#join the anti cass club

[isas-bathbombs]

hehe feeling v silly but MEOWS and sends my <3 for u liking all the music :3

also not to b insane but what did cass do to u sldhdldjdldl i go out and ur now spearheading the ANTI CASS CLUB???? help

AAA I LOVE UR PLAYLISTS SO MUCH!! every song is just so real to me, i literally was bouncing off the walls when i saw it (and it was great timing bc i literally just finished miranda’s route too!!)

and for cass… i’ll be honest, i’m absolutely in love with her but its also super funny to hate on her

like cult leader that traumatized everyone? i’ll give her a pass. but cassandra dimitrescu? after THAT neutral ending?? she needs to count her days

[isas-bathbombs]

THIS IS ADORABLE!! im so happy this club is taking off PLSS

tutorial on attaining membership to the fuck cassandra dimitrescu club ✌🏻🤡

[that-one-floridian]

I’ve decided I’d like to join the fuck Cassandra Dimitrescu club. Applications still open?

[fungalittleweirdo]

ROTTMNT 60s AU !!!

UHHHH JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT THERE WHILE I'M STUCK IN DENIAL ABOUT MY WRITER'S BLOCK

raph

please this man has SOUL

he sings in clubs in new york, he has a record coming out in '67 with his band Raphael and The Digg

his brothers didn't feel like joining the band, so it's up to some talented musician girls he met without a trained main vocalist (digg, with prairie dog, honey badger, and groundhog)

they're super popular in harlem and they make it to charts

raph meets other motown records signees and they always find he's the gentlest of giants

he and his band DESERVES a grammy

leo

he's a surfer !!!

he loves competing in surfing tournaments in long island

the boy's a legend, other surfers think he's a fish at first

if he didn't have separation anxiety for his brothers (a post-kraang headcanon) he would have gone to the west coast where the real competitions are (they never feel like leaving new york for very long)

for now he's happy surfing the coast of long island

he loves when todd surfs with him, his favourite part is the lemonade he gets afterwards

donnie

donatello is OBSESSED with the space race

he managed to hack nasa for rocket blueprints

he got caught and they asked him if he was a communist but there was no found evidence that proved he was so he was let go and his name was cleared

he managed to improve the blueprints he got his hands on and built more efficient rockets, then he used computing tech to make his very own battleshell

he has a super-powered telescope he nicknamed shelldon

donnie predicted the states would win the space race in 1965 because it had something to do with the war, i myself don't know how he used that data point to draw a conclusion

mikey

mikey is such a hippie he has mugshots of his charming smiling face framed to prove it

very anti-war, very pro-civil rights movement, pro-dope and lowkey anti-united states government

he was at the stonewall riots !!!!!

he not only fought for human civil rights, but for mutants too, so that he and his brothers could be acknowledged as citizens

humans turned into mutants are already citizens, but the mistreatment they get is unfair and mikey chose to be a leading pioneer for mutant rights

leo (hesitantly) opened portals for mikey in the south so that he could stand with people of colour in their trying times

misc notes !!

lou jitsu was popular in golden age hollywood, he won many accolades for his films until big mama made it look like he was signed to stay in the battle nexus

jupiter jim films are actually westerns, his name is junebug jim instead

big mama is a big mafia boss woman regardless of the era she's in, though her battle nexus is televised for all ages

instead of becoming criminals, mutants follow mikey's lead protesting for mutant/yokai rights and new york is the first city to acknowledge it

the turtles' beach parties are insane, there's always some people other than the siblings lingering around at midnight

april is the best reporter out there, she reports on the turtles' exploits all the time and she makes mad BANK over it (successful 60s black woman slay)

the foot clan is a cult a lot like the manson family, the turtles hate their guts

baron draxum does the same thing he always did, brood in his lab trying to destroy the humans (that is until mikey gets through to him)

sr. hueso's run of the mill pizza is still the turtles' favourite pizza spot, though the establishment is beachside because he's on good terms with his brother, who mainly does imports

casey jr. is a star hockey player, he also avoids the draft because he's from the future, so the government doesn't have his records

but cass protests against the war with mikey whenever she can, she's also anti-war

donnie also managed to be the first mutant on the moon by his own means, it's been a childhood dream since he saw laika's launch in sputnik 2

aight that's all i have for now, i hope you enjoyed !!

