In a clear case of intra-network synergy, former NBA star-turned-analyst Shaquille O'Neal actually got into a wrestling match Wednesday night on AEW Dynamite, paired with fitness model-turned-rookie wrestler Jade Cargill to defeat Cody Rhodes and his partner for the evening, Red Velvet (wife Brandi is expecting the couple's 1st child, and is on extended maternity leave), in the opening bout.
O'Neal, who also shills for Papa John's pizza, Gold Bond, Icy Hot, and The General, an independent insurance company, when not on TNT's Inside The NBA, didn't figure into the final decision, as Rhodes dove through the ropes and plunged O'Neal through two tables that the women had set up minutes earlier. Online commentators, noting those endorsement deals, joked that O'Neal would in fact be reaching for the Icy Hot after the match.
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Meanwhile, Yahoo! is reporting that former WWE champion/reality show star Michael "The Miz" Mizanin, wants a tag team match against NFL stars Tom Brady (!) and Rob Gronkowski of the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gronk, at least, has been in the ring, winning WWE's 24/7 championship briefly a year ago before coming out of NFL retirement. It's more likely that Miz and John Morrison (Hennegan) would see fellow grappler Mojo Rawley at Gronk's side, in this writer's opinion. Can't picture Brady as a wrestler.
Miz is just salty after losing the title to a more deserving Bobby Lashley on Monday, but we have to ask. Do you want cheese with your whine?
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Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin carried out his threat Thursday to force an oral reading of a Democratic spending plan for COVID relief. More than 600 pages in around 11 hours. The plan passed anyway. Johnson complained of the bill being loaded with pork for the Democrats, but I'm not sure he'd be so gung-ho if the GOPers had a similar measure on the table. Hypocrisy makes you a Weasel, Mr. Johnson, more so than Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Enjoy the ears.
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America's Oldest Baby is at it again.
"He's being mean to me. Get him off the air! WAAAAHHHHH!"
"He" being GOP strategist Karl Rove, now with Fox Shmooze, who was an advisor to former President George W. Bush 20 years ago. Seems Rove set off another Trump Tantrum with some remarks made on the air. Trump's response? He wants Fox to dump Rove. That's not going to happen any time soon. Trump's former press shill, Kaylame McEnany, just signed officially with Fox Shmooze, so we should be hearing about her Pinocchio act soon enough.
What Trump has to learn is that a lot of the time, the truth hurts. As the late Walter Cronkite was wont to put it, that's the way it is.
Update, 12:48 pm (ET): Here's Farron Cousins' take:
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