glorious sinner

Kevin Owens meets Shania Twain and translates his sign for her. {x}

(Here’s the deal: Kevin wanted her to sing “When” for him, but she said she didn’t remember the words! So Kevin needs someone to sing his favorite Shania Twain song to him–why not us?  Here’s the tune and lyrics. Record yourself singing some or all of the song, as much as possible, and send it to MithGifs@gmail.com by July 4 and we’ll see if we can get it put together into one fan video gift for him!  Feel free to wear a mask or hide your face, just bring all your heart and enthusiasm and belt it out for Kevin!)

Mith, I PROMISE you that I will do this. It is my calling as a musician, a hillbilly, and a mark. 

O’REILLY LOST HIS SHOE DURING THE POST-MATCH BEAT DOWN AND PETE THREW IT DIRECTLY AT ADAM’S FACE I’M HOLLERING

tfw you show up to a press conference wearing the same color suit as your opponent

i shit you not, this is exactly the process I go through in the shower when i’m trying to decide if it’s time to wax my chin hairs

every face in this picture is absolutely gold

“Been There, Destroyed That”

Some of it is that Spiraling Cancelled Network thing that happens; I’ve definitely heard the argument that people should hate Zack because of who he is friends and/or tag partners with, because some of those people have had shady rumors spread about them, especially Marty Scurll. (While I do love me a good conspiracy theory, I don’t want to go full-bore on this post, because afaik it’s entirely hearsay based on extremely leading statements made by anons.)

So basically the only reasons I’ve ever heard anyone say they don’t like ZSJ are either that they don’t like his wrestling style (your loss, but not my business), they think he’s an arrogant prick (kayfabe), or because he associates with people that they think should be cancelled and therefore they should cancel Zack himself. I know I have t-rex arms (my deadlift is proof), but that appears to be some serious reaching. 

As an aside, I want to point out that “Dickhead Hunter” is now on ZSJ’s wikipedia page as one of his official nicknames

From the Washington State Archives

A drama in three acts

While I love wrestling, I have to admit it’s just recently that I’ve begun researching in order to know more about the female pioneers of the sport, past the Fabulous Moolah and more recently Mildred Burke. Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling is a good resource, by the way. In the Mildred Burke chapter, (Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott, Babs Wingo, Louise Greene, Kathleen Wimberly and Ramona Isbell are mentioned) You can cut your eyes at me when I say women had more obstacles having and maintaining careers as professional wrestlers in the Western World but on some level you, too, know it’s true.

Some of my favorite entertainers in the ring from my childhood included women of color like the biracial badass, ultimate heel (and queen of my heart forever) Aja Kong. I remember the pride I had seeing Jacqueline win the WWE Women’s Championship when it was reintroduced in 1998 (the first!) and then the cruiser-weight title belt later. (do you remember the dab she did before accepting her place in the WWE hall of fame?! ICON.) There was also Midnight with her gorgeous bodybuilder physique, who often came around with Booker T and Stevie Ray when they were better known together as Harlem Heat.

Sapphire and (Queen!) Sharmell who worked the scene as managers in different eras of wrestling for Dusty Rhodes and Booker, who also saw some ring action. I think about later on Awesome Kong dominating everywhere she went, Alicia Fox being the first and only African American woman to hold the WWE Diva’s championship, with Naomi being the first African American woman to win a WWE title at Wrestlemaina, Sasha Banks is one of the best heels in the business and Ember Moon killing it at everything she does.

On the indie scene Marti Belle, Nicole Savoy are women you should enjoy watching, alongside the “Blasian Assassin”, Mya Yim. Oh and Brandi Rhodes?! YASSSS. I’m a newer fangirl of Kiera Hogan and would channel her super kick any day all day if I could. Faye Jackson is fun to watch too and she memes herself! I LIVE! There is a legacy of Black women doing the damn thing in wrestling and there is finally a documented effort via film that explores the pioneers that set the foundation. I’m excited. You should be excited. We all should be excited. When I saw a trailer for this film I knew I had to write about it.

Read on here. [x]

the sun and moon, reunited

I’m thinking about that time Ember said “It’s always Asuka, it’s always gonna be Asuka” and crying nbd

Drew Gulak checks to see if Asuka still knows the submission holds he taught her. (Answer: yes.)