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Idol Disqualification / Idol Shikakku Episode 8 English Subs

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i vote for majima to be disqualified and here's why: he is violating one of the tournament rules: "two variants per character." even though majima is an example of this rule, it doesn't make a lot of sense when you really think about it, for you see, he has had 3 variants: idol, depression and snakeskin.

taking out the idol outfit, we are left with depression outfit and snakeskin outfit. these give two completely different vibes, and thus should be considered two variants. and while yes, there's contestants with two different outfits in one picture as well, they are still within rules boundaries because either: 1. it's the only appearance they have and so counting as the two variants (see: reina or mikiko) or, 2. the style is so similar that it can count all as one variant (see: shinji or haruka). 

one may argue that majima counts as the second reason “he has the same shoes it’s the same style.” as much as i love majima, there is no way some guy in a simple black tuxedo would have gotten this far in the competition (and if he had, that's clear favoritism). if you have an artist with a different style to the game do full body fanart of y0 majima, from the top of my head i can count like 2 other characters he could be confused with. do that with snakeskin majima, i assure you he will NOT be confused. they are too different.

another argument i can see coming is that contestants are selected like this: one variant as the self we see throughout the story, and the second variant an alternative outfit that a player can choose from (as part of a dlc or completion of chapter). this argument could almost save majima, except it falls apart when you take into account nishiki. nishiki has been in the competition as two different contestants or variants: his self in yakuza 0 and in yakuza kiwami. these are both outfits we see through the games, they are both the ‘self we see throughout the story’ and they are distinct enough to be considered two different contestants.  yet majima doesn’t get the same treatment? funny how depression and snakeskin outfits are also from y0 and kiwami respectively. 

in conclusion, majima has infringed the rules of the drip tournament having 3 different variants and so he should be eliminated from the competition altogether to keep the good spirit of the tournament.

(well, that, or open a new wildcard round and allow one more variant for everyone. while this is a good alternative, taking out majima would be the most fair to everyone else. and yes, getting rid of one of the majimas for next round would also be unfair... i can write up why if anyone needs me to)

okay so this is a very valid point however

a disparity on my end would be unfair grounds for disqualification. full disclosure, i only tacked on y0 majima onto post y0 because i forgot about him

i won't be holding an extra wildcard for variants because that'd mean i'd theoretically have to retroactively add a variant for EVERY contestant from the ground up for it to be fair and that's just. insane.

i do feel like this is just anti-majima sentiment which. yeah i totally get. left unchecked majima would sweep the entire tournament on sheer popularity alone.

but listen to me. imagine if i disqualified majima right now. there'd be outcry. they'd be screaming for my head in the streets. i'd be drawn and quartered. fed to the beasts. unspeakable things really

i... honestly fail to see how getting rid of one of the majimas is unfair. especially when, as you say, depression outfit majima objectively wouldn't have gotten so far alone.

so in the true spirit of democracy, let's have the people decide.

[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

My Favourite Duel in Each Yugioh Series

I have done specific posts on some duels in the Yugioh franchise so a few of my picks might be obvious. Still, I figured I’d make this anyway. I won’t include Go Rush since it’s not complete and because my favourite duel so far is a rather spoilery one. DM - Sevens only!

Favourite DM Duel - Yugi vs Atem

Probably a generic pick but this really does stick out to me as a pretty solid duel, even as someone who’s not really a fan of DM’s super long, often lawless duels. I think it showcases the development and bond Yugi and Atem have over the course of the series really well. It was the perfect note to end the show on and seeing Yugi face off against all three Egyptian God cards was a blast.

Favourite GX Duel - Judai vs Yugi

Okay I promise these won’t all be the final duels. GX honestly had a ton of great picks for me. Ryo vs Yubel, Judai vs Darkness, Judai vs Yubel, and Judai vs Ryo 2 all rank pretty highly for me but Judai vs Yugi is the one I have the most fun with. It does exactly what it sets out to do: Judai regains his love of duelling and duels on par with a duelling legend: his idol, the protagonist of the first series. It’s blatant fanservice but it fits the narrative and Judai’s character arc well so I never minded it. I think the constant back and forth of this duel is just really fun and it makes me smile every time I watch it.

Favourite 5Ds Duel - Jack vs Carly

Another close call honestly but as much as I adore the Team Taiyo duel and a lot of Akiza’s duels, I gotta give the edge to the one duel that truly hooked me on my first viewing on 5Ds. Jack vs Carly goes so damn hard. It’s heartbreaking in all the right ways and perfectly shows Jack and Carly’s growth over the arc. And… man, I always get teary eyed at the way the duel ends. I never expected Jack to try and die with Carly. It was such a shocking yet impactful moment that every time I see the card Shockwave now, I can’t help but immediately associate it with that powerful moment.

Favourite Zexal Duel - Nasch vs Vector

Maybe a bit of an unconventional choice and while I was tempted to go with Yuma and Kaito’s fun rematch, I went with this one for the fact that it just always stuck out the most to me. I just was not expecting Vector to lose so the sheer unpredictability of this duel for me, plus how entertaining Vector always is coupled with the really well done backstory portions covered in this duel make it stick out as my favourite Zexal duel.

Favourite Arc V Duel - Sora vs Shun

I know, I know, generic opinion but this really was such a huge turning point, and a betrayal I never saw coming. I love how it gets more intense and war-like as it goes on, with Sora’s monsters becoming more and more twisted as he himself shows off more of his true twisted colours. It’s some great stuff.

Favourite VRAINS Duel - Ai vs Playmaker

Even without the power of its ending, this duel really does a great job at showing the extent of both Playmaker and Ai’s power, with a lot of back and forths and both of their greatest monsters duking it out. And the way the duel slowly unravels the layers to Ai’s motivation and brings everything to light in time for that painful as all hell ending is magnificent. This is the best instance of the final “protagonist versus their spirit guide who’s been by their side the entire series” duel for me. It was the most heartbreaking and the most interesting.

Favourite Sevens Duel - Yuga vs Roa 1

Sevens has a lot of fun duels. I could’ve gone with just about any duel from the tournament finals but I’ve decided on the early Yuga vs Roa because of how much the content of that duel sticks out to me. This duel managed to concoct a scenario where the protagonist drawing his ace, something any other duel would consider the start of a comeback victory, will lead to him automatically losing the duel through disqualification, as it’s learned halfway through the duel that Yuga’s ace is potentially an illegal card. So Roa spends a portion of the duel forcing Yuga to draw more and more cards to try and force that disqualification as the rest. And honestly those scenes of Roa forcing Yuga to draw cards are some of the most intense Sevens gets. It’s such a neat subversion of the usual Yugioh trope, which is what I believe Sevens, particularly its first half, was best at so I had to give this duel a shout out.

