless Aggression stuff 💀 No child... No

- Guys you should all be worried about your health it's important and you all live in America where that shits expensive

- BOBBY MY MAN HERE HE ISSSSS

- I WANT ANOTHER ARM WRESTLING CONTEST, LET BOBBY HOLD HANDS

- "Listen to your Daddy!" Theory is salty because Gargano doesn't want him anymore and Grandad Vinny left 💀💀

- Listen Dom, I say this with love and as a woman who is currently growing out a mullet, Please go to a hairdresser

- Don't ask me why and this has probably already been done and has just escaped my brain, but I want a tag team consisting of Miz & Dolph Ziggler

- BOOGS IS BACK LOOK AT THAT MAN HE'S BEEN ON THE VITAMINS HASNT HE?

- I wish he went to SmackDown purely because I want Pat's reaction 😭

- Oh Mr.Pearce if only you had the same backbone for the Bloodline you had for the Miz, Sami wouldn't have to go into witness protection 💀😂

- Boogs just straight up manhandling the Miz for the shits and giggle tho

- OTIS IN MAXIMUM MALE MODELS I CANNNNTTT PLEASE LET THIS BE A THING

- wait if Jey & Rikishi still like Sami is he allowed to the Cook Out or nah?

- NOT THE SLOW MOTION EDIT OF SAMI BEING DROPPED 😭😭😭😭

- Bayleys hair colour is gorgeous I kinda want it myself, I wonder if they'll let me dye my hair at work?

- Yeah, Becky ain't done with you hun, you've never made an Irish woman mad before have you? We don't let it go Bayley, never 💀

- I do like the thinking of How Becky didn't need the RR win and she was making sure Damage CTRL didn't, that's actually smart writing and a good way out of some the strongest women in the division not winning

- "I don't like you Rebecca" Idk that got a chuckle out of me 😂

- IS BAYLEY TRYNA SLIDE INTO ROLLINS DMS?

- NOT BAYLEY IMPLYING THEY GOT MARRIED BECAUSE BECKY WAS PREGNANT HAHHAHAH OH MY LORD

- I'm sorry I'm not over this is a fantastic promo segment

- HAHAHHA SHES DRAGGING OUT DAKOTA BY THE HAIR THIS WOMAN IS TRULY IRISH I LOVE HER BECKY FOR PRESIDENT (After Micheal D is finished of course)

- I had no idea Bronson Reed was back, good for him

- EC is for Bianca's title, I've got a good feeling about Asuka, that'll be a great matchup in Asuka's new package.

- NOT CHELSEA GREEN BEING A KAREN LMAO WELCOME BACK GIRL

- Carmella is coming back, fair play to her, she's had a rough year and hope all is going okay for her

- There's my favourite musty man Ziggles

- Ali asking Dolph how he keeps getting opportunities gives me the same vibe as that Nardwaur(spelling?) interview that's like:

"How do you keep your pants up?"

"Belt." 😂😂😂

- Dolph have you ever heard of Olaplex?

- Yeah guessed the outcome of this one, Dolph's had many Chambers, Bronson was the right choice on this one

- oh Carmella is back with some form of the Princess of Station Island gimmick let's goooo

- Asuka owns 51% of this company 😂

- Oh Asuka going with that Business-Horror-Casual, very chic

- Boogs and the Profits, that's some sort of a team up I need to see at least once.

- Boogs v Elias is a feud that writes itself

- Street Profits = Joy, that is all

- Wait did my catch up service mess up or were we not meant to get a Bianca promo tonight? Like there's about 20 mins left but we're at the Main Event? 🤔

- No matter what you think about Cody, man always looks feckin' extatic to be doing what he's doing

- I wonder if Elle is aware Finn's wearing pants 💀😂😂

- I don't understand the big hoopla of WWE now mentioning other promotions tbh. Like to a majority of the audience it doesn't really matter nor do they care. Like cool they mentioned New Japan, good for them? like I didn't notice when they never mentioned other promotions and it makes not odds me either now that they do. Like yeah cool give a bit of backstory on a competitor, it's not the big deal some of the IWC make it to be.

- I have no clue what it's called but that thing where Cody drops really quickly to one knee and slaps his opponent is really satisfying for some reason

- Best Powerslams in the business: Randy Orton, Dustin Rhodes & Cody Rhodes

- I was wondering why Damien shoy.off but Edge just defending the crowd, that man is PISSSSEDD

- BETH PHOENIX MY BELOVED WHERE WERE YOU AT THE RUMBLE I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE COMPETITED 😭

- Ngl as much as I like Cody, I cannot take his finisher seriously 💀

-Why are Edge and Beth looking on Cody like they're proud parents 💀😂

- And that's it, pretty good episode overall, kept me hella entertained start to finish 👌

#wwe raw #catch up on wrestling #wwe

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likesummerrainn · 10 months ago

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APC Catch | 01.06.24

#APC Catch Wrestling #Mustafa Ali #my gifs #marie #FIRST MATCH BACK FIRST MATCH BACK FIRST MATCH BACK!!!!!!!!!#god i'm so so so proud of him and SO excited to see him in other places!!!!!!!!!#flashing gif tw #the full match is up on youtube so please go watch it #he also has such a nice post-match speech #god i really do love this man with my whole heart

