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Wasn't the very first XFL game basically like that Simpsons episode where they watch Soccer for the first time and it's just the two teams passing the ball back and forth the whole game never scoring?
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Drakkel posted:Wasn't the very first XFL game basically like that Simpsons episode where they watch Soccer for the first time and it's just the two teams passing the ball back and forth the whole game never scoring? nah, it was vegas vs nj, vegas won 19-0 and just squashed them
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edogawa rando posted:I just don’t understand how one could confuse a scrum and two blokes having a sprint. American reacts to rugby for the first time. Wmv
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edogawa rando posted:I just don’t understand how one could confuse a scrum and two blokes having a sprint. Tbf, it's easy to confuse xfl with a less popular sport
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Apr 19, 2024 06:46
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a scrum with helmets seems like it would kill somebody
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OH MY GOD! SCRUUUUUUM!!
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Apr 19, 2024 12:49
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jesus WEP posted:a scrum with helmets seems like it would kill somebody I thought scrums were what computer touchers were constantly doing I don't think helmets would make that any worse
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Apr 19, 2024 12:51
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jesus WEP posted:a scrum with helmets seems like it would kill somebody It'd stop rugby forwards having quite so many cauliflower ears though, and surely that's a more pressing issue than traumatic brain injury
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Apr 19, 2024 13:06
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STING 64 posted:nah, it was vegas vs nj, vegas won 19-0 and just squashed them However the guy who recovered the ball on that first scramble to decide who was returning separated his shoulder and missed the rest of the season I sorta wanted the XFL to succeed, not because I like Vince but because 1) gently caress the nfl 2) it'd be funny to see an alternative league succeed after Trump tanked the usfl because he didn't want to avoid direct competition 3) I firmly believe that it would be good for pro football to have options if the nfl won't touch you
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Apr 19, 2024 13:48
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Feels like this is the wrong thread to be discussing the XFL
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Apr 19, 2024 13:52
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Yeah, at this point just make an XFL thread.
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Apr 19, 2024 14:23
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There's a UFL Thread in the Football Funhouse.
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https://x.com/DrainBamager/status/1781314636211462531
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Not saying it isn't totally abhorrent to imagine but it is equally unsurprising.
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I guess all the WWE fans are about to #StandupforWWE at the polls. Truly disgusting.
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Can the president pardon civil suits?
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Dango Bango posted:Can the president pardon civil suits? No, the Presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes. Trump could stop the criminal investigation or pardon Vince if he's found guilty, but can't stop a civil suit.
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Apr 19, 2024 20:39
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vince hasnt been charged?? and almost certainly wont be
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That DICK! posted:vince hasnt been charged?? That's true. That DICK! posted:and almost certainly wont be That's extremely premature.
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gonna just hold my breath and wait on those Vince criminal convictions to happen
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Endless Mike posted:No, the Presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes. Trump could stop the criminal investigation or pardon Vince if he's found guilty, but can't stop a civil suit. Trump could only stop federal charges against Vince as well, not local/state.
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Endless Mike posted:No, the Presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes. Trump could stop the criminal investigation or pardon Vince if he's found guilty, but can't stop a civil suit. The cynical part of me says the law doesn’t matter, corrupt actors are just going to get their way when they have the money to do so. In a feeble attempt to stay on topic though I DO wonder how many WWE fans would vote knowing it could influence what happens to Vince. Because while taking one very rotten apple out of the bunch won’t solve everything it might be influential on other federations to say “gee, maybe we shouldn’t let this poisonous system of abuse continue.”
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Kenny Omega last night insinuated that Rossy Ogawa, formerly of Stardom, is well known in the Japanese scene to be a pedophile. Which isn't a surprise given he's previously published gravure books containing talent who were minors, and only this week his new WWE-backed promotion were looking to sign unattached teenagers. So, uh, does Titan Towers have a quota system for sex pests or something?
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TinTower posted:So, uh, does Titan Towers have a quota system for sex pests or something? Yeah in the company charter I think it says, "All of em!"
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Don't know if this is also a general wrestling sex pest thread but in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire the stunt double for Brian Tyree Henry was Orlando Jordan.
