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[indeedgoodman]

[yooniesim]

“I promise to be a good boy.” ☠️🧷🖤

Simon Stark

Age: 31

Blood Type: O

Identity: Bisexual Man

Height: 5'9"

Nationality: Canadian

Rider Style: Boardercross (BX)

Alternate Sport: Mountain Biking

Motto: "Do I look like a people person?"

Favorite Music: Slayer, Napalm Death

Voice Actor: Jim Rose

Simon is a fearless but erratic snowboarder with the ability to unnerve every one of his opponents. He knows that people are uncomfortable around him, and uses this to his advantage. No matter how hard it's snowing or how cold it is on race day, Simon won't wear goggles or a jacket. He perpetuates the mythology around his accident (he jumped a huge gap on a mountain bike and landed on some power lines, blacking out the entire Okanogan Valley) with his erratic behavior on and off the SSX track. So while he comes across as a maniac, he does indeed have an agenda, though it is known only to Simon himself. - SSX Tricky

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[jupiterjunebug]

i am seeing some people who uh. i dont think realize that takeshita is not a new japan talent.

at least i assume. that is why we are saying "tony khan should do the right thing and let takeshita have the belt off moxley at double or nothing". Because the alternative is thinking that the right thing to do to rectify an aew talent defending the main new japan belt in america is to...........drop it to a guy who is from a third promotion on a ppv that new japan has NOTHING to do with? Just because that man is um? Japanese?

[mhalachai]

word of the week: Kayfabe

Back to the main purpose of this series, which is to share new words I learned this week, and this one is fascinating. I came across it in a post about DND (re the relationship between the GM and the players), but it’s originally a professional wrestling term, which immediately sparked my interest.

Word of the week: Kayfabe

Definition: Kayfabe is a term that involves acknowledging the staged and scripted nature of professional wrestling, instead of presenting it as an competitive sport*. Used by those in the business (primarily talent or event staff), the concept of kayfabe refers to how, traditionally, professional wrestlers stayed in character both in and out of the ring, and that the match-ups and interactions are scripted, and not real.

Historically, wrestlers were in on the act at all times, to keep up the pretense that the outcome of in-ring matches was not pre-determined.

*Look I know, what is a sport, anyway? Professional wrestling is entertainment, but that doesn’t diminish from the fact that it’s a punishingly physical way to earn a living. I know people who were on the amateur circuit after doing MMA, and they say it’s harder mentally and physically to take part in professional wrestling, because you can’t just fall back on your instincts to finish the match. It’s theatre, it’s stunt acting, it’s dangerous, and while the storylines can be a little silly, it’s fun entertainment.  

Use: In addition to referencing the “stay in character” nature of the work, it can also be used as a warning that someone who isn’t in on the act is in the area, so wrestlers would know not to break character.

Does this look like a man surprised to be surrounded by sudden flames?

Origin: It’s wrestling, baby – there is no truth. Wikipedia has some out-there theories, but there’s a likely contender:

Another theory suggests that the term derives from the expression "keep cavey", from the Latin verb caveo, which means "look out for"; this phrase was used throughout Britain and by Jews living in East London between World Wars I and II. According to that theory, many US promoters and wrestlers at that time were of Eastern European origin and many had heavy accents, leading to the term being transformed into "kayfabe"

Or the dictionary suggestion:

 It is often theorized that it originated in carnival jargon as a disguised slang variation of the word fake or the phrase be fake - or a variant of pig Latin that went from be fake to kayfabe.

The Wikipedia article also has a lot more info on kayfabe in WWE and beyond, and if you’re into professional wrestling, it’s an interesting read.

So that's this week's word. Next week when I'll be digging into some Canadian vernacular that might be new to everyone who didn't grow up on the Prairies. Until then,

[axelwolf8109]

Whoever does the drones with the logos is so fucking cool

[xomegaman]

Kenny Omega says he would love to be presented like Roman Reigns:

“I think he’s incredible. I don’t think he’s boring either. I would actually say that I’m pretty jealous because Roman Reigns is presented in the exact same way that I would love to be presented. He’s presented as the man who is the champion to have big matches at the payperviews where you’re either really cheering for him or you’re cheering for someone else. That’s professional wrestling.”