[annabellelupin]

(Really) Random Marauders era hcs (most of which don't involve the Marauders themselves bc they're the only ones we ever talk about and the others are super underrated)

Dorcas is a Slytherin, Marlene is a Gryffindor, Mary is a Ravenclaw, and Alice is a hufflepuff

James loves cats and Sirius hates them (and they argue over James' cat like Hermione and Ron did)

Dorlene being an enemies to friends to lovers (yes enemies to lovers is overrated but it'd be sapphic so it's fine)

Regulus and Barty Jr. dated and Reggie really liked him but after Barty did some really bad things as a death eater they broke up (and its like super angsty)

Also Reggie had a crush on James during his first few years of Hogwarts but never told him bc he didn't want to get rejected

and ik I say this quite often but regulus is a he/they/it transmasc and is asexual (I'll stop constantly bringing it up when it's pretty much canon)

Remus lowkey disliked Sirius their first year of school bc he thought that he never took anything seriously (lowkey ironic that Sirius is never serious) and thought he was super annoying

It took Lily a little while to realize her feelings for James (mainly bc she was in denial) and actually fell for him sometime 6th year

Marlene is in the same year as Lily, Dorcas and Mary are a year above them, and Alice is two years above lily

Speaking of which Dorcas and Mary have been besties since first year and are super close

Lily became friends with Dorcas and Mary her second year and Marlene and Alice her first

Marlene became friends with Mary and Alice when Lily did but took a bit longer to warm up to dorcas since they're a Slytherin

and also Lily and Marlene became besties like 3 days into their first year after marls beat up someone for calling Lily names and then they bonded over how stupid they thought James and Sirius were

Marlene is a complete simp for her gf and that's just a fact

Mary has vitiligo (and somewhat unrelated but is that one hot friend that just doesn't realize how attractive they are)

Dorcas is friends with Regulus and hangs out with him and the house elves sometimes

Alice pretty much mother's her friends and she's pretty much adopted them

Andromeda parents Regulus (and tried to parent Sirius only to find it was pointless)

Marlene has shown up to breakfast wearing a Slytherin tie and skirt at least twice and coincidentally Dorcas showed up on the same days wearing a Gryffindor skirt and tie

Mary has a hufflepuff gf who is a she/they trans woman named Delilah who's the sweetest person you'll ever meet but is slightly embarrassing but also really precious (this is canon but irrelevant to the plot so it was never mentioned)

also Mary is a total gay theater kid and created a theater club at Hogwarts and they put on many plays and musicals for the school

and lily and dorcas have a book club

Marlene has probably started some of track club simply just to put all of the guys who join to shame (or maybe a weight lifting club, who knows? either way she's a total girl boss and puts all of the toxic guys in their place)

also,,, just, just think about this for a moment, theater kid Regulus (explains why he's so dramatic all the time the dudes just tryna live out his best life as an anti villain or whatever idek)

Lily, Marlene, Dorcas, Mary, and Alice have matching friendship bracelets that Alice made for them (the bitch is honestly amazing at making jewelry with the little beads she makes rings, necklaces, chokers, and bracelets and they're always absolutely perefection)

Alice almost definitely made a jewelry making club and tried to teach others how to do it but is that person that makes it look so easy when it's really not

each of the girls has a lil nickname(s)

Lily's are lils and lil lilyflower (Marlene gave her that one)

Dorcas' are cass and dorky (given to her by marls and mary)

Mary's are mare and em

Alice's are ally and mom

Marlene's are marls and lena

they've came up with other stupid nicknames for each other as well but those are the main ones

they're just the prefect squad of besties tbh

usually they'll have sleepovers in Lily and Marlene dorms since those are the only two who stay in there so when they stay it's just them

also they have sleepovers quite often

by that I mean they practically live together

especially Dorcas after she starts dating Marlene those two are pretty much inseparable

Mary dyes their hair a lot and it concerns Alice

Dorcas plays the ukulele and no I will not elaborate

also Lily plays the violin and is actually amazing at it

they do each others nails and gossip on a daily basis bc its fun to hang out and spill the tea with your besties

also they pretty just share clothes, makeup, and jewelry and they don't even ask each other usually they'll just take it and a few days later bc like oh yea I borrowed this but u can have it back now it's like an unspoken agreement tbh

marls just pays lily and mary to do her work 90% of the time (Alice won't do it bc she thinks it's wrong to cheat and Dorcas used to either say no or get the answers wrong on purpose just to spite her when they were still enemyish rivals and then doesn't charge her at all when they're together)

ok so they lowkey seem like those kinda parents that'd force their kids to be bffs like them idk why tho

also Marlene is the rich wine aunt

and fudge and what's his name were never the ministers of magic Dorcas was the Ministress of Magic while Harry was at Hogwarts and her and Marlene (the captain of the holy head harpies) are a total power couple

Lily becomes the potions professor, Alice opens a plant & tea shop, and Mary writes plays and they just live happily ever after the end

[tactiletelekonesis]

The Not Evil Club

I have this idea that a handful of the younger superheroes form a club for heroes that are related to villains. In alphabetical order, the club includes:

Artemis Crock

Bart Allen

Cass Cain

Cassie Sandsmark (tentatively because I think Ares is evil in some continuities? And he’s her uncle?)

Conner Kent

Damian Wayne

Duke Thomas

Greta Hayes

Jackson Hyde/Kaldur’ahm

Joey Wilson

Lian Harper (honorary member because Roy won’t let her fight as a kid but he thinks the club is hilarious)

Maya Ducard

Rachel Roth

Rose Wilson

Stephanie Brown

The club was started as a joke by Duke, Cass, and Steph when they were talking about the fact that Duke’s real father was Gnomon. Cass is the one who compiled the list of members, while Steph and Duke went to each one and was like “let’s make this a thing.”

