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Self-Shilling:
- Hey, are you following the new Chikara Tumblr that me and Vince Morales are doing? WHY NOT? [Heck Yeah Chikara!]
- Last week's Wrestling Podcast featured Sergio Hernandez, a writer at my newest place of hobbyism Cageside Seats. We talk about the World Series, Kevin Nash, the indies as the new territory system and a lot of other stuff. [Episode 25: Nothing's Shockmaster]
- And when you're done listening to that, check out this week's podcast, where I talk with the incomparable Bryce Remsburg again. It's all about High Noon with a little bit of Cibernetico and indie wrestling synergy sprinkled in. [Episode 26: Rubber Souled Out]
- Speaking of Cageside, here's my first article for them on why indie wrestling is vital. [Indie Corner: Why Indie Wrestling Is Worth Watching]
- My latest for Fair to Flair on why self-destructive promoters inexplicably have staved off the extinction of the wrestling industry [The Improbable Survival of the Wrestling Industry]
- My latest for the Camel Clutch Blog, a tale of cautionary optimism regarding Daniel Bryan and WrestleMania [This Is It: Daniel Bryan Is Going to WrestleMania]
- My second-to-latest for the Camel Clutch Blog, which is about why WWE has ruined the concept of "fresh matchup" for everyone [What's a Fresh Matchup? Thanks to WWE, We'll Never Know]
- My submission to The Pen I Write With [via Thomas Holzerman]
Wrestling Links:
- My blogging BrotoMan takes a look at all the stuff that happened between his Internet check-ins [PizzaBodySlam]
- Why did Cole vs. JR get bumped from RAW? The Muppets, of course. [Cageside Seats]
- The Best and Worst of RAW [With Leather]
- Justin Henry's recap of the Muppet RAW [Camel Clutch Blog]
- Razor's review of RAW [Kick-Out!! Wrestling]
- Wrestling, Writing and the Selected Audience [International Object]
- David Shoemaker reviews the Bret/Shawn rivalry DVD [Grantland]
- A brief explanation of pro wrestling [Grapple Kingdom]
- A tribute to the Tombstone piledriver [Feminine Smark]
- CM Punk's tribute to Randy Savage immortalized by Mattel [Kentucky Fried Rasslin']
- Will there be a heel at WrestleMania with Cena and Rock? [Hitting the Mark]
- Results from SMASH 22 [Dirty Dirty Sheets]
- Top stories in lucha from the last week [Luchablog]
- NXT as an alternate universe [Fair to Flair]
- Madison Eagles added to JoshiMania. Kind of a no brainer, but still good to hear it officially announced. [Diva Dirt]
- A post about Card Subject to Change, a pretty interesting documentary about pro wrestling. [South Atlanta Wrestling]
- Congrats on three years for the Harrison Analysis [The Harrison Analysis]
Jamie Dobson Interviews:
- Eddie Kingston
- Rob Fury
Non-Wrestling Links:
- Pre-order Bill Baer's book, 100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know Before They Die
- Eric Freeman gets all existential on your asses about the World Series [Deadspin]
- The Gold Gloves were announced, and Rob Neyer has some of the biggest snubs listed here. [Baseball Nation]
- DVD titles for each of the 14 American League teams [Sports Pickle]
- Who is the most expensive MLB draft bust ever? [FanGraphs]
- Domonic Brown's yo-yo career on another upswing, as he projects to be the Phils' starting leftfielder in 2012. [Roto Hardball]
- Halloween, Dugout-style [With Leather]
- What is a classic? [Et Tu, Mr. Destructo]
- Epic Meal Time gets classy on all your hater asses, plus, BACON BIKINI [Epic Meal Time]
- Andean unpopped popcorn. Yep. [Sarah Sprague]
- Castro and Plichter tackle Santucci's, a Philadelphia square pie institution [Doughboys]
- The 50 best ethnic/national breakfasts out there. #51 was the Juggalo breakfast of meth and Faygo [Hostel Booker Blog]
- The 20 best and worst Halloween candies. I don't care what you n00bs say, candy corn rules and should be best, not worst. [Huffington Post]
- A vending machine that sells meat. Someone alert the guys at Epic Meal Time [Mobile AL]
- A respite from typical English fare [Cogyddes]
- Sandra Lee's a bitch, Sweet Genius is unwatchable and other letters to Jillian Madison [Food Network Humor]
- Your favorite player sucks, this week Philip Rivers [The Footbawl Blog]
- Why Suck for Luck, well, sucks. [The Go Route]
- Jon Bois on why NBC's Sunday Night Football telecast is the best in sport [SB Nation]
- Your weekly Peter King takedown [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
- Andy Reid meets LA Reid... potential nightmare fuel alert [Spike Eskin]
- Requiem for the Pats' defense [Grantland]
- Fantasy football expert is an oxymoron. [Hugging Harold Reynolds]
- The last words of 25 geniuses, although calling Marilyn Monroe a genius is stretching the definition JUST a bit. [Buzz Feed]
- The latest NHL realignment plans figure to screw the Penguins. I'm all for that, except it would kinda screw the Flyers too in that we wouldn't be able to play the Penguins as much. What's a rival if a team plays them only twice a year? [Puck Daddy]
- Excited Caps fan is excited. [30fps]
- Sabres fan lookin' for romance in Philly. Awww yeah. [Flyers Goal Scored By]
- Kim Kardashian, spitting on the sacred institution of marriage? Naaaaaah. [Pajiba]
- Charlie Day is hosting SNL this week. HOORAY! [Warming Glow]
- Spencer Hall on the key matchups in the SEC West APOCALYPSE forthcoming this weekend. [Every Day Should Be Saturday]
- The harsh realities of college football [Your Best 11]
- Toledo's band gets trampled. It's kinda fucked up, but funny simultaneously. [Gifulmation]
- Recap of some of the weekend's more interesting games [Campus Union]
- Big 10 Championship game scenarios [Dr. Saturday]
- Meme watch: Geek Squad Gus [UPROXX]
- Halloween meme overload [Imgur Gallery]
- What does your moustache say about you? [Buzz Feed]
- Yep, about right [Skull Swap]
- Hey, Jason Kidd won a NBA title last year, remember? [Court Vision]
- Shaq talks about the moment the Lakers' dynasty died [The Smoking Section]
- Bill Simmons still writing about the 2010 NBA season... It might be the Onion, but the best satire is always tinged with truth. [The Onion]
- Prisoner creates Final Fantasy swords out of matchsticks. Who said nerds don't go to jail? [Gamma Squad]
- Grand Theft Auto V trailer! [Blast-o-Rama]
- Video game products that MUST exist. [Cracked]
- Zelda themed nerd rap? Yep. [Topless Robot]
- What strikes fear into the hearts of sports fans? [Wide Left]
- Grammar comic about flesh out vs. flush out [The Oatmeal]
- The joys of menopause [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]
- Why you should never use two spaces after the period. There goes one tried and true minimum-length stretching tactic. [Slate]
- Amanda Seyfreid to star as Linda Lovelace. Nice. [Film Drunk]
- A review of The Real Rocky [Camel Clutch Blog]
- Celebrities turned into fucked up creatures [Unreality Mag]