[loki69zowens]

ok lokis head is going to blowww soo good night for real ....i was not emotionally ready for this dry fuck of of a payperview like i like it rough but please wwe warn a girl .... alsoo if PAPI looses i swear we ride at dawn and blood will flowww

[makiitoh]

what a way to end a payperview just darby throwing a tantrum on the hood of a car?

[anamelessfool]

Trafalgar Releasing is responsible for Rite Here Rite Now worldwide distribution. They're the ones who negotiate with theaters and promote the film. If enough people (politely and persistently) voice their concerns about the film's distribution perhaps things may change. Maybe they will offer a PayPerView opportunity elsewhere.

I was briefly in the Film and Television production industry, and a lot of their contracts and rules can get pretty arcane. It's expensive to produce films so a lot of little people and orgs are involved and they all have their conditions. Artists sometimes have minimal control over where their work gets seen, and it's often out of their hands. But constructively voicing concerns to the right distributors has a chance to make a difference.

I hope Trafalgar (or whatever organization that is working with theater chains to distribute this film) is able to come up with a compromise.

[lauratheghost]

I think I might starting documenting my highs and lows of every week here.

So for this week:

Lows:

- Got kicked off my health insurance because I "make too much money" LMAO. I laughed instead of cried. (I'm so poor- but I genuinely have no energy to appeal it)

- I think I have Sciatica. My back and leg are killing me. I might've hurt myself at work or it might've been from the long car rides on Sunday 🤷🏼‍♀️ (5 hours total, and I'm never in cars) My body is a mess this year 😭

Highs:

- Signed up for new Health Insurance :) I have to pay monthly now but it's not too bad. I just really hope I can keep all of my existing dentist appointments. (I've been waiting for almost a year 😢)

- I have a three day weekend for the holiday! And I'm going to the casino tomorrow and a town I haven't been to since I was maybe 12. I'm excited to explore. The town is where "Mystic Pizza" was filmed :)

- Found a lot of good new music, and revisited many old bands I loved 🥰🎵

- Finished the art piece I've been imagining for a month now

- FINALLY wrote some of my story that has been giving me writers block for weeks (thank you too the anon person who asked about it here- that pushed me to sit down and focus on it today after work. 🥰 And I actually made good progress!)

- This is EXTREMELY random- but when I was a little kid, I loved NSYNC, and my cousin was my best friend. I work at a thrift store and this week, we got a DVD copy of their Madison Square Garden show. Me and my cousin made my grandma buy that shit on payperview and she recorded it on VHS for us. We rewatched it a million times. I never even knew it came out on DVD. When I saw it at work I was like "omg!!!! This was meant for me!" ✨ manifesting queen✨ I text my cousin a photo of it and she was so excited 😂 it was like a staple of our childhood. It was really wholesome 🥰🖤

- Had a super creepy dream about Sleep Token 😭😂 it freaked me out, but also gave me art/story ideas... So that's cool I guess.

- Finally got an eye doctor appointment! My eye doctor office hasn't had a doctor for months... And I have really bad dry eye symptoms unfortunately... But I finally have an appointment for later in September 🥰

Anyways... I hope everyone's having a week with more highs than lows! 🖤

[sydsaint]

Summary: The Bloodline implodes at Night Of Champions and the readers finds herself in Romans's crosshairs. But lucky for her, Solo has a problem with that.

It's time for the Night of Champions payperview to kick off, and tensions within The Bloodline are already running high. Everyone is settled into Roman's lavish locker room and doing their own things while they wait for the main event to arrive.

You find yourself standing next to Solo, the standard routine when Roman isn't ordering you around. But Jimmy catches your attention from across the room and beckons you over to his and Jey's side.

"I'll be right back, Solo." You dismiss yourself and head over to Jimmy. "What's up, boys?" You ask the twins once you're at their side.

"How you feeling about tonight, shorty?" Jey asks you.

You shrug and glance back at Solo looking as stoic as ever. "As good as anyone, I guess. Solo seems like he's ready. Not that any of us would know any different."

"Right," Jimmy chuckles. "Do you really think that Roman and Solo can beat Sami and Kevin?" He asks you. "I mean, sure they're family. But they ain't no tag team." He reminds you.

"It won't be an easy match, that's for sure," You offer a neutral reply. "Roman wants me out there with Paul for some reason." You add. "Though I can't imagine why. It's not like I can help in any way."