[bejinyoung]

On the morning of September 17, you receive a message from an official Studio Delta source. It reads as follows: 

“Hello, this is Yoon Jongin, a representative of Studio Delta.

I am writing to inform you that you have been selected to move on in the “#IntoTheDeltaverse” audition process. Congratulations! 

For the final part of this process, I would like to invite you to come audition in front of a panel of three Studio Delta coaches on Saturday, September 23, starting at 9AM. Auditions will happen throughout the day, but every contestant is required to be in the Studio Delta building at the Axis Labels training facility in the Seocho district by 9AM in order to be allowed to participate. Failure to show up on time will result in immediate disqualification. 

Participants are asked to prepare a 60-second rendition of a cover of one of Studio Delta’s senior artists. You will present this cover to the panel and we will give you feedback on the performance on the spot. We might also ask you some questions based on your profile and public persona. I am looking forward to seeing you put your own spin into one of our songs.

Attached is a document with the address and more instructions on how to prepare for the audition. Please reply to this message until September 20 to confirm you will be accepting the audition.

Good luck!”

OOC: 

congratulations on passing to the second round of auditions for studio delta! please do not disclose this information with anyone else at this time.

if you’d like for your muse to opt out of the process, you can shoot the studio delta blog a message saying as such, or simply not write a solo by the deadline.

FOR +2 POINTS IN A RELEVANT PERFORMANCE OR ANCILLARY SKILL, please write a 300+ word private solo about your character participating in the audition. whether you’d like to post it privately on tumblr or submit to studio delta’s blog directly, or write it on a google document and send it to us, is up to you, as long as it is private. you will be allowed to make the solo public/post it on dash once the audition process is over.

based on your character’s profile, here are some questions or comments they might hear after the performance - you may select one or two to incorporate into your solo: 

please describe how you understand your own growth since your elimination from ‘next gen’.

please sing the chorus of your favorite song for us.

how will you feel if this results in another rejection? will you give up on being an idol?

what would you have done differently in your previous auditions that might have yearned more positive results?

[twilightmalachite]

Twin Peaks - division by zero 4

Author: Akira

Characters: Hiiro, Kaoru, Hinata, Yuuta

Translator: Mika Enstars

Proofers: 310mc & feesh

"…Yep, that’s a 100% OK from me~! ☆ Both get a gold star! I wish we had them in UNDEAD even, in place of our own little bad boys!"

Season: Autumn

Location: Shopping District

Several minutes later, Twin Peaks second match, “ES Idol Music Medley Foot Race”…

Hinata: “♪~♪~♪”

Yuuta: “~…♪”

Hinata: “U! N! D! E! A! D!”

Yuuta: “We are UNDEAD…!”

Kaoru: “You guys aren’t actually UNDEAD though? Well, I suppose we are good buddies, and we did perform together in Yumenosaki’s Light Music Club back then!”

Hiiro: “Indeed! In this wordy-named ES Idol Music Medley Foot Race, the two from 2wink shall race around the shopping district!”

Kaoru: “Don’t call it wordy! We just couldn’t come up with a simple name for it, alright~?”

“Though I want to make it extremely clear that I’m not blaming Anzu-chan’s naming skills, she just focused on the content of the competition itself!”

Hiiro: “Right! Anzu-san might have put the project together, but we were involved in the discussions as well!”

“If there was any kind of flaw in things like the names and content, then the blame is none other than our own!”

“In any case, as the name suggests, this is a simple contest of leg strength! Hinata-kun versus Yuuta-kun; whoever completes a lap around the shopping district wins!”

Kaoru: “However, there is a twist! The twins can only run if they’re singing an ES idol song!”

“The same song cannot be sung twice, and drawing out the song to buy time is prohibited!”

Hiiro: “Doing so will result in an instant disqualification. Hinata-kun, Yuuta-kun, be careful not to break the rules, okay?”

Kaoru: “To top it all off, as they sing, whoever the song belongs to must judge the two’s singing!”

“If they fail to earn a stamp of approval for singing properly, they will be forced to pick a new song!”

“It’s an UNDEAD song this time, so I will act as judge on their behalf!”

“…Yep, that’s a 100% OK from me~! ☆ Both get a gold star! I wish we had them in UNDEAD even, in place of our own little bad boys!”

Hinata: “Thankie, Hakaze-senpai~!”

Yuuta: “But you can’t go saying stuff like that, or else Oogami-senpai will get angry…♪”

Hiiro: “Hm. The phrase “100% OK” is quite perplexing, but if it’s a stamp of approval from the song owner, then they’re good to go!”

“They can continue to run and make distance until the song is finished!”

“This will be repeated until the winner makes it around the shopping district first!”

“Not only is this a test of lung capacity to run while singing, but a test of their knowledge of ES idols as well!”

Kaoru: “Won’t they do just fine on that aspect? Having always been the underdogs for so long, those guys have been doing nothing but opening performances for other units, haven’t they~?”

“Being the best out there when it comes to hyping up the crowd, they’d always be chosen for the job!”

“As co-stars, I’m sure they’re plenty familiar with all those other idols, who have nothing but appreciation for them!”

“If the two of them sang any of their songs, I’m sure they’d all be overjoyed to know that they’ve learned their songs by heart, don’t you think?”

“I can’t help but feel a little happy, too. When we call out, “We are UNDEAD!”, it’s rough, but when they do it, it’s cute~! ♪”

Hinata: “Shake to your very core, ignorant fools~! ♪”

Yuuta: “—Let me show you how serious I am…♪”

Kaoru: “Hmm. It is a tad bit embarrassing to hear your spoken line be said by someone else, though…”

Hinata: *whispering* …Alrighty, Hakaze-senpai sure is good at what he does, huh~. He’s explaining exactly what’s going on while keeping up the upbeat atmosphere.

Yuuta: *whispering* He’s great at livening everything up, isn’t he? Hiiro-kun’s doing good as well, it really sounds like he genuinely admires and praises us.

Hinata: Right, right? When people would look down from above, saying something like “Those kids are doing great, aren’t they?”, it wouldn’t make me feel good at all!

Yuuta: But Hiiro-kun, he’s unaware of our circumstances, so he says exactly what he’s meant to say without acting weirdly apprehensive of us!

Hinata: Yup! We just happened to end up at the same spot, but this line-up might be perfect for us. Although thanks to Anzu-san’s usual expertise, we have a plan for whatever situation might turn out.

Yuuta: Mhm. We can easily turn the tide of this match, thanks to its rules.

We could tie the match by finishing the lap around the shopping district at the same time, for example.

Hinata: And neither of us can lose by throwing the match in a way that looks unintentional.

For example, even when he usually goes easy on us, if we sing one of Valkyrie’s songs, Itsuki-senpai is strict with others and might give us a “Non!”

