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[wrestlingmgc]

PROGRESS Tag Team Champions The 0121

[imvgeswrestling]

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[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

This is a poll blog that asks the question…could your favorite fictional character be a pro wrestler? Would you like to submit a character? Click this link if you do!

[bueckets]

thank you for taking the time to read my works. below you'll find a collection of my series and standalone stories organized for easy browsing. i hope you find something that gets you onto santas naughty list.

Series

The Prophecy | Finished

Description: They call her The Prophecy—basketball’s impossible phenomenon, rewriting what it means to be perfect on the court. With a near-flawless shooting record and a mind just as sharp in aerospace engineering as it is in breaking down defenses, her name sparks awe, envy, and relentless scrutiny. But perfection has its cost.

But even legends have weak spots. When a high-stakes matchup against LSU draws the attention of Paige Bueckers—the golden face of college basketball—The Prophecy’s flawless world starts to crack. On the court, they’re rivals, locked in a battle for supremacy. Off the court, late-night texts and shared moments blur the lines between competition and something much harder to define.

Word Count: 30K

Part: Start Here

The Hit List | In Progress

Description: When an overworked engineering student's late-night CAD project gets interrupted by a very drunk, very lost basketball star stumbling into the wrong dorm room, she learns that some defensive plays work better in love than on the court.

What starts as a case of mistaken identity turns into an unexpected game of cat and mouse when UConn's golden girl, Paige Bueckers, can't seem to take a hint– or maybe just doesn't want to. Armed with nothing but sarcasm, an overprotective stuffed bear named Mr. Gummy, and a borrowed team jacket that definitely isn't helping the situation, our engineering hero finds herself drawing up plays to defend her heart against college basketball's most persistent point guard.

They say offense wins games, but defense wins championships. When you're trying not to fall for a girl who treats the court like her kingdom and your personal space like a suggestion, maybe it's time to admit some battles aren't meant to be won.

Word Count: 34k

Part: Start Here

One Shots

Thin Walls

Description: When a sleep-deprived biomed student moves in with UConn’s most notorious heartbreaker, you expect late-night film study, protein shake graveyards, and an apartment perpetually scented like sweat and victory. What you don’t expect? Thin walls. And Paige Bueckers making absolutely no effort to keep her extracurricular activities quiet.

What starts as a battle for basic human decency turns into something far messier—petty revenge plots, mind games laced with innuendo, and an unspoken tension that neither of you is willing to name. Paige plays like she owns the court, like she owns the world, and maybe—just maybe—like she wants to own you, too.

They say pressure makes diamonds, but when it comes to Paige Bueckers, it just might make a disaster.

WC: 8.4k

Read Me

Competitive Stamina

Tags: fuck buddies with unresolved issues, unbearable sexual tension, dom!Paige, strap, degradation, slapping, edging, post-game aggression sex, possessive paige, rough sex that solves nothing, idk just porn w minimal plot (I KNOOOOOW)

WC: 6.3k-ish

Read Me

Going UP?

Description: From missed alarms to broken elevators, your Tuesday couldn’t get worse, well, until it gets better. When a late-running grad student’s desperate dash to save her thesis turns into an unexpected elevator encounter with UConn basketball sensation Paige Bueckers, she learns that sometimes the best assists come from broken machinery.

Armed with nothing but coffee-fueled anxiety and an encyclopedic knowledge of basketball analytics, you find yourself trading quips with college basketball’s golden girl in a stalled elevator. What starts as a disaster turns into something else entirely when basketball theory meets practice, terrible jokes meet dangerous grins, and hot chocolate meets, well, everywhere except the mug.

They say love is a game of chances. But when you’re trapped between floors with a girl who can bend physics on the court and make your heart run suicides off it, maybe it’s worth taking the shot.

Sometimes cupid doesn’t use arrows. Sometimes he just breaks the elevator.

Word Count: 8.1K

Part: Start Here

[maplesyrupsainz]

hi hi! I really like your imagines <3

Could I request a Charles imagine? Where the reader is the daughter of Toto Wolff and she and Charles have been secretly dating. After Charles wins the WDC, the reader hardlaunches their relationship and everyone is freaking out about it.

Thank you sm!!

pairing: charles leclerc x wolff!reader y/n (she/her)

genre: imagine/smau

warnings: just fluff, kind of short too

prompt: custom you and [driver] are finally ready to hard launch your relationship

a/n: this request inspired something in me LOL hope u like it?! wasnt sure if the req wanted smau or written but u got both instead LOL

my masterlist | my 1k celebration

instagram ->

ynwolff

liked by georgerussell63, charles_leclerc, and 396,184 others

ynwolff merc girl lifeeeee

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user1 helloooo?? the flowers

user2 i bet she gets 100 bouquets a day

user3 i wish i had her life

user4 world's best nepo baby

charles_leclerc would look better in ferrari merch

ynwolff you would say that

mercedesamgf1 back off

charles_leclerc 👀

messages ->

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

at first, the idea of sharing your relationship with the world terrified you. the things people might say, what they'd think. but, you realised, as time progressed, that the idea of not sharing and people not knowing about your relationship seemed even scarier; you were becoming somewhat desperate to let the world know that charles leclerc was your boyfriend.

the only issue was gaining your father's approval. you had convinced yourself it would be easy to obtain, but the harder you thought about it the less you agreed with that sentiment. but, you couldn't hide forever.

