After the match, MJF revealed himself as the Joker, who is guaranteed a title shot after winning the Casino Battle Royale ladder match thanks to Stokley Hathaway’s new faction including Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page, Morrisey, and the Gunn Club.
Moxley kicked out at two and the action spilled into the crowd, where Moxley gained the upper hand and eventually busted Punk upon by smashing his head into the steel post.
Back in the ring, Moxley took control of Punk, targeting his open wound and ripping away at the former champ’s surgically repaired foot. Punk got back into the match, reversing Moxley and locking in the Anaconda Vice on the ground, but the champ fought out. Punk eventually made his way to the top rope, looking for the elbow drop, but Moxley reversed into the rear naked choke and later the bulldog choke. Punk fought his way back again, setting up for the GTS, but it got reversed into the Death Rider. Punk kicked out at two before Moxley locked in the bulldog choke again. Punk rose to his feet with Moxley on his back, landed the GTS and then carried a weightless Moxley into another GTS for the win.
Moxley won the undisputed AEW world championship in mere minutes against Punk weeks ago. It was Punk’s first match since winning the AEW world championship over Adam “Hangman” Page at Double or Nothing in June. Days later he was forced to relinquish the belt after suffering a foot injury. Moxley stepped in to his place to run the show as the “interim” champion, winning a tournament that culminated at Forbidden Door.
The championship match came together when Moxley signed an open contract on AEW Dynamite, leading to Ace Steel convincing Punk to take the rematch. And now it appears Punk will move on to a program with MJF.
For a game that featured a 7-3 score at halftime, Florida State-LSU managed to fire off some high-grade fireworks in the fourth quarter.
The Seminoles took full control in the third quarter, jumping out to a 17-3 advantage before LSU started to find a little offensive success of their own by going tempo. Still, Florida State answered LSU’s first TD of the game with one of their own to go back up 24-10 early in the fourth, and LSU couldn’t cut into the lead until there were just over four minutes left in the game.
The Tigers would finally get a second half stop on defense, forcing a punt with just under three minutes to play, but for the second time on the night, they muffed the punt, giving Florida State the ball inside the 10.
The Seminoles seemed caught between wanting to score and wanting to burn clock, so after LSU somewhat bizarrely chose not to call timeout after a first down run, they did after stopping the ‘Noles on the one on second down. From there, Florida State decided to call a toss play that they fumbled, with LSU recovering on their own one yard line, still down just seven.
The Tigers would march 96 yards to the Florida State 3-yard line in the next 1:18, with their final play being delayed by a lengthy review over whether their receiver’s knee hit in bounds before he went out (it did), but because it was a first down they still were able to run a play on the whistle. However, Florida State decided to call a timeout after seeing LSU’s alignment and let them go to whatever they wanted in the playbook, and the result was a Tigers touchdown as time expired. All that was left was an extra point to force overtime, when for the second time in the game, Florida State caved in the LSU line and blocked the kick to preserve the win.
It was truly one of the most absurd endings to a game you will ever see, from the second muffed punt of the game to the fumble to the 99-yard drive to a second blocked kick in a game to end it. Aside from getting blown out, you’d be hard pressed to draw up a worse debut for Brian Kelly at LSU, as special teams execution is typically attributed to coaching first. For Mike Norvell and FSU, it’s a huge win and they’ll feel pretty good about their offense, particularly quarterback Jordan Travis, while acknowledging that their late game defense leaves something to be desired.
House of the Dragon’sthird episode just landed – arguably more gracefully than Daemon Targaryen’s dragon did – and it’s brought with it a two-year time jump.
We’ll let your brain catch up to that news while we set the scene for episode three’s “Second Of His Name.” We open on the Stepstones, looking very post-apocalyptic chic with raging fires, deafening explosions, and plenty of close-up shots of crabs feeding on human flesh. It’s all very gruesome, very gory, and very Game of Thrones -esque. While Daemon and Corlys Velaryon carry out their unsanctioned war on the Crabfeeder, King Viserys celebrates his son’s second birthday by imbibing in too much wine and worrying over whether crowning his daughter as his successor was the right choice.
