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[𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 @WrestlingCovers]

30 years ago today, Gene Okerlund announced that Sting, Lex Luger and Randy Savage had been chosen to represent WCW at Bash at the Beach against The Outsiders and their third man.

One of the most important moments in wrestling history was on the horizon.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

“It’s over! It’s over! Knicks fans, this is not a dream.”

— Mike Breen on the call. Legendary.

(h/t @awfulannouncing)

[WWE Nostalgia @WWENostalgia_]

King of the Ring 2001: Booker T debuts, attacks Stone Cold

[ALUTHEDON @Mbakaza4L]

We should never stop talking about slavery

[𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 @WrestlingCovers]

29 years ago today, Eric Bischoff got another Scorpion Death Drop from Sting. 🦂

Hogan runs away to call for the nWo, and Sting escapes back into the rafters.

[Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes]

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[holly❀ ~saw conan~ @hollymolly_2]

MICHAEL JACKSON IS INNOCENT - A THREAD OF PROOF.

[WWE Nostalgia @WWENostalgia_]

September 30, 1999: The Rock hits a sliding People’s Elbow on British Bulldog

[Wrestle Ops @WrestleOps]

Trick Williams with an electric homecoming entrance.

#SmackDown

[Pop Base @PopBase]

43 years ago, Michael Jackson did the moonwalk on television for the first time while performing ‘Billie Jean’ at Motown 25.

[WWE Nostalgia @WWENostalgia_]

June 3, 2002: Shawn Michaels returns, joins nWo

[best of mafia cinema @TheMafiaPoint]

Pay phone scenes had a kind of magic you don’t see anymore.

[WWE Nostalgia @WWENostalgia_]

March 25, 1997: Bret Hart interrupts match between Owen Hart and British Bulldog, reforms Hart Foundation

[ÅŸ0𝕸Į𝕯Ē💜👟 @JoyisBackAgain]

I was shocked when I found out this man was Michael Jackson dancing the whole time.🤣
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There can never be nobody like him fr 🐐💯

[Hollywood Gump @FirstNameJ0hn]

WCW HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1996/ “Rowdy”Roddy Piper makes his WCW debut and cuts an outstanding promo on Hulk Hogan.

This is gold.

[PEAK @Filmfanatics__]

Seeing Michael Jackson in a Men in Black movie was a GOATED childhood experience

Fact: the director wanted him to play a alien in the movie and he declined. He refused to be a alien. He said he wanted to wear a black suit and be part of the man in black and they made it happen only for a little while, but it was great to see.

[Joe Marotta @the_joe_marotta]

Best of Gorilla & Bobby at Wrestlemania VIII

[WWE Nostalgia @WWENostalgia_]

WWE HOF 2004: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan says he wishes Gorilla Monsoon was here, holds back tears