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Kyle Sparks of Bodyslam.net
@kyleksparks.bsky.social
Husband/Dad, ROH Shill, Wrestling Fan, (Sometimes) Podcaster, (Rarely) Clever.

He/Him
Headed to the site and it appears this run will be taking orders until next Tuesday 2/17 at noon. I assume Eastern time, because the store’s phone number is a Michigan area code, but I could be wrong.
Heads up!

If you missed out on the ABOLISH ICE shirts from AEW'S Brody King, he is doing a FOURTH run where proceeds will go to benefit those affected by ICE!

This is the second run specifically for those affected by ICE in Minneapolis. ❤️

It begins at noon est TODAY!!!

#fuckice #lovehumanity
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Yeah, I already don’t use Discord much despite being on a few servers with friends and fellow media types. It will not break my heart to lose it.
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
So doesn’t this imply that even *he* couldn’t be bothered to watch that white trash bonanza by TPUSA?
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Today is as good as any for any White House reporter to ask about Trump's cognitive health. If you're trying to preserve your access to get the future scoop on a nuclear missile launch, maybe consider helping the rest of us prevent it from getting to that point.
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
There’s no way that another brief title reign and putting it on Brody in Australia was the plan. No way. But this is such a fantastic opportunity to pivot with someone that has such a groundswell of support, and is such a different type of champion than most of the guys you’ve had in #AEW to date. 🤼
February 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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everyone has got to stop assuming malice or a grand conspiracy and start assuming complete stupidity when it comes to media business decisions
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
My AJ hot take: if he shows up in #AEW? Cool. I hope Ospreay gets his dream match. If he doesn’t? Cool. The roster is packed and doing great stuff. Hope he’s happy regardless.
AJ Styles was a big topic of conversation at AEW last week. Nobody seems to know his official status, but if he becomes available, everyone we spoke to in AEW believes he will be approached by them.

Lots more at FightfulSelect.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The age where anyone gave a shit about newspaper endorsements is long gone. This is just petulant pearl clutching in service of a stale tradition a decade past its relevance. Good for @katmabu.bsky.social for not entertaining this drivel.
From the Editorial Board: Kat Abughazaleh made a show of declining (sending a spokesman, for goodness sake) to be part of the editorial board’s endorsement interviews after first informing us she would attend.

trib.al/LXhfqMv
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is not only gross doomerism, but it assumes these are competent fascists. They aren’t. They aren’t even competent human beings.

If they had some Machiavellian master plan, they wouldn’t be losing their shit about redistricting everywhere they can think of to gain a seat or two here or there.
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The closest thing I have to a Jericho hot take is I kinda liked him on commentary. I thought when he was doing Rampage, he was pretty decent when he wasn't trying to get his own shit over.

Catch is: there isn't a single color man in AEW that I would put him in the booth ahead of. Not one.
February 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Gabe being in AEW to attack Darby, but not Andrade, who he’s fighting at New Beginning, is funny to me.

But then again, Andrade represents the Don Callis Family in AEW, but he’s the money man for United Empire in NJPW, so it’s already something of a tangled web anyway. #AEWCollision
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Connors absolutely would have gotten the win if he’d have brought Wheel-San. Egregious oversight by him. #AEWCollision
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Crewcut Marina would be absolutely terrifying, and wig game Toni would be hilariously absurd and shades of Moira Rose (RIP Catherine O’Hara), but yeah, this is absolutely Yoots eating this pin SO hard. About the only one I can’t see taking the L here is Cassidy.
GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA

HAIR VS. HAIR!

WHO GETS THEIR HEAD SHAVED WHEN WE GO DOWN UNDER!?

#AEWCollision is LIVE on TNT and HBO Max
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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We’re owed a few evil people deaths asap. Like 10-12 for Catherine O’Hara alone. Come on fascist scumbags, get to croaking.
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
FOR THE LAST TIME, WHATEVER YOU PUT ON THAT PROMPTER EL CLON *WILL* READ.
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
His #ROH run was so good. Debuted in early 2011 as Nana's killer in The Embassy, early 2012, beat Jay Lethal in a TV Title Proving Ground match, came back from a knee injury in 2013 and advanced to the semis of the vacant World Title tournament, late 2013 won the TV Title, and by 2015 was a top guy.
This quote specifically positioned AEW as the HOT TERRITORY. A publicist’s dream effortlessly executed:

“If I wrestled in the 90s, I’d wanna be a part of ECW… Early 2000s, you wanna be a part of Ring of Honor. I was lucky I got to do that a little bit. 1/2.
A fantastic interview with Tommaso Ciampa and @rick-ucchino.bsky.social. Between this and him smooching Mark Briscoe, I don’t know if he could be off to a better start in AEW: www.si.com/fannation/wr...
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 PM
In ROH, as @shutupexcalibur.bsky.social mentioned, Tommaso Ciampa is 1-0 lifetime against Mark Briscoe. But their lone singles match was way back in November 2013.

He also pinned Mark in a three way also involving Jay Lethal a couple weeks prior. #AEW #WatchROH 🤼
TOMMASO CIAMPA IS HERE AND WILL FACE MARK BRISCOE ON #AEWCOLLISION

HOLY SHIT!

#AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS and HBO Max
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 AM
So, we want to train you to use AI in your post-graduate work, whether you like it or not, but if you use it at all while you’re in school, fuck you, we’re going to penalize the hell out of you. Is that about what I’m getting here?
“Amid accusations of AI cheating, some students are turning to a new group of generative AI tools called ‘humanizers.’ The tools scan essays and suggest ways to alter text so they aren’t read as having been created by AI. Some are free, while others cost around $20 a month.”
To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students are turning to AI
Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
And they did.
Rutgers is determined to Rutger this
January 28, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Suddenly I feel substantially less bad about Jonathan Gannon as defensive coordinator.
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This is not nearly enough. Not even close. @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov, we need to do more. Much more. This is a bunch of pathetic mealy mouthed “concessions” that won’t actually help anything. Stop listening to consultants and focus groups and listen to your pissed off base.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:

DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools

"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Wonder what Matt Shaw thinks about th…actually, scratch that, not interested.
Former MLB OF Kole Calhoun speaks out. “What this administration is doing is blatantly racist…I’ve been silent because that is easy. I don’t care what side you’re on or who you voted for, this is wrong… Wake up! Speak out!”
January 26, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I…do not love this. But it’s nice that in times of unrelenting horror, the Green Bay Packers can be counted on to make my mood ever so slightly worse.
The Packers are hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon to be their new defensive coordinator, per source.

Gannon replaces Jeff Hafley in Green Bay.
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM