flyonthewall2983 Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 He refused to be interviewed for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 Michael Jordan is the greatest man who ever lived. That's assuming he's human rather than deity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, WingedEagle said: Michael Jordan is the greatest man who ever lived. That's assuming he's human rather than deity. Okay how do I insert the "stop it, get some help" gif here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Some of the English reviews on Letterboxd for it were pretty funny. One compared MJ to Alan Partridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadaveri Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 The Northern Ireland vs. Ukraine game today had the most absurd foul in the history of soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 CHILEAN GOALKEEPER BLADES DURING WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Rojas admitted that he'd had a razor stashed in his glove throughout the game The story: in 1989, with Chile needing to beat Brazil, in Chile, to qualify for the World Cup, and with Brazil leading 1-0 with 20 minutes to play, a female Brazilian fan threw a flare which exploded near Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas went down, clutching his head, and came up bleeding. The Chilean team stormed off and expected the game/score to be nullified. But then people looked at photos of the incident, and noticed the firework blast didn't hit Rojas, landing a few feet behind him. "Under questioning, Rojas admitted that he'd had a razor stashed in his glove throughout the game. When the chance presented itself, he fell to the ground, used the razor to cut his own head, and pretended the flare was to blame. It was a conspiracy between Rojas and the team doctor, Daniel Rodriguez, to nullify the match if things went poorly for the team. As far as we can tell, the fan who threw the flare (who went on to grace the cover of Playboy) wasn't in on it at all. Even without any flare showing up, Rojas would have feigned a fall and sliced himself open. The surprise flare just happened to offer a perfect opportunity. So, FIFA kicked Chile out of the 1990 World Cup after all, and then banned then from the 1994 World Cup as well for good measure. As for Rojas, they banned him from the sport for life. Or at least until 2001, when he asked to come back as a trainer and they said yes, because hey, it had been 12 years." Flair only got a fine for blading at WrestleMania 8.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 Oh, so he finally admitted that. Football is the sport with the biggest numbers of heels. Worth noting that hiding razor blades wasn't necessarily a rare practice. South American tournaments were... unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 The “Say it ain’t so Joe?” incident following the Black Sox scandal seems like it should count somehow. I’ve been watching the Ken Burns doc and realizing how much childhood innocence was trampled by capitalism, but enough of the spirit remains that when you see someone good on the other side of the screen that’s now the same age you are and has experienced life in a similar way then our fathers, then something else enters that on occasion does rejoice in synchronicity with what remains. My brother is a life-long Cubs fan as well as a wrestling fan. 30 years ago amidst the steroid scandals even kids like us who watched as much CNN as our patience would allow, knew what was going on but at that basic time it doesn’t really taint the reputation but makes them seem more oddly human. My brother is also a dye to the wool capitalist, and the year he and I played little league is right around the time of the strike and when our father left us. I actually remember watching very little wrestling until I heard that WCW had a show on Monday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Pro wrestling style build to the Angels/Mariners bench clearing brawl on Sunday. (Age restricted due to a Costco case-sized amount of f-bombs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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