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40+ Year Pro Wrestling Fan. Two time "Funny or Die" Award Winner. Magnificent Bastard. Victim of Circumstance. Bad Faith Grifter. Friendly Neighborhood Cynic.

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Joined April 2009
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#andNEW: Congratulations to “La Primera” @Steph_Vaquer, the number-one wrestler on our annual #Womens250 ranking. Find the full top 10 (along with links to buy the digital/print mag) in the comments 👇
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JR is out of surgery and everything went well! Praise God!
JR is finally headed in right now for shunt surgery. 🙏 🤞
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How young wrestlers politic vs how old wrestlers politic
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Have you ever asked that question to anyone?
If you were to ask someone on the street to name a pro wrestler, and this has been done in many different polls and such, almost nobody will mention an active WWE wrestler. Hogan and Rock will be far ahead, followed by the likes of Cena, Undertaker, Austin, Flair. Outside of wrestling, the other names aren't well known to the average person, they may have a name recognition, but it's not at the big mainstream level. ESPN is pushing WWE on shows that don't draw mainstream numbers and draw less than Smackdown already does in most cases aside from when they put Mania on.
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WWE has their highlights on Sportscenter. From a culture standpoint that is absolutely recognized as mainstream. Another ignorant comment from Dave.
Of course they aren't mainstream. Nobody in wrestling is mainstream. WWE historically is No. 1. But they are successful. Nothing in wrestling is culturally mainsteam today unless it involves Dwayne Johnson. And wrestling at the same time is more financially successful than at any time in history.
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This should happen EVERY time a wrestler sees his opponent dive toward him . . . Why break his fall? . . . He's your opponent, not your dance partner . . . If you want to win, it's logical…
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AEW referees are largely clowns. That whole promotion is the fakest of the fake and run by this century's Herb Abrams.
Replying to @jimmykorderas
Lmfao you stated that refs should only do things off TV I mention wwe has done it many times on tv of which you are well aware because you worked there at the time and you switch to but story's. That's not what your OG tweet said.
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Arguing with everybody about this stupid AEW. Fight the good fight!!!
Replying to @jimmykorderas
Lmfao you stated that refs should only do things off TV I mention wwe has done it many times on tv of which you are well aware because you worked there at the time and you switch to but story's. That's not what your OG tweet said.
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Mark Golden retweeted
Socialism doesn’t work. Socialism is a lie. America runs on #BigMoney Always has And not other peoples’ either
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Mark Golden retweeted
Dave, when did you decide to respond to everybody in the known world by writing a half a trillion words in defending AEW when all we had to say is that it's a billionaire's vanity project with the silliest, fakest-looking wrestling in TV history whether it makes $1 or a billion?
Brian, please tell me when you first said that AEW was going to get a deal worth more than half a billion and thus became a huge success in the sports world. When did you first cover the most successful drawing promotion to casuals and hardcores in a market and learn what works to such an audience? What did you say and learn from the largest TV audience per cap by far in 2026,which you may not even know today for all we know? You made fun of me for reporting and explaining demo numbers and then instead of learning, thus were blindsided by the 0's in the next deals. You've spent years on this, but looking back, you've missed almost every major business story and every trend in and out of the ring. Because of that you have to make it personal because your track record on modern business has been so far off.
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Mark Golden retweeted
Randy Orton stood just far enough from a group of Saudi children so they couldn't touch him. They reached w/their whole lives but couldn't touch the legend killer. All the while he was staring them down like he wanted to punt every one of them. Heel Randy is committing to the bit
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Mark Golden retweeted
There’s a time & place for referee gaga. It’s called house shows, not television. TV time is too valuable to waste on refs looking for their own spotlight. The wrestlers are the attraction. If the audience is talking more about the ref than the match, the plot is completely lost.
Replying to @mibrardragon
This is actually an issue, the referee making himself the center of attention, taking away from the wrestlers. @jimmykorderas brought this up during our interview a couple of weeks ago, referees, especially AEW, seek out to take attention away from the people who are supposed to have the eyes on them. This is not a good thing
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Always remember: We are not all the same.
lol that’s all you people got when you don’t agree with a wrestlers opinion that doesn’t align with yours. We are out of touch. And you are??? Let’s both produce a professional wrestling match on tv and see who’s out of touch and knows what the F they’re actually doing. GTFOH
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I hate that move, period. Mexican, Canadian, or otherwise.
Hate that pop up stagger sell off the Mexican Destroyer. Looks so cartoonish!
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What exactly is the end result of the FTR vs MCMG Best of Five Series? #AEWCollision #AEWDynamite
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Mark Golden retweeted
"I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸
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I agree with about 80-90 percent of the things that Mr. Korderas opines. Rather than get angry and hurl insults like a child, it's much better to learn why someone from the industry feels differently about something.
Oh shut up you miserable old bastard, every week you complain about something. If it bothers you that much, by all means find a new hobby because I promise you not one single person wants to hear your ass whining & crying every single week you’re not critiquing, you’re boring.
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I hate that this is what wrestling has become. 😔
Potentially the best 30 seconds of no selling I've ever seen, wrestling has evolved, and if you don't think this is great, you need to study and learn 🥰
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AHA!
Same cage they used for Rebellion 1999 PPV HHH vs Rock. That was the cage they had stored in the UK at that time.
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