Yuuta: That way, it’d force us to stop singing the song, and give distance between us.

Through such adjustments, we can pick the match’s final results at our own discretion.

Hinata: If this had been a standard Yumenosaki-style DreamFes, though…

The outcome would’ve been decided by audience votes, something we can’t control—There’d be nothing we could do about it.

Yuuta: And manipulating that number, of course is dishonest, it’s an offense that’d self-destruct in our faces if we were caught.

Hinata: But a competitive format such as this more or less leaves it up to us. We can choose who wins and who loses—All without losing the hype of the show.

Yuuta: Like pro wrestling, right? You get to choose the end result all while keeping it nice and exciting! In our case, that’s what’s important.

Hinata: ’Course, some people talk about how pro wrestling isn’t “real” since they run on a script, but they’re still practically injuring each other and risking their lives.

Yuuta: If they seriously fought in earnest, it’d be more than just risking their lives—They’d literally just be murdering each other.

Hinata: And we don’t have any intention to die, after all. Not yet.

Yuuta: Because, now that we’ve been cornered, we’ve finally realized a problem we hadn’t been aware of for a long time.

Instead of relying solely on the strong “us”, each of us will grow individually until we are second to none...

Hinata: We’ve still got a long way to go! We’ve only just started running, after all!

Yuuta: We’ve only just begun climbing this mountain, so no slipping and falling to our deaths, ‘kay?!

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The Ultimate Betrayal: Jocelyn's Heartache Over Tedros' Involvement in Scandal Rocks Fans on 'The Idol' Recap

The Ultimate Betrayal: Jocelyn's Heartache Over Tedros' Involvement in Scandal Rocks Fans on 'The Idol' Recap The Ultimate Betrayal: Jocelyn's Heartache Over Tedros' Involvement in Scandal Rocks Fans on 'The Idol' Recap Jocelyn had been a fan favorite since the beginning of 'The Idol' season 5. Her personality, talent, and undeniable charisma had earned her a place in the final three, alongside Tedros and Samantha. In a season full of upsets and surprises, Jocelyn had always maintained her composure and professionalism. Therefore, the news of her alleged involvement in a scandal that rocked the music industry hit fans hard. The Allegations The scandal began when leaked documents suggested that Jocelyn, Tedros, and Samantha were involved in a pay-to-play scheme. Fans were shocked to learn that their favorite contestants could have cheated their way to the top. As the week went on, more details emerged, and the situation looked increasingly grim for Jocelyn. Jocelyn's Response Jocelyn issued a statement denying the allegations and emphasizing her dedication to her craft. She stated that the accusations were baseless and defamatory. Fans were divided; some believed her while others were not so sure. Tedros' Involvement Things took an unexpected turn when it was revealed that Tedros had been the mastermind behind the scandal. Jocelyn was devastated and heartbroken. She had trusted Tedros and thought of him as a friend. To learn that he had betrayed her in such a reprehensible way was a hard pill to swallow. Tedros' fans were quick to come to his defense, but many others were outraged and demanded his disqualification from the show. Samantha's Reaction Samantha remained relatively quiet during the scandal's initial phase. However, it later emerged that she was also involved in the pay-to-play scheme. Fans were disappointed with her, but the focus was mostly on Tedros, who had been at the center of it all. Samantha tried to distance herself from the scandal and its participants, but people were not quick to forgive and forget. The Fallout The scandal plunged 'The Idol' into chaos. Contestants, fans, and network executives were unsure of what to do next. It became clear that the reputation of the show was at stake, and swift and decisive action was needed. A few days later, Tedros was disqualified, and Jocelyn and Samantha were allowed to continue with a clean slate. However, their credibility had taken a massive hit, and their chances of winning had been significantly reduced. Conclusion The scandal surrounding Jocelyn's alleged involvement in a pay-to-play scheme rocked the music industry and 'The Idol' fans. Jocelyn was heartbroken and shocked to learn of Tedros' betrayal. Samantha was also implicated, but it was Tedros who had orchestrated the scheme. The fallout from the scandal was significant, and the reputation of 'The Idol' was tarnished. In the end, Tedros was disqualified, and Jocelyn and Samantha were given a second chance, but their credibility had been severely dented. FAQs Q1. Did Jocelyn cheat on 'The Idol'? A1. Jocelyn denied the allegations of cheating, and it was later revealed that Tedros had masterminded the scandal. Q2. How did Jocelyn react when she learned of the scandal? A2. Jocelyn was heartbroken and devastated. She had trusted Tedros and thought of him as a friend. Q3. Was Samantha involved in the scandal? A3. Yes, it was later revealed that Samantha was involved in the pay-to-play scheme as well. Q4. What happened to Tedros after the scandal? A4. Tedros was disqualified from 'The Idol' after it became clear that he was behind the pay-to-play scandal. Q5. Did 'The Idol' recover from the scandal? A5. The scandal was a significant blow to 'The Idol's' reputation, and it took some time for the show to recover. However, it continued to be a popular talent show for years to come. #ENTERTAINMENT Read the full article

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Idol Wing AU: Star 6 (Last Star): YUM1E in Trouble!

YUM1E's Dorms - At night

TaeHo entered the group's dorm and went to Brighie's bed, where the dorm key was, Very quietly, the CEO took the key and hid it in his pocket, as he was still wearing a toothpick, his handkerchief fell without him noticing, what he really wanted was to lock up the group

- Didn't you want to be together? - TaeHo said mockingly - because now they're together forever

Upon leaving, two of TaeHo's companions locked the door from the outside, so that the girls were finally trapped.

-Bye bye YUM1E - TaeHo said sarcastically

The next day

The day of the awards has arrived, the group members will gather for a chat before going

- Girls, whatever happens - said Brighie - our friendship will still stand

- Yes, it doesn't matter if we win or lose - said Cherie - the important thing is not to give up and give our best

- Yes - they all said - Go YUM1E!

Before the girls woke up, TaeHo and his teammates stole YUM1E's dorm key, who was with Brighie, with the aim of locking the members up, preventing them from attending the awards and making various threats to the members of the Super Wings.

Brighie was about to get the key to the group's dorm but.....

- Girls have you seen the key? - asked Brighie - she disappeared

- Look girls! - said Ivieh - it's the scarf from the CEO's suit

- That explains everything - said Brighie - he locked us out of going to the awards, he really wants the group to end

- This also explains why he wants such a high goal for us not to disband the group - said Akira

- How are we going to get out of here? - asked Flora

- I already know what to do! - said Miah - we must call the Super Wings, I have a radio communicator with me that connects me directly to the airport, so it's easier for me to communicate and for them to track us.

- So do it soon! - said Aria

- We must do this before TaeHo completes his plan - Said Lollo

- He won't harm our group - said Vicky

Miah called Sky on the radio, the young airport commander soon answered

- This is the Base - said Sky - what happened Miah?

