This is a post I never wanted to make. I'm not really sure how to process any of this yet.. so this is probably going to be an incoherent rambling amidst snot and tears but I want to share it for my own therapy but also because I feel like we have openly shared our family with all of you and she will always be a huge part of that.
For the past 5 months Pawdme' had been dealing with seizures. It has been an incredibly stressful time. The constant fear that this little ball of fur that you love will fall over and start horribly convulsing at any time is not something I would wish on my worst enemy. You're helpless. I don't know that we've gotten an actual full nights sleep in quite a while. We went to different vets and tried different combinations of medication to keep them in check and at times it appeared to be working. We were hopeful. Until things took a turn and suddenly she was just gone. And I'll always question what I could of done, if I did enough. If I let her down. That's something I will never get over. I'm confused and heartbroken.
Even though I knew this day was going to come at some point.. I hoped for a perfect ending for her. At only 6 years old, I just thought we'd have more time. The universe works in mysterious ways as something told me to hug her and tell her that I loved her a few days ago.. And I did. And that was the last time I saw her. The real "perfect ending" would be no end at all. But I can only cherish that last perfect moment and I just really hope she knows that I deeply deeply meant that.
I always made the joke that Pawdme' was my first child. She prepared me for Quill. The real joke is that she's actually way more high maintenance than her brother. She was SO good to him too. A true big sister. I'lll miss her sleeping between my legs. I'll miss her zooming around the house with her rope. I'll miss her sun bathing by the window of my gym.. I'm just really going to miss her. I just hope she knows we tried to give her the best life possible in the short time we had, and she will always hold an irreplaceable spot in our hearts. We love you forever, Tato. Thank you for choosing us to spend your life with. ❤️
For the past 16 years, WWE has been my home. It’s where I grew up, found myself, failed, learned, and got to live out things the younger version of me could only dream about.
When I first walked into FCW, I just wanted a chance to prove I belonged and to bring something different to professional wrestling. That chance became a life full of moments I’ll carry with me forever — WrestleMania, championships, King of the Ring, arenas around the world, and the gift of connecting with all of you by being myself.
The New Day gave me a bond with @TrueKofi and @WWEBigE that I’ll cherish for life. You believed in us, even when our ideas were wild, and because of that, we got to show people that being unapologetically yourself is a strength.
UpUpDownDown became another piece of that same mission: a place for joy, friendship, and humanity. I’m so thankful to everyone, past and present, who helped build it brick by brick.
To the locker room, producers, trainers, crew, camera teams, ring crew, everyone behind the scenes, and the props department - thank you. WWE has the most special and hardest working props department that youll ever find. Love you guys and none of this happens without you.
And to everyone who has been part of this ride: thank you for believing in me. Thank you for letting me be Xavier Woods. Thank you for giving me the confidence… to walk away as Austin Creed.
Felt like I watched 3 periods of a handicap match with the Sabres vs Bruins/Refs. My half blind full breed Shiba Inu, Riley, can probably call better officiating than what was seen tonight. Tripping, holding players down, holy moly.
Shocker. Maybe they'll shake it up, maybe they'll leave it as is and continue the trend of being the majority, if not all boring lmao. We'll see. #smackdown
I posted something similar earlier but I’ll reiterate.
I appreciate any compliments about Brodie and his match. I also think it’s possible to compliment him without pointing directly at a specific person or company. (Unless we’re talking about how Brodie is better than @The_MJF which is totally a fair point)
I do think from a technical standpoint Brodie is more advanced than a lot of wrestlers across the board, regardless of company.
I’m not trying to insult anyone else and I’m not trying to hyperbolize his talents.
Brodie is learning from 2 world class technical wrestlers & working with countless professionals every week, while having an unmatched passion as well as natural talent. He is technically sound. I also think he has better instincts than workers twice is age and a level of charisma that’s nearly impossible to teach.
Again, I’m not delusional. There’s still so much he needs to learn and develop. He is only 14. I don’t think he’s the greatest wrestler alive right now & I know he has a long way to go. I do think if he maintains his passion, drive, and work ethic he could be one day.
All of this is to stay that it’s unfortunate the conversation shifted to tribalism instead of the original point of how good he did.
There were wrestlers from practically every company who came out to watch Brodie & Joey. Preference is fine, tribalism is stupid.