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

the formula one season had flown by you in a rush of lights; you blinked and it was almost over. it had been a thrilling title fight between max verstappen and charles, and this race was the decider.

you're pretty sure that you didn't take a breath for the whole race, closing your eyes on multiple occasions. no one knew what had you so invested in this race in particular; being the mercedes team principal's daughter, you had come to many a race and tended not to be that interested in the sport. in truth, you did enjoy it but it had been your whole life, you assumed it was normal to become somewhat burnt out.

twitter ->

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

you had never ran quite like it; from the mercedes garage to ferrari. all you knew was that you had to be there for him when he got out of the car. in that moment, you didn't care who saw or what they thought or if they found out the truth about your relationship with charles. all that mattered was him.

and when you saw him, you knew he felt the same as you did. you broke out into a grin as his eyes caught yours and, before you knew it, his lips were on yours and your face in his hands. shutter sounds and flashings of cameras surrounded you, your head spinning, your heart swelling with pride; your boyfriend had won his first drivers' championship.

instagram ->

f1wagupdates

liked by charles_leclerc, susie_wolff, and 183,274 others

f1wagupdates after an olympic-esque dash from the mercedes garage to ferrari, y/n wolff joined charles leclerc in the celebration of winning his first ever wdc! is this the hard launch of a secret relationship? what does toto think? 👀 thoughts?

tagged: charles_leclerc, ynwolff

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user5 CHARLES IS THE ONE WHO GOT HER THE FLOWERS

user6 omg i never would've guessed this

user7 charles AND susie in the likes omg😭😭😭

user8 OMG OBSESSED WITH THESE TWO

user9 the way she ran

user10 literally soo iconic

user11 me when

ynwolff

liked by charles_leclerc, susie_wolff, and 679,926 others

ynwolff sorry dad

tagged: charles_leclerc

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user12 the tshirt HAHAHA

user13 omg she's so real

user14 i still cant believe this

user15 THey R SO CUTE WTF

user16 how did they keep this a secret omg

susie_wolff i love my new son in law!

charles_leclerc 🥰🥰

ynwolff love you 🙆‍♀️

user17 ofc susie loves them tgthr

user18 wonder what toto thinks 💀

user19 the caption

user20 him bringing her breakfast in bed omg

user21 this is all i'll ever talk abt ever again

user22 f1 twt found dead

user23 we lost a real one gang (y/n wolff)

charles_leclerc love my girl

yourusername 🥺 love you crazy amounts

user24 STOP ITTTT

lewishamilton y/n toto said answer the phone

ynwolff my phone is dead rn sorry

user25 💀

[soullesssenpai]

meet the righteous wrestlers: bayley

hi d20 fans! as both a ttrpg lover and a wrestling fan, I thought it would be fun to do mini-histories for each of the righteous wrestlers appearing in titan takedown! I did a little poll and none other than BAYLEY had the most votes, so I'll be starting with her!

disclaimer: wrestling has a lot lot of silly terms! that jess ross presentation is, of course, a great primer, but I'll try to explain words as they pop up. when in doubt, assume any "heat" (aka beef) between wrestlers is purely fictional, and all these folks like each other when the cameras aren't rolling, even if they hit hard in the ring :) BAYLEY !!!!!

bayley (no last name) aka pamela martinez, is from san jose (she's from the Bay Area, hence the name "bay-ley") and has been wrestling with wwe since 2012, and is one of the most decorated women in the company's history. she's the first triple crown winner and women's grand slam winner in wwe history, which means she's been the first to hold a fuckton of titles (including the NXT women's championship, raw women's championship, smackdown women's championship, women's tag titles (but we'll get to that) and wwe women's championship) as well as winning money and the bank and the royal rumble, two of wwe's most important pay per views.

*sidenote, as you will learn, wwe has so many titles that go through so many arbitrary name and brand switches. it is kind of a headache to try and keep track of them all, especially without a working knowledge of what shows existed and when.

wrestlers cycle through characters/personalities (called "gimmicks") for their in-ring personas, and when bayley debuted, she had a "hugger" gimmick — a high ponytail, bows and headbands, bright colors, inflatable balloon people, the whole nine years. think jojo aiwa, but endearing and like-able. she was bubbly, she was happy, she was squeaky-clean and very kiddish in a sea of divas, and a very athletic performer to boot. she eventually nagged her first title, the nxt women's championship, in an iconic match with her longtime rival and real-life best friend sasha banks, who played the mean girl to Bayley's lovable underdog. if you've only got time to watch one match in Bayley's career, this one wouldn't be a bad choice:

As Bayley's career progressed and she continued to rise, she made it to the main roster, eventually ditching the ponytail and inflatable dancing guys (in a very iconic segment where she destroyed the bayley buddies) and going from a "face" (good guy) to a "heel" (a bad guy). New, edgier bayley continued to win titles and maintain an on-again-off-again friendship with Sasha Banks, which included a gruesome hell in a cell match during the "off" part and a women's tag team championship reign in the "on" parts. they were called "boss n hug connection" as tag champs, which isn't an important detail, but a stupid one. this video of bayley and sasha on commentary is a good encapsulation of their friendship outside the ring.

Bayley and Sasha are also part of an unofficial group called the 'four horsewomen' of wwe: four influential women's wrestlers who all came up in nxt at the same time and helped WWE take women's wrestling's more seriously. the other two horsewomen are Charlotte Flair (daughter of ric flair, for those who watched the jess ross video), and becky lynch, my favorite wrestler of all time.

But the four horsewomen isn't Bayley's only wrestling girl gang: she also started her own stable (wrestling group), recruiting Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky to form Damage CTRL, a heel faction whose hobbies mostly consisted of running around jumping people backstage. their formation at SummerSlam was a very gaggy moment. Damage CTRL were menaces and they made everybody's lives a nightmare, and Bayley was having a blast until IYO and Dakota ultimately brought other members into the fold, and the group turned on her.

