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Also, what was up w/ JR's tone on commentary? It was really oddly matter of fact, not even trying to sell surprise.

Carlito is neither a giant nor a midget.

...what?! (Or should that be, "whatamaneuver!"?)I think he meant pre-expansion.

This is the committee that sent letters to WWE, TNA, and the NWA.

It's not a new board. It's an existing board w/ new rules being proposed.

It's baaaaaaaaaaaaack!

These are new rules for an existing commission, right? Are they working on closing the ridiculous exemption that WWE gets? Will mess with a lot of promotions, but not actually a bad idea. A sliding scale of some sort would be better. Not a surprise. Again will be a big expense, but there's nothing wrong with this rule. People will swear it's hardway-unless the doctor has to examine it all. Former good, latter ridiculous w/ older teens. I don't see the point if it's optional. If it's a matter of having him as a witness, just tape your show. This is good. Kinda ridiculous, but I can see how they'd want it there for legal reasons. Nothing really wrong with this. Seems more like common sense than anything. They have this in NY. A one-time expense, not a gigantic deal. What? Why? To clarify, it says 60 minutes is the MAXIMUM time limit, so lower is ok while more/none would be bad. Well, things are certainly starting to sound very fishy now. Let's kill every match's heat! Will the ref be fined if he enforces a 5 count? More heat killing. Crippler Crossgate fallout? Seriously. Heat killing part 3. Cue lots of condom biting and internal bleeding angles. I get requiring approval for weapon shots. But for fake blood? Heat killing parts 4 & 5. I guess this is so the wrestler and promoter can't each claim the other is at fault. Stupid question: Could someone run shoots under these rules? The heat-killing rules make it seem like the latter.

"some bodybuilder in a Muta-like mask" If that means TNA brought in someone under the GREAT MUTA USA gimmick, I will never say anything bad about them again. EDIT: Alvarez referred to him as "Johnny the Bull with a new gimmick." Johnny the Bull was the last guy to do the GREAT MUTA USA gimmick. Even if it's just the same outfit, I love TNA. It takes real effort to be that bad.

Sweet Georgia Brown saying she was told to answer the door naked and willing to have sex was from when she was part of Moolah's stable.

How did he get the Gorgeous George trademark? What were the terms of his deal to give it up? Did WCW get it or Savage personally?

The line you were replying to specifically said "porn stars," hence the confusion.

I'm old enough to remember when Playboy and Penthouse *were* porn. And frankly it still fits the definition to a degree. You don't actually have to have fucking, sucking, spreads or toys to be porn. John Pornography yes. "Porn star" I've never heard used solely for someone who just posed nude.

Wait, since when was Dorothy Stratten a porn star?

Might as well link the archived NMB thread.

If severe physical and emotional abuse is "normal," then that is one terrifying status quo. I'm not even sure how to categorize the practice of having the trainees wash the scrotums of the top guys.

Backyard wrestling isn't really illegal and has much closer ties to the wrestling industry than illegal porn has to the porn industry.

Counting illegal porn as part of the porn industry is like counting dogfighting as part of the pro wrestling industry.

What does a bunch of people having sex in private have to do with anything?

Sweet Georgia Brown article?

JBL's wife gets death threats from investors after downgrading CitiGroup. Using the gimmick name that he used for a handful (or less) of shows in Japan is either a rib or the weirdest bit of research ever.

I think that you have to say wrestling is sleazier, if just for the porn business largely shutting down during the AIDS scare and having an organization that does regular testing for STDs while providing inexpensive treatment. Wrestling hasn't been nearly as responsible in its behavior.

He's not wrong, but the "FIGHT THE POWER" parts are amusingly pretentious.