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Joshua Haymes & Brooks Potteiger (Pete Hegseth's pastor) pray imprecatory psalms against James Talarico: "I pray that God kills him. Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ ... If it would not be within God's will to do so, stop him by any means necessary."

TJ Otzelberger is one hell of a coach. Too bad a city with the Bellagio, Wynn-Encore, Fountainbleau, Shadow Creek, Southern Highlands, Red Rock, Sphere and Allegiant Stadium couldn’t keep him and build something special. I guess Ames, Iowa has more going for it than Vegas?

john adams crashing out in 1799 because he’s dealing with a dozen plots by hamilton to end democracy while convinced the republicans are going to overthrow the government jefferson crashing out because he tried to grow italian olives in the middle of virginia and the crop failed

Over 27 years ago, Akira Maeda chose the most formidable opponent imaginable to close the chapter on his career. The retirement match took place at a soldout Yokohama Arena on 21 February 1999, drawing 17,048 fans, which was a monster gate receipt of around $2.4 million at the time. His opponent was a man widely regarded as the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler who ever lived. You will know him as "The Experiment" Alexander Karelin. However, in Japan, his nickname was "The Strongest Primate". His credentials were staggering. Three consecutive Olympic gold medals across Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta. Nine World Championships. Ten European Championships. A twelve-year undefeated streak. And with Sydney 2000 on the horizon, the expectation of a fourth consecutive gold. The world was watching. Getting Karelin to the table was no straightforward task. Maeda revealed through his YouTube channel that he negotiated through Vladimir Pakozhin, former Deputy Minister of Soviet Sports, who proved instrumental in bringing the match to life. Those around Karelin were understandably nervous - why risk injury right before the greatest prize in amateur wrestling? Pakozhin settled the matter by reminding them how many Russian athletes Maeda had supported through RINGS when the Sports Master system collapsed during Perestroika. The match - two five-minute rounds - was on. Maeda opened with low kicks before attempting a double-leg takedown - and quickly discovered that Karelin's immovability was something else "When I tried to take him down, he didn't budge at all," Maeda recalled. "While I was thinking 'Huh?', he wrapped up my arm and head, and my legs were lifted off the ground." The crowd erupted when Karelin hoisted a prone Maeda into his famous Karelin Lift and slammed him onto the mat. Maeda was not without his moments. An ankle hold forced a rare rope escape from Karelin, earning a Lost Point. He mixed in calf kicks - knowing that a man who shrugged off low kicks would still feel those. He deliberately avoided striking the joint with the edge of his foot, a technique he had used against André The Giant, ironically out of professional courtesy. He would not injure Karelin and cost Pakozhin his honour. In the end, Maeda lost 2-1 - two rope escapes to one. "Karelin felt soft the moment he grabbed you, but once you tried to move, he was as immovable as a boulder," he reflected. "It felt like fighting a rock." Karelin, for his part, never showed a submission attempt. "There's no way he didn't know them," Maeda said. "He just had that much confidence in his own wrestling." The postscript is one of the great footnotes. Karelin was beaten by American Rulon Gardner in the Olympic final - ending the undefeated streak that had seemed eternal. Maeda never competed again and continued to run RINGS until 2002. #前田日明 #アレクサンドルカレリン

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