Nowadays, Bayley is back to being a babyface (having learned her lesson with Damage CTRL) and is working on mending fences (in wrestling story) with the other women on the roster, namely Bianca Belair. Overall, because of her insanely decorated WWE run, her veteran status on the roster, her dedication to the art of wrestling, and her general chill, good vibes, Bayley is both a fan-favorite and a locker room leader in WWE.

I thiiiink that's all the big stuff, but wrestling fans, feel free to sound off in the replies if I'm missing any big stuff! If people want more, I think next up will be either Xavier woods or Chelsea Green :)

[rootedinrevisions]

Hey girl can I request a Jey Uso x wrestler reader fic?

(Just imagine that the title match on RAW actually happened at Bad Blood)

Reader is backstage with Jey's family as they all watch his match against Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship

Can you make it emotional too please.

For the Bloodline

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1.2k

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks so much @miss-kuki-nz for requesting this! I hope you enjoy it!

WARNINGS: None. This is just pure FLUFF!

The atmosphere backstage was electric, the palpable tension mingling with the buzzing energy of the crowd echoing through the arena. You could hear the roar of the fans, your heart racing alongside the anticipation of Jey Uso’s monumental match.

Tonight was Bad Blood, where Jey was set to face Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship. It was a night that could change everything for him—his first singles title after years of tag team glory with his brother, Jimmy.

You were surrounded by Jey’s family, each of them holding their breath as they watched the match unfold on the monitor. Jimmy stood to your left, a frown etched on his face, while their father, Rikishi, seemed cool and calm.

The energy shifted as the match began, with Jey taking control, rallying the crowd behind him. You leaned forward, eyes glued to the screen, heart pounding as Jey executed his signature moves with precision.

“Come on, Jey!” you whispered, barely able to contain your excitement. His charisma radiated from the screen, and the way he played to the crowd made you feel alive.

But then, the tide began to turn. You watched as Bron’s brute strength overpowered Jey, slamming him to the mat with bone-crushing force. Your stomach dropped.

“No, no, no…” you murmured, hands instinctively moving to cover your mouth as you winced at the impact. Every time Jey grimaced in pain, it felt like a dagger to your heart.

As the match progressed, Bron’s dominance became evident, and frustration boiled within you. You wanted to reach through the screen and shake Jey, tell him to get up, to fight back. The crowd cheered, and your family erupted with shouts of encouragement, but it felt like a distant echo amidst the chaos.

You could feel the heat rising in your cheeks, anger simmering at Bron’s showboating antics.

Just when it seemed like Bron had Jey on the ropes, the tide shifted again. Jey seized a fleeting opportunity, kicking Bron’s head and sending him staggering.

A renewed wave of hope washed over you, adrenaline surging through your veins as Jey charged across the ring, launching Bron over the ropes.

The crowd erupted, and you leaped to your feet, fists pumping in the air, sharing a triumphant glance with Jimmy.

“This is it! Let’s go, Jey!” you shouted, your voice mingling with the deafening roar of the fans. You could see the determination flicker back into Jey’s eyes, feeding off the energy of the crowd.

But just as victory seemed close, Bron retaliated, catching Jey off-guard with a brutal punch. Your heart sank as Bron slammed Jey against the announce table over and over.

The anguish in your chest felt heavy, a tight knot of worry. It was a fight for survival now, a back-and-forth that seemed endless, each near-fall tightening your throat in despair.

Finally, in a moment that felt like it spanned a lifetime, Jey found an opening, landing a devastating spear on Bron. The crowd roared, a wave of euphoria crashing over you. You watched as Jey ascended to the top rope, heart racing. This was it—the Uso Splash.

He soared through the air, crashing down onto Bron, and you held your breath.

One… Two… Just as the referee’s hand hovered above the mat for the third count, Bron kicked out.

The air left your lungs, a mixture of disbelief and despair washing over you as the realization sank in. Around you, Jey’s family mirrored your reaction, hands covering their faces, disbelief etched in every expression.

The match continued each moment a pulse of hope and despair until Jey executed an explosive spear through the barricade. The crowd erupted into a frenzy, your cheers mingling with their chants, your heart soaring with every movement.

As the match drew to a close, Jey delivered the Uso Splash once more. You felt a surge of energy radiate from your core.

The ref’s hand hit the mat once, twice, and then for the final time—three! The bell rang, signaling the victory, and the arena erupted.

Jey Uso was the new Intercontinental Champion!

You could hardly process the overwhelming joy and pride swelling in your chest as you turned to Jimmy, embracing him tightly. Tears prickled at the corners of your eyes, emotions pouring forth as Jey’s family surrounded you in a whirlwind of celebration.

“Let’s go see him!” Jimmy shouted, pulling you along as you followed the family towards the exit. Excitement bubbled inside you; you needed to congratulate Jey, to tell him how proud you were of him.

As you peered through the curtain, the sight before you was heartwarming. Jey was amidst a sea of fans, their energy radiating as they chanted his name. The sheer joy on his face was infectious.

The moment his eyes lock onto yours, everything else fades away. The noise of the crowd dims, the excitement around you blurs, and it feels like it’s just the two of you in that moment. A brilliant smile spreads across his face, lighting up his features, and for a brief second, all the struggles and pain of the match seem to melt away.

Before you even realize it, you’re moving toward him, your heart racing with a mixture of excitement and emotion. Jey closes the distance between you, his long strides quickening as he approaches. In one swift motion, he pulls you into an embrace, his strong arms wrapping tightly around you. You bury your face in his shoulder, inhaling the familiar scent of sweat and adrenaline, mixed with something distinctly Jey.

