That’s not exactly what happened, but it was close enough. Some local college student in Stamford was in a chat room during the PPV where someone said Benoit’s “personal reasons” for no-showing were Nancy dying. Because if you’re a wrestling fan, you knew who she was. The IP was just in Stamford, not at Titan Tower.…

Fans had far lower expectations back in Bruno’s day. Guys could wrestle a match on the mat because the conceit was that it was “pro wrestling”, not “superstars” thrilling the crowd with wild moves and intense violence. Bruno was the kind of old time wrestler who’d get a win via a bearhug or an abdominal stretch, he…

I think they’re doing a better job with concussions now, or at least with their diagnosis and treatment for them. There are still way too many high spots for concussions to be mitigated to any real degree.

It’s because they stupidly insist on no blading so Orton and lesnar tried to hard way

I believe, fully and completely, that the Benoit killings destroyed the chance for WWE to have another true boom period. The company might make money and Wrestlemania might still sell out, but Benoit inflicted a fatal wound to the business that might not have a cure.

He’s already Optimus Dime!

I’ll be rooting for the Wizards because if Ainge is too chicken shit to make the trades to beat LeBron then he doesn’t deserve to play him

Good Bears.

God dammit, Martha, I told you last time you ordered off Amazon to make sure the UPS you used for delivery wasn’t the Ursine Parcel Service again.

“...So let’s see, you are rockin’ that deep dark look girl, so you’re definitely a “winter.” Let me show you some of our fetch new products OUCH! AGGHH!!! OH MY GOD ARE THOSE MY INTESTINES?! AAAGGGHHH!!!” Etc etc...

Nice earrings. Bear’s like, “Oooo I’m fancy!”

Incidentally, “Open up, motherfucker, Bear’s here.” is how Coach Bryant used to begin his recruiting pitch.

He could so easily break that glass door. But that would be very rude!

Even though he’s standing on the railing, which I told him A THOUSAND TIMES NOT TO DO, this is still a good bear, yes?

Bear had the munchies and has just been suspended for the first 8 games of the upcoming NFL season.

It’s hard to call anything Smith says “serious,” but he certainly said it with the intensity you’d expect of someone describing an actual injustice.

Uh, Kawhi didn’t play. Green and Co did a good job defending him.

(Stephen A. Smith trotted out the James Harden Was Drugged theory, along with the James Harden Quit On His Team theory.)