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rxttenfish · 2 months ago

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merfolk in general are just. horrible horrible polyglots. their brains are already hardwired for language and quick language acquisition that remains active all their lives, further helped by retaining a high neural plasticity for their long lives, and especially enjoy complex language and language-based play and problem solving. but they also tend to have a lot of their society arranged where there's often multiple different languages at play within the same area, and only really stops being so once you get into especially small villages that have below the merfolk norm for outside contact. every merfolk alive today knows at least two languages, but most of them know far more than that, especially because one of those two will be the common-technical language. its been standardized and wide-scale implemented across the merkingdom after their dominance, to help bridge the gap between these different languages, basically as a successful version of esperanto. but its a trade language, and is mostly used for information you might want to reach as many people as possible, such as laws or business dealings or public announcements or the like. most merfolk don't view it as and don't treat it as a language proper, and its not what they prefer to converse in if they have another choice, usually finding it pretty limiting and restrictive, which is why its called common-technical.

miranda, being a royal who is regularly in contact with many different people around the merkingdom and regularly expected to be fully able to converse with them to do her job, knows just. so many languages. i might be changing exactly how many soon, but last time i counted it was in the low teens. like its just a perfect storm of her brain being wired for swift language acquisition and having a job that requires it and a position that means shes constantly around people from all around the merkingdom. not to mention having to know english too, which isn't just not her first language, it's not even her fourth language.

meanwhile, aaravi knows english and a little bit of hindi, less because of her mother and moreso because of her nana... its not that her mother never used it with her, but she was. less focused on using it or teaching aaravi, let's say. nana mishra uses it a lot more and is more interested in teaching aaravi when she asks her, especially in the intermittent period after her mom died and nana mishra was able to come back into her life to help aaravi pick up the pieces (though not after aaravi kind of. got left on her own. for an unfortunate amount of time). its just also fallen by the wayside with aaravi's whole Everything Else and kind of having a hard time accepting her nana's help and kind of being terrified of her (of no fault of her nana's, aaravi's just. she's just really traumatized after Everything, alright. having someone try to offer her help afterwards, especially when aaravi's scared of getting singled out as half human and half monster, is just. it's not something she can bring herself to trust.)

#all the care guide says is 'biomass'#miravi.txt #aaravi doesn't trust people doesn't like people doesn't want to be around people #there's a reason she and miranda mutually trusted each other more in immediately having an antagonistic relationship #and its because she just can NOT trust any freely offered help #it HAS to come with a stipulation or a catch #and it was easier if she felt like miranda was presenting the catch upfront #like say what you will about miranda #but she IS someone who screams ''you CANNOT trust me'' on first brush #and exactly in the way you expect: the merkingdom #its not very hidden at all its just not clear which WAY itll fuck someone up #which is ironically also why miri gets frustrated if she feels like someone trusts her too immediately #because like #its right there #can you not figure it out. do you not realize shes got other stuff attached to her. that you shouldnt fall for the bait immediately.#can you not see the hook she'll catch you on. can you not even see her for that much that she is.#this isnt against her role as a royal its a part of it too tbh #the image she presents is very much intentionally both alluring and threatening #awe and fear you know #the royal family wants to be beautiful and great and impressive and far more than you will ever be #and they want you to know if you step a toe out of line they will destroy you utterly and parade your corpse through the streets #its not a paradox its very intentional to keep people on a leash #its just the landfolk who seem to forget that her position as princess is also an implicit threat #which is all distinct from when she wants to be silly and carefree and just maybe. free from that need to always behave properly.#which ironically aaravi also seems to hit far more accurately than anyone else #because she doesnt just want to discard the latter. she wants to discard the former too.#which is why aaravi often teases her at the same time and pokes and prods her #its a playful vulnerability you know. if shes not being threatening shes not being too impressive to touch either.#she wants to roll on the ground and for you to call her so pretty and a silly princess and to get lightly wrestled #you know. its two different things.

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snowstuckytrail · 7 months ago

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Been catching up on AEW again...

#yeah i know im FAR back i gotta catch up a lot XD #i watch wrestling for the plot #aew #kenny omega #konosuke takeshita #aew all out 2023 #aew - auf ein wiedersehen #wie günther und mike immer sagen XD

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gingermintpepper · 3 months ago

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I saw it in your tag game post that you're also fond of the Apollo-Heracles conflict 👀 for a myth that appears in only a couple of sources, it sure has a lot of presence in the vase paintings (no seriously, everytime I think I've seen the last of it, I find ten more)

SO do you have any favorites among the paintings that represent this story??

OMG OMG THIS ASK IS A GIFT. IT IS A GIFT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME TALK ABOUT THIS

I also think it's extremely interesting that it's a story so popularly portrayed by vase paintings and in such a variety of ways!! It's certainly one of the stories that gets left out of written compilation of Heracles' legend a bit (which is a shame, I think it's a fantastic story) but Apollo had a very peculiar relationship with Heracles in general that I just kind of find amazing (and very, very funny).

Apollo is not a god with any legitimate grudge against Heracles, but he does argue with the mortal a bit like he argues with his favourite brothers 😂Part of why I love the story of Apollo and Heracles fighting over the tripod so much is that it is such a little brother thing for Heracles to be upset with the proclamation his elder brother has given him and so, he throws a great fit, taking up the chair and declaring that he'll just give himself a better prophecy! And Apollo, instead of being a marginally professional big brother, decides to fight him for it until their father has to break up their cat-fight. Like was that not just the plot of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes? Is this not exactly how Apollo treated Hermes when he was a child and now those two are inseparable? 💀

Because of this, my favourite vase paintings tend to be the ones that highlight the personal squabbling between Apollo and Heracles the most. There are some very elaborate ones that have the full host of them - Athena, Heracles, Apollo, Artemis, usually a dog and a doe, I've even seen a couple that had birds and plants etched on them, but the simplest ones that show Heracles about to bonk Apollo with his club out of frustration or depict Heracles nyooming away from Apollo while Apollo (presumably) yells curses about how he's going to fling Heracles head first into Tartarus for daring to take his things? Yeah, those are the premium big brother/little brother things I'm looking for.