“Y/N!” he exclaims, his voice muffled against your hair. “I did it! I really did it!”

Tears prick at your eyes as the weight of the moment hits you. You pull back slightly to look at him, taking in the sparkle in his eyes—the victory, the joy, the sheer disbelief that he finally achieved this dream. “I’m so proud of you, Jey,” you say, your voice trembling with emotion. “You worked so hard for this. You deserve every bit of it.”

He shakes his head, a grin still plastered across his face. “Couldn’t have done it without you guys cheering me on,” he replies, his hand finding the back of your head. He holds you close again, pressing a soft kiss to the top of your head. You can feel the warmth of his body, the steady beat of his heart against your chest, and it grounds you in this whirlwind of emotions.

For a moment, you both linger in this embrace, surrounded by the chaos of his family and the fans outside, but none of that matters. In this bubble, it’s just the two of you—two wrestlers bound by shared passion, dreams, and the undeniable bond you’ve forged through the ups and downs of this crazy life.

When he finally pulls back, he keeps one arm securely around your waist, an anchor amid the excitement. You can see the glint of the championship belt catching the light, a reminder of the battle he fought, but more importantly, the victory he earned. As he turns to greet his family, you can’t help but feel that this moment—the pride, the joy, the love—is just the beginning of something even more special between you two.

[thearchercore]

charles renewalgate, PR insights

charles renewed! yay! but was it an ordinary renewal announcement? hell no! so let's unpack that!

first interesting thing about the announcement was the leaking of it in the morning by spanish press. "Carlos Miquel leaked the news about the announcement earlier today; we can see what type of articles he wrote before, as we know he has links with the sainz family" which was very odd by itself because even the closest journalists of ferrari didn't know. it's all part of fred's 2024 strategy of tightening the access to information from maranello.

so the leak obviously came from the carlos gang who knew about it internally. why would they leak it? questionable. people discuss it's to gain public sympathy for carlos who is still struggling to lock a contract (and holds his singapore win as the great reason why he shouldn't be dropped).

then we got new information today about carlos talking with audi:

🚨 | Audi is a possible alternative for Sainz if progress isn't made in Ferrari negotiations.

Both parties will consider their options as talks waver

this is him applying the charles 2023 strategy when he used the red bull move allegations to put pressure on ferrari between qatar-las vegas (also known as the lestappengate)

now moving on, what was odd about the charles contract? not specifying its length. we got multiple quotes: CHARLES: "Today we are announcing that i'm signing for more years" FERRARI: "Charles Leclerc who therefore will continue to drive for the Italian team in the Formula 1 World Championship beyond the 2024 season."" CHARLES: "I’m very pleased to know that I will be wearing the Scuderia Ferrari race suit for several more seasons to come." the way the length is not specified is simply odd. it's not usual for a driver/team to not specify the timeline. only lance has that, but for different reasons as you may know. pr statements like these are SO perfectly curated, they go through multiple people, so this is a very deliberate choice. how it will unpack? we'll have to see.

charles took creative control of the announcement. while ferrari posted the classic graphic - a standard for renewals in f1 for other teams, charles went above and beyond and with his creative PR team put together a personal video that he even composed a song for. INSANITY. what does it say? compared to other announcements, he made it his own. and ferrari let him. why? because now he can, and they let him do it because he most likely negotiated all that and they just have to support him and not be the main source of his public pr -- he now has his own PR moves that he prioritizes over the ferrari ones.

f1 is going crazy! they posted a supercut of charles moments which is not a standard move at all, usually they just post the renewal graphic. they also teased the announcement with a few charles focused clips in the past week leading up to today.

why? well, it comes down to Stefano Domenicali, the CEO of F1 who has a lot of influence on the sport. he was vocal about a missing rivalry in the sport, and how the red bull dominance decreased interest in the sport as of recent. charles is exactly what they need, they want people to promise an intense red bull/ferrari rivalry so pushing charles on social platforms helps form the narrative.

i will further explore all interesting insights in the new tag: ferrari renewalgate bc i am noisy

[destielomegaversebigbang]

Dance Me To The End of Love

Posting September 23, 2024

Fic by blackhorsedances

Art by TwinOne

Rating: Explicit

Summary:

So what if Dean Winchester is a male Omega? He’s as big as most Alphas, as fast as most Alphas, and he’s a seasoned fighter. He can take his Alpha friend Benny in four out of five practice matches. But the stupid UWFC (Ultimate Were Fighting Championship) rules state that fighters have to compete not only in their weight class, but also within their primary and subgender.

That’s just genderist, Dean says to anyone who will listen, and Benny mostly agrees.

And Dean works hard Monday through Friday as a teacher at a progressive Charter School, the Zevon Academy, helping young weres of all designations to understand not only English and Literature, but also were biology and Healthy Were Sexuality.

He’s got a great life. He’s got friends. He’s got the occasional Omega or Beta hook-up or heck, even the occasional Alpha female. Dean doesn’t date Alpha males. But life is good, right?

Why can’t an Alpha male be a ballet dancer and a musician? Yes, Cas is not as big or tall as a lot of Alphas, and he’s certainly not aggressive. He had enough of that growing up, thank you, and decided he’s above that.

It’s just a terrible shame that a freak accident and questionable medical treatment ended his career, and then accusations of sexual harassment of an Omega male ended his second career.

But thanks to Gabe, he has a brand new job as a teacher in the Performing Arts track at a school called the Zevon Academy, teaching dance. There are sure to be some Beta males at the school that he can befriend, or date. After all, Omegas are out of the question. But his life is good, right?