- Sky, we have a problem, TaeHo locked us in our dorm, so that we wouldn't go to the awards and fulfill his plan - said Miah - we need to get out of here and get to the awards and stop TaeHo

- Ok Miah, I'm sending help right now - Sky said - Don't worry girls, the Super Wings will help

- Sky, Brighie speaking - said Brighie - is there anything else that TaeHo is hiding from us?

- Yes - said Sky - he hired a Hacker called Cheatboy to manipulate your position in the Ranking, but luckily that hacker is already arrested

- I've heard of that hacker - said Aria - Glad you're in jail, all that's missing is that damn CEO

- Yes - said Sophie - he is good at hacking data without leaving a trace

- You're right girls - Said Sky - help is on the way

It didn't take long for Donnie and Dizzy to arrive at the company, both Super Wings used their tools to break down the dorm door, thus allowing the girls to leave.

- Thank you so much Donnie and Dizzy - Brighie said - but the awards venue is too far away, how are we going to make it in time?

- Never fear, Badge is Here - said Badge

- JinHan is also here! - said JinHan in the pilot's seat - We can take you quickly

- Thank you very much - said Brighie - the awards will start soon, we have to hurry!

At the Awards

TaeHo was in the box ready to watch the group's disqualification up close, the MC called TaeHo to the stage so that his plan finally came to fruition

- The Group of the Year award goes to, YUM1E! - said the MC - but the group is not here, I want to call the CEO of MAX1M Entertainment, Mr. Choi TaeHo, to the stage

- Good morning everyone, my name is Choi TaeHo, CEO of MAX1M Entertainment and I am here to inform you that the winning group cannot attend this award - said TaeHo in the greatest falsehood - So I'm completely saddened by this and....

- You're stuck Choi TaeHo! - Paul and Kim said - Accused of cybercrime and false imprisonment

The audience was in shock, who knew that the CEO of the company would be the cover of something like this

- You have no evidence to accuse me - TaeHo said sarcastically

- Yes we do - said Brighie arriving with the group on stage

- Impossible! - said TaeHo - but there's nothing else to be done, I warned you that if the goal wasn't achieved I would refund the contract of all of you, since you didn't reach the goal, the group is officially over!

- No sir Choi TaeHo - said the MC - since the group is here, they can receive the prize

- Even the Hacker you hired to manipulate the ranking is arrested and told everything about your plan - said Paul - he will spend a good time in jail to learn a lesson!

- No! I can't be arrested! - said TaeHo - I'm important! I'm a CEO! You can't arrest me!

-Actually TaeHo, you are no longer the CEO of MAX1M Entertainment - said JinHan arriving - From now on I will be in charge of the company from now on

- Damn JinHan! - said TaeHo - you'll pay me for this! mark my words!

- Long live the YUM1E! - the group members said

- Girls, would you like to say a few words? - asked the MC

- Yes sir - said Brighie - we would like to thank our fans for supporting us and the Super Wings for making us where we are, thank you very much!

- The Stage is yours! - said the MC

- YUM1E is my Dream! - they all said starting a beautiful concert

Months later

The group YUM1E was at the height of their career, breaking many and many records, they became an international fever, doing concerts and world tours that sold out in less than an hour, the group consolidated and now they are at the level of global groups, succeeding with each comeback and showing all their talent without being hindered by anyone

The end....

[livewellnews]

Uddhav Thackeray's Warning To Rahul Gandhi Over "Not Savarkar" Remark

Uddhav Thackeray further said that he considers Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as his idol and asked the Congress leader to refrain from insulting him.

Malegaon, Maharashtra: Cautioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not to insult Vinayak Savarkar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday warned that demeaning Savarkar would create "cracks" in the opposition alliance.

Uddhav Thackeray further said that he considers Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as his idol and asked the Congress leader to refrain from insulting him.

"Savarkar suffered unimaginable torture in the Andaman cellular jail for 14 years. We can only read the sufferings. It is a form of sacrifice. We will not tolerate the insult of Savarkar," Uddhav Thackeray said.

He further said that there would be 'cracks' in the opposition alliance if Rahul Gandhi continues to 'demean' Savarkar.

"Veer Savarkar is our God, and any disrespect towards him will not be tolerated. We are prepared to fight, but insulting our Gods is not something we will tolerate," the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said.

"The alliance of the Uddhav faction, Congress and NCP was made to protect democracy and we need to work unitedly. Rahul Gandhi is being provoked deliberately but if we waste time in this, democracy will cease to exist," Uddhav Thackeray said while addressing a rally in Malegaon.

Uddhav Thacleray was referring to Rahul Gandhi's recent statement where he said that he is not Savarkar.

"My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone," Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday in a press conference following his disqualification as an MP after conviction in defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following the Surat court order convicting him in a criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark.

Uddhav Thackeray, whose Sena faction is an ally of Congress and the NCP in the state, however, urged Rahul Gandhi to not get provoked and to come together to "save India's democracy".

Uddhav Thackeray came down heavily on the BJP argument over Rahul Gandhi's remark against PM Narendra Modi, saying that PM Narendra Modi is not India.

"Modi is not India. Did our freedom fighters lay down their lives for this? Questioning Modi is not about insulting India," he said.

[skelltan]

NWA week in review - 10/11 Dec

Australian Sunday? Time for the NWA recap. Brace yourselves, this is a biggun

Powerrr

major impact star bully ray returns to the nwa

this is the championship series. 8 teams compete. everyone on the winning team gets a title shot – of what title, it’s not specified, but the way they word it, singles titles. Whoever gets most points wins. submission is 6 points, pinfall is 5, countout is 2 and a draw is 2 for each. a dq win is 1 point but an “extreme” dq, your opponent gets 3 points. I guess by extreme they mean more than a single weapon spot or whatever.

then the match graphic shows that this is team great vs team fixers. they each have 5 members but this is just a singles match so I’m guessing there are 8 teams with 5 members each but they only do singles matches? a bit fucking weird if true, especially because we don’t see why or how any of these teams formed. also that means this is gonna go on for at least 40 matches.

anyways is odinson v bully ray

apparently most of the crowd is the roster? so I guess they couldn’t get a huge crowd

its a draw so both teams get 2 points

tim storm isn’t on commentary, he’s busy with something

oh boy tyrus is here to do a promo

“I am the most seen nwa heavyweight champion of all time” – tyrus

oh boy ec3 and thom latimer are at it again

commentary talks about ec3 controlling narratives so I guess every time he wrestles they must mention that

ec3 is the morbius of wrestling

ec3 gets dqed so that’s 1 point for his team

wait what? the match goes on?

thom latimer gets an extreme dq but his eyes got gouged earlier so he doesn’t know ec3 made it to the ropes so.

