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P cool

 

I get this weird feeling that tonights cage match is gonna have a call back to the Big Show's debut. Like, Braun throws him so hard into the side of the cage that Show breaks through and "wins".

 

Heads up if you're watching MYC on a Roku box (could also probably be the case for other devices)

The description for the semi-finals episode mentions all four women in the semi-finals. And the semi-finals episode is the first one selected. So do your best to avoid reading it when you then go to try and select episode 5.

 

Something is gonna break for sure.

 

So I'm on episode 3 of MYC and I noticed Mauro said "WWE's own Wonder Woman" when talking about Santana Garrett in the intro. She's not signed right?

 

Nope. She's wrestled a few NXT matches (none recently) but hasn't been signed, as far as I know. She's one of the girls who definitely should be, but she's just gonna job forever from the looks of it.

 

you know it is a wash of a RAW when big show/braun are main eventing. but I'm all in on them killing each other.

 

Spoilering to avoid who wins the R1 matches but

Sane vs Belair in R2 was all kinds of fantastic

 

Obviously the logistics/liability would make this spot impossible to do safely, but it would be cool as fuck to see the "big man superplex" ring collapse spot with a fucking cage involved

 

Has Piper Nevin been signed? Don't wanna peek into google to avoid result spoilers but shes easily been the biggest revelation of the tournament for me.

 

I literally was anticipating this before I even clicked post, you sly dog

 

good luck with that

my jewish ass still might watch on christmas, at least

 

Dinner usually ends before 8 on Christmas so okay

 

Yeah, I'm down with that, I would hope performers get a bigger check or something

 

Not that I'm aware of. Of the people in the tournament, there aren't many women that are signed. I would expect quite a few signings based on performance and social media. The match with Kavita Devi has done crazy numbers on youtube. Shit is crazy.

 

Holy shit. Most of the other Mae Young videos have like 30K views. That has almost 100 times that.

 

wow that is like Exhibit A for understanding the Jinder push.

 

Wow, that's fucking cool stuff.

 

Sexy Star wrote a letter.