Jimmy and Jey share a look and a hint of a laugh. "You ain't gonna be out there for him, that's for sure." Jey teases you.

"What's that supposed to mean?" You put a hand on your hip.

"Yeah, Roman's only got you out there for Solo." Jimmy explains with a chuckle. "You're his lucky charm."

You feel your face heat up and shake your head. "I am not!" You protest, but the twins just laugh at your embarrassment.

"Hey! What are you three doing over there!" Roman's voice booms across the room and makes you instinctively turn your head toward him.

"Nothing! Sorry, Roman." Your reply leaves your mouth before you can even process it.

Not wanting to get into any more trouble, you walk over to Paul and chat with him for a while. Soon enough it's time for the main event of the night. You exit the locker room at Paul's side and the group heads down to the ring.

Out in the ring, you glance at Sami and Kevin already standing in the ring before taking your place in The Bloodline's corner. The bell rings and the match begins. You watch Roman interact with Sami and Kevin as well as the crowd and you can't help but notice that his behavior is even more egomaniacal and convoluted than usual. In fact, you've been noticing that trend for a few months now.

When things start to look like they are going to take a turn for the worse, you call on Jimmy and Jey to come out and help. The twins come out from the back when they get your text and begin their assault on Sami and Kevin. Your plan backfires, however, when in an attempt to incapacitate Sami Zayn, the twins accidentally hit Solo with their signature double superkick.

"Oh shit!" Your hand covers your mouth in shock at the sigh of Solo getting hit.

You glance at Roman who has now climbed into the ring looking angrier than you've ever seen him. You watch him slip into the ring and immediately confront Jimmy and Jey. He shouts and pushes around Jey for a moment before it happens.

You watch in utter shock as Jimmy hits Roman in the back in defense of his twin. He hits Roman with a superkick after the champ gets to his feet before he and Jey make their retreat. Unsure of what to do now, you rush over to Paul's side just as Sami pins Solo in the middle of the ring for the win.

"Y/N! Paul!" Roman barks at both of you, beckoning you both to the ring.

"Yes, my Tribal Chief?" Paul speaks first, but Roman's gaze is fixed on you.

Roman stares you down and a chill runs down your spine. "What did you do?" He asks you with an icy stare.

"I...I was trying to help." You stutter out an answer while taking a step back from Roman.

"Don't move!" Roman snaps at you. "This was your plan all along, wasn't it?" He snarls at you. "You think I didn't notice you cozying up to Jimmy and Jey? Making plans with them?"

You take another step back, scared for your life at Roman's belligerence. "Roman! No! I'd never!" You try to reason with him.

"Don't lie to me!" Roman continues to yell and reaches out to grab ahold of you.

You gasp in anticipation of being grabbed, but before Roman's hand can reach you, Solo steps in front of you. "Roman! Knock it off! You're scaring her." He defends you.

"Oh, so you're in on this as well now, Solo?" Roman sneers. "If you're not, you'll move out of the way." He challenges Solo.

"You're about to cross the line, Roman." Solo stands his ground. "She didn't do anything. It's all in your head man."

Your heart pounds in your chest as you stand behind Solo. Jimmy and Jey's laugh echo in your mind. 'You're out there for Solo. You're his lucky charm.'

Roman glares at Solo for a moment before finally walking away, you're safe from Roman's anger for now.

Solo turns to look at you, but you can still feel the light sting of tears behind your eyes as Solo leads you backstage.

The walk of shame to the locker room is a tense one, you can still see Roman practically vibrating with rage. When you return to the locker room Jimmy and Jey are nowhere to be found. You assume that they just went ahead and left the arena for the night.

"Why'd you do that?" You turn to Solo, not being able to stand the deafening silence in the room.

"Well, I wasn't going to let Roman hurt you," Solo replies matter-of-factly. "Are you alright? You're still shaking?" He steps over to your side and puts a hand on your arm.

You close your eyes for a second and let yourself calm down. "So what now?" You open your eyes back up and look up at Solo.

"Now, we take care of business," Solo replies. "As long as I'm here, Roman ain't gonna come anywhere near you, okay?" He assures you. "We'll link up with Jimmy and Jey then figure things out."

You nod and find that you're resisting the urge to hug your savior. You're just not sure that you should. Solo sees the hesitation on your face and chuckles. "What?" You question him sheepishly.