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TinTower posted:Kenny Omega last night insinuated that Rossy Ogawa, formerly of Stardom, is well known in the Japanese scene to be a pedophile. I’m torn. On one hand, I think vague comments about horrible crimes is an extremely tacky thing to do. On the other hand, sounds bad.
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Trump pardoning Vince would be a disaster for the civil suits because you wouldn't have to even try to prove anything, it would all be a part of settled public record.
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a dumb moron posted:I’m torn. There isn't much more you can say when victims don't want to come forward than that. Rossy is someone I assumed was just a loving weirdo and that there were cultural issues in play I didn't understand, but in retrospect I should have listened less to his friends in the Meltzerverse and more to the thought "these photo books are hosed up."
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MassRafTer posted:There isn't much more you can say when victims don't want to come forward than that. Rossy is someone I assumed was just a loving weirdo and that there were cultural issues in play I didn't understand, but in retrospect I should have listened less to his friends in the Meltzerverse and more to the thought "these photo books are hosed up." Yeah that’s why I’m torn. I mean, picture books with underage girls is something in plain sight, and even without vague comments from Omega, is something that should make anyone be like “hey what the actual gently caress.” Does Rossy even talk to Meltzer? I thought the only guy who talked to Dave was Fumi Saito. Edit: I should clarify I’m torn about my “hey vague posting isn’t cool” comment. I’m not at all torn on underage girl exploitation and abuse, which is a resounding “do not do that.”
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a dumb moron posted:Yeah that’s why I’m torn. I mean, picture books with underage girls is something in plain sight, and even without vague comments from Omega, is something that should make anyone be like “hey what the actual gently caress.” Rossy's sidekick hung out on the board and was an obvious source for a lot of Dave's false Stardom reports.
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Dave saying the Marigold dojo guidelines didn't generate and blowback in Japan sure did feel like a fed line from a Rossy loyalist cause while I'm sure it didn't get as much as here it probably 100% did get blowback in places
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someone should show the recruiting call for unmarried 13 year olds to all the qanon freaks in nxt and ufc
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MassRafTer posted:Rossy's sidekick hung out on the board and was an obvious source for a lot of Dave's false Stardom reports. Man Dave just doesn’t give a poo poo anymore does he? I like Dave a lot and he was the only game in town for so long, and so much incredible history and stories are in the WON, but geez if you don’t care anymore man just retire ya know? You have nothing to prove, Dave!
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a dumb moron posted:Man Dave just doesn’t give a poo poo anymore does he? He clearly stopped double sourcing a lot of stories so when he says "the reaction in Japan" he probably means the same thing as when he reported every company is in discussions with Riddle, that he talked to Rossy and Riddle (or one of their friends) and they told him that. Same as when I said when this just started that he should but would not do any digging into the Vince story. Thurston and Pollock broke the identities of the corporate officers by doing a little research and then asking Grant's lawyer. Dave won't do anything like that.
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The crazy thing is just a short bit later he mentioned Stardom changed its Dojo start age to 18 when Bushiroad bought it which clearly implies there is blowback about starting age in Japan!
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There's absolutely been history of joshi talent scouting minors still in highschool for years. Even stories and rumors about elder joshi promoters and stars forcing the younger trainees into doing things against their will along with the rampant avaliable drugs and alcohol use with some of the minors. Rossy is from that old school joshi era. I don't think proper stardom push back of the bikini photo books started until they qwre putting a starlight kid in them and more western fans were aware
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MassRafTer posted:Rossy's sidekick hung out on the board and was an obvious source for a lot of Dave's false Stardom reports. he is actually still there quote:I love how you're always so vague, because you want something to be true, so badly. And you do not know the guy. Whatsoever.
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Look if some people love and support the guy there's no way that guy could possibly have victimized people. Show me one example of a recent story about a wrestling promotor that disproves this.
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Bunch of new documents popping up on Court Listener today, notably, a response from Vince requesting the case be moved to arbitration citing the NDA he and Janel Grant signed, with a copy of the agreement attached. EDIT: I'll add links since I have them. Memorandum in support (basically, Vince's arguments) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ctd.157647/gov.uscourts.ctd.157647.30.1.pdf Attachment (the NDA) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ctd.157647/gov.uscourts.ctd.157647.30.2.pdf CellBlock fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Apr 23, 2024 |
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