Controversial take: Daemon Targaryen is most definitely a Leo. Westeros’ sh*t-stirring drama queen is up to his same old tricks in House of the Dragon’s latest episode. Desperate to prove himself to his brother, Daemon has joined Corlys Velaryon, waging war on the Crabfeeder without the king’s permission. And, despite having a fully grown dragon that likes to crash land on the very subjects he’s trying to save, things, weirdly, aren’t going well. Viserys refuses to help for a couple of years — because he’s petty like that — but when he does decide to send ships as an “I’m sorry,” Daemon loses it on the poor messenger and then martyrs himself for a chance at glory. He gets it in a rousing, slow-mo action sequence that shows rather than tells how lethal he is on the battlefield. But, once again, Daemon is reckless, unpredictable, and prone to violent temper tantrums – not exactly the kingly qualities the rest of the Realm can respect.
Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhaenyra is firmly in her adolescent emo phase. She’s bailing on family dinners to sit under her favorite tree and read books while listening to the medieval fantasy version of My Chemical Romance. (Side note: How many times do you think she had that poor bard croon that weird ditty?) On the one hand, we feel for her. It’s been two years and clearly, the sting of seeing her best friend marry her father, supplant her dead mother as queen and pop out a male heir that will likely usurp her, just hasn’t dulled. On the other hand … get your sh*t together, girl. Rhaenyra spends much of this episode sulking and whining and lying down so that her former best friend can step over her to get to her throne (metaphorically, of course). She eventually finds a bit of spunk after being attacked by a wild boar in the King’s Wood, using the creature as her own emotional support pin cushion, but she’s going to have to be more cunning and less sensitive about everything if she’s going to inherit the crown. Just because a mythical white stag thinks you’re worthy to rule doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, honey.
King Viserys Targaryen
Viserys continues to prove that genetics and a Y chromosome do not a competent and capable king make. His sins in this episode are many. He’s allowed fighting in the Stepstones to grow increasingly worse over the last two years, refusing calls for aid in favor of hosting birthday parties for his male heir. He’s allowed animosity to fester in his own House, refusing to make amends to his daughter for marrying her best friend. He’s wavered on his choice of successor, sometimes publicly, and he’s so fixated on being a well-liked monarch that he’s incapable of making any decision more controversial than what kind of pig should be roasted for his son’s name-day. This week, he tries and fails to pimp his daughter out to House Lannister, get white girl wasted, whines about how hard it is to be a medieval girl dad in front of a trash fire, and practically rolls out the red carpet for his enemies hoping to steal his crown. Can this guy die already?
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Alicent Hightower
Alicent Hightower is making it very easy to hate her. After cozying up to the king for a couple of episodes, she’s officially wormed her way into his dead wife’s place. Is it all kinds of gross? Yes, especially when she tries to make amends with her former best friend who is now her stepdaughter and, technically, her subject. What’s worse? Alicent seems convinced House Targaryen can once again be one happy family, that Rhaenyra is somehow in the wrong for behaving so childishly and that she’s really the victim in all of this. And in some ways, she is. She’s the by-product of her father and uncle’s political machinations, but she also relishes the power that comes with being Queen and, after Viserys’ drunken bonfire confession, it’s easy to imagine she might one day betray Rhaenyra to ensure her own son sits on the throne. Alicent Hightower is shaping up to be Westeros’ resident Regina George. Put her in the Burn Book, stat.
Aegon Targaryen
We know this blonde-haired cherubic little angel is likely to grow up and steal his sister’s throne but damn if he’s not cute. Look, children, in general, don’t fare well in Westeros which is why King’s Landing is making such a big effing deal about this boy’s second birthday. (Really, a hunt, a feast, and a couple of days of glamping? He won’t even remember any of this!) And sure, Aegon’s busier cutting teeth than he is plotting to sit on the Iron Throne, but he doesn’t need to do that kind of dirty work – his grandfather is doing it for him. It just goes to show, that if you were born with a power-hungry relative and, of course, a penis, you can be anything – even a King who still wets the bed every night.
Otto Hightower
Rhys Ifans does his best Caucasian Jafar this episode, pulling strings behind the scenes to puppeteer his grandson closer to the Iron Throne. He’s got a black hole where his moral center should be, something that’s made clear when he tries to pawn Rhaenyra off, first to Jason Lannister, then to her own brother – the toddler whose chubby fingers are already grasping for her crown. We shouldn’t be surprised by the lengths Otto Hightower will go to gain more influence – he’s already sold his daughter like prized cattle to his best friend, the king — but his ruthless ambition does make us sympathize a bit more with Alicent’s predicament. It also makes us worried for Rhaenyra’s birthright because, when it comes to one’s capacity to do despicable things for more power, he’s clearly got her beat.
Laenor Velaryon
You’re forgiven for forgetting about Corlys Velaryon’s other offspring. While his poor sister was being auctioned off as a royal child bride, Laenor was obliviously watching name-day tourneys and serving as plot filler. But this week, the kid has a major growth spurt – we assume he’s a teenager now – complete with his own dragon and a desire to prove himself in the war of the Step Stones. He does, swooping in at the last second to save Daemon Targaryen’s ass, but it’s not just his heroics that have him jumping the line of succession. Laenor – being half Targaryen, full Valyrian, and incredibly rich – is the ideal candidate to marry Rhaenyra, an idea that seems to stick in the King’s mind by the end of the episode. Joining their two houses will strengthen the princess’ claim to the throne and mend relations between the Realm’s most powerful families. If Viserys can manipulate his headstrong daughter into thinking the idea to get hitched to Laenor is all her own, we might be looking at the next King consort.
Wound Watch
*Alexa, play Sheryl Crow’s ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’*
Technically, King Viserys didn’t slice himself on any swords this episode — a miraculous feat considering how sloshed he got at his son’s B-day bash — but we did happen to notice something’s going on with his left hand, the same hand he knocked a couple of episodes ago. It looks like he’s now missing two fingers, which might mean the rot is spreading. Not ominous at all.
After FTR and Wardlow earned a trios win over Jay Lethal and Motor City Machine Guns, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh prepared to enter the ring, but it was Joe who made the save and evened the score at All Out.
The finish saw the teams trade hitting their finishers before Wardlow got his hands on Lethal and landed powerbomb after powerbomb to get the clean finish.
The ROH World Television Champion, Joe hasn’t been on television since losing to Adam Cole in the Owen Hart Men’s Tournament Final. Joe’s last appearance overall came at ROH Death Before Dishonor, when he defeated Lethal to retain the ROH World Television title.
Joe was written off television to reportedly star in Peacock’s video game turned television series, Twisted Metal, as Sweet Tooth, described as an ever-smiling clown mask and uses “Lost Vegas” as his own personal kill-ground, all while he drives his infamous doomsday ice cream truck, per Deadline.
Joe has dealt with a variety of injuries in recent years, spending more than a year away from WWE before winning the NXT title against Karrior Kross in his last appearance. He joined AEW in April as a surprise addition to the roster as part of the Owen Hart Men’s Tournament.
Spoilers for House of the Dragon will be found below.
House of the Dragon rained “dracarys” upon the Crabfeeder this week. That’s one of only several subplots going on, of course, but it was a hell of an opener. And even though several actors (and a co-showrunner) will soon depart the show, the prequel’s enthusiasts will find comfort in this fact: Matt Smith shall continue as Prince Daemon Targaryen. Smith blazed into view in this week’s opening scene on the Stepstones. He soared through a warscape and looked badass on his equally badass dragon, Caraxes.
Daemon is serious about this fiery business. Two years ago forged an alliance with the equally salty Corlys Velaryon, and they’re waging war on the Crabfeeder without the throne’s authorization, and quite frankly, people love to see it. While King Viserys I is at home and fretting over the identity of Princess Rhaenyra’s future husband (and whether Rhaenyra should be heir at all), Daemon is getting things done. He is, of course, still quite upset about Viserys declining to name him heir, but he appears to be the King of Hearts for House of the Dragon fans, who are thrilled to see he and Caraxes as a team.
