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Jack Wannan
@jackwannan.bsky.social
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journalist! newsboi for POST Wrestling, owner of the Knockdown Daily newsletter. formerly Bloody Elbow, The Eyeopener, other cool places

posts about: wrestling, music, MMA, sports, world news, obscure obsessions. [email protected] he/him
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November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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YEAHHHHHH WOOOOOOOOOOO
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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so the jays had an ad spot for the tenshin nasukawa fight (??????) and uhh… apparently thats not allowed
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Everyone in Canadian media is getting flashbacks to the Google & Meta beef
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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WWE's Youtube strategy in the early 2010s was original content. Variety programming every day, tons of NEW content.

In 2012, WWE even had a Mystery Science-esque web show called "Are You Serious?" (proof: youtu.be/feov0bmMdXE?...)

They won Best Brand on Youtube at the 2012 Shorty Awards:
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Interesting quote here in the Variety piece - It seems like WWE is doing its biggest Youtube content strategy since the early 2010s, this time focusing on specific channels instead of dumping it all onto one main network.
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The NXT Youtube channel, which has hundreds of hours of archived shows at this point, has gone under the radar of many. I think this is mainly because if you search "NXT" on Youtube, you just get videos from WWE's main channel, which is much more dominant with views.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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rememeber when da undertaker was mysterious and out of the spotlight
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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i’m dying lmfao
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From the reporter:
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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to protect my sanity i will not open this thread
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Tonight is the night. Be there.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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wild cast for a movie lmfao
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Denzel Freeman, who at one point was part of the NXT developmental roster, has made his way back into TKO... But this time on the UFC side of the business. He makes his debut on Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Doha
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Neat, the Tenshin Nasukawa boxing match later this month is taking place at TOYOTA ARENA, a few in Tokyo which opened literally a few weeks ago.

I can't find any real photos (even though ti's officially open?!?!) but here's how it looks:

www.toyota-arena-tokyo.jp
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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this is mind boggling to me
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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YOU ARE KIDDING ME LMAO KAZARIAN GOT THE BELT
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Updated look at tomorrow's TNA Turning Point card:
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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new The System merch looks like a BJJ rash guard (derogatory)
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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TNA had canvas sponsors BEFORE it was cool
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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UFC is partnering with a site where you can bet on fights, or stuff like this…..

i don’t know, man
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Great article, this story in particular struck a cord with me:
The truest moment of our friendship may have been from our very first American match together. This was in ’97, so you’d already been in WCW for a year or two by then. I mean, come on, you’d already wrestled Ric Flair for the U.S. Title on Pay Per View!!! We were all so proud of you. And then slowly but surely we started following in your footsteps. But I also think we knew the deal: We were there to be undercard guys, to pop the crowd with exciting matches … but that’s about it. They didn’t really “see money” in us. And they didn’t always understand our culture. That was definitely the case when they told me I’d be wrestling you at Halloween Havoc for your Cruiserweight Title … with my MASK on the line … and I was going to LOSE. Man, I remember being so upset when I heard that. I was panicking!!! Like, I had just started to get over with the American fans — and with my mask being such a strong part of my identity. So to lose it so early in my career, I knew that could be a death sentence. But what choice did I have?? I was a 22-year-old kid. I had no power, I had no leverage, I had no pull with the office. Thankfully, though, I had you. I had my friend, my big brother. That whole day leading up to the match, my head was spinning. I couldn’t even think straight. But you just kept telling me, “Don’t worry, Rey!!!! Don’t worry!!!! Keep your head up, brother. We’re going to make this right.” And I’ll never know what those exact conversations were that went down behind closed doors. But I know you talked to the office, explained why it was a bad decision for me to lose, and convinced them to let you put me over. Honestly … I still get chills when I think of what you did for me that night. Not just sticking your neck out for me, but doing it at your own expense — and offering to lose your title, so I could keep my mask, and my identity, and the momentum in my career. It’s a gift I’ve never forgotten, and have tried to pay forward over the years as I’ve grown from New Kid into OG: the idea that success for Latinos in this business — in this life — doesn’t have to be zero-sum. We either get over as a community…… or we risk getting buried as one. For me, that lesson, it all started with you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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in way over our heads cause the food was cheap and we didnt know the portions would be this big
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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CMLL just announced last-minute that Friday's Arena Mexico card will be in collaboration with... LINKIN PARK

They'll have special merch on sale at the event as part of the collaboration. Look at this groovy poster:
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM