#pro wrestling only

[drrav3nb]

CHYNA & EDDIE GUERRERO + being playful/goofing around

(cred to FullWithDivas for the videos, such great finds!)

[jkparkin]

AEW wrestlers by Eric Whalen. Lots more here.

[unforth]

Started thinking about a modern Bingliushen pro-wrestling AU.

Liu Qingge is a face and very popular for his noble character and his incredible athleticism, like, pro wrestling is fake but Liu Qingge is clearly a legit badass. His rival is...

Luo Binghe is a heel, always comes out to the ring with a harem, and always wins when he and Liu Qingge fight, often because a couple members of the harem do underhanded things.

When they do, Luo Binghe scolds them and says he doesn't believe in cheating to win and then always gives the camera the most absolute wicked "of course I actually support this" look. (Even though he is also an athletic badass. There are frequent calls for them to have a clean fight cause fans want to genuinely know who'd win.)

Shang Qinghua is the script writer.

And Shen Yuan is the YouTuber who does hour-long vitriolic rants after every event where he lambasts the writing and detests the whole harem and leads the brigade of people demanding that Binghe and Qingge have a clean fight with no interference. His videos are so unhinged that he's actually gotten extremely popular, because his over-the-top-ness fits right in with the megadrama that is pro wrestling. The only issue, if it's an issue, is that no one can figure out if it's a schtick or if he genuinely is like that and really believes all the nonsense he's spewing (and, by extension, if he fully realizes that wrestling is a schtick).

Oh, and one other thing?

Shen Yuan never shows his face. His videos are voice-overs of clips, ingeniously done animations, awfully done animations, once or twice a person in a mask, once or twice a weird pseudo Hatsune Miko thing, he has many tricks to keep the visuals interesting and none involve a face reveal.

He has sworn up and down he'll never do a face reveal.

When he hits 1 million subscribers, Shang Qinghua reluctantly acknowledges that this fuckin annoying weirdo has gotten too big to ignore. He wants to meet him. He wants to make him shut the fuck up, or at least ease off on the hate. And since he's clearly obsessed with Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge, Shang Qinghua has a plan.

He invites Shen Yuan to meet the real Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge.

Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge, who have an at-times-tense friendship behind the scenes (what kind of tense? Yes.) Are of course aware of this Shen Yuan fellow, and both enjoy watching his videos (...and really like his voice...) and Luo Binghe at least has noticed there's...something...about the way Shen Yuan talks about Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge, something charged and interested and almost possessive (and yeah, Luo Binghe is into it, and he just assumes Liu Qingge has noticed. Liu Qingge has not.)

And like. Shen Yuan does know that wrestling is fake. He does! But he's still in no way prepared to meet these two men and find out what they're each really like when they're not playing their face/heel roles...

And neither Liu Qingge nor Luo Binghe are prepared for the beautiful face of the man behind those ridiculous videos...

[cosmoweirdkid]

[jt-theblogger]

people like to talk about scary wrestlers. and say undertaker, malakai black, wyatt sicks, house of torture (for other reasons).

nah. you want to know the scariest wrestler today?

joe hendry. i look into his eyes as he dramatically turns to the screen and i question if i have just joined a cult.

[sistertonin]

i just think he's neat :]

[blizzardsuplex]

G1 34 semifinalist entrances from New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax 34 Night 17, 08/17/2024

[modesevenshitpost]

From Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? Vol.5 Ch.23: "Every Day In a Vacation Mood"

[ariszed]

🐉 Two Dragons 🐉

[foreverlyjay]

Interesting The Rock shows up when Roman is not around LMFAOOOO

[explainwrestling]

Mox proving once again that deep inside, he’s just a huge nerd

[angelofalls]

[OC] Tyrus Titan, Estefan

🎶You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you!🎶

("Just like you" by Three days Grace)

[freshmarketflesh]

No matter what I do, my art will always be western comics inspired

And it’ll always have a clear photo reference

[knifepervert]

🔪 🔪

[caranoirs]

[copperbadge]

Roma lost the Europa Cup last week, which meant winning the last game of the season was their final chance to advance from Conference to the more elite Europa League. The last regular season game was against Spezia yesterday.

The team fought like hell and the score was tied when Roma was awarded a penalty kick, and Paulo Dybala took the kick in the last minute of regular play. If he got a goal, they would have an almost guaranteed win, and that would get them into Europa League. They would take the last slot, elbowing out Turin's Juventus. Last season, Dybala was playing for Juventus when they declined to renew his contract, the only reason Roma coach Jose Mourinho was able to secure him for Roma this season.

Mourinho wasn't there for this kick, or at least wasn't where he should have been. He was watching from the stands and not the touchline due to a suspension, because he got his fifth red card for swearing at the Europa Cup referee last week. Still #1 in red cards leaguewide. Possibly worldwide this year.

Dybala, who sobbed openly on the field in Turin when he left Juventus and kissed Mourinho's hands after scoring his first two goals for Roma, kicked and scored one more time. It won them the game, and a well-deserved place for the team in the Europa League next season.

Daje Roma, la Joya, and the Special One -- per la maglia, per la gente, per la Roma.

[ID: Two photos. Top, taken after winning the June 4, 2023 game against Spezia, shows Paulo Dybala hugging Jose Mourinho while assistant manager Salvatore Foti, who supervised the match, looks on. Bottom, taken in August 2022, shows Dybala, having just made his 100th Serie A goal, kissing Mourinho's hand while Mourinho grins.]