Caraxes might not deliver the most optimal landings, although he did put one of the Crabfeeder’s victims out of his misery, so there’s that. Although the subsequent battle scene was arguably even better than the opening one, people tossed out early love for Caraxes.
Nick Kyrgios is as well-known for his antics on the tennis court as his tremendous skill level, as the Australian star bounces between being one of the most-skilled players in the world and one of the most combustable.
Recently, Kyrgios has started to put it all together and his performance has become more consistent, as he’s paired his phenomenal serve and big game with a more level-headed approach. Still, he can’t help himself but to break out the unnecessary flair at times and, occasionally, do something incredibly silly that backfires on him in the form of a lost point.
On Sunday night against top-seeded Daniil Medvedev, we saw all of that in action as Kyrgios won the first set 7-6 in a tiebreak before dropping the second set 6-3. In the third set, Kyrgios was headed to a point won after ripping a forehand down the line with Medvedev at the net, who could only stab at the ball and had it pop up, well wide and short of the net. However, Kyrgios decided to keep running, going onto Medvedev’s side of the net, and spiked the ball into the court in a cheeky move that, unfortunately, was illegal and actually lost him the point.
You can’t cross the net and hit a ball in the air — same as reaching over the net to hit the ball — which is usually not a thing that can happen or anyone would even bother trying, but in this case, Kyrgios couldn’t help himself but to have some fun with the crowd and the result was absolutely hilarious, albeit maybe not the smartest thing to do in the Round of 16 when facing the top seed.
On Saturday September 3rd, the first of two Taylor Hawkins tribute shows happened at London’s Wembley Stadium. The late Foo Fighters drummer’s legacy was honored with a mega-concert led by Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, which included a slew of guest appearances from the likes of Liam Gallagher, Travis Barker, Josh Homme, Hawkins’ son Shane, and even comedian Dave Chappelle. Following Liam Gallagher’s kick-off performance in which he played two Oasis songs backed by the Foo Fighters with Grohl on the drums, Dave Chappelle took the stage to introduce the evening’s next performance. But he took a few minutes to speak to the crowd about a fond memory he had of Hawkins as a father.
Chappelle spoke about a time when he was at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York after a Foo Fighters concert at Madison Square Garden where Chappelle briefly appeared on stage with the band. At the jazz cub, Chappelle noted interactions between Hawkins and his son Shane (who was dynamite on the drums playing “My Hero” at his father’s tribute concert.) Chappelle said that “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father…” But the entire story that he told the London crowd, as reported by NME, is a stirring recollection by Chappelle, that spoke to Hawkins’ nature as a rocker and more importantly, as a father. Read a transcript of the story below.
“November 2020, I had the honor of hosting Saturday Night Live with the musical guest, Foo Fighters. It was a very special night, we had a very wonderful time and after the show, me and the band were talking about what our favourite karaoke songs were. Mine was “Creep” [by Radiohead]. Dave Grohl called me and asked me to sing “Creep” with them at Madison Square Garden. I had smoked some reefer so I agreed.
Right before I went on, they said, ‘Taylor Hawkins is gonna sing one song and then you’re up.’ And Taylor sang Queen, “Somebody To Love.” Now let me tell you something, I never get nervous to come on stage but Taylor killed that sh*t. I was terrified and the walls of Madison Square Garden were shaking. And after the show I went backstage and hung out with the Foo Fighters, and I met a kid who must have been 12 or 13 years old.
I asked the kid if he skated, because he was wearing skate shoes. He said, ‘I don’t skateboard cause I don’t wanna hurt my arms’,’ I said, ‘What the kind of f*ck answer’s this? A simple yes or no would have sufficed.’ The kid said, ‘I wanna be a drummer, like my father.’
In that room in Madison Square Garden, even though I had met the Foo Fighters many nights, I felt like I met them for the first time. I’ve seen Taylor be a rockstar many nights but it was my first time seeing him be a Dad, and what a cool f*cking Dad. It was the first time that Dave Grohl and I ever even mentioned the name Kurt Cobain. It was the first time we ever even talked about our love of jazz and go-go music and Taylor’s son Shane was soaking it all in. He sat there, he asked the best questions – not about fame, always about art.”