They have a group chat and meet up for movie nights and random meals and just general shenanigans.

Tim Drake is the only member of the YJ Core Four who isn’t in the club, and he’s SALTY about it. (“Damian is stealing all my friends!!!!”)

Dick Grayson keeps trying to argue that being related to Jason Todd should give him membership but they keep explaining that anti-heroes don’t count as villains. (“First the Dead Robins Club, now the Not Evil Club, when will I be let into a club????”)

Jason is in consideration because his mom got him killed, and that’s pretty evil, but they aren’t sure it counts because other than that she wasn’t out acting as a villain. Most of the club is willing to let him join, except Roy pointed out when he was picking up Lian one day that it would be funnier to leave Jason hanging about whether he can join or not because it would make him impatient, and all the batkids in the club were like “You’re a genius, we have to mess with him.”

They’ve fought crime together exactly once and they won, but it was pure chaos because no one could figure out who was in charge and they argued constantly.

The club has a subset within them that’s the “I have an evil clone club” and it consists of Bart, Conner, and Damian.

Sometimes they get serious and talk about the pressure that comes with proving they’re not like their evil family members. The club helps because they have friends who understand.

[gothealed]

𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈 :   𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐍-𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 .

          six years after the creation of the isle of the lost ,   word from yen sid travels to queen rapunzel of corona  (  behind king adam’s back  )  ,   that mother gothel has bore two young daughters on the isle .   behind closed doors ,   rapunzel and eugene confronted the king of auradon and outright demanded the removal of mother gothel’s two daughters from the isle of the lost .   hours of arguing and negotiating would eventually lead to plenty of money and resources granted in exchange for the safe retrieval of the two girls .   it would happen in the dead of night ,   and the two gothel girls would be safely scooped from their patchwork beds ,   sound asleep ,   and smuggled through the barrier and safely into auradon .   of course they were frightened upon waking to find their changed surroundings ,   they quickly warmed up to rapunzel and eugene ,   and the couple had been fully prepared to take the girls in had gothel’s eldest living daughter ,   cassandra ,   an old friend of the royal couple ,   had not swooped in and taken up the responsibility of raising the two .

          the single condition around the agreement had been to keep their parentage a complete secret from the public ,   lest it ignite outrage .   so cassandra brought her two younger half-sisters to her little cottage in the woods ,   and raised them as her adopted daughters .   the girls knew that cass was not their real mother ,   and still retained vivid memories of the isle itself ,   but they did not ask many questions until around puberty .   by that time ,   cassandra had to sit them down and explain the situation to them ,   and that it was the most important secret they’d ever have to keep ,   lest they risk being sent back to the place they had been rescued from .

          antonina ,   the youngest ,   was incredibly precocious from a young age ,   all-too aware of her surroundings ,   always far too curious for her own good .   but alongside all these things ,   she was shy and withdrawn ,   almost completely unwilling to speak unless ginny ,   the older of the two ,   speaks to her .   it came to a point where she rarely wanted to even speak at all ,   entirely linked to how she was treated by her mother .   worried that it would affect her ability to fit in with other kids in auradon ,   cass has her enrolled into martial arts classes and begins teaching her to sword fight .   slowly but surely ,   she begins to come to life right in front of everyone’s eyes .   a curious child who never spoke a word began to blossom into a curious girl who constantly speaks her mind ,   yet maintained a charm that would draw anyone to her .   but despite this shift ,   she would still be diagnosed with depression that would be consistently treated with therapy and anti-depressants .

          by the time she was getting ready to attend auradon prep ,   she became acutely aware of just how terrified she was of losing all of the good things she has .   she is terrified of losing her home ,   her family ,   her friends ,   and she is about to begin attending a very high-profile school full of legacy children .   should her parentage be discovered ,   she would be carted back to the isle of the lost and be left at the mercy of the woman who tormented her as a child .   because of this ,   she makes the decision to bleach her dark hair to a bright blonde ,   give herself some bangs ,   and begins to religiously straighten her curls until her hair sits completely flat .   because of this ,   no one would ever even guess that she had any relation to mother gothel ,   and would just assume she is just cassandra’s adopted daughter and practically family to rapunzel and eugene .

          antonina fits in well at auradon prep .   she has good grades ,   gets along well with her teachers ,   and has a decent amount of acquaintances that she enjoys the company of .   she finds a close friend in li lonnie ,   the daughter of li shang and fa mulan ,   after bonding with the girl over their shared love of martial arts and sword fighting .   the two become inseparable ,   even attempting to join the sword and shield club ,   but are denied because of the ancient club rules preventing women from joining .   though it is discouraging ,   the girls don’t give up their fight just yet .   days later ,   they find themselves joining jay and carlos on the isle in order to rescue ben and convince mal to rejoin them in auradon .   upon their return ,   her and lonnie are permitted to join the sword and shield club and lonnie is appointed as the new captain .

          antonina graduates without a hitch ,   but she can’t help but the nerves that come alongside more isle born children arriving in auradon .   though her memories are more fuzzy ,   she still recalls enough to know that the possibility of them recognizing her is still there .   she just hopes that their memories just aren’t as sharp .

