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Final shots of my Komet Kid (Max Moon) prototypes for the @KShawnng Kayfabe Heroes, series 1 wrestling figure line. Pics are of the figs 95% complete. Huge shout out to the team working on this line with me, very talented crew. Can't wait for this to be in everyones collections.

@IANdrewDiceClay My local pub in Newcastle has 4 or 5 original ISW event posters on the walls. Some of the best posters going.

Jim Cornette is married to Stacy. Who used to be a wrestler in something called Incredibly Strange Wrestling, then later a spin off Extremely Strange Wrestling. A fed so mad, nobody would try the shit they do now. She was a bad ass.

@RonBassJr Also... love your shirt ❤️

Ya know, it’s been a week and change since my attempt. Yes, the stress of having missed that much work has stressed me out financially But I have therapy scheduled, I’m finally on actual medication that i can tell is working. I figured out my support system. So normally where I feel like I’d be in dire straights, I feel at ease. I’m the only thing in life I can control. This feeling is a good thing, right?

@RonBassJr Man, we don't know each other, we've spoken a handful on times on here. I've been where you are and thr journey is vastly different for everyone. All I can say is WELL DONE on doing your best to access support. Great to hear about the meds & I hope therapy helps. DM whenever 👍

I tend to live on insta these days. Posting pics of figures and my general merch collection. I still make prototype wrestling figures and I've started writing for Inside The Ropes again. My insta link is in my bio. Catch me there. Cheers 👍

@IANdrewDiceClay They're just building him up for the inevitable feud with Paul Diamond in 2028. They're gonna re-run the Matt Hardy/Edge angle.

Tatanka is a weird guy to keep bringing back, because he wasnt in the Hulkamania era or the Attitude era. So he was basically a semi-big star during the era they tell you not to watch. Unless they think everyone knows him from that 2006 comeback.

@IANdrewDiceClay @Marc_Geer Dreamer has always been "I'm in WWE, honest, I'm one of the boys now". The epitome of "he doesn't belong here, but he's a stooge/mark/gofer, lets keep him around a bit, pay him in merch" The real life vesion of Mankind who wanted to be liked, so vince gave him the broken title

@Marc_Geer He was in the office at the time. He had the power to change it. He didnt. He's a scumbag.

The old WWE way of training women was fucking vile. Things have improved since, obviously, but this just sums up what they had to go through.

@IANdrewDiceClay He's 1994 Greg Valentine

Since he was rehired, Braun Strowman has been like when they'd rehire someone from the 90s in the early 2000s. He never quite got the magic back from his first run. Couldnt control the narrative.

@SteJay215 Thats incredible. Very excited

I'm so proud to have been asked to take over leadership of The Wrestling Estate! We've lots of amazing content in the pipeline and really lucky to have an awesome team working with me! Watch this space 👀

@IANdrewDiceClay @MichaelHamflett Phwooaar... need to see this

The new WWE Vault upload is a great one! @MichaelHamflett @grapplearcade stop what you're doing lads

@IANdrewDiceClay Exactly this.

You cant compare Hogan and Cena's heel turns. Cena's was a well grafted angle and one of the best they've ever done in all honesty. But it was received like when the Crocodile gets the sausages in Punch and Judy. People were genuinely stunned when Hogan turned.

@WWF_Hasbro_Dan @LondonMarathon Tremendous

Dartford Half Marathon smashed today!! Road to the @LondonMarathon continues!!! Dedicated to my Auntie Lyn & Auntie Theresa xx

@dusty2sweet What an inspiration. Well done mate

Well, turns out I’m not big boned. Down 125lbs this week. 💪🏼

@hWoOfficialPage @wwfclassic @TTDWrestling @undertaker @ColossusNick @Tweet_Wrestling @Taggsy79 @wwfhasbromaniax @WWF_Hasbro_Dan @EyecandyTattooo @kylekustoms2018 @MikeToffee @Camz316 I remember when I used to look like that. Those were the days

🟪⬛️ UNDERTAKE ‘EM ALL ⬛️🟪 Incredible job @wwfclassic piecing together our #WWFHasbro figure inspired artwork by @TTDWrestling 🔥 Great to see all of the #hWo members together 🤘 #UnderTakeEmAll #HasbroWorldOrder #hWoLife

@BangBangPodcast @pigsbladders 🤘

Hope you are enjoying this weeks episode (200 eh, fuck me) a big thank you to @grapplearcade and Hijack Mantis for our theme, @pigsbladders for the artwork and Paul Shane for the Club Singing

@muto_keiji That bar, Weatherspoons makes some of the worst "foreign foods" known to Mankind. I hope the bland taste of gunk doesn't stop you from returning to the UK. I hope you enjoyed your trip over here, we'd love to have you back again.

今夜はイギリスのスポーツバーで、プチ打ち上げ！ カツカレーとラーメンを注文。 果たして味は、、、？？

My band 'Hijack Mantis' have finally released some live recordings. We have a on Feb 8th (Zerox, Newcastle, UK). If you like heavy, thrashy, punky, grungey stuff, you might dig it. I'm determined to sneak wrestling refs in 😄 open.spotify.com/artist/5sLFkmW… @hijackmantis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@hijackmantis

@dannyg86uk @BangBangPodcast @DanGriffin21 @Hijack_Mantis Well said 👏

@BangBangPodcast @DanGriffin21 @grapplearcade @Hijack_Mantis Don't care what anyone says, love this Rumble.

🚨OUT NOW🚨 (198) Royal Rumble 1994 😡 Owen Hart turns 🪦The Undertaker dies 💰IRS vs Razor 🪒 🏆Lex wins 🏆Bret Wins 📘Some alternative timeline booking A new theme provided by special guest @grapplearcade and @Hijack_Mantis 👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ban…

This coming Monday… FAMILIES TORN APART MURDER/RESURRECTION LEX LUGER @grapplearcade And #RoyalRumble 1994

@IANdrewDiceClay Yup. The biggest carny rhetoric in wrestling these days, is WWE trying to convince networks/platforms that wrestling can be bigger. It's no different to them pretending it was real back in the day, or the rigged hook-a-duck at the fair. They've just changed the target mark.

Wrestling seems to just have the audience it has. Every time they get a major celebrity in or a mega social media star or if they get on Netflix which opens up so much more publicity and potential customers, it always tends to go back to normal or worse.