Tags: Castiel Novak/Dean Winchester; mention of Charlie Bradbury/Meg Masters and Gabriel Novak/Kali; AU. Omegaverse; a/b/o; Mention of barbaric treatment of male Omega patients by male Alpha Doctors; Martial Artist Dean Winchester; Ballet Dancer Castiel Novak; Alpha Castiel, Omega Dean; Non-Traditional Alpha Castiel; Gentle Alpha Castiel; Gay Castiel; Intersex Omega Dean; Unusual subtype Omega (Dean Winchester is an Omega with fully functioning female as well as male genitalia including knot); Bisexual Dean Winchester. Mention of Dean’s previous sexual encounters with Alpha Females; Intersex Alpha Females; Unfounded accusations of sexual harassment by Castiel towards a male Omega; Explicit consensual sex; Top Castiel, Bottom Dean Winchester; Penetrative Sex; Oral Sex; Anal Fingering; No MPREG; safer sex practices; fluff and smut; fluff; miscommunication; injured Castiel; injured Dean Winchester; Dean Winchester has PTSD; John Winchester’s A+ parenting; Dean Winchester and Castiel really need to use their words; angst; hurt/comfort; Sam Winchester emotionally abused Dean, but regrets it and is working to do better; Naomi Novak is a horrible person; Lucifer and Michael are horrible. Happy Ending!

Excerpt below the cut

That leaves Dean and Milton. Dean holds out his hand because he’s trying to be a Team player, he really is. Milton looks at it as though he’s never seen a hand before, but takes it in a brief, warm clasp that shoots an electric spark up Dean’s arm. Also, damn. Dean can’t smell any pheromones coming from the other man, so he can’t tell the dude’s secondary gender. He doesn’t know if Milton is using blockers, but it doesn’t matter. His posture is suddenly rigid with tension. Did he have the same electric zap?

Then the guy opens his mouth, and the moment dissolves. “Did the principal say Dr. Winchester?” Milton tilts his head to the side like a confused bird.

“Yeah, Dr. Winchester. Why?”

Milton turns his cobalt blue eyes on Dean. He scans them over Dean’s heavily-muscled shoulders and arms that are covered in a worn band t-shirt, his trim hips and bowed legs wrapped in faded blue jeans, and nods. “Physical Education.”

Dean blinks. “What? What part of the phrase Liberal Arts Team Lead makes you think Physical Education?” Electricity be damned, this guy’s just weird.

Milton’s eyes widen. “Oh, uhm, well, it’s not an uncommon degree for an Alpha, after all. I’m not sure why you’re so–”

Dean holds up a hand. “One, that’s an incredibly intrusive, genderist assumption. And B, Liberal Arts, buddy. Now, if you’re done making assumptions, follow me. I need to get my ID badge and lock my classroom.”

Milton just stares, and says nothing. Dean turns, and walks down the long hall from the conference room to his wing of the school, and hears steady footfalls behind him.

[jake-whatthefisgoingon-kiszka]

Here we officially have part 1 of our miniseries! I hope you enjoy, and I promise we will finally be meeting Sam soon…

Pairings: Danny Wagner X Sam Kiszka (eventually) *slash

Warnings and tags: as always 18+ only, scram minors! Not much for this part either besides a bit of cocky attitude, little bit of animosity being shown, rivalry, enemies to lovers, some swearing, college AU, tennis club AU

Word count: ~1400

Practice went well for Danny’s first time joining the team on the courts. He made sure to exude enough strength and coordination that his teammates knew he was someone to watch out for, but he didn’t show off in a way that would put any targets on his back. At least not yet.

By Saturday, he was more than ready to start his challenge match against Zach, the first person up on the ladder before him. It felt impractical to have to go through everyone on the ladder to get to the one he really wanted to face, but he was assured many times from the club president that it was the only way to progress.

“Going to be a good game today?” Adam asked Danny when they both showed up on the court at the appointed time.

“Hopefully a quick one, let’s get this underway” Danny replied, setting up his spot on the bench nearby.

“So what’s your deal?” Adam questioned curiously, watching the way Danny prepped for the game as they waited for Zach to arrive by making sure his shoes were tied, his grip tape was wrapped tight, shock absorber was still in good shape, and stretching a bit. “We’ve been playing with the same guys on this team for two years now, challenges are made all the time but everyone’s pretty much set on the ladder now, hasn’t been much moving besides the graduates, but you think you can climb the whole thing in just one month?”

“I am going to” Danny smiled, his words ambitious but his face still showing a hint of boyish wholesomeness.

“You’re gunning for the number one spot then? That won’t be an easy task. Sam’s held that spot since joining the team his first year” Adam set to explaining, “Hadn’t been a freshman at the top in a long time, or anyone capable of holding their spot for this long either”.

Danny wasn’t phased by his caution. He’d heard the rumors of the infamous Prince of the tennis club since transferring to this university. Though he was on the team at the last school he attended, there wasn’t much excitement or popularity for their club like there was for the one here.

With the season starting the championship winning tennis team was a hot topic amongst his classmates, and Sam was apparently an even hotter topic. Though his so-called ‘fan club’ Sam had sounded more like a cult following from Danny’s perspective, only a little bit annoyed every time his name ultimately came up with the subject.

When Zach finally arrived, Danny wasted no time with formalities. He greeted him kindly and they flipped a coin to see who would serve first. Danny was heads, so by fate he lined his sneakers up next to the white line, threw the palm sized yellow ball into the air, and even with the sun shining in his eyes he nailed the far left corner of the service box and aced his opening shot.

