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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · 29d

Please read this.

Allan @allancheapshot.bsky.social · 29d

WrestleMania to Riyadh changes the bargain.

Site fees replace gate risk. “Progress” becomes a picture on demand. And the travelling crowd turns into scenery.

I wrote about fans, money, soft power, and the runway night that still hangs over this.

open.substack.com/pub/allanche...

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · 29d

Pokémon-themed cocktails that come with Pokémon cards?

SOLD.

(...do they do any that come with YuGiOh cards? 😅)

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · 29d

Is Pixel any good? I'm an NQ64 guy but might see if my girlfriend fancies going there after Futureshock tomorrow!

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · 29d

Sixty Great British pounds.

Not even a good album.

Music industry's fucked lads. At this point just let it die.

Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · 29d

MVPs will be KyoKyo, as always 😅

Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm going home to see my mom this weekend.

Managed to convince her* to come along to the @northwrestling.bsky.social tomorrow.

Never been to NORTH before, so pretty psyched to finally go!

*- it didn't take much convincing.

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 27

Saaaaaaaame

It's a super-slow day at work (thankfully!) but all I wanna do is relax and watch a bunch of 1990s Genichiro Tenryu movies, like this one I'm just gonna leave here in tantalising view for you 😅

youtu.be/gApkTVcPjUc?...

Genichiro Tenryu vs Nobuhiko Takada (WAR 12-13-96)

YouTube video by Kick Submission Suplex

youtu.be

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 20

Not all doom-and-gloom though!

Already casting an eye towards the next Japan trip (maybe WrestleKingdom, more likely Grand Princess/Judgement) and definitely gonna do FantasticaMania in October!

So yeah- have fun this weekend, Sickos!

Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 20

The more I'm thinking about it, the more I'm a little sad I'm not doing Forbidden Door.

I'm DJing on Friday night and refereeing on Saturday, and I know I wouldn't enjoy the show with the added stress of an early-morning Sunday train to London and trying to get home after.

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 20

Have him do the job on the way out to Hangman, then he's free to go "home" to hang out and get photos with RFK Jr and Pete Hegseth and getting really active on X. Maybe become a Paid Podcaster shitting on his former workplace(s). Sky's the limit for him really.

MJ 🪣 @wrassletrash.is.goblin.fyi · Aug 19

I don't have the level of hatred other people have but I'm fine with Jericho going. Undeniably he did good things in the beginning but I haven't really missed him much. I think AEW has surpassed the need for him to be brutally honest, they've got stars in their own right now.

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rob cham! @robcham.bsky.social · Jul 1

DIY > AI

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 18

I hate that we are forced to live in the timeline where Blur shelved Never Clever and instead wrote, recorded and released Sunday Sunday...

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keira ❌ @keirabaybay.bsky.social · Aug 18

for how good he is, and the HUGE impact he had on the wrestling scene, PAC is very very very under appreciated. Truly one of the greatest British pro wrestlers of all time. #aew 🤼‍♂️

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 18

I have now seen two G1 Climax winners wrestle at the Frog & Bucket.

NJPW Unofficial @njpwunofficial.bsky.social · Aug 17

Congratulations to Konosuke Takeshita, the G1 Climax 35 Winner!

#NJPW #NJPWWorld #G1CLIMAX35

Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 18

Seeing a lot of buzz about the MOMENT, PAL(tm)* with Omos and Microman

Can't help wondering what the online response would be- especially by the Paid Podcastmen- if it was, say, Satnam Singh and Mascarita Dorada at Grand Slam Mexico...

*not to be confused with MOMENT, NTSC-J, which is mostly TJPW.

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 13

GREATER MANCHESTER ATHLETIC COMMISSION BAYBEEEEE

See you there!

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · Aug 8

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 5

It's the aisle seat so I can stretch out and use the bathroom without disturbing anyone. 6 gets my vote too.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · Aug 5

Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.

A framed yellow door sits at the end of a path between two rows of hedges. Behind the door is an open meadow.

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 5

Prestige are Good People. I'm hoping DOA jump onboard too.

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 5

If I steal this for @catchprowres.bsky.social (for if/when I'm ever allowed to go mad with power and put on a Produce Show) I promise we'll call it Greensbury Rules.

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Prestige Wrestling @wrestleprestige.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

FJR (if you know, you know)

A night of safe space pro-wrestling action, for the scene, by the scene that helped cultivate modern day Portland wrestling.

Tickets are donation based (pay as much as you can to show your support)

Tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/fjr-a-nigh...

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 4

UPLOAD REVOLUTION 2020 ORANGE CASSIDY VS PAC SO I CAN EASILY SHOW IT TO MY GIRLFRIEND YOU COWARDS

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Alex @saintsopossums.bsky.social · Aug 4

I genuinely would not be surprised if we eventually find out that someone in the Trump orbit who follows wrestling asked HHH about bringing Lesnar back to “own the libs” or whatever

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Liam James @refliamjames.bsky.social · Aug 4

I'll be OK- it means we've got Mizuki vs Shoko Nakajima and Arisu Endo vs Miyu Yamashita in the quarterfinals coming up and those matches are gonna fuckin' rule ass!! 🤩

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