We know Vince McMahon craves mainstream media attention for WWE, any way he can get it.
Which is why, for the first time since Drew Carey was invited to appear at the Royal Rumble in 2001 (after Triple H had guested on The Drew Carey Show), McMahon is having a non-wrestler compete in the event, taking place January 29.
Johnny Knoxville is reviving the Jackass franchise with a new film, "Jackass Forever", and, as part of the promotion for the movie, Knoxville will take part in this year's Rumble match. It's also a means of Knoxville getting his name back out there, after he'd faded from the spotlight after the last film. The timing of Knoxville's appearance, coupled with a rumored February trip to Saudi Arabia, won't sit well with fans still salty over more than 80 men & women losing their jobs in the last year, most for the excuse of "budget cuts".
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When even Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, 14 months after the election, is trying to convince Citizen Pampers to admit he got his ass whupped in 2020, you know things have gone too far. There are still GOPer marks who have bought into the "Big Lie", unfortunately, and won't accept the truth, even from Fox News.
You reap what you sow, yo'.
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Proof that Peyton Manning will shill for anyone comes in the form of an ad for Caesar's SportsBook, in which Peyton, brothers Eli & Cooper, & papa Archie, are chillin' with Caesar (J. B. Smoove) and Cleopatra. Seems Manning's deal with Nationwide Insurance expired, as we haven't seen any new Peytonville spots. Maybe Brad Paisley finally got tired of being treated like a dork.
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For baby boomers, this hurts.
Dwayne Hickman, who co-starred with Bob Cummings in The Bob Cummings Show, aka Love That Bob, before landing the lead role in Dobie Gillis, passed away on Sunday at 87. Hickman had spent more time behind the camera in later years, with one of his last TV roles being in the TV adaptation of Clueless.
Shout! Factory takes us back to the premiere of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis from 1959:
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Hickman's passing, however, was overshadowed by the loss of a more recent TV icon.
Bob Saget, who played widowed single dad Danny Tanner on Full House concurrent with the early years of his run on America's Funniest Home Videos, passed away suddenly on Sunday after a concert appearance in Florida.
More recently, Saget reprised his role in Fuller House on Netflix, and tried his hand as a game show host, first with 1 vs. 100 for NBC, and the short-lived Nashville Squares for CMT. Saget was 65.
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The NFL regular season ended Sunday with three overtime games adding even more excitement.
San Francisco completed a 2nd half comeback by beating the Los Angeles Rams, the NFC West champions, 27-24. Las Vegas got another game winning field goal from Daniel Carlson to trip up the Los Angeles Chargers, 35-32. Coupled with Pittsburgh's overtime win over Baltimore and Jacksonville upsetting Indianapolis, the Chargers, along with the Colts, were eliminated from the playoffs.
With just one bye in each conference, the playoff format gets a makeover. To wit:
AFC: Tennessee is the top seed. The Wild Card matchups:
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City.
New England @ Buffalo. 3rd meeting of the season between the AFC East rivals. The Bills won the division by beating the Jests, while the Patriots were swept by Miami.
Las Vegas @ Cincinnati.
NFC: Green Bay sits atop the field. In the Wild Card round:
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay. Both of last year's Super Bowl teams will have to hope the top seeds fall in the divisional round (January 22-23).
San Francisco @ Dallas.
Arizona @ Los Angeles. 3rd meeting of the season.
Predictions coming Friday.
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