Danny held the advantage the entire game while hardly breaking a sweat. Poor Zach when he quickly realized he was in a game way out of his league, gave up by the second set, but Danny appreciated his sportsmanship as he held out as best he could until the match was over.

“That was…” Adam trailed off, his hands on his hips and an unbelievable smile on his lips. When he agreed to witness these challenge matches today he came with the intention to gauge Danny’s capabilities, and he had effortlessly exceeded all expectations. He was skeptical before, but now Adam seriously did consider that the top spot on the ladder may be in jeopardy.

Danny took a break on the bench, pulling his hat off to let his curly head of hair breathe while he took long sips from his water bottle. “So when can we set up the next one? Tomorrow okay?” Danny questioned.

Adam was amazed once more. Danny hadn’t even won the second match yet and he was already confidently talking about playing someone else. “I mean, like I said I’m free, but if you keep challenging like this people are going to start talking”.

“That’s fine” Danny stood back up and secured his hat again as he noticed his next opponent approaching the courts, Dylan.

“Let them talk”.

Thursday was beginning to wrap the week up and Danny had resolved himself to acknowledge that this would be only his second but already his last practice with Team B. Of course he had won the two challenge matches on Saturday, then he had two more on Sunday and Monday, which meant by this weekend when he challenged the next two players on the ladder that he would officially have made it to Team A.

He didn’t hold back at practice, and attention was starting to be drawn towards his court as he drilled with the top player on the team. Their challenge match had already been scheduled , Saturday at noon, and by the looks of it now Danny was sure to be the clear winner.

“Well I look forward to my redemption in a few days” Thomas sarcastically approached Danny from the other side of the net, still trying to catch his breath as practice concluded.

“Don’t worry, I’ll go easy on you” Danny smiled genuinely.

Even if his plan meant he couldn’t feel remorse for all the guys he had to go through to get to the top, it didn’t mean he was an asshole. In fact, Danny quite liked everyone he had met so far. He only hoped the next team would take his rise as cordially as this group had.

“Hey, if I can actually ask you a favor?” Thomas stopped him as they headed into the locker rooms, continuing when Danny gave him an easy sure. “Do you think we can move the match this weekend up an hour? There’s going to be another one later that day and I don’t want to miss it”.

“Oh, you’re witnessing a match that day too?” Danny questioned as he put his things away in his locker.

“Right” Thomas laughed, “there will be plenty of witnesses for that match. It’s Sam’s first challenge of the season”.

“Sam?”

“Yeah, the guy on the top of the ladder. He doesn’t get challenged very often but when he does it draws a pretty big crowd. Can’t wait to see who the sorry sucker is”.

A crowd? Danny thought to himself, wondering how many people would really want to take time out of their Saturday afternoon to watch a game of tennis that didn’t really mean anything. He agreed anyways so long as the club president was going to be okay with it as well.

“By the way, that’s your locker?” Thomas raised a brow and pointed at the tiny space Danny was standing in front of. He sounded slightly concerned, like it wa supposed to be off limits or something.

“Is that a problem?” Danny looked the locker over then back at the other man with a confused look on his face.

“No, it’s nothing” he brushed it off and they agreed to meet at eleven instead on Saturday.

Danny’s fifth challenge went just like his first, and second and third and fourth… admittedly he was getting tired of spending so much time playing on his time off, but then again that was the point. The coaches created the ladder as a way to encourage all of the players on the team to continue practicing on days when it wasn’t mandatory, and so far it had proven to be good motivation.

Or maybe motivation wasn’t the right word to use. Danny was quickly learning that it was more of a spectacle for some. Soon after his match was over he noticed more and more people filling in the bleachers at the courts, until soon they were nearly full like there was an unannounced tournament about to take place. Though the only thing he knew of that was happening today was Sam’s challenge.

“Hey, what’s everyone here for?” Danny caught Adam in passing just before he ran off to join the mass of waiting onlookers.

“Are you going to stay and watch the next match?” He asked, like he didn’t even register that Danny didn’t understand what was going on or why everyone was so excited.

“I wasn’t planning on it?” Danny tried again to dig for more details, “should I?”

Adam smiled widely and leaned in so he could lower his voice in case there was a coach anywhere nearby that didn’t need to hear this. “If you are, you have to place your bet”.

Danny’s brows furrowed in even more confusion, “Bet?”

“Come on, I’ll introduce you to Jake and Josh”.

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[dystini]

Time for a history lesson, folks.

Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly's lives have been intertwined since they were barely teenagers. The first met at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana, racing go-karts.

2005 Mooresville, Indiana Grand Prix ( r to l ) Art Raney, Elliott Bachelart, Conor Daly, Josef Newgarden

Newgarden drove his first kart at the age of 13, and was a regular at the Kart Racers of America (KRA) series at the New Castle Motorsports Park. It was in 2006 that Josef claimed his first titles, winning two Yamaha Junior championships that season. From there, he jumped back and forth between karting and Skip Barber, where he excelled quickly and won a number of races. Daly began karting earlier, hitting the track at the age of 10. In 2005, Daly won the two Yamaha Junior championships and moved on to racing nationally in the sport of karting. Daly scored three WKA Manufacturers Cup Series victories, including a Grand National event. The following year, he moved up to the Senior level, where he earned the Stars of Karting Eastern championship in TaG driving for Top Kart USA.

