2020 Quotables – Week 7 (Submission)

blaxabbath - October 27, 2020

So I hope you all enjoyed Friday's changeup from #blaxthoughts. As you have all seen, I don't have much to add to this space and with DTZM still cracking down on the word counts, I figured Quotables Results is as good a spot as any to establish a sort of

2020 Quotables – Week 6 (Results)

blaxabbath - October 23, 2020October 22, 2020

SCENE: Interior, the DFO Clubhouse. The floor is littered with empty beer bottles, the walls are covered in Iguana Mart posters, and the couch is...sticky. BeerGuyRob: So today's the day, huh? HoratioCornblower: What are you talking about? Is Geno Auriemma finally coming to visit? BallsofSteelandFury: Didn't you read blax's Quotables submissions page this

Less than Elite and Wednesday Night Open Thread

Joliet Jake Delhomme - October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

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Wrestling Glossary: Blowoff-No this is not a sexual term (in this context). The blowoff match is the end of an ongoing feud between two wrestlers, tag teams or factions. It clears the wrestlers to move onto their next feud. Factions-This is a group of wrestlers united by a common theme or manager.

2020 Quotables – Week 6 (Submissions)

blaxabbath - October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Look, am I having a Joe Flacco year here at Quotables? Yes. But, unlike Adam Gase, am I doing anything about it? Yes. Tune in Friday to find out the Fresh New Taektm on Quotables! Submissions are below.

2020 Quotables – Week 5 (Results)

blaxabbath - October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Welcome back to another edition of Quotables where, unlike the NFL, we keep to a schedule. I'm not offering too much for you all on the text front today but that's no biggie. I'm gonna go ahead and drop in your Week 5 Quotables results below (submissions are here) and

Less than Elite and Wednesday Night Open Thread

Joliet Jake Delhomme - October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

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I decided the whole Rhodes family would be too much, so I will just add glossary terms this week. Dusty Finish: Dusty Rhodes was a wrestler and booker for many territories, including the WWE and WCW. He is Dustin and Cody's father. He was very good at creating storylines. He was very

2020 Quotables – Week 5 (Submissions)

blaxabbath - October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

Hi all! I’m waiting for my Southwest flight to finish boarding and forgot I owed you all Quotables today. I think my finger may have hit a formatting button? Yeah, I do the gifs Monday and the text Tuesday’s before posting. That’s how I create my art! Alright — so

2020 Quotables – Week 4 (Results)

blaxabbath - October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Wife took off this morning for the weekend back in Arizona so that leaves me work plus Boiz Weekend 2020 II with blaxito. Our last weekend alone, I took him to see Elizabeth Warren speak at a high school here in town. Based on the results there, I will be

Less Than Elite and Wednesday Night Open Thread

Joliet Jake Delhomme - October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

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As promised, Unindicted Murderer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Nancy Argentino's death (mostly from Wikipedia). My comments in italic. On May 10, 1983, a few hours after wrestling at a WWF TV taping in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka placed a call for an ambulance. When emergency personnel arrived at his hotel room, they

2020 Quotables – Week 4 (Submissions)

blaxabbath - October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

I had face cancer surgery yesterday so you're not going to get my shot of prideful wittiness today. Just your Week 4 Quotables submissions and the reminder that, just because I seem to be making through this minor case with full-on health insurance and competent medical experts, you can't worry

2020 Quotables – Week 3 (Results)

blaxabbath - October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

What can I say? Regardless of the reason, Big Dick Vic refusing to shake hands after TNF is very 2020. Goodness -- if you aren't going to stand for the National Anthem or shake hands after the game, let's just do BattleBots. Plus they're all a bunch of thugs except

Less than Elite and Wednesday Night Open Thread

Joliet Jake Delhomme - September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

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By Request: Rowdy Roddy Piper: I don't have any great personal stories about Roddy Piper. His heyday kind of came during a low point in my wrestling fandom. I had a lapse in interest between the rise of Hulk Hogan and the beginning of the Monday Night Wars. He was one of