apparently there can only be 2 disqualifications in a row so the match is over. they didn’t say that so while I’m sure they just are shit at telling us the rules it feels like they’re making up rules as they go along

to blaze through the tourney we have a 4 way. don’t ask me who’s in it or who’s on what team, I do not care enough to tell you. whoever wins picks what team they’re on, though. it’s elimination so they all get picks in order of who gets pins first.

the little chippendale dude from last week does a dance

the little chippendale guy says he’s the biggest in this match so I guess he’s doing a crash holly gimmick. he wins first fall

rather than him getting first pick it’s whoever is eliminated last. ok. to be fair commentary did say this and I wasn’t paying attention but I still think first pinfall should be first pick, but maybe that’s me

chippendale guy gets 2 successive pins to win and does his dance

fixers are here with nerf guns. goddamn it I actually laughed. “I got a couple of broads, huh?! Sorry, that’s chicks if you’re trying to be politically correct! One of them even speaks spanish, and one of them is a king!”

we got judais and pj hawx against rush freeman and damage

team great win via pinfall for 5 points. the match ended after the pinfall so I guess you can get dqed twice but a pinfall or submission ends it.

cyon is interviewed and puts over his team and austin idol. I thought I heard them say cyon is his son on prior shows and yeah, they definitely say it here.

kamille is here and pissed at ec3’s actions. I quote.

"ec3, do you know the rules of wrestling?"

"you speak in these weird riddles, and you try to act like you have a master plan, like you're smarter than everybody else - do you even know what's going on? you have no idea what you're saying. you just have a weird fetish for thom"

main event, thrillbilly silas for team tyrus vs kratos on team brickhouse.

little chippendale man will be on tyrus’ team, knockoff eugene will be on team great and one of the other two is on kamille’s team while anthony andrews is on team gold.

thrillbilly gets the pin

this was. the most entertaining episode of powerrr I’ve seen imo. you got some fuckery, you got 3 backstage segments, you got 4 matches. that’s what I call bang for your buck. fwiw the action didn’t look that bad tbh but again I’m not really watching this. my biggest complaint is how the champion series makes no sense.

USA

a bunch of people in each team do promos

kilynn king and angelina love have a match. the ref was slow on a count and I can’t tell if there’s a story or that was a legit botch. angelina tapped clean, so if it’s a story, it isn’t clear yet.

more team promos, I don’t really care

we have question mark 2 vs carnage

question mark 2 guys a submission win

more team promos

now we got marti belle vs missa kate

marti belle got counted out

the announcer says team fixers have been eliminated so I guess they’re not even in this tournament anymore?

we got allisyn kay and kayla kassidy vs madi and samantha starr in the main event

kayla’s team gets dqed for a hair pull, but as established, there’s one more dq to go before it’s over

time limit expires but both teams have a tie so now the alternates from each team must come in for a tiebreaker. wow! competent booking!

more team promos

its one of the guys from the 4 way and the little chippendale dude

little chippendale man wins so kamille’s team is out

again the action looked fine and while i didn't care for the promos i think they managed their time pretty well in this episode, plus like i said the booking of the main was competent so. wow. best nwa week yet (even if most of my enjoyment is ironic), let's hope they keep it up

[teppensubteam]

Idol Shikkaku Episode 7 English Subs

In the aftermath of Keita and Mimika's first date, let's check in on how things are going with them.

Idol Shikkaku Episode 7 English Subs

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[crystalkleure]

I have a Concept.

BeyBurst beyblades are supposed to burst. As in, it’s actually a necessity. In spite of the Exploding Beyblade mechanic potentially causing sharp little bits of spintop to go flying everywhere and hit people, what if it’s actually a safety feature?

If I recall correctly, all the way back in s1 territory [specifically in the manga though, can’t remember if we saw it in the anime or not], Valt and Shu just straight-up got their original beys from a store. And there are also all of those Unimportant Characters running around with different-coloured versions of preexisting beys. This indicates that beyblades are, in fact, mass-produced and sold in stores, and those are all built to be able to burst. In fact, I still haven’t seen the newest two seasons of the Burst anime yet, but I’m pretty sure super special fancy custom beys, that some important character explicitly made themself, that have some really creative [and strong] anti-burst features built into them, don’t ever show up as NPC recolour beys? In spite of the trend of “random background characters in new season use recoloured versions of Prominent Character beys from LAST season” to me seeming to indicate that those new recolour beys are either bootleg copycats, or those actual official shelf models have just suddenly started selling really well, due to someone having just recently done something cool with one in a tournament/on TV lol. [Anyway, correct me if I’m wrong on which beys get NPC recolours, I don’t exactly actually, uh, pay attention to all the random background scrubs. That point’s not particularly important anyway because I’m sure unofficial bootlegs are a thing that exists, mmmm delicious plagiarism. The point is the stores seem to sell beys with the normal level of burstability. And so I’m only caring about the everyday random NPCs with no names or anything, if another important character specifically goes and painstakingly recreates a bey similar or identical to another important character’s bey just because they idolize that other character, that doesn’t count. That’s not important here, implication-wise.] So...

What if it’s actually a really bad thing that people keep making their own custom beys now that are increasingly more and more ludicrously difficult -- or even near-impossible -- to burst?

What if the self-destruct mechanic is intended to be an emergency shutdown switch, and actually really needs to not be subverted? We’ve seen what an adept beyblader can do while running at full-throttle -- they’re dangerous, to themselves and their surroundings. Beys have the power to be obscenely destructive...while they’re spinning and battling, primarily. They are by far the most potent while actively in use. But if they hit things too hard like 3-4 times or so...they burst. Their locks disengage, they fall apart, and thus they are forced to abruptly stop. That makes them theoretically incapable of just rampaging indefinitely.

Picture this: One day, in the probably-decently-distant history of the BeyBurst world, a kid has a spintop. Probably made that spintop themself. This kid, it turns out, happens to be one of the Super Special Powerful Kids, who’s not only REALLY GOOD at using that spintop, they also possess that funny little supernatural ability to accidentally create an incredibly powerful incorporeal monster ghost creature thing with their brain. And because they love playing with their little spintop so much, that spintop becomes the vessel for this Terrifying Monster-Shaped Culmination Of Spiritual Elemental Energy or whatever that they’ve manifested. That’s...good, probably, because at least that means the Scary Monster Thing isn’t 1. just stuck in the kid’s brain with nowhere else to go, which would lead to possession that would decidedly be incredibly difficult to deal with without harming the kid, or 2. funneled into something more dangerous to control, like a car or a nuclear warhead or some shit. But then it turns out that the kid is ABSOLUTELY still able to wreak impressive havoc and cause Large Amounts Of Destruction, even accidentally...until the spintop stops spinning. The Power Level drops dramatically as soon as the demon top is still, and it takes a little while for it to build back up once it’s launched again. But what if a feature is implemented into the spintop that allows it to keep spinning for much, much longer? Or just The Supernatural Monster Power itself becomes capable of sustaining it, through wind manipulation or something?