2008 would be a year to remember for both as they competed in the Skip Barber National Championship. The two swapped victories with Daly earning five – along with the championship – while Newgarden took home three wins and finished runner-up in the standings. That September, the duo was named to the Team USA Scholarship program to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and the Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford event in England. Newgarden became the first American to win theFormula Ford Festival, while Daly took the honor as the first North American to claim victory at the Walter Hayes event.

Credit: ekarting news

Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden, currently first and second, respectively, in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda, were awarded the prestigious Team USA Scholarships for the 2008 season.

Daly, 16, from Noblesville, Ind., and Newgarden, 17, from Hendersonville, Tenn., will fly the Scholarship’s patriotic red, white and blue colors in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, England, on the weekend of October 18-19, and the Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford event at Silverstone, England, two weeks later (November 1-2).

Prior to Daly and Newgarden racing against each other this year in the Skip Barber National – Daly has four wins and two poles, “Newgy” two wins and a series-leading six poles – the two were competitors in the Stars of Karting ranks. The pair are separated by just five points at the head of the SBN championship standings with just two races remaining at Virginia International Raceway next month.

The pair will drive identical Ray chassis prepared by renowned Cliff Dempsey Racing, a multiple championship-winning team based in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland.

credit: Skip Barber Racing School

Newgarden and Daly were selected to race as part of the 2008 Team USA Scholarship program

The latest in a long line of Team USA Scholarship winners, Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden, dominated proceedings this past weekend in the final two rounds of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda at Virginia International Raceway.

Daly, 16, from Noblesville, Ind., won from the pole on Saturday at VIR and added a second-place finish Sunday to clinch the championship and a $350,000 bonus that will enable him to progress along the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development ladder system and compete in next year’s Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear. Daly hopes to follow in the footsteps of fellow Team USA Scholarship winners Dane Cameron (2006), who went on to win the Star Mazda title in 2007 before graduating into the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, and Joel Miller (2007), who leads the 2008 Star Mazda points table prior to the final round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Newgarden, 17, from Hendersonville, Tenn., won Sunday’s race to secure second in the championship standings. Newgarden also claimed two other race wins and a series-high six poles during the 14-race season.

Credit: autoracing1.com

Friday, October 17, 2008 BRANDS HATCH, England – Expectations were high for Team USA Scholarship drivers Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden as they went into today’s official qualifying sessions for the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. Each was in a different group and when their 15-minute sessions were checkered, ”Newgy” was on pole for Heat One while Daly just missed (by .07) pole for Heat Two.

credit: Skip Barber Racing School

Daly and Newgarden each scored victory in Formula Ford action in Europe

BRANDS HATCH, England – Josef Newgarden made history by winning the famed Formula Ford Festival (1600 Kent class) at Brands Hatch – the first American to ever do so. Past winners of the event, which dates back to 1972, include current Formula 1 stars Mark Webber and Jenson Button.

His Team USA Scholarship teammate Conor Daly also played a starring role, rising from the back of the grid in his heat race to finish a sterling sixth in the 25-lap Final.

credit: Skip Barber Racing School

Josef Newgarden Wins For Team USA

SILVERSTONE, England – Conor Daly capped an extraordinarily successful Team USA Scholarship foray to England by winning the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone on Sunday, November 2. The victory came just two weeks after teammate Josef Newgarden won the Formula Ford Festival Kent Class at Brands Hatch.

Never in the history of Formula Ford, long considered the seed bed of future F1 drivers, has an American — let alone two — made such an impression in Europe. That Daly and Newgarden found this success as an outgrowth of their Skip Barber experience speaks for itself.

Daly, who started fourth on the 36-car grid for the 15-lap Walter Hayes Grand Final, held in cold, wet and extremely treacherous conditions, took the lead at half distance when Scottish Formula Ford Champion Graham Carroll slid off the road at Luffield corner.

Daly, 16, from Noblesville, Indiana, controlled the remainder of the race and set the fastest lap for good measure. He became the youngest driver ever to scoop the Walter Hayes Trophy, which is named after one of the originators of Formula Ford. The presentation was made by Walter Hayes’ widow, Elizabeth, in the Clubhouse of the famed British Racing Drivers Club.

credit: Skip Barber Racing School

eKartingNews: Josef, what do you remember about the first time you met Conor?

Josef Newgarden: I think I met Conor the second or third time at New Castle. He was racing Junior Can, and one of the bad ass drivers, along with Eric Morrow and a few others. I was just getting into the sport, practicing and understanding more about the sport. New Castle was the first and closest place to our home. It’s one of the best facilities in the sport and the KRA series they run was pretty packed when we raced there. It provided a great opportunity to race without having to travel to other programs like WKA or Stars of Karting.

EKN: Conor, what do you remember about the first time you met Josef?

Conor Daly: I don’t even know if I remember the first time I met Josef. I think it was at New Castle, racing against each other in Yamaha Junior Can. He was one of my main competitors, so we got to know one another and now have raced against each other for so many years. I won the championships one year, and then he took them both the following year, then we moved up together, and in Skip Barber and Team USA Scholarship together. After time apart, we found ourselves racing against each other in Indy Lights, and now at the Indy 500. It’s been a long road.