[comicteaparty]

February 17th-February 23rd, 2020 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from February 17th, 2020 to February 23rd, 2020.  The chat focused on Crossed Wires by Iris Jay.

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BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Crossed Wires by Iris Jay~! (http://crossedwires.irisjay.net/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace until February 23rd, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Discussions are freeform, but we do offer discussion prompts in the pins for those who’d like to have them. Additionally, remember that while constructive criticism is allowed, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic!

Whether you finish the comic or can only read a few pages, everyone is welcome to join and chat with us!

DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 1

1. What did you like about the beginning of the comic?

2. What has been your favorite moment in the comic (so far)?

3. Who is your favorite character?

4. Which characters do like seeing interact the most?

5. What is something you like about the art? If you have a favorite illustration, please share it!

6. What is a theme you like that the comic explores?

7. What do you like about the comic’s story or overall related content?

8. Overall, what do you think the comic’s strengths are?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

Alex_makes_comics

Just started on this comic. It's highly addictive. The art is super expressive ( I am always really jealous of people who can use dot shading effectively), and the story is fast paced. It keeps you turning pages. I did not see the twist of the vr helmet coming at all and I love that. I love thinking I am reading one thing and then finding out I am reading something else. It suddenly made the character design choice of having a dragon samurai as the MC so much more understandable. This choice was fun to begin with, but it so much more perfect when you realise it's an avatar. I'm only on page 25 and I have to get back to work,so it's early days yet for a favourite character. So far, I'm just annoyed at all the characters for talking in class

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

I made it through the comic, and it was a really fun read! I like how the mechanics of the universe embellish the concept of hacking without... making it "unrealistic"? Like, I often see hacking portrayed in media as just typing gibberish code and saying "i'm in", which is generally pretty silly. What Crossed Wires does is turns hacking into essentially real-world heists, where you need disguises and acting and people watching your back. Sword fights aside, that's actually way closer to how hacking actually works (like, it's easier to get someone to tell you their password than to crack the password database). My absolute favorite example of this is the ending of Chapter 02 (which is also my favorite scene of the comic). Michael has been built up as this absolute dirtbag, and the number of creeps he somehow has following him has made him nigh-unbeatable. I'm not going to spoil exactly how the gang gets to him in the end, but watching him get beaten down was one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen in a comic.

RebelVampire

I agree that story wise, the way it handles hacking is really unique. Which tbf to TV, real hacking is generally actually very boring. And as @snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights) says, there's actually easier ways like just getting someone to tell you their password that are way easier. In real life, even, the first thing companies who are hired to test another company's security do is just show up in person and try to trick their way past people. People are really the worst enemy of all security. But anyway, even though it's a bit weird, I definitely think turning hacking into this real life VR experience is unique while capturing the real life flaws that humans create for security ventures. I also like that the beginning really just starts right up with this premise without taking like 20 pages to exposition. Just gotta accept a fighting dragon, which works really well in this case.(edited)

My favorite moment in the comic so far is actually probably the one morning chat between Cass and VRRMN where they have a serious talk about their relationship and the future. I actually like that their relationship is built on the point that sorry isn't enough, and that while you can see VRRMN's sincerity, you can also justifiably see why Cass isn't going to forgive so easily. And it was just a very real and heart breaking scene since no matter the direction,, nobody was going to be happy. Which tbf, I also like this scene because Cass is my favorite character. I like that Cass is a smidgen more down to earth than some of the other characters so far, and I really like this dilemma where Cass wants to leave hacking, but keeps coming back. Plus Cass is cool and badass, so there's that too.

Ironically, though, I think I like seeing Cass and Alan interact the most. I like this kind of...brother sister relationship they have going on where Cass just wants to protect Alan who is way too eager to get over his head. So all their interactions are super cute

But lets chat about art for a second. I really like that the art style in this is like this interesting mix between modern and cyberpunk. When it comes to stories where you have VR or similar involved, there's a lot of directions to go. Some just use the same art style throughout, some drastically change it, etc. It all depends on what is being sold to the reader in terms of setting. What I like about the art, though, is that despite it really doesn't change much, I'm sold on both the modern real world and the cyberpunk sort of feel I get from the world of the hackers. I always feel like both aspects are unique and have a lot of character, which I don't find in a lot of other similar comics

Iris Jay

Iris Jay here, author of Crossed Wires! Thanks for the rad comments so far, it means a lot that y'all are reading my weird queer hacker comic. <3

And I'm glad you dig the worldbuilding!! XW originally started as a Hackers fan comic, and I wanted to capture the same general feeling of it-- a cyberpunk story that wasn't happening in some neon-lit future, but now, the present, albeit with slightly better graphics capabilities. (Of course, with VR technology rapidly catching up, it's probably going to be historical fiction by the time I'm done with the series, buuuuut what're ya gonna do...)