Now, imagine you’re idk, the government or something, someone with Power and Influence over the masses, and you see THAT happen. Shit, that was just a random kid that did that! Looked like any other kid, acted like any other kid! There is no feasible way to tell a kid with Brain Monster potential apart from other kids who are NOT That Powerful, until a brain monster happens. So, if you can’t predict it, and thus can’t do anything to mitigate the potential destruction on a case-by-case basis...well, how about you convince ALL the little kiddies that spintops are just the greatest thing ever, everyone should play with spintops, AND you ensure those spintops are mass-manufactured specifically to not be able to Hold A Charge for too long because...they burst! You’ve designed them so that violence itself causes them to fall apart and stop to cool down! It’s perfect! That way, anytime an odd mutant child with Brain Monster powers comes along, the chance of them funneling their Brain Monster into their spintop is now Very High, meaning that all the Brain Monsters will hopefully end up inhabiting these little plastic toys that actively inhibit them instead of possessing children or nukes. It’s brilliant!

This does raise some questions, though:

1. What happens when someone’s spintop breaks, and they DON’T get it repaired, after they’ve already manifested a Brain Monster to live in it? Where would the Brain Monster go in that case? Uh oh, demon on the loose? Exactly what we were trying to avoid? Shu’s change between Legend Spriggan and Spriggan Requiem in God does seem to indicate that the Brain Monster probably 1. by default, does just camp out in its blader’s brain until a new Spintop Vessel is created for it, and 2. the Brain Monster itself is probably not actually completely strictly sealed into any bey, because it doesn’t disappear as soon as the bey is destroyed, and it doesn’t stay with an old/broken bey that’s been discarded when a new bey has been made for it. Legend Spriggan was discarded and left on the riverbed, and Spriggan Requiem was then made from scratch, seemingly using no recycled physical parts from Legend Spriggan, but Spriggan Requiem’s bitbeast looks only very slightly different from Legend Spriggan’s. All of Shu’s Spriggans are honestly probably still the same creature, just progressively evolved. I don’t think we’ve ever seen somebody make an entirely NEW Brain Monster that does not resemble their original one, it seems the original simply gets developed more and more. One person apparently only possesses the ability to make a single individual Brain Monster. You Get One (1), but you can upgrade it. But what about Hearts? His Dead Hades, which very much had a Brain Ghost in it, was not only destroyed, but assimilated into Phi’s Revive Phoenix, to make Dead Phoenix. What happened to that situation, over time? We haven’t gotten to see. Is Hearts’ Hades truly actually fused with Phi’s Phoenix, ceasing to be its own entity anymore, or does Phoenix simply very slightly resemble Hades now due to its bey being upgraded with physical bits of Hades’ bey? What if it’s not even POSSIBLE to truly fuse Brain Ghosts, especially without consent? In which case...is Hades itself just lingering around back in Hearts’ brain, waiting for a new bey to inhabit, and Hearts isn’t making one because he doesn’t realize Hades isn’t just Part Of Phoenix now? That sounds potentially dangerous, there’s no more outlet for your Brain Ghost, buddy. I want to see Phi and Hearts again, to know what eventually happened there.

2. Why do the tournaments not actually enforce a rule that says “Your bey HAS to be able to be reasonably burstable”? Chouzetsu Wings and the Mugen Lock System did not equal disqualifications. Has it maybe, over time, been forgotten exactly WHY we Need Beys To Burst? Well, that’s a ticking time bomb, then. How difficult a bey is to burst does seem to directly cause its Potential Destructiveness Levels to scale accordingly. [With somewhat of an exception of Pot and his Pegasus, but it should be noted that Pot was not exactly terribly serious about beyblade initially and yet was STILL considered one of the strongest ‘bladers in the world, GT3 iirc, AND he’s very into the whole “Love and light, chillax, be in-tune with yourself and all the energy in and around you, etc.” peaceful thing.] This HAS To Be A Problem. Why is nobody concerned.

3. ...What is causing the general public not to panic about this? Why are people okay with Brain Ghost and Mass Spintop Destruction happening, instead of terrified? This shit is broadcast on TV. The stands during tournaments are packed with spectators. It may be that perhaps not everybody can SEE the Brain Ghosts themselves [and I’m skeptical about that, because there have absolutely been MANY indications that other people know what someone’s bitbeast looks like], but the Big Bada Booms they cause are DAMN sure Highly Visible. Aiga’s father seems to be the only one truly properly concerned about the incredible mass-destructive potential of the spintops. Realistically, The Salem With Trials 2: Electric Boogaloo should be happening due to the Scary Spintop Kids being Fucking Scary, and sometimes quite clearly even out-of-control of themselves.

Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure this is not a direction canon will ever go in, or I think it would have already done it. I don’t think they’re going to explore this route. It’s a shame I don’t have the chops for writing long-haul fanfiction, because if I did I would absolutely be hardcore capitalizing on this idea. This has incredible Worldbuilding Lore Potential.

[springatito-moved]

if you really agree with that post, how would you explain Sapnap's positive relationships being unhealthy?

loving the wording of this. "that post" was made by varis phantomburs whos right about everything. so ofc i agree.

anyway ive talked a lot abt how his loyalty is his fatal flaw and very destructive. he needs to stop following people to the ends of the earth before he gets himself hurt.

i'd like to say q & sap are on positive terms but theyve still got a lot of tension between them i doubt they ever talk about.

he & karl are at odds w/ each other both bc of q and bc of karl's genuine disinterest in the present time.

with tommy...like yeah hes like i will protect you and i want you to be safe. but also he lied to tommy. or at the very least is withholding very important info. while im sure it's out of the goodness of his heart, its not Great bc tommy doesnt Like When People Arent Open With Him. if it ever comes to his knowledge that sapnap knows where dream is and didnt tell him, hes going to explode. stop lying to people and hiding things from them its wrong.

sapnap idolizes punz and punz is well um a total snake and should die <3 so thats what theyve got going.

he and bbh have been at odds a ton, even ignoring the egg thing. the only reason they have the most functional family dynamic award is bc sam lied to q. winning by disqualification doesnt make it count.

aaaaand like i said (when i was rlly referencing c!emduo lol), dedicating urself to a person and making ur whole Thing being protecting them is bad actually. gnf is a volcano ready to burst and while he would never intentionally harm sapnap, it's hard to escape lava when you're already on the cliffs. sapnap is too blindsided by his passion and promise to gnf to notice that something is Wrong with his friend. same as he didnt notice something was wrong abt q and karl. he has no clue whats happening, and doesnt care to find out, and its gonna lead him into a fire he cant walk away from. also the whole "my life is connected to dreams so despite having three lives if he dies i die" thing...... not being mentioned to gnf....

