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I don't know if that's good or bad though. I am all for the Riders getting embarrassed by us like they did in this playoff game and if his staying there does that, then good. On the other hand, his bush league twist the rules roster management tactics and unstable personality look bad on the league, and him leaving Regina would be a win for the league IMO.

Isn't that what everyone is doing in Regina though..... waiting for any job that is outside of Regina ?

I actually enjoyed watching Barker working on the CFL telecasts. I thought he brought some keen insights to the analysis.

With so many matches having a forgone conclusion, WK was pretty underwhelming for me (from a storyline perspective). Was hoping for at least one unexpected result but it didn't happen.

I only woke up for the main event of Wrestle Kingdom. But spoiler alert: hell of a match with the outcome everyone expected. In fact New japan switched every title which is either confirmation of several guys leaving or their attenpt at a swerve (not their style). Kept calling it a new era. In many ways!

Well... to be fair... He does love placing his brand on EVERYTHING.

NOVA on PBS tonight here had a New Horizons show. Repeated at 2AM Winnipeg time up there.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/01/04/bombers-extend-contract-national-fullback-john-rush-sign-defensive-back-eric-patterson/ WINNIPEG, MB., January 4, 2019 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed national fullback John Rush to a two-year extension, and also signed international defensive back Eric Patterson. Rush has spent the past two seasons with Winnipeg, playing in 31 games and recording seven special teams tackles. Rush was set to become a free agent next month. Patterson (5-10, 193, Ball State University, February 5, 1993 in Tampa, FL) played four seasons with the Ball State University Cardinals, playing in 41 total games and starting 28 times. In his collegiate career, he recorded 189 total tackles and had six interceptions. In his senior season, he had 23 kick returns and averaged 25.7 yards. Patterson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots in 2015 and has been on the Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, and Cleveland Browns’ practice squads. He returns to the Blue Bombers after signing with the club in January, 2018.

Per year is what I've read... that number is being shot down by some people though. Meltzer hasn't gone into detail (yet) but he's said it was a fantastic offer that the WWE made. I would guess that Kenny would be worth more than Cody and he was offered a 7 figure deal.

Wow do I hope you are correct about that. I have a concession business that I operate in Brandon at the Keystone Centre. Just got wind that I almost kinda sorta have gotten the contract for the hockey arena in Halifax. Would love to put in a bid for the new stadium, too !!! not to mention I think having the 10th team would be AWESOME for the league.

Great interview with Tommy Dreamer on The Warm-up Show on TSN 1290 this afternoon. I'm sure it will be released on a podcast later. He's in town promoting the CWE show tonight but he has a lot of insight on the business, including the impact of social media and the internet on the business. Some very good and informed takes. Here's a link to the page when it goes up in a few hours: https://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/shows/the-warm-up-show-1.52971

Vlad upon reading trump's comments....

If any more evidence was needed, that Trump is merely Putin's pony...... https://thehill.com/homenews/media/423840-wsj-blasts-trump-for-pushing-utterly-false-narrative-defending-russian Vlad couldn't come up with a better job of revisionist talking points, here. All Republicans should be appalled.....and ashamed.

No jail unless the deal is to spare his children jail. But even then, would Trump make the sacrifice of jail at his age to protect his kids?