Cass gets a LOT of cool stuff coming up very soon in the comic. I'm super excited to show y'all where the story goes next!

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

Oh, one other thing I love - I really like how both of the main protagonists are trans. Like I really think it adds some interesting parallels and theming to the story - these are both characters who felt rejected by the world, they went into VR for escapism and for avatars that portrayed who they really were. And I'm interested to see how the theme of a person's VR avatar being very closely tied to their identity is explored further in this chapter (I'm guessing it will be, particularly with regards to Cass).

sagaholmgaard

Im only about 30 pages in but I dig the style difference between the digital world and the dots for shading, and the real world with the greyscale shading. It's really cool. And the use of big areas that are colored black!! Love that kinda stuff, want to get better at using that myself!

Comic Tea Party

DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 2

9. What exactly is the Amphisbaena Project and how does it work in a way that it physically affects a person? What is the goal of the people who revived it, and who revived the project in the first place?

10. Do you think Cass will ever forgive Vrrmn/Theresa for the events that happened between them in the past? Can their relationship be repaired, and how will their soured relationship affect their separate relationships with Alan?

11. Do you personally believe in the hackers’ mission in exposing wrongdoing despite it being illegal? In general, what do you think the story has to teach us about standing up for both ourselves and for society?

12. Overall, how do you think the events of the story will change Alan, his relationships with others, and his pursuits of hacking? How will the other characters change and grow as people over the course of their adventures?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

RebelVampire

I feel like the Amphisbaena Project maybe started as like an anti-hacker measure. Since it's not like hackers are doing legal things, so it walks that ethical grey line of what is and isn't ok to do to law breakers. Like, if someone is invading your home, is it fine to shoot them. But now I think the people who revived it (which I have no guesses as to who yet), are using it to eliminate business rivals. Cause that sounds like something a corporation would do. As for how it works, I think it's just a simple matter of information overload to the brain, just on like...a brain-breaking level. Which this leads me into the moral quandry of, do I believe in the hackers mission. The short answer is no, because personally speaking I don't believe breaking the law is good in most cases, and often wrongdoing taints the results. However, I also emotionally understand why people would do this. The characters have made their personal mission sort of clear, and that makes me empathize with their plight. So all in all, I feel the story teaches us that standing up for yourself and society isn't easy. Whether it's an emotional or physical hardship, there are sacrifices and sometimes, you just gotta be ok with that.

Let me move onto character growth. I don't feel Cass will ever forgive Vrrmn, but I do think Cass will move past it to the level of being cordial. And I think Alan will be a big part of that, since both seem nice enough to not want to put Alan in the middle of their personal issues. So while the relationship will never be what it was, they'll probably be able to say How are you without Cass sneering. XD As for Alan, I kind of feel that the story will teach Alan more humility. We've already seen quite a bit of this, but I think his overwhelming confidence could still be more tempered as the story goes on. Not just because Alan will face strong people, but with more experience comes more wisdom. So at the end, Alan will be able to recognize that those boasted skills in the past weren't so great. As for other characters, I feel like I need to know them more before I can say.

Comic Tea Party

DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 3

13. What are you most looking forward to seeing in regards to the comic?

14. Any final words of encouragement for the comic?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

RebelVampire

What I'm most looking forward to in the comic is probably just seeing more of Cass. I'm interested to see where Cass goes both emotional and physically as the hacking world begins to change somewhat do to the events of the story. Overall, this is a stylistically interesting comic that covers a lot of ground with lots of interesting visuals that complement the story well.

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BOOK CLUB END!

Thank you everyone so much for reading and chatting about Crossed Wires this week! Please also give a special thank you to Iris Jay for volunteering the comic and creating it! If you liked Crossed Wires, make sure to continue to support it via some of the links below!

Read and Comment: http://crossedwires.irisjay.net/

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Iris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/irisjaycomics

[puroresu-musings]

NJPW / ROH G1 SUPERCARD Review (April 6th 2019, New York, Madison Square Garden)

Honor Rumble  **

NEVER Openweight/ROH TV Title vs. Title Match: Will Ospreay vs. Jeff Cobb  ****

Rush vs Dalton Castle  DUD

WOH Title Match: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Kelly Klein  **

New York City Street Fight: Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins vs. Bully Ray, Silas Young & Shane Taylor  **1/2 (I guess)

IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title Match: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido  ****1/4

IWGP Tag/ROH Tag Title vs. Title Match: Guerillas Of Destiny vs. Brody King & PCO vs. The Briscoes vs. EVIL & SANADA  ***3/4

RPW British Heavyweight Title Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi  ****

IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi  ****3/4

ROH World Title Ladder Match: Jay Lethal (c) vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven ****

IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada  ****3/4

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Well this was a historic and interesting show, as at times it was like watching two completely different wrestling shows at the same time. First things first, the lion’s share of ROH stuff on here was... not good. ROH is a company that once had such a unique identity, that watching it now is so weird. Lets face it, without this relationship with New Japan, what identity would Ring Of Honor even have? Also the booking on here from the ROH standpoint, was a tremendous example of not knowing what your audience wants. Nobody in the sold out MSG wanted to see guys like Minoru Suzuki, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto and others, wasted in the pre-show batle royal, and have nearly half an hour dedicated to a disinteresting Bubba Ray Dudley street fight, or a TNA nostalgia act, not to mention a Ladder Match, that whilst great, was horrendously over-long at 29:35. Also Matt Taven winning the belt seemed like a total anti-climax.

However, the NJPW stuff on this show was excellent. The pre-show Rumble was what you’d expect, it was mostly disinteresting, and it went on forever (42:21). The ROH guys got zero reation coming out, whereas the New Japan guys all got respectable to enormous pops, depending on who they were. The biggest responses were for Minoru Suzuki, Tomohiro Ishii and Jushin Thunder Liger, the latter of whom got the legend treatment. However, the biggest reaction was saved for the surprise appearance of The Great Muta! It was tremendous to see him, even though he moved like a glacier, he was in really good shape, and his exchanges with Liger got over huge. Kenny King won to no reaction, when he eliminated both legends. The first bout of the main show saw NEVER Openweight champion, Will Ospreay, take on ROH TV champion, Jeff Cobb, in a title for title match. This was great stuff, as you’d expect, but probably wasn’t as good as expected. They worked a great big guy/little guy style, with the added wrinkle of the big guy being able to fly too. The crowd was hot, the action great, and the stuff creative. The finish saw Cobb hit a top rope Tour Of The Islands, followed by a regular version, to win both straps in 12:52. This means Cobb defends the NEVER title against Taichi at the next NJPW show, which is quite the styles clash. Next, Rush squashed Dalton Castle in 15 seconds in what was an effective way to get the Mexican star over, but felt somewhat superfluous on this show, and Kelly Klein won the WOH title from Maiyu Iwatani in a profoundly uninteresting contest, with a horrendous post-match.

The never-ending Bully Ray stuff was next. I must admit, I was so disinterested, I went and did something else for a bit in the hope I’d miss this, and came back only to find it still going! What I did see was OK, at best. The show really wasn’t doing well at this point, with a single match worth a damn thus far, but it picked up considerably from here. The 3 way Jr Title match was excellent. Yes, it only went 8:54, and with even 5 more minutes, could have been outstanding, but it was still the best thing on the show up to this point, by far. The spots these guys did were mind-blowing, culminating in Bandido hitting a DOUBLE top rope Fall Away Slam into a Moonsault on both Lee and Ishimori, which blew the roof off the Garden. In the end, Dragon Lee won the title in an all-action sprint, when he pinned Bandido (not the defending champion) with Desnucadora. This was so good. Next up was the insane 4 way tag title vs. title match, with IWGP tag champs, GOD, taking on ROH tag title holders, PCO and Brody King, with the Briscoes and EVIL and SANADA thrown in for good measure. This was another wild bout, which saw PCO take the craziest bump of the weekend, that I saw anyway, when GOD gave him a double powerbomb out of the ring, and he landed hard on the concrete. This was insane, and I feared he may have been dead. Tama hit King with Gun Stun, then the Tongans won both sets of belts when they pinned him with a Super Bomb. I really liked this, it was an unhinged four-way brawl. The ROH guys, and even GOD, looked really good here, however EVIL and SANADA were literally just bodies going through motions here and if they weren’t in it, I’m not sure it even would have mattered. Toru Yano stole the IWGP tag belts in the post match, whilst the Enzo and Cass bullshit kicked off around ringside.

ZSJ successfully defended the Rev Pro British title against Tanahashi next. This was another excellent bout in their series, but coming after three crazy matches in a row, two of which were great, and with them working a considerably more methodical style, the crowd were slightly more subdued here. Despite the slow start, they finally won the crowd over, and Sabre retained after submitting the Ace with his new stretch he’s calling Yes! I am A Long Way From Home (which I believe is Mogwai reference) after 15 minutes of action. Tana was apparently injured in this somewhere though, which puts a bit of a dampner on things. Naito defended the I.C. Title against Ibushi next. What more can be said of matches between these two? Every time they get in there against each other, I’m fearful one, or both, might die. Which is never a great feeling to have when watching a wrestling match. Of course, the fact their matches are always out of this world good makes up for it slightly. But only slighty. This had loads of crazy stuff in it; Ibushi hit a snap rana on Naito off the apron to the floor, as well as that deadlift German off the second rope, which when Naito landed, his head snapped like he’d been thrown out of a car. They had a stiff strike exchange, before Naito hit a reverse rana and Destino for a great near fall. Ibushi battles back with a headkick, two Boma Ye’s, a Last Ride, and Kamigoye to win the Intercontinental title in decisive fashion at the 20:53. This was the right move to me, as with Kota part of the company full time, New Japan really should be positioning him at the top of the card, and Naito is already an established star (even if that star has fallen somewhat over the last year), so he isn’t hurt by the loss. Ibushi’s first defense is against Sabre Jr at the Sengoku Lord show in Nagoya on April 20th, which should be great. The ROH World Title Ladder Match followed. It too was excellent, and featured some incredible bumps, but it went on much too long, and Taven winning hardly invokes enthusiasm, it must be said.