First of all, I want to thank all the people that has stuck with me these last few days that have become a nightmare and one of the most difficult moments of my career and my personal life.
Like some of you know, last Saturday August 26th, I was present at the TRIPLEMANIA 25 event in Arena Ciudad de Mexico to participate in a Championship match for the AAA promotion who contracted me as an Independent. So I could once again don the Sexy Star Mask, the character I have used to work for 11 years.
In the beginning I was informed that this Reina de Reinas championship would be a one on one with one of the Mexican women that belongs to the Promotion, but a few days prior to the event, I was told they would include 2 more women, among them a North American woman that belongs to the promotion Global Force Wrestling who AAA hired. And as far as I know, she has never wrestled in Mexico or at least not for any Mexican promotion and who I only met minutes before I went up to fulfill the match which I was contracted for.
Just as I have done for over 10 years, once I got to the venue I reached for the people that would be participating in the match to coordinate the show we would present to the public. The ones responsible for the event(Lucha AAA) were the ones that determined with precision what would happen in the match.
Just like I'm accustomed and especially when I'm going to wrestle with someone who I've never worked with, and they being a foreigner-the wrestling styles change too much between countries-I especially approached the American. I asked if she felt alright with what we would be presenting or if she wanted to change something so she could feel more comfortable in the ring. Those who have worked with me know I always do this, the idea is to avoid any incidents with the people working with me as well as myself. Not just due to ethics but for the values I was taught at home growing up, which include camaraderie. I've always been conscious of the danger all of us that work in Wrestling face, be it our first match or our 100th match. I want to make clear that at no moment did she ask to verify or change anything that we would be presenting, something that is very important to me. So I assumed that she knew and would be in control of what we would be doing. The Talent Coordinator for AAA was the one that gave the OK for us to go up there and perform without a previous approach.
The time for the match arrived, I went up to the ring to perform the show just like I have done for many years, the same way, with the same energy and enthusiasm, with the same style and fury that has characterized Sexy Star in all of her matches.
The match ended when I submitted the North American woman with the hold I was told to use, which was selected for being, as far as danger goes, one of the least dangerous. And one which I have used repeatedly on others, and have had used on me as well. A hold which I repeat, as far as danger is concerned is one of the least dangerous. At least, that's how it has always been.
At the end of the match, and after the foreign women got off the ring on her own, and without the need of help from others or any medical personnel, we continued protocol. They presented me the belt which was brought out by Martha Villalobos, someone that I admire profoundly an who actually taught me many things when I began in this sport, a sport which I love with all my heart and has cost me many injuries and sacrifices and has made me be conscious of my preparation. To strengthen my body to handle falls, holds and bad positions. Very few know the secrets in wrestling, and if in this letter I reveal a few is to secure my integrity and this career that has given me so much in both my professional and personal life. I won't go point by point into it, I just want to say that those that have maintained their careers through highs and lows, falling and getting up, with injuries and blood will understand what I'm referring to.
After 20 minutes and after the presentation of the belt was over I went down and went to the dressing rooms where I was surrounded by people from GFW, a promotion that has a working relationship with AAA. Who claimed in the language of their country a supposed injury on the woman I submitted. Which surprised me. I want to reiterate she walked off the ring on her own without the need of assistance.
I immediately, and not just for ethical reasons but because I was worried, I went to make sure she was fine and I found her talking with another colleague, standing in the production area with only an ice pack on her elbow. There were no paramedics or anybody else attending to her. There was a stretcher, which is standard protocol when there are suspicions of injury, but she wasn't even sitting on it which made me feel relieved because I saw with my own eyes that she was fine, that she wasn't injured. After that, AAA's talent coordinator assured me everything was fine, so I left the place with my Husband, feeling relieved and assured that everything was ok and without any notice from Mr. Dorian Roldan, owner of AAA, who I assume if there were any problems he wouldn't have let me go without clearing the situation.
You should also know that I have never been given any medical reports, and that X-rays do not exist to show any type of injuries on the person that I wrestled with.
I wasn't worried about the situation, because I repeat, I saw with my own eyes that she wasn't injured. I didn't assume, I proved it by seeing that she wasn't being attended by Medical personnel, she wasn't taken to a Hospital, there was no medical equipment being used on her or a stretcher, which is what happens when anyone suffers any kind of injury. In my wrestling career I have seen many injuries and I myself have been injured and believe me, none of the things that happen when someone gets injured happened the night of TRIPLEMANIA 25 after the Reina de Reinas match.
The next day I started to receive an array of Cyber Attacks on Social Media. Which included a letter with insults written by the North American woman, in which she affirmed she was injured, only in text, without showing any photos or medical reports, not even showing her face. Saying that I had injured her on purpose.
This letter was widely spread, in part by North American wrestlers, male and female. People I have never worked with and people that weren't even there that night and who added insults confirming my lack of professionalism, using the letter as proof.
The attacks on social media kept growing and were spread by bloggers and media that weren't there that night, media that didn't cover the event, media that doesn't even work in Mexico. Media didn't hold back with their headlines like "She dislocated her shoulder on purpose" or "She broke her arm intentionally" affirming the supposed injury, with the only reference being the letter posted on twitter and the end of the match shown from different angles at which at no moment does it show her being injured. And on the contrary it shows her walking off on her own and using her hands to do so. Some even assured that I applied the hold with bad intentions, raising my hips to injure her, something that is also not in the video. Many people in the media and people online couldn't even match their stories. Some mentioned she injured her shoulder, others the elbow, others the whole arm.
I want to make clear that the video being shared online only shows me personifying Sexy Star while applying the hold, with the same energy and fury that characterizes the persona. The same way and with the same strength during the submission, without letting go until the last second when the referees stops it, just like Sexy Star has always done. I can prove that I have used this hold in different occasions in the exact manner and with the same timing and intensity to other wrestlers. Including a short time ago in one of the Sexy Star matches in the North American series which I'm a part of. I assure you my partner didn't suffer an injury because like I have already said, as far as dangerous maneuvers, that hold is one of the least dangerous. At least in Mexican wrestling, and it's hold which I have never used to hurt someone.
This past August 30th I reached 11 years in wrestling, a sport that I have given my life and my body, a body that is hurt because in this sport having a blessed career like I have your body is not safe. I've always had respect for Wrestling, respect that I put in play from the moment I touch the body of my partners which I've always taken care of without exception and will continue to do so regardless of nationality or whether they know little or nothing about the sport. I inherited that respect not only from my parents but from my teachers. People with dynasties in Mexican wrestling where this sport was born. And I'm sure my teachers can talk and prove that I've never taken liberties with any of my partners.
With respect and love to my teachers, my followers who have given me their love, who know me perfectly, I dedicate this letter. They are the only ones that deserve this testimony of what really happened. But above all, I dedicate it to Sexy Star, a character that was loaned to me and that many can attest that with honor, honesty, respect and passion I have defended and carried for 11 years. Those same values belong to me, Dulce Maria Garcia Rivas, and I won't let anyone, with versions without any proof tarnish the name.The End.

tldr: You weren't there, so you don't know what happened. I'm the victim.

 

WWE's weird release for the MYC fucks with the spoiler stuff here so here's my thoughts on the last few episodes:

Toni/Kairi was awesome, as were most of the matches in this batch. Bianca is a star already and will be champion by Takeover Brooklyn 4. Shayna impressed big time, and had the best character development throughout. Wanted Storm/Sane to be the final, but I am more than okay with what we're getting. I imagine that WWE wants a photo the four horsewomen surrounding the trophy for the video packages, but I'm really hoping Kairi wins. She consistently put on the best performances, and I'm not convinced Shayna should be going all the way with this unless she's going straight to the main roster. Still stoked.

 

John Cena is the frontrunner for Shazam. It'll be hilarious if he is going against The Rock in it. lol

 

@irethesharksib you go to BOLA at all?