Frank Dux was very high on my list of bullshit lunatics to talk about on @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social, especially after doing an episode on Count Dante. But I couldn't bring myself to do it, because I knew one day @seanbaby.bsky.social and @brockway.bsky.social would work their magic on the Dux-verse

1-900-HOTDOG@1900hotdog.bsky.social · 8h ago

You can also watch part two of our series The Secret Man with @seanbaby.bsky.social , @brockway.bsky.social , and guest @blownapart.bsky.social on YouTube! youtu.be/CKL_LIC4m9c

I'm sure I told this story on here before,but after years of orthodontic work, I returned to my old (mad, Dutch) dentist. He was amazed at how well everything had worked. Struggling to explain how bad my teeth had previously been to his assistant, he landed on,"have you ever seen the Elephant Man?"

Every day we stray further from God.

fesshole 🧻@fesshole.bsky.social · 2h ago

Dentist. Tried to solve premature ejaculation by mixing gum numbing gel with personal lubricant.

Me, every time I think about running an indie wrestling show:

Cecil Nyx@cecilnyx.bsky.social · 5h ago

How to run an indie wrestling show: 1) Don’t

As I described it elsewhere; a vision of an alternate future or what independent wrestling could have been. I love it.

Corwo@thecorwo.bsky.social · 3h ago

Dan Severn vs. Dory Funk Jr. (NWA, 4/12/1997): www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKcm...

this is from a Guardian review of Channel 4's Wrestling With Trump documentary. Positing, in 2026, that Kayfabe is an explanation for why fans don't like to admit wrestling isn't real should have you taken off any beat that covers anything remotely close to wrestling.

go on then, this could kill some time. 1 like = 1 book question 📚💙

Mo 🌸📚@moplayspoke.bsky.social · 2d ago

1 like = 1 book question 📚💙

Lobsang Rampa was on my list to do an episode about from the very beginning, and for various reasons I put it off, but this is *prime* Bunkum & Ballyhoo material. It has all the hits - mid-century woo, identity, a brazen charlatan, a hilarious reveal, and also there's a Nazi in it.

Bunkum & Ballyhoo@bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · 13h ago

Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns with the story of T. Lobsang Rampa, the Tibetan mystic who became a publishing sensation in the 1950s. But how trustworthy was this tale? Who was Rampa, really? SPOILER: Look at him, he's obviously not Tibetan, is he? 🟢: bit.ly/4wdojwD 📦: bit.ly/3RwRfl3 🍎: bit.ly/4fTqgbu

🎶 Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my

1990 Dory Funk, Jr. lighting up 1990 Dynamite Kid. RIP Dory.

Dory Funk Jr was truly, truly great. One of the elite World Champions of all time. It is incredible how amazing Terry Funk had to be to not go down as "Dory's little brother." There will never really be wrestlers like either of them again.

Also Dory Funk Jr. trained Jumbo Tsuruta AND Kurt Angle. Think about that for a second.

Dory ruled, everything he did looked so crisp and precise

Ah, just heard this. Undeservedly in Terry's shadow towards the end, but more than his own man, Dory was *the* quintessential NWA Champion for many years, and a phenomenal wrestler in so many ways. He wasn't Terry Funk, but nor was anyone else. Nobody else was Dory, either.

Aaron Wrotkowski@aaron.wrotkowski.ca · yesterday

Rest in Peace Dory Funk Jr.

The heavens absolutely opened the moment I knelt down to look at William Blake's grave. Probably not an omen, barely even a portent. I'm sure it's fine.

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · yesterday

SKY WATER WATER FROM THE SKY

New wrestler name just dropped.

A frankly extraordinary collection of lads.

thank you microsoft sharepoint for the suggestion, but no, i will not be using the IRA charm bracelet stock image.

Blood? Blood? Blood! Blood. And bits of sick.

go on then, this could kill some time. 1 like = 1 book question 📚💙

Mo 🌸📚@moplayspoke.bsky.social · 2d ago

1 like = 1 book question 📚💙

Editor: You come up with a subtitle for Governor Ventura's book? Publisher: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Editor: what

I'm reading Greg Valentine's book, and it's reminded me that one time my friend was getting changed into his gear and another wrestler remarked that he looked like "a cross between Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine and Disco Inferno". Ric instantly replied, "oh yeah, 'The Disco Hammer' Valentine Inferno".

With like, soup all down him...

I actually think it’s really a bad sign that straight people have managed to erase themselves from conversations about the roots of homophobia.

Caelan Conrad@caelan.bsky.social · 4w ago

Everywhere Republicans gather, Grindr crashes. Or at least, that's what people have told me about 500 times since my video discussing if homophobia is always rooted in secretly being gay. But is it true? Do republicans constantly crash Grindr whenever they meet? New Video: youtu.be/GHeAJPbx0SI

Not surprised that Fidel kept meeting with wrestlers considering he and Che were trained in lucha libre in Mexico by the legendary luchador Arsacio Vanegas, which honestly sounds made up but it’s not.

Patrick W. Reed@patrickwreed.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wrestling is fantastic, because you can find a photo like this and in all honesty you can say, "yes, this depicts two men who both had trade meetings with Fidel Castro against the wishes of their governments".

I realised after listing my favourite albums from June that I hadn't yet listened to Shane Embury's Bridge To Resolution, and having now corrected that, it definitely makes the list. Not at all what I expected from him; the closest comparison that comes to mind is Killing Joke at their angriest.

in every admin job I've had, the most frustrating thing has always been emails claiming that a system or process is "broken" or "doesn't work". I want to point out to them the dozens of people for whom it worked perfectly. These are people who can't even entertain the possibility that they...

Wrestling is fantastic, because you can find a photo like this and in all honesty you can say, "yes, this depicts two men who both had trade meetings with Fidel Castro against the wishes of their governments".

finally got around to watching the Napalm Death Tiny Desk. Absolutely brilliant, joyous stuff.

HHH's job was as a good hand to make top guys look like they belonged on top, or a gatekeeper for the next top guy to beat on the way up. Damning indictment of his career that you can count the stars he made on one hand, & it's still more than the number of guys who had their best match with him.

IANdrew Dice Clay@iandrewdiceclay.bsky.social · 4d ago

Needed Regal's act to get a job in WWF, needed the Kliq to keep his job, needed to carry bags just to get in DX, needed Chyna to get over in singles, needed Foley to become a headliner, needed to marry Stephanie to win the belt 15 times, needs ChatGPT to write TV. HHH sucks