Which brought us to the main event of the evening. This was an exceptional piece of drama, which took its time to get to where it was going. I’ve heard people complain about how the first half of the match wasn’t exactly scintilating, but it was all part of telling the story it set out to tell. It built to an incredibly dramatic climax, which saw, amongst other things, Jay White joining an incredible elite club of guys who have ever kicked out of a full on Rainmaker, probably the most protected finisher in the business. In fact, it took Okada four dropkicks and four variations of the Rainmaker to finally put Switch Blade away. After hitting a Blade Runner (which noticeably wasn’t kicked out of here), Jay went for another, but Okada turned it into a German Suplex. As the sold out MSG went crazy, and after a series of blocks and counters, Okada hit the spinning Tombstone and another Rainmaker to win his 5th IWGP Title at the 32:33 mark, and send everyone home happy. Honestly, Okada looked like the best worker on the planet (I mean, because he is. Even better than Kenny) and he put in a superstar performance here, doing everything to make White look like a star. To his credit, Jay carried his load well here too, and looked great throughout. At only 26 years old, the future is very bright for him too, but the title change was the right call I believe. Okada is still your franchise player, and whilst he doesn’t have a whole load in the way of fresh challengers, his main events are unequelled. Next up for him is a title defense against SANADA in Fukuoka on May 3rd, as he promised to Cold Skull after beating him to win the NJC. Their last match was a classic, so I see no reason for that not to be too.

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Discounts for students while studying in UK

It’s no secret that student life in the UK can be pricey. Luckily, there are plenty of discounts out there to make things that little bit more affordable.

With so many student discounts out there waiting to be exploited, we wanted to provide a handy list of stores and retailers that regularly offer student deals both online and in store. Offers include up to 50 percent student discount on laptops and other technologies, as well as up to 25 percent off restaurant food bills and takeaways. For all discounts you should present your student ID card at the time of purchase.

Useful websites for finding discounts

       Save The Student – Provides free, unbiased advice on how to make your money go further, and lists temporary UK student deals to take advantage of (such as free drinks/snacks). It also has search tool to look for student discounts.

        Student Money Saver – Also features a range of student deals and discounts, as well as advice on how to manage your money.

Types of UK student discount cards and online codes

        ISIC (worldwide) – £12 a year, the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) offers discounts to students in 130 different countries. Although largely US-centric, an ISIC card is considered an accepted form of student ID in many UK stores.

        TOTUM (UK) – £12 a year, the TOTUM card, offered by the National Union of Students (NUS), offers exclusive student discounts worth up to £500 a year to students in the UK.

        UNiDAYs (Australia & New Zealand, United States, UK, Ireland, Germany and Denmark) – UNiDAYS is an online student scheme, for which those studying in participating countries can register for free. UNiDAYS offers student discounts with brands such as Apple, ASOS and Urban Outfitters. Also available as a handy smartphone app.

        Student Beans – A site for student discounts in the UK, which features some offers that you won’t find on UNiDAYS, for example 10 percent off Oliver Bonas, reduced student tickets at Alton Towers and discounts on food brands such as Papa John’s.

Clothing

·         Clothes can be an expensive investment, but thankfully, many of the UK’s biggest fashion outlets offer student discounts.

        Adidas: Update your sports gear with a tempting 15% off with UNiDAYS.

        American Apparel: UNiDAYS can help you save 20% off in store or online.

        ASOS: With an NUS Extra card, you can get 10% off online purchases.

        Burton: Get 10% off all year round, both online and with in-store purchases.

        French Connection: Discounts of up to 15% are available online and in store.

        Levi’s: Enjoy 20% off the designer jean brand when you shop with UNiDAYS.

        New Look: You can currently get 20% off online and in store with a student ID card or             UNiDAYS promo code.

        Office: Get 10% off online via UNiDAYS or with in-store purchases when you show a             valid student card.

      Reebok: Receive 10% off when you shop online with UNiDAYS.

        Schuh: Students are entitled to 10% off in store and online.

        Topshop/Topman: Get 10% off online and in store. Watch out for special 20% off student         events!

       Urban Outfitters: Like Topshop, Urban Outfitters gives students a 10% discount on                 purchases.

       Vans: Get 10% off new kicks using your UNiDAYS discount code.

Eating out

·         If you consider yourself to be a bit of a foodie, you’ll be pleased to hear that students can get discounts for a wide range of restaurants. Here are just a few of the top picks.

