Dark Energy

It functions in a similar way to a fantastically regressive tax. Drawn mostly from the pockets of low income residents.

It’s interesting how many people think it is horrible when big corporations take advantage of lower intelligence or naive people. Think about predatory mortgages. And yet there are many people who are fine with promoting and supporting gambling. A highly effective means for separating signifiant funds from lower intelligence / naive people with no long term benefits. An interesting juxtaposition.

Wait, do people in the entertainment industry create personas and public perceptions that they try to protect? With some weird notion that it can help their careers long term? You’d think they were in some business about the ‘make believe.’ What a bunch of a-holes. @Hammerlock3 - thank you for pulling that veil back.

Vito Instagram shows him up and happy post surgery. Seems to have handled it very well. Very curious about the severity. Maybe not as bad / major as I thought. Then again, neck hernias just do not sound good.

Vito just had neck surgery. Not happening.

Has had issue since 2023. Second herniated disc in 2025 led to delayed final X. Yikes. Just had surgery. This crap isn’t worth it. Neck / spine crap is hard core. I’m no doctor but from my cheap seats … as much as I love watching the guy wrestle …. Seems like it is time to prioritize long term health. No more active wrestling. This stuff is scary. Have a life. Enjoy family. Grow old. Don’t be crippled.

Well said. I get this. Not sure I agree with the stance but maybe I do. I love Helen’s repertoire. interesting. Fair to suggest that if we put Snyder in with Gray’s numbers and Burroughs in with Helen’s numbers, many would say Burroughs is the GOAT given Snyder’s limited technique set (that he shows at least)?

I’ve been somewhat surprised at all the Moroulis GOAT talk with little to no mention of Adeline. Seems disrespectful. Curious for someone to lay out the full cases. Gray, by the numbers, has a very strong case.

D3, you are a treasure to these boards. Thank you for all you do.

Even with Sad out … look at the other results. Are the best guys really the hired guns wrestling for other countries?

Finishes fourth behind Japan. I know Sad wasn’t there. Is that the only difference? He would have brought more points. But let’s look … 57kg - 7th 61kg - 1st 65kg - 5th 70kg - something north of 10th 74kg - 3rd 79kg - 9th 86kg - 10th 92kg - 2nd 97kg - 8th 125kg - 9th This does not look like a result for Russia. Are other weights impacted by the Ukraine invasion complexities? Best guys can’t represent? Other story lines?

About time. Glad to see ref do that.

SNYDER BACK ON TOP!!! GOLD!!!!

Varner’s right ear reminds me of the Alien in the Alien movie … when it first comes out of the guys gut. Check it out.

Taz has been ‘humanized’ … gets bronze but with very close matches and a loss. Aura has been dulled.