RJ Sikes

The Zohran Mamdani-Brad Lander cross-endorsement is a big deal that isn’t getting talked about enough

Trump and Musk

Trump and Elon

Trump and Elon

YAH YAH YAH

I will probably actually use this this time but still no promises

New phone, just in time for me to plug my substack. Life lines up sometimes

Man, my backwards iPhone is too old. Gotta wait until I upgrade to get on, or just do it on browser when it comes out

Womp womp

Like I post about wrestling and politics wtf do you mean I can’t post to here as well? Though I will say I’d LOVE access to Flashes and until I do, I don’t love BlueSky. That was honestly a reason why I didn’t like this place at first, the exclusivity

I promise I’m going to try to post to here more, but for real this time. I think Threads is, UI wise, better. I think there are perks to BlueSky, but overall as a serious content creator I need to be on both, and there’s no reason not to except laziness on my part tbcfh

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOOD MY #WrestleSky WRESTLING BITCHES?!?!

Need to commit to using this more, feel like it’s finally time.

Bold Take: AOC/Mark Cuban would win in 2028 as Democrats or Third Party (as long as they could get on all 50 ballots)

The design is great but can someone tell me what Brian Cage has done in the last two years of his career

Holy shit what a simple yet beautiful and effective move.

As someone who always gets caught up in pumphandles and double-underhooks and half-Nelson throws, sometimes you just need to bash someone’s head into a pole

Everyone in #wrestlesky

@rjsikes.bsky.social is over on Twitch right now, playing Marvel Rivals. Can you all go in his chat and give him the 🖕 for me (I’m at work)

Thanks

twitch.tv/rjsikes

Pound for pound one of the best episodes in a string of great episodes

AEW might really be back, guys #WrestleSky

Casino Gauntlet: I can’t wait to be the best thing to happen tonight

Will Ospreay: Hold my beer, bruv

#AEWDynamite

Stanley parable is free on ps plus rn!

Also, Spidey 2

Depending on what you like: Metal Gear 5 and/or Cyberpunk as well

The main text is fair. But also there are valid criticisms that go beyond “I want more of this”. My criticisms (the objectively correct ones) often refer to a lack of consistency and/or harmony

It’s also on the promoter to keep the three ring circus even, so I don’t think it all comes down to fans

I more so think it’s interesting bc it’s a pretty similar playing field.

Both exist where they are openly fake, but with real people and real events. There’s a constant reminder in wrestling, and modern politics, that the line between political theater and reality is very, very blurry.

The pro wrestling is politics metaphor is quite literally so much of who I am and why my content is what it is

There are some great writers who talk about this! Sharon Mazer, specifically, wrote a book about how Donald Trump incorporates kayfabe in politics

I’ve written about Trump using rhetoric and audience techniques from wrestling in politics

Jesse Ventura’s campaign is a huge example too!

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But I do think there is something very, very real even to the mindset of “wrestling in America/wrestling not for NJ” vs. wrestling for NJ in a big NJ PPV

SANADA went crazy against Jack Perry though. And like, Okada has definitely started pumping out GREAT matches (they’re either great or sleepy imo), but it’s one of those circumstances where I’m told by the internet and friends that these guys are AMAZING, and it’s just nowhere near the hype

That’s very fair, but I think it extends to a lot of the Japanese guys, especially the ones who got sold to fans as BIG deals. As someone who pretty exclusively watches NA wrestling, a ton of the crossover guys fell flat imo

Ishii, Tanahashi, Ibushi, Shibata, even the first year of Okada imo

As a regular AEW-dunker and WWE cinema-enjoyer, unless Tony’s guy swapped out the good stuff with baby powder, AEW’s first show of the year is going to absolutely blow WWE’s out of the water

My goal in life is to create content that reaches an audience with an idea that I am absolutely a kind of influencer.

I do want to influence.

I know I’m the smartest person on earth, and would rather everyone learn, discuss, and expand their brains when I speak

(This is not satire)