        ASK Italian: Students are treated to 25% off their bill on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (or 40% off on Mondays and Tuesdays) if they have an NUS Extra card.

        Domino’s Pizza: You can currently get 25% off your order (when you spend £25) with a Student Beans iD, or 25% off with an NUS Extra card.

        Giraffe: An NUS Extra card will get you 20% off your bill all day Monday to Friday (and from 6pm on Sundays).

        Gourmet Burger Kitchen: Download the GBK app and you can unlock exclusive discounts – including 30% off.

        Krispy Kreme: Use your NUS Extra card to get a 20% discount on a doughnut (or 10!).

        McDonald’s: If you have any student card then you can get a free cheeseburger, hamburger or McFlurry with any large meal, while an NUS extra card gets you free medium fries with a Big Mac or McChicken Sandwich.

        Pizza Express: Feast on pizza and pastas on Mondays and Tuesdays and get a tasty 40% discount using your NUS Extra card.

        The Cooperative: Your student card gets you 10% off your grocery shopping here.

        Yo! Sushi: If you join the Yo! Love Club and tick the box that says you’re a student, you’ll be entitled to 25% off your food bill (except on Mondays and Saturdays).

        Zizzi: Visit Zizzi for your fix of Italian food on Monday or Tuesday, and earn a whopping 40% off your bill with an NUS Extra card.

        If you love going out for food, could also look into getting a Tastecard, which will get you 50% off your bill at most major restaurant chains from Mondays to Thursdays, and on Sundays. Although it’ll cost you £30 a year, you’ll receive huge savings on your meals. Plus you can currently get a free 3-month trial via UNiDAYS.

UK student discounts for entertainment/media

        Odeon Cinemas – Student ticket prices and discounts.

        Cineworld – Reduced price tickets for students.

        Spotify Premium – 50 percent off premium subscription (with UNiDAYS).

        The Guardian – 80 percent  off digital subscriptions to The Guardian and other perks.

UK student discounts for health and beauty

        Boots Opticians – Save 25 percent  on your first pair of glasses or prescription sunglasses, with every additional pair of glasses or prescription sunglasses half price.

        Supercuts – 10 percent off haircuts and services with a student ID.

        Superdrug – 10 percent off for NUS Extra cardholders. You also need to have a Beautycard (the store loyalty card).

UK student discounts for school supplies

        Foyles bookshop – Offers 20 percent off in store and online twice a year.

        Waterstones – Get 10 percent off with UNiDAYS.

        Paperchase – 10 percent  off in UK stores and online with UNiDAYS, plus 10 percent  off photocopying, printing and services in store.

        Ryman Stationery – The Ryman ‘Student Genius Club’ offers 10 percent  student discount in store and online, as well as 10 percent  off photocopying, printing and binding services.

        Cass Art – 10 percent off online with a Cobalt Blue Student Card.

        Amazon.co.uk – The Amazon Student scheme offers free one-day delivery for six months and 50 percent  off Amazon Prime thereafter (making it £39 a year or £3.99 a month).

        Software4Students – Featuring student deals and discounts for Microsoft, Adobe and anti-virus software.( top overseas education consultant for uk in mumbai)

UK student discounts for technology

        Adobe Creative Cloud – 60 percent off Adobe creative cloud services.

        Apple for education – Receive up to 10 percent student discount on laptops and Mac computers and up to 5 percent  on iPads with education pricing.

        HP – Up to 30 percent off HP products (PCs, printers, supplies and accessories).

        Microsoft Office – 10 percent off with UNiDAYS, plus a four year student subscription to Microsoft Office for £59.99.

        Norton Security – Save up $65 (approximately £46) on Norton internet security and antivirus systems.

        UK student discounts for mobile

        O2 – 20 percent off your Airtime Plan, when you sign up to O2 Refresh.

        Vodafone – 10 percent off selected price plans.

UK student discounts for travel

        16-25 Railcard – 1/3 off all rail travel in the UK (cost of card is £30 per year or £70 for three years). You can get 12 percent off a railcard with Student Beans.

        18+ Student Oyster photocard – 30 percent off adult-rate travel cards for use on all Transport for London services (i.e. underground, overground, buses and trams). Only available to students living at a London address during term time and enrolled at participating universities in London.

        Megabus – 10 percent off all coach travel with Megabus (with an NUS Extra card).

        National Express Young Persons Coachcard – 1/3 off full-price National Express coach tickets (cost of card is £10 per year) for 16-26 year olds.

        STA Travel – Student deals and offers for round-the-world travel.

        Student Universe – Student discounts on flights, hotels, hostels and tours.

UK student bank account incentives

        Natwest – Free four-year National Express coachcard, giving you a third off coach travel. (Other perks include a gradually increasing overdraft.)

        Santander – Free 16-25 Railcard (see above) for four years with the Santander student bank account, saving you a third on all rail travel within the UK. The free overdraft limit is up to £1,500.

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