For me, there is nothing more fun than hanging out with you guys. Normally, I don't even look for fun very often- I like work, I like to be busy, and I like being by myself. You guys are the exception to the rule because you're kindhearted, super funny, and we can talk about wrestling or whatever all day. I know you guys love getting together as much as I do, but you're generally more social than me, so I always want to say how cool it is for me personally. Hooray we're friends.
Over the past week, I have taken the liberty of watching a high-res video of the show we went to, with my hand on the pause button so that I could grab screenshots of us. I have done this for every televised wrestling show that I've been to, so that I can remind myself that I am now a person. I've even done it for shows where I was sitting way high up on the hard cam side. I had only ever found myself once- (with Rusty and company) way in the background of a Smackdown, with Jack Swagger selling a post-match limp up the ramp, bolstered by his Soaring Eagle. Sore in my lack of Network cameos, our visit to Takeover last week was thusly fruitful. Here are a few of my favorite screenshots. Hooray we exist.
I'll start with the best. This was the only proper crowd reaction shot we're in. It was after Keith Lee gave Double D a big slam thing and DD kicked out. Big pop, and that moment is a popular gif because Keith Lee made funny faces. I grabbed two shots real quick, and the greatest thing between them is that you can see Poncho having a moment. (Alice had remained seated for this particular ovation.)
This one was from before the reaction shot- it was like the set-up to the set-up to the big move to the kickout, or something.
Not very exciting I know, but we're having a good time. This next one isn't exciting either, but I like it because we're sort of titled or captioned by the invitation to hashtag. (Sadly, no clear background shots during the Dakota Kai - Tegan Nox streetfight.)
That was Alice's favorite match of the evening.
Next was the women's championship match. The camera avoided us for the whole thing until...
Yup, that's us hangin with the queen. But the biggest pop of the night was when the Broserweights beat reDRagon for the tag titles. By the way, I restrained myself from making this entire post just about why Kyle O'Reilly is my favorite, and the best wrestler in NXT, but I will have to save that for a future MMS. But anyway, this was a huge pop and it's funny to see our reactions. Poncho appears to be holding Elizabeth reassuringly, Rusty is stiff as a board, looking like he wants to kill those douchebags in the front row, and I can be seen slowly raising a thumbs-down.
We didn't get much screen-time during the main event, but in the last camera shot of the ppv, you can see our section getting crotch chopped by those guys that everyone was now desperate to get away from.
Wow we look thrilled.
Well despite some of the people around us, who we will never see again, I am still glowing from the occasion. It was a special day.
The Roster Madness zine that Rusty made is maybe my new favorite zine I have ever read. It's so sincere and beautiful, then so irreverent and absurd. I laughed, I cried, it's a trip. Collages are on display. Thanks for all the neat stuff.
On the day before the show, Tristan's band Witchasaurus Hex opened for Big Business, and they both rocked so fucking hard, it was a great show. Yeah, I'm basically turning this blog into my diary. DONT READ IT MOM GO AWAAAAAY
secret handshake ~~~~~~~~~ Quarter M. ...thanks for the weekend
