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Good to see that the women are now getting the same prize money... Won't have to hear complaining from them, at least this tournament... Now just expand the final (at a minimum) to five sets for full equality...

RIP

I think you spelled retarded incorrectly...

DC area is up in the 250s today for AQI... The Nationals game has already been postponed today... Which is probably a good thing...

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/37812697/the-iron-sheik-pro-wrestling-legend-hall-famer-dies-81 The Iron Sheik, a standout Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran who gained global fame in professional wrestling with his 1980s rivalries against the likes of Hulk Hogan, died Wednesday at the age of 81, according to his official Twitter account. Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was a former WWF World Heavyweight champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. As a hated heel, he had legendary battles in the '80s against Hogan, Bob Backlund and Sgt. Slaughter. Vaziri beat Backlund for the WWF title in December 1983 and, one month later, Hogan defeated Vaziri in front of more than 20,000 at New York's Madison Square Garden to win the belt for the first time. The match helped catapult Hulkamania into a phenomenon, leading into the first WrestleMania one year later. "With his larger than life persona, incredible charisma, and unparalleled in-ring skills, he captivated audiences around the globe," said the statement from his Twitter account. "He was a trailblazer, breaking barriers and paving the way for a diverse range of wrestlers who followed in his footsteps." Prior to starting professional wrestling, Vaziri was a bodyguard for the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. He was a Greco-Roman wrestler in his home country, nearly making the 1968 Olympic team. Vaziri then moved to the United States, where he won an AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championship at 180.5 pounds and became an assistant coach for the U.S. wrestling team, including its Olympic team in 1972. Around that time, he broke into professional wrestling in Minnesota with AWA promoter Verne Gagne under coach and catch wrestling legend Billy Robinson. Vaziri was given a character based on his Iranian heritage (inspired by the outset of the Iranian Revolution) and he leaned into it, shaving his head, growing a handlebar mustache and wearing shoes curled at the toes, which went on to be an iconic look. He joined the WWF for the first time in 1979, winning Madison Square Garden's first-ever battle royal match and having matches with the likes of Bruno Sammartino and Chief Jay Strongbow. After dropping the WWF title to Hogan in 1984, Vaziri had a memorable host of matches with Sgt. Slaughter, a U.S. military-based character. The feud played off the real-life tensions between the U.S. and Vaziri's Iranian homeland. Vaziri and Slaughter had a violent, bloody "boot camp" match in June 1984 at Madison Square Garden that was highly acclaimed and still holds up today. In recent years, Vaziri developed a cult fan following on Twitter, even from people who never watched his legendary battles inside the squared circle. In tweets written by his nephews Page and Jian Magen in Vaziri's spirit, The Iron Sheik roasted celebrities, politicians and everyone and anything else in the news hilariously and profanely. His last tweet before the announcement of his death was, in call caps, "F--- the wildfires." The Twitter presence allowed Vaziri's legend to live on to newer generations. Vaziri is survived by his wife Caryl, whom he was married to for 47 years, and his children Tanya, Nikki, Marisa and son-in-law Eddie, according to his Twitter account. "Beyond the glitz and glamour of the squared circle, The Iron Sheik was a man of immense passion and dedication," the Twitter statement read. "He embodied resilience. He overcame countless challenges in his life, both inside and outside the wrestling ring. His journey from a small village in Iran to becoming one of the most recognized figures in the world of wrestling is a testament to his unwavering dedication."

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Come on SM80, just put them on ignore and continue on... It really does help cleaning up the trash that gets posted...

Just one...

They can't... It is their shtick... If they tried to carry on a serious conversation, it isn't possible for them... Also, what makes you think that they have friends or a family?

Tim's funny...

Not too bad in the DC area... Though my family is supposed to go on a school field trip to Hershey Park on Friday and they are talking it might get canceled because of the smoke...

Gold old days? The internet wasn't even around during the gold rush...

Yep sad for sure... There are definitely some users that have ruined this board... I know it can never happen, but having the good old days back would be a great change of scenery for sure...

Nope, I don't even see them unless someone replies to them... GFB ignore...

dogcows has won the day!!!

Yep, clean hard hit... I agree with you as well about the retaliatory, that is the one thing I hate about hockey... He wasn't hurt, he got right up and went to the bench, no need to attack Tkachuk... All of the extra crap around a goalie when he holds the puck and an opponent gets close, there has to be pushing and shoving... Enough already...

Whoop-dee-doo he can throw hard... Dime a dozen in today's game...

Also, why were you listening to Luke Bryan? Was that by choice?

I agree, I know that I couldn't do it... Pretty much certain death if you were in the lead group? Heck when reading dystopian novels or watching television shows, I wonder how long I would last in that situation... I usually never get past a day in my thoughts... Either way, God Bless them for fighting for our freedom...

Does the kid look like the mailman or the Amazon driver?

In the "water is wet" category...

AHS (American Horror Story) is the same way, each season is pretty much self contained... Murder House was the very first AHS... It wasn't called that initially, it was just AHS... They named it that after AHS kept getting seasons...

If that is the case, AHS: Murder House would belong as well IMO...

I know you can't believe everything on Wiki, but it says it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers_(miniseries)

Tiger playing?