Credit: ekarting news

Conor Daly

2005 - Kart Racers of America - Junior Yamaha Can 1 - 1st place 2006 - WKA Manufacturer's Cup – JICA - 2nd place 2006 - WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Yamaha Junior Supercan Lite - 2nd place 2006 - TAG World Championship - Senior Pro - 1st place 2007 - USA Karting Championship – TAG - 2nd place 2008 - BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda - 1st place 2008 - Walter Hayes Trophy - Silverstone – FF1600 - 1st place 2008 - Formula Ford Ontario Championship F1600-A - 3rd place 2009 - Pro Mazda / USF Pro 2000 - 3rd place 2010 - Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear - 1st place 2010 - 200 Miles of Newcastle – Karting - 2nd place 2013 - MRF Challenge - Formula 2000 - 1st place

Josef Newgarden

2005 - Kart Racers of America - Junior Yamaha Can 1 - 3rd place 2005 - Kart Racers of America - Junior Yamaha Can 2 - 2nd place 2005 - TAG World Championship - Junior Revised - 1st place 2006 - Kart Racers of America - Junior Yamaha Can 1 - 1st place 2006 - Kart Racers of America - Junior Yamaha Can 2 - 1st place 2006 - TAG World Championship - Junior Revised - 1st place 2007 - Skip Barber Southern Regional Series - 2nd place 2007 - 200 Miles of Newcastle – Karting – 2nd place 2007 - Kart Racers of America – TaG – 1st place 2008 - BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda - 2nd place 2008 - Formula Ford Festival – Kent - 1st place 2009 - British Formula Ford - 2nd place 2011 - Indy Lights - 1st place

[wrestlingmgc]

PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Sunshine Machine

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[snowwhite-andtheknight]

Obiyuki Trope Madness 2024: The Championship!

We have reached the final stage of madness: The Championship Round! Our contenders are:

Bodyguard Crush vs. Undercover as Lovers

Post Date: April 7th

Whichever trope wins their day by having the most content will win Trope Madness 2024!

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Pokemon Card of the Day #3130: Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Team Up)

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was given almost everything a card could ask for. There were ways to accelerate Energy early on, making a big turn 2 hit very possible. Said attack also got even more Energy from the deck and into play. The GX attack was not only strong, but Energy stacking could let it hit two Pokemon at once. There were also ways to boost damage here due to being a Lightning-type. It was like they built the format for this card. On top of that, they put Pikachu on it, making sure the mascot of the series got serious play. This is not to say that Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was by any means unstoppable, as other very good Tag Teams existed and there were viable decks beyond that. It is probably quite obvious that this card would at minimum be a threat for quite some time due to just how much help they gave it.

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was actually on the lower end of Tag Team HP numbers, coming in at 240. This was still going to have the same result a lot of the time, but it did do things like save an Energy for Blacephalon or Turtonator, as well as letting Zoroark-GX get the 2-hit KO if fully set up. A Fighting Weakness occasionally mattered for the short time where Buzzwole was still hanging around. It also mattered just before this card rotated out with the rise of Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX, a card that could get a clean KO and do 120 to something on the Bench. The Metal Resistance was there, but it did not actually prevent an ADP boost from letting Zacian V reach a big KO. The Retreat Cost here was 3, and being a bulky Pokemon that gave up 3 Prizes meant that this was quite notable. Most decks running this card ran a few copies of Switch, with some going all the way to 4. This worked well with the combination of big HP and the ability to get Energy onto a new attacker while still making progress.

Full Blitz was a spectacular attack. 150 damage for 3 Lightning Energy would have been solid even by itself. Tapu Koko Prism Star or Boltund V could help get a 2 turn set-up for this, making the deck rather quick. It somehow got even better from there. You also got to search your deck for up to 3 Lightning Energy and attached them to 1 of your Pokemon. This could power up a second Pikachu & Zekrom-GX, or could go to another partner like Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX, Boltund V, or Vikavolt V. This was generally set up to take down multi-Prize Pokemon in 2 hits, and single Prize Pokemon right away, but you could use Electropower to get a big KO in an important spot since the power was good enough to get close a lot of the time.

Tag Bolt GX did take up the team's GX attack, which did mean giving up the giant hit that Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX provided if running that too. It was still very good, and if not up against another Tag Team it tended to be the better GX attack. The base was 200 damage for 3 Energy, which was in a nice spot to take down 2 Prize Pokemon. If 3 more Energy on top of that were attached, it also did 170 damage to 1 of the opponent's Benched Pokemon, potentially getting another KO in the process if Mew wasn't there to protect everything. Getting a big hit on 2 Pokemon could be game changing, even if it did require sticking a ton of Energy on one Pokemon. The strategy could definitely work considering how Full Blitz worked.

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was given the right combination of support and powerful attacks to be a threat for multiple years. It made top cut at Worlds 2019, won a few regional tournaments with plenty of top results, and even once things shut down for the pandemic it was a top tier deck in online tournaments. The deck won at both the Pokemon Online Championships and Players Cup II, and only fell off right at the end when huge VMAX Pokemon and the rise of Fighting as a type finally caught up to it. This was one of the most popular decks of its era and saw a lot of success, and it deserved a lot of praise. This was not just being used because people liked Pikachu, after all.

[mrfunnyinthebank]

this thing with Hangman and Marina Shaffir would not have even been possible if she had been functioning as an equal member of the Death Riders

because the precedent has long been set that Marina does not get hit by men, her being hit by a man - for the purpose of riling up another man, not to progress her own story in anyway, purely objectifying and tokenizing her - is incredibly distasteful

the fact that Hangman did blow up and hit her when he usually wouldn't honestly sends the message "if you keep pushing a nice guy too far, even he will lose his patience eventually"

it was not posed as being a fair fight. and, again - Hangman didn't hit Marina because she hit him, or because he was engaging with her as he would any male wrestler - he did it to make Mox do what he wanted. and the fact that he can do that sends the message that Marina is Mox's woman in some way

the fact that AEW will try to capitalize on being more progressive than the WWE honestly highlights their deficits like this in a big way. they are more progressive, in many ways, but they also don't even have a women's tag team championship, so there is a lot of room for improvement in this area