"You wanna hug me, don't you?" Solo asks you.

"M-maybe." You blush.

"Come here." Solo chuckles again and holds his arms out for a hug.

You lean forward, pleasantly surprised by Sikoa's offer. He hugs you tightly against his chest. "Thanks." You mumble against his chest.

"Of course," Solo replies. "Now come on, let's get out of here." 

[cookietrains]

"Spikey, darling. Light of my life, I don't know how many times I gotta say this.

It's "Pay-Per-View," NOT "paperview." There is no origami present in the show, my love."

*I forgot that paper and pencils exist for a second there... tried doing the iPad things to my sketchbook ;; (like trying to zoom into a spot, or hit the 'back' button ;;

Anyway, here's some of Poppy. Trying to teach her mate what PayPerView is... and what it is not. BUT Poppy wouldn't have Spikey Any Other Way 💜🩵🩷

[powderflower]

ughhhhh to buy the payperview or not to buy the payperview

[bubblegumlefty]

Idk why, but as I was watching Matt Hardy VS Hook, this idea suddenly ran through my mind. If Jeff were to ever return to AEW someday, he should be allowed to do a complete 180 heel turn. Like imagine for a second; we can have it play out like the way Matt turned on Jeff back in the late 2000s (during the royal rumble) have Jeff make a return on either Dynamite or a payperview and let the audience think everything's all cheery and heartwarming reunions, only to have him completely blindside everyone by attacking Matt. Reason why? Jealousy, but not for the reasons you think. It's not really because of stardom or fame, but more so the fact that his older brother was actually able to successfully keep his livelyhood together despite his constant injuries in the ring. Meanwhile, with the injuries and legal problems he's faced over the past year (to the point where he's suffered a legit concussion for crying out loud!) Jeff grows increasingly hostile from everything that's happened to him and finally puts his foot down, making the decision to stop catering to the fans and stop being the risky charasmatic enigma he's been known for years. He's done being, quote on quote, "everyone's favorite rag doll." He stops using the Swanton Bomb, as he feels that the fans don't really deserve to see it anymore, thinking they only seem to really still watch him just for the crazy stunts he pulls, while not seeming to care if it causes him legit back breaking pain from performing it every single week. He does tease it from time to time, only to spite the fans by not performing the finisher. He creates a safer moveset for himself, maybe changes up his look (TNA 2010-2011 anyone?), and overall becomes more cynical and hostile to almost everybody, fans and co-workers alike. If nobody's going to take his chronic injuries seriously, then why should he continue catering to their demands each and every week? Thus, he only works part-time and only shows up on special occasions. (This way, it can kinda prevent him from causing any more accidental harm to himself in the future and give him an easier time in the ring overall.)

So basically, what we have will be a heel Jeff VS a babyface Matt, who desperately wants his little brother changed back to the smiling, kind-hearted man he's always known him for. Now you have the feud set up. 😁

Like, seriously, if we weren't able to get Jeff VS Punk, then this here is the next best thing...

I could actually make a legit story out of this... 🤔

[ithisatanytime]

(kryst3n)

[ariyadaivaris]

wrestling is able to hold the audience culpable in a way that other mediums don't necessarily have access to! there's this one piece i just adore and think about all the time about modern art with the lines "'haha, what does this represent?' what do YOU represent?! modern art will meet you half way and no further. it is alive if you are. it reacts to you if you react to it. you, sir, are a space too!" and i just feel that this could be taken so far in wrestling. its the kind of long-running real time excess of information you get from comics and from life with the plain excess and stylization and melodrama of theatre and the semi-exposed artifice of modern art! it is such a rich medium and it has the ability to confront the viewer in a way that is more...OUGHHH its not viewed as abjectly as modern art communicating with you and expecting a response because wrestlers have a face and a movement to them, but it is so much more visceral than you get in life and it is hyperreal!

something i think about often is that when i was first getting really into wrestling, my aunt visited while i was watching i think a money in the bank payperview, and said "well, its not real, is it?". which is of course one of THE things that wrestling faces. and it irritated me, but in the next instance someone executed an aerial move off the ladder, and then she flinched and went "okay, well THAT was". and its that kind of shock that i think wrestling can do so well, the embodiment of shocking someone into responding. wrestling is not real, but it is as real as anything. c'est n'est pas une bagarre. you know