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Sami supporting Kevin before his United States Championship match WrestleMania XL - Day 2

#(oT { } To) #*cry cry cry cry cry*

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i live for long shots like this.

#i'm not crying~ you're crying!!!!! #(oT { } To)

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this is a year old by now but i never could get it to work on twitter and then i got an inferiority complex and then i forgot

(no sound, bring your own chiptunes?)

(fullscreen might look better)

#being the elite #pixel art #(> w <) omg i love this so much! heheheh!!!! #this~ is gonna sound so weird... but now i want a little pixel tamagotchi Kenny i can keep in my pocket *squee!* #i'd feed my tiny little pixel kenny peanut butter crackers and play tiny ddr style arrow games with him! lol lol lol #*squee squee squee!*

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Golden☆Lovers, Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi, DDT Peter Pan 2012

#professional wrestling #golden lovers #kenny omega #kota ibushi #oh~ <3 #well now~ <3 #that is capital a Art op #*dreamy sigh* #(= //w//=) #glorious

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*mild agony* myyeeerrrrr~!!! (@ V @) AEW show in Portlaaannndddd in jaaannnuuuaaarrryyyy the Pidge is deeply tempttteeeddd~~~!!! but~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!! HHHMMMMMM!!!!!

#pidgy talks #*deepest sigh* #*flops around on the couch in frazzled contemplation* #wanna... go... but... #so... #out... #of touch~!!!! #*TORTURED YEARNING*

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this took me. so long to make I am practically begging you to take this quiz so I don't lose my mind

I assign you a wrestling tag team

#XD i got GL lolllll #very real #my relationship with wrestling is both passionate and fraught #i suffer and i always come back #*stares into the middle distance* #*something poetic* #*in love but crying vibes* #never alright. nope. lol

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On the Undisputed Era and "Loyalty"

So I was rewatching the Era promo, as one does when one has missed seeing them on my screen, and I was paying a bit more attention to everyone's body language.

(Bobby my vain shortass king, we stan. Ignoring Adam entirely in the first bit to preen for the crowd.)

Kyle is very, very interesting to me in this promo. When Matt's looking at him, he's all supportive and clappy and encouraging, but as soon as Adam says "I came to AEW because of the Young Bucks. That's loyalty." Kyle shifts away and looks down. When Adam says he's "traveled up and down the globe with Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish", all Kyle manages is a tight nod.

And then Adam says this:

"Loyalty is power. Loyalty is success. Loyalty… is everything."

And the camera cuts to Kyle, and he is Not Happy. It's a very, very deliberate choice, because they could have cut to anything (the ring, the Bucks, Bobby, Adam, the crowd, etc), but they chose to zoom in on Kyle closing his eyes and flinching. He crosses his arms and closes himself off, doesn't react to Matt anymore.

Adam continues, lays out the ultimatum for the trios tournament - which is moot, everyone in that ring knows the Bucks are not teaming with reDRagon ever - but you can tell it's a matter of waiting to strike. I need to shout out Bobby's body language and timing here, just slowly sauntering closer to Nick, getting behind him, cracking his knuckles, and slipping on that choke immediately. Kyle does his best shoulder block on his off shoulder to Matt's off-knee (because Kyle's injury is a shoulder injury and Matt's knee problems are well-known, so he has to be extra careful).

But I kinda want to go back to Kyle and "loyalty", because that's really his story, isn't it? Adam loves to preach loyalty, but a year ago - a lifetime ago - Adam betrayed Kyle and destroyed the Era. Or, if you believe Adam, Kyle lost the faith and tried to bring in outsiders. When the Era were loyal to each other, they had power and success, but when Adam decided Kyle "wasn't loyal" anymore, boom. Everything went up in smoke.

Kyle remembers that. Adam remembers that. Bobby... hasn't gotten to even process the Era implosion onscreen.

And then there's Bobby and Kyle's loyalty to each other. 10 years of loyalty. Zero breakups, zero fights, never once even wrestling each other. Even in the Era, it was Kyle-and-Bobby, and Adam didn't dare try anything when Bobby was around, because he knew what would happen. Adam has to be thinking it even now, too - if he keeps one on his side, the other one is assured, and Bobby's a lot easier for him to be with than Kyle.

Yeah, Kyle O'Reilly knows something about loyalty, and if you abuse that loyalty Adam, you're screwed.

#reblogging for everyone who doesnt understand why i'm obsessed with kyle #MY BOY #MY BOY KYLE!!!! #WHOM I ADORE!!!!!

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i am currently working on (what feels like) an extremely cursed anime crossover and i have to stop drawing and go to work! (oO   v  Oo) but i just!!!! I JUST WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL NOW!!! ugggg!!!! (=    w  =) soon though!!!

#pidgy talks #it always feels so dumb to be highly anticipating your own content #like #'oh geeze! when's it going to come out??? i wanna see the final piece!?!' #oh #what? #i have to finish it???? #aslkdjdflgkajfdg!!!! #ROOD #lol lol lol

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🌊🐚🦀 beach day 🦀🐚🌊

let’s take our lovely memories and trace over them to create some cheerful fantasies 💙

#professional wrestling #kenny omega #kota ibushi #pidgy drew #if you didn't see this when i posted it on twitter #i drew this on the ferry ride home from a wonderful trip to the island! #collecting rocks on the beach and looking at crabs is a quality way to spend a day #you knew i'd see your tags XD #i always see them! #lol lol lol

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Golden Lovers softness cause i miss them

#((o= v =o)) #thank you #this is very nice #yes #<3 #golden lovers

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💛 The Lovers (VI) 💛

The Lovers tarot signifies union, cohesiveness, attraction, and a balance of forces that indicate complimentary energies. This card represents soulmates, kindred spirits, and an intense bond between two people. It symbolizes choice and commitment.