[planetchii]

THE NICHIASA SHITPOSTING REPORT

TIME IS A MANMADE CONCEPT. ALSO KNOWN AS I THOUGHT I ALREADY DID THIS.

IN THIS EPISODE: AN AOZORA ELECTION DAY SPECIAL, A DISGRUNTLED SISTER TEACHES THE FAVORITE SISTER HOW TO FLY AND THE ZENKAIGER TENNIS GRAND PRE.

Tropical Rouge: It's the start of the general election season for the Aozora Middle School Student Council. And good news everyone, you can't be student council president of a middle school when you're going to be promoted to high school. That means that Asuka's ex is at the end of her term limit, and it's time for a new, fresh face to run the school. And Laura knows just the person to bring Aozora Middle School into the new golden age of rule.

That person is Laura.

I mean, what's a student council president then good practice for her rule as Grand Ocean's Next Top Queen? This should be easy. I mean who wouldn't be on board for changing the name of the Student Council President to "Queen", or having classes in the ocean or mandatory fish tails or something. Obviously, she is the best candidate. Forget that other candidate the disciplinary committee's Masami or good candidate Rika. Obviously, Laura is Sakuragawa Sensei approved.

Meanwhile, the girls are reminded that Asuka also has a backstory. Much to the surprise of absolutely three people, we're told that Asuka was once part of the Tennis club, and was doubles partners with her ex. Local bibliophile was quoted as saying, "I didn't think it was important." Seems Laura also agrees, as she wants to discuss her lofty goals, which causes her cabinet to have to revise her plans to something more doable.

Meanwhile, Chongire has some things to say about the current state of political affairs and demands an audience with the Presidental Candidate and her choices for cabinet positions. But it turns out that leaving the final speeches is an auto-disqualification. Saving the world does not matter in the political world. Honestly, it was unfair and some real fake news #stopthecount hours. Laura even told the assembly that she would be back. What's wrong with waiting like, 5 minutes? This was obviously a ploy to keep the smug fish from power. Oh well. At least she'll have the Grand Ocean.

Revice: After saving his sister Sakura and his "She's a girl, and a friend but not a girlfriend" girlfriend Ayaka, Ikki... still refuses to sign the contract to make him a magical girl employee of FENIX. This leads to his brother to rage quit the simulation and do something useful like his actual stamp collecting job.

Meanwhile, Sakura goes to look for her friend. After such a terrible ordeal, it's always best to check on your friends. But Ayaka's mom didn't know where she was. She felt no need to keep track of such people because she wasn't the favorite child. Only one of them was going to be her meal ticket to riches, and it wasn't going to be her non-idol daughter. But it's okay, because Ayaka found a new job, with new friends, and a new uniform and sparkly shoes. Hey, wait a minute...

Back at FENIX HQ, George is dealing with Daiji insisting that this time he can transform. THIS time he'll be successful and won't chicken out of putting the belt on, let alone stamping it. George promptly tells Daiji that his OS is woefully out of date and not even compatible. Meanwhile, while Daiji is being told he has to do a complete system overall to be software compatible, a concert is going on! Headlined by Ayaka's sister's idol group. Everyone's having a great time and dancing to the song. Everyone but Ayaka at least, who just wants her mom to look at her. When she still has no time for a non-idol daughter, Ayaka finally decides it's time for a Pokemon battle. Since Ayaka's mom doesn't have a Pokemon, Ikki and Vice transform to fight the Kong Pokemon in place of the mom. And with the encouragement of her new friend, the girl in the baseball cap that looks suspiciously like Angelina, Ayaka evolves her Pokemon using herself as an evolving stone. And the Kong Deadman's first mission: See if Ayaka's sister can fly. I'm sure if she believes, she can do it. This leads to Family Fight Round 2 between Ikki and Daiji because both are far too prideful and/or thinking of ways to make more money for the bathhouse.

Meanwhile, Daiji decides to offer an olive branch in the form of a new stamp, after both of them talked to their mom separately, who told both of them to knock it off.

The next day, Ayaka decides it's time for her sister to show off her night-long training for flying. And what do you know, her mom starts to actually talk to her. Ayaka will now get one (1) hour a week, uninterrupted with her mother without her sister. And with a patented Rider Kick (TM), Ayaka was separated from her leveled-up Kong Pokemon and Ikki wins the PokeBattle.

And finally, Ikki signs the contract. And Vice celebrates by watching someone Photoshop Ikki out of a family photo.

Zenkaiger: Yacchan and Magine go on a girls' day out to a nice cafe to have some fancy pastries without any wackiness involved. Such as a nice, calming day.

Meanwhile, Kaito is just trying to make some deliveries. Kaito is just trying to do his day job. Too bad boyfriend #2, Stacey, has decided that he hasn't had nearly enough alone time with Kaito and he will not be demoted in favor of the pirate. But Kaito is determined to make his mail rounds and tells him to meet up with Yatsune at Colorful. His not!grandma will be happy to fatten him up on more ice cream.

That's not good enough, and they will throw down now. At least Secchan told everyone what's happening between the two.

Left all alone with all the fancy baked goods, Yatsune waits. At least, until Tennis World shows up for the baked goods to turn everyone into tennis balls. The Tennis World is out of them you know. They can't play tennis if they have no balls. And people are abundant. But Yatsune comes to help! After helping the civilians escape, Yatsune bravely grabs her Geartlinger, and transforms into... wait, I'm being told she doesn't have a Geartlinger.

I'm now being told that she is being told that she does not have a Geartlinger. And now she's a tennis ball.

Coming to fight is Zox, because he's been home bored. While the group (and Stacey from his tsuntsun corner) is checking in with the newest tennis ball in the block, Vox is told by Tennis World that the only way to beat him is by tennis.

"So we will have a Tennis competition." -Vox, 2021

It turns out that Zox isn't just a manga otaku. He's a tennis otaku. And he picked up tennis because of his favorite manga, The Prince Pirate of Tennis. When Vox goes into a fandom, he goes in hard. And makes it his mission to make sure that the entire Zenkaiger group is at least not embarrassingly bad at tennis. Of course, when I say "Zox picked up tennis because of his manga" I of course mean, in that 10-minute discussion about the actual threat. But he's still better than the rest of the group.

At least Kaito is also slightly better than the rest of them. Also, good on Kaito for wearing his pride over his heart. Or at least I think that's his heart, I'm bad at anatomy.