WWE's contracts are for "downside guarantees" so if you never work a match, never sell a piece of merch, sit at home doing nothing, this is your guaranteed income. When you add in House Show pay, PPV bonuses, Merchandise etc, that can increase it multiple fold. I remember hearing that only Hunter & Cena had $1 million downside gurantees. In Cena's case it wouldnt matter because he would get so much more for merch and event bonuses. Hunter's pay is released since he's an officer of the company and I think it was like $1.6 million in 2017. Cena would be upwards of several million in a year he works fairly regularly. Reports of Roman Reigns being around $5 million (that would be his total pay, his downside guarantee would likely be much lower). It goes right down to some of the female talent, especially non-regular, making less than $100,000. And remember, in WWE on the main roster you pay your own road expenses (hotel, car rental, food). NXT talent are treated more like employees and road expenses are paid. When you're called up they continue to do pay your road expenses for a period of time as you acclimate (and the big cheques start coming). So if WWE offers someone a $3.5 million deal, the assumption is that's a downside guarantee and would be exceptionally large. And it would indicate WWE feels its a fraction of his value because you'd always make way more than your downside if you're working regularly. Obviously merchandise would be a big deal for Kenny. The higher up the card you are or the more responsible you are for a show's draw, the more bonus you get. Everything is negotiable. And for veterans the big thing is negotiating less dates (so you're not constantly on the road). Reportedly Brock gets $10 million a year and works limited dates. His contract allowed WWE to add dates if they wanted, but at an agreed upon price which was very high. Brock also gets the make his own sponsorship deals which is why he can wear corporate logos on his gear (no one else has that deal). They would definitely want Kenny working house shows. Anyone can look at Kenny's schedule the last few years and see his doesnt work as often as he could (he would make a lot of money doing indy gigs but doesnt). So I could see him negotiating less than a full time schedule but he'd be big for house shows and WWE would want him on the house show circuit. When AJ Styles went to WWE, Vince didnt see him as a star until the house show numbers with him suddenly shot up. So yeah everything is negotiable. Kenny has endorsement deals and things he enjoys doing on the side. So he'd want to keep those because he enjoys them and they supplement his income. Its all negotiable. Even airplane status is negotiable with first class travel being a perk given to veterans when they reach a certain point. WWE covers medical expenses and pays you your downside (and merch etc) when you're hurt. For background, their developmental deals used to be really low, $500/week (I think that was Kenny's original WWE contract pay_. And everyone got that. I think it was $1000/week when NXT started and then they began giving "custom" deals to certain developmental talent they liked. I believe custom deals are more common in NXT now. Back in the day, it was not uncommon for WWE to let certain talent work Japanese tours as well but that is a thing of the past. For what it's worth, Meltzer has confirmed WWE made a "fantastic offer" to Kenny. He also said ROH, New Japan and All Elite are sitting down this weekend to discuss the future and potentially all working together.

I think it would be helpful for viewers to include how many indictments and convictions/plea deals they've already secured in relation to each investigation. I guess the Trump University fraud predates the current list. Is Trump's NY tax fraud investigation captured under the Trump Org investigation or are only Federal investigations captured. Follow up question(s)... When Trump eventually cuts a deal and pleads guilty to a host of fraud related charges, does he see a jail? Or does he live long enough to see anything through?

Where does that rank in terms of the WWE talent? How does he boost that? In merch sales? I'm not sure how the WWE differs compared to the independent circuit. Will he have to do X number of house shows? Live TV? Etc. Is he required to do other promos/events? What about sponsorships or is that tightly controlled by the WWE?

I only woke up for the main event but reading the detailed results, it seems people agree. It was a good show as it always will be with that talent but not blow away until the main event. One thing that is great about Kenny is every match feels different and feels like a different story. In WWE they are so produced and formulaic that sometimes matches seem longer than they are. I couldnt believe when they announced the 30 minute mark of Omega/Tanahashi last night. It felt like no time had gone. I guess I was a bit surprised at Jay White beating Okada but if they are losing a bunch of "Americans" it makes sense to push White and with Tanahashi as champion, they need a heel. Really interesting that Kenny kicked out of the High Fly Flow but never did hit the One Winged Angel. He's protected that move beyond belief. Rumor circulating that Kenny was offered $3.5 million by WWE.

Both hilarious and sad........ "Lions’ Torey Hunter suspended for burner Twitter account: report" https://3downnation.com/2019/01/03/lions-torey-hunter-suspended-for-burner-twitter-account-report/

Well....that and Breaking Bad, Tony Hillerman's stories that were turned into movies and a great movie filmed in ABQ called Sunshine Cleaning. And I've posted this before so, what the heck, why not again. I worked one day on this set in my town of Belen, NM.

And get them to pay for it!

You should build a wall or something to keep out Rider fans.

They have infested the American hinterland.

Oh wow As an older guy I first saw Bob Einstein (Super Dave) on the TV show Bizarre which was a Canadian sketch comedy series in the 80's. He was hilarious and "Super" Dave was awesome. I didnt realize he got his start writing for Smothers Brothers.

Can you lose what you never truly had?