#professional wrestling #golden lovers #Kenny Omega #Kota Ibushi #pidgy drew #tarot cards #the lovers #breadclubrising reminded me about this piece the other day #and i went to look at it on my blog #and i couldn't find it? #so either i didn't post it #or i didn't tag it #so #here it is now #XD #from the tarot deck a while back! #i was super honoured to be asked to make this one #i thought long and hard about the design #and i'm so happy that so many people enjoyed it #reposting it now makes me think back on... #i wont say 'simpler' but~ #different times #sending love into the universe

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This is a very good summary of what's happened so far with Kota Ibushi.

This is a really big deal, and I hope if you're a NJPW fan or a wrestling fan at all, you will pay attention to this.

If you're not aware of the situation, the tl;dr is that Ibushi has started posting receipts on twitter of what he feels is unfair and unsafe treatment from NJPW execs, and is speaking candidly, out of kayfabe, and naming names.

I'm sure that I've mentioned before being an Ibushi fan, but please believe me that I don't need to be a fan of him to be very concerned for him and utterly amazed by his bravery. He's said he's doing fine emotionally but this would be an immense pressure for anyone.

This is a much bigger deal than anything I've been aware of in my time as a NJPW fan. We only have Ibushi's side of the story so far, and there is surely more to come, so laying off speculation about the particulars is probably the healthy way to view this.

That said, this is a situation where an employee of a large corporation is taking an incredible personal risk to expose a culture of mistreatment. We DO need to avoid speculation, but everything else aside, maybe don't give a corporation too much leeway over a single employee risking their entire existence to bring things to light. Whatever happens, Ibushi has everything to lose, and NJPW is going to be fine.

How big a deal is this? I'm looking at it from the outside like everyone, but it just really seems like a BIG deal.

He has risked his career, his legacy, his standing in the industry, and all his friendships and connections to do this. He has implied a few times that he has reason to be concerned for his physical safety right now. No one is backing him publicly and he is saying no one is backing him privately either. I hope that's a lie meant to protect people who are backing him privately, but even in that best case scenario, it's not enough for him to feel confident saying that people privately support him. He said, "it's me alone against the promotion."

Even fans in Japan largely stay in kayfabe when they talk about wrestling, including on twitter, and he is very extremely breaking kayfabe in ways that are just simply not done. He is also breaking social codes left and right, publicly embarrassing his employer and mentioning other wrestlers who've had cheating scandals. (He's saying this to underscore his feeling that he's getting less understanding and forgiveness from NJPW—for being at a different promotion's show without permission, and for wanting to fully heal from an injury—than people who were publicly exposed as cheaters.)

He is at the very least fired from NJPW, and I can't imagine him ever being booked in any Japanese promotion again. He turns 40 in a little over a week; he does not have the years left in his career for this to blow over. He says he never wants to wrestle again, which could easily be true, but it's also what he kinda has to say publicly, even if he is talking to other promotions. It's likely that non-Japanese promotions are interested in him for now, but depending on what comes to light, he could possibly have exiled himself from the entire industry—this culture he's talking about runs pretty deep.

It's a big deal, is what I'm saying.

On twitter, the person who wrote this article (@thefeelite) and @golden_kuma (both links to their twitters) are putting in incredible amounts of work doing translations and giving really important context for what's happening with Ibushi and NJPW. They are just fans and they don't have all the info obviously, but they're both acting with a lot of restraint and avoiding too much speculation. (Both people I mentioned have tip jars in their twitter profiles, so please be kind to them if you can!)

#*stares into the middle distance* #this real shit is really shit #agony #absolute agony #my hands are open but there is nothing inside of them #the waiting #*mimes building a tiny house out of sticks* #no way to do a protect #all feelings #no actions #not yet #soon i hope #how can help???? #*overthinking* #turning off the part of my brain that wants to think thoughts about this #only facts #must wait #fears fears fears #but also hopes #wow #((O ___ O)) #*genuine shiver*

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aw·ful /ôfəl/ (adj) - worthy of respect or fear, striking with awe; causing dread

#trying to capture the energy of the cryptid from my dream last night and failing #kota ibushi #why can't i record my dreams yet???? #could not look directly at #very intense #like the sun #but cold

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WTF!?! SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED WITH KOTA!?!?! BRAIN!!! BRAIN WTF!?!?! UNIVERSE!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME!?! AND WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU TELLING ME!?!?!!!!?!

#I'M LEGITIMATELY DISTRESSED BY THIS TURN OF EVENTS!!!!! #(see last reblog tags) #((((O _______ O)))) #!!!!!!!!

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goldenlovers- gone from the ring, but not from my heart♡☆

#professional wrestling #golden lovers #kota ibushi #kenny omega #this is beautiful <3 #i love it! #and the weirdest thing happened... #i haven't been able to think much about wrestling for over a year~ #and yet... #last night i had this - biblically - awful dream about kota ibushi #and the first thing i saw when opening my phone today was this gorgeous art??? #it felt like a sign (O _ O) #*starts listening to the universe*

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wrestlers should make playlists for their characters like the tumblr girlies do for their blorbos

#abso-fuckin-lutely they should!!!! <3

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#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #tw blood #but like #the good kind #((O V O)) #.m-my boy #alskjf;lkasjflksdj