We now enter into a cool, 90's montage which may or may not help with their backhand. So does Stacey, who turns out to be actually good at the tennis thing. Especially when all of his boyfriend's teammates are losing to rigged tennis. After Stacey puts on his best Prince Pirate of Tennis costume, he promptly shows how he is the 5-time Kikitopia champion of Rigged Tennis. Because the only thing Stacey loves more than tennis is hating on Tennis World. And Stacey promptly breaks the mask of the Tennis World and walks off. This gives the opening for the Zenkaiger and Twokaizer groups to finally beat the Tennis World, then beat the Dai Tennis World.

Zox even complements Stacey, which is met with a resounding "Fuck Off."

Back at Colorful, the two teams are given new celebratory towels and relay a story to Yatsune that "Satoshi" is pretty good at the tennis thing. Much to Yatsune's happiness, and Stacey's confusion somewhere else.

[wrestlingisfake]

NWA 73 preview

This is the NWA's 73rd anniversary show, which kicks off at 8pm EDT from the Chase Hotel in St. Louis. It'll be streaming live on Fite.tv for $24.99. However, if you can still get the $39.99 bundle for this show and last night's Empowerrr, I'd recommend doing that.

Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch - For the third time, Murdoch is challenging Aldis for the NWA men's world heavyweight title. After coming up short on June 6 and July 24, Murdoch put his career on the line for this match; if he doesn't win, he will retire from pro wrestling.

Aldis has been champion for over 1,000 days. To put that into perspective, he won the title from Cody Rhodes at the NWA's 70th anniversary show, in October 2018. Prior to Cody's brief title reign, Aldis held the ten pounds of gold for an additional 266 days. In short, he's been the champion for most of the last four years. He's been so utterly dominant that I seriously think Murdoch may retire.

Murdoch is the embodiment of a wrestling journeyman. He got his first big break in the last days of ECW. Then in 2005 he debuted in WWE as a tag team with Lance Cade. This was at the peak of WWE's mentality of recruiting handsome muscle-y guys like Cade, so Murdoch's flabby, white-trash trucker look immediately made him stand out. He was different, which made him interesting, but WWE released him almost as soon as they broke up the team in 2008. At the time, getting cut from WWE usually meant no chance of getting back in, and few alternatives to make good money at wrestling. So he fell off the radar in the 2010s, only to re-emerge on Billy Corgan's version of the NWA, which seemed tailor-made for him.

The big question here is whether the NWA would actually take the world title off of their one heavily-protected superstar and put it on a guy who would be (and has been) a midcard also-ran in any other promotion. The other question is what happens with Aldis if he drops the belt--it's possible his contract is coming due, and that may be forcing the issue of a title change. If Aldis is on his way out, Murdoch is the best guy they have left to take over as champion. If not...well, I don't know how you book Aldis underneath Murdoch. I wouldn't mind finding out, though.

I'm leaning towards Murdoch winning the title. But it's a credit to how well they've protected Aldis that I can't shake the feeling that he'll win yet again and hold the title another 1,000 days.

Chris Adonis vs. James Storm - Adonis (better known as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters in WWE) is defending the NWA national championship. Storm was a regular with the NWA up until January 2020. Other than coming in for some tapings where he dropped the tag title, he hasn't been around since then. So maybe this is a one-off or maybe he's back for good. The finish will probably depend on that. I'm sort of thinking Storm wins the title, but I could be wrong.

Kamille vs. Chelsea Green - Green won the NWA Women's Invitiational Cup last night to earn this shot at Kamille's NWA women's world title. I'm still kinda sore that Tootie Lynn didn't win after that huge hometown pop she got. It'll be worth it if they have something good planned for this match, but I'm not expecting a lot. Green is a free agent that could end up anywhere, but I don't think she'll end up in the NWA, so I don't think she's going to win the title.

Mickie James vs. Kylie Rae - When James was announced as the producer of the Empowerrr show, she vowed that she would not book herself to wrestle on the show, so this is her big chance to compete in an NWA ring this weekend. Kylie, meanwhile, is coming off a loss last night. It feels like Mickie needs to go over to establish her as the big star coming into the territory, but for all I know she's not sticking around, or she might prefer to put over the younger talent. This another match where I just can't be sure who wins, which is good for this card.

Aron Stevens & JR Kratos vs. Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf 450 - Stevens and Kratos are defending the NWA men's tag team title against representatives of AAA's faction La Rebelion. The last time I really kept up with the NWA, Stevens was doing a comedy karate gimmick with Jocephus dressed up as The Question Mark. Somewhere along the way (prior to Jocephus's death), Stevens ended up with Kratos instead. On paper you'd expect the team with Stevens on it to get clobbered, because he's the Wile E. Coyote of pro wrestling. But I doubt Bestia and Mecha Wolf are sticking around, so a tag title change wouldn't make a lot of sense. So look for Stevens to pull some kind of chicanery.

Thom Latimer vs. Tim Storm vs. Crimson - This is being billed as the "Brawl in the Lou" (i.e., St. Louis), which I assume means there are no disqualifications or count-outs, and falls count anywhere. Latimer is part of Nick Aldis's stable Strictly Business (along with Chris Adonis and Kamille). Tim Storm is 57 years old and sort of plays the role of an NWA legend without actually having been around when the NWA was really legendary. Crimson had been teaming with Jax Dane over the past few years but I'm not sure if that's still a thing. I have no idea why these three are fighting, and it may be just because there was nothing else for them to do on this show. I don't know who should win and I'm not sure it matters.

Tyrus & Jordan Clearwater & The Masked Man vs. Da Pope & Odinson & Parrow - Tyrus used to be Brodus Clay in WWE; currently he's the NWA television champion, with Austin Idol as his manager. Clearwater is part of Idol's stable. The Masked Man seems to be an x-factor in this match, and I don't know enough about the story to venture a guess as to why he's involved here. Pope appeared in WWE as Elijah Burke, and even though that's his real name he's tended to just go by "Da Pope" ever since. Odinson and Parrow are a tag team called The End.

The only storyline I can discern is that Tyrus won the TV title from Pope. I'm not sure what the Masked Man and The End have to do with anything. I tried looking for a promo on Youtube to explain things but I just ended up listening to a long, go-nowhere Austin Idol promo that reminded me why I don't watch NWA Powerrr much. I guess Pope's team wins, maybe?

12-man battle royale - This appears to be a standard battle royale, with everyone in the ring at the start, and eliminations occurring when the participants leave the ring over the top rope. The last competitor left in the ring wins the match and receives a future match for the NWA men's world title. No participants have been announced, and I'm real curious if the NWA even has twelve men available that aren't already booked for the other matches. For all I know the undercard guys may be doing double duty tonight.

This feels like a good place to have a surprise wrestler debut to win the whole thing and shake up the main event scene. Whether the NWA has anyone like that lined up remains to be seen. But WWE did lay off a lot of men who haven't shown up anywhere else yet, so maybe it could happen.