Chappelle explained that the group had later gone to the Blue Note and watched pianist Robert Glasper perform: “I listened to Taylor and his son the whole show talk about the drummer. I remember Shane say to his father as he was listening, ‘Dad you can’t do that sh*t.’ I’d never heard someone talk to a rockstar that way. And Taylor Hawkins, as humble as is, said, ‘Son, those are real musicians.’
Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father and Shane, I’m very proud ’cause I saw you play for your father and I’m happy to see you and god bless you.”
Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks became the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions by winning the trios tournament and overcoming the Dark Order and their former partner “Hangman” Adam Page in the finals at All Out Sunday night in Chicago.
The end saw Page drop his tag partner John Silver with the Buckshot Lariat, which led to Omega pinning Silver for the win.
The first ever #AEW World Trios Champions – Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks!
Omega returned to AEW following a nine-month absence earlier last month, becoming the surprise partner for the Bucks in their run through the tournament. Omega reportedly dealt with a slew of injuries he’d been holding off on getting fixed including shoulder, knee, and abdomen injuries per the Wrestling Observer, which led to the elongated time off.
“Kenny Omega is currently recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. The recovery from this will take about ten weeks. He will be getting surgery to repair his sports hernia at the end of March and that’s about a two-month recovery. There are other things he’s also taking care of,” Meltzer wrote.
Omega and the Bucks needed wins over La Faccion Ingobernable, United Empire, and eventually wrapped up arguably the longest running storyline with another twist to claim the first-ever AEW trios championship. Omega’s return comes after he dropped the AEW heavyweight title to Hangman Page back in November at AEW Full Gear.
As if the newShe-Hulk: Attorney At Law Marvel Comic Universe show needed any more attention, Megan Thee Stallion made a cameo on the show this past week. And of course, the rap universe’s most prominent twerker was twerking on the show…with She-Hulk.
The scene happens in the middle of the end credits to the episode titled “The People vs. Emil Blonsky.” Without giving too much away in the form of spoilers, Meg and She-Hulk (played by Tatiana Maslany) celebrate a victory of sorts with a celebratory twerk. “You are way more fun than my last lawyer!” Meg says, to which She-Hulk responds, “I will kill for you, Megan Thee Stallion,” before Meg takes a half step back and says “Dial it back.” It’s solid comedy that plays into the world of Megan Thee Stallion like a charm. Now the behind-the-scenes photos that actress Jameela Jamil (who plays Titania on the show) shared on Twitter, show an even wilder side of She-Hulk, but with a very different look.
Everyone loves a good comeback story, and that’s what’s happening to one-time blockbuster king (and Encino Man‘s wheezer of the juice) Brendan Fraser. Of course, the real Brendan Fraser fans have been watching Doom Patrol (on HBO Max) and know that he’s been (to paraphrase L.L. Cool J) around for years already. But as far as the big screen goes, in the words of Fraser himself, he’s ready to be “reintroduced,” and that’s what director Darren Aronofsky is currently doing with A24’s The Whale.
The psychological drama stars Fraser as a 600-pound recluse who attempts to reconnect with his daughter, portrayed by Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink. According to Variety, Fraser’s performance “will likely put him at the forefront” of the 2023 Oscars race. The BBC agrees without hesitation, and although film festivals are known for their protracted standing ovations, the crowd at Venice reportedly put their hands together in unyielding enthusiasm for a full six minutes.
In the process of this outpouring, Fraser grew overwhelmed and began to sob. Variety‘s Ramin Setoodeh posted footage on Twitter to that effect while declaring, “Brendan Fraser is back.”
Fraser also attempted to leave the theater at one point, but the audience simply wouldn’t stop clapping, so he stuck around and soaked in the accolades.
This isn’t the first time that Fraser’s recently grown emotional when realizing how much people adore him, and he’s been known to toss back a “Shucks, ma’am” in response. Audiences can also look forward to seeing him in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and (hopefully) Doom Patrol Season 4.
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