wow

That’s a gut punch. 36? ****ing hell.

Rumors are a COVID induced heart attack. Scary as hell and devastating.

God damn wtf

Heard he had some issues, but shocked to see this news when I woke up this morning.

I really liked Wyatt, though the hype and buildup was always a lot better than any actual matches, he brought more depth and character than almost anyone in a very long time.

I had 'Live in fear' as my mobile ring tone for many years.

Saw a eerie picture of the Wyatt family with Bray & Harper greyed out.

Mike Rotunda gave an interview Summerslam weekend saying that Bray was finally getting healthy and would be back soon, making it all the more tragic.

Third former wrestler to lose a son in the last year (Arn, Nash).

This was an amazing theme. One of the very best.

I'm not a Bray Wyatt fan at all, when I was younger I'd probably have been meh don't care. Scary to think of the impact people can have at such a young age. Also far too young for parents to be burying their own children.

Just put Smackdown on.

Terry Funk beats up a pedophile.

It seems not great that there were enough pedophiles for me to guess the wrong one (Buck Zumhofe) before clicking on the link.

The string of shitty wrestling news brought me back here to have somewhere to talk about it.

My first introduction to Terry Funk wasn't in a wrestling ring but rather in Foleys book. The way he spoke about the man behind the character is one of the best views of a wrestler I've ever seen. He came off as a kind, caring, and loving person just doing something that he was amazing at and enjoyed. The fact that over two decades later he was still dropping some business knowledge is a boon for everyone that's a fan of wrestling. Sucks to see him go.

For Bray it just came out of nowhere. He had a ton of career accomplishments but the bigger legacy is the positive impact he has seemed to leave on all the people that knew him. The outpouring was so positive and full of love from his coworkers and friends. There were so many videos getting posted of him just being a really great dude to fans.

Was a tough couple headlines to read. Sometimes the weirdest things stick with you and every time I've seen Randy Orton come up over the last few years I'd always instinctively let out a "RANDY!" in the same happy goofy tone Bray did during their feud leading up to mania. No idea why it stuck with me. Just did.

And now you're gonna see - a Perfect Plex:

Looks like a good movie, but again, Kerry looking like Chris Von Erich is taking me out of it. Think Efron bulked up too much too. Kevin wasn't so thick.

Okada is leaving NJPW.

I'd be certain he will end up in AEW and that's probably the best place for him to succeed but hearing the coin drop after a Royal Rumble countdown would be unforgettable.

Would be amazing, but Okada's contract isn't up until after the Rumble.

It's pretty shocking that he's leaving. NJPW lost a ****-ton of main event talent this past year.

WWE Raw will be exclusively on Netflix starting in 2025.

WWE Network has come full circle.

If somebody paid WWE $1B per year to only be broadcast on the moon, they would probably do it.

Netflix will probably spike the price to something like $25 per month. Too many things to subscribe to just to watch wrestling.

AEW has to be thrilled.

So you need Netflix to watch raw, peacock to watch ppvs

Lol

And regular cable to watch Smackdown.

It depends where you’re at (i.e. in the US or not). Internationally, Netflix will host everything WWE, including Smackdown.

That Netflix deal is $5 billion for 10 years.

Ice Train, of modest WCW fame (most notoriously teamed with Scott f'n Norton), has passed away. RIP.

Of all the odd things, I find this out by clicking into a headline that says "1990s pro wrestler and former Steve Austin opponent dies."