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1 year

In probably the biggest wrestling news today (😬)... I'm writing a book! It's a detailed history of Kevin and Sami's journey, from the pool halls of Montreal to the main event of WrestleMania. It's being published by @HybridShoot in 2024!

Fight Forever: The Ballad of Kevin and Sami

Coming from Hybrid Shoot in 2024

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5 months

The Architect, a thread. After the events of WrestleMania 40, many people remember Seth telling Cody he'll be his shield back in February, which is exactly what happened. But there's another line in that promo that explains even more about his actions at WrestleMania.

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Before his announcement, Roman listens to the crowd boo him for the last time, and you can see the exact moment that he realizes... that he is going to miss it.

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What we talk about when we talk about top-rope brainbusters: a thread. @SamiZayn has won the Intercontinental championship four times now. But this one was special for many reasons. And this time he had a little extra help.

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He knows Roman will not be able to resist re-enacting that moment once more, this time as the aggressor. The Architect knows how to find the flaw in the foundation of the Bloodline and do what's necessary to bring down the monster he helped create. He was Cody's shield.

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6 years

OH MY GOD SMALL CHILD MEETING KOFI KINGSTON ME TOO ME TOO SMALL CHILD

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5 months

In Montreal, @SamiZayn dug deep into his arsenal of moves in honor of fellow Montreal native El Generico, showing off: 1. The around-the-world arm drag!

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3 years

The camera angle here makes it look like Fenix just... abruptly lands to assist his brother like a superhero.

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7 months

The power of Lashley's gear knocks Kevin over!

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2 years

There's so much in this moment: Jimmy rising to stand with his brother. Solo standing still. Roman's baffled realization that control might be slipping away from him. But the thing that legit choked me up was the fans joining in instantly and freely out of love for Sami.

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4 years

Big E referencing the names of Brodie Lee's hometown, wife, and younger child. 😭

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7 months

WWE has a new Behind the Scenes video of the Rumble, and this segment is really too long to do justice with a single gif, so here's Chad Gable and Kevin Owens giving Sami Zayn some constructive criticism about his gear.

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4 years

. @TrueKofi mimics the new IC champ as he comes to the ring.

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5 months

At WrestleMania, when he shows up to the Shield music, in the Shield gear, with his chair, Roman takes him out instantly, instinctively. But Seth has achieved what he came to do: he's gotten himself and a chair into the ring.

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1 year

Someday Kevin Owens will be less relatable. But this is not that day.

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5 months

At the Rumble in 2022, Seth deliberately fucked with Roman's head by entering to the Shield's old music, wearing the Shield's old gear. Roman's face when he hears their voices from long ago...

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5 months

Roman, out of his mind with rage and trauma, screamed the truth: he can't let go of Seth and what Seth did to him.

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2 years

There were a lot of callbacks in Kevin & Sami's match, but here's a thread about the saddest. In 2017, Sami planned to enjoy watching his old foe KO get destroyed by Shane McMahon, but at the last second found himself leaping forward to save his enemy.

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1 year

There's a very distinct pleasure in reviewing Steen & Generico's history and suddenly recognizing the same move, repeated fifteen years apart. Ludwig Kaiser today, Mark Briscoe in 2008.

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4 years

Daniel Bryan thanks Drew Gulak after their match last week, both of them knowing that Gulak would not be re-signing with WWE.

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1 year

So apparently some combination of being a babyface again and being in a tag team with Kevin at last has leveled up Sami Zayn's beautiful Blue Thunderbomb into a finishing move! Here he is winning clean with it... and then celebrating as though he's won a title. 💗

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2 years

Kevin stomping the toes of bootless wrestlers will never get old to me.

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5 years

. @MmmGorgeous waits backstage for @XavierWoodsPhD after Kofi's WrestleMania win.

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5 months

So here's the other thing that Seth says to Cody that's important: he admits (for the first time?) that he's partially responsible for the creation of the paranoia and iron-fisted control of the Tribal Chief.

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5 months

Seth mockingly offered Roman the old Shield fist bump and Roman just plain snapped. He got Seth in a guillotine choke and choked him out, losing the match (but retaining his title) when he refused to relinquish the hold.

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1 year

Solo Sikoa is really good at those tiny reactions that reveal a lot.

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5 months

For Roman Reigns, there are always two traumas that form the base of his fractured soul. One is his disastrous Royal Rumble win in 2015. The other is, of course, Seth Rollins betraying the Shield.

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5 months

That betrayal is Roman's constant recurring nightmare, a moment he's never been able to find his way out of. Part of why he hated Sami so much was that Sami put him back into that helpless moment: the steel at his shoulder blades, the fall forward.

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2 years

The final camera shot of WarGames, which travels from Sami's ravaged face, to Kevin's fallen body, to Roman's opaque and speculative gaze between the two.

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3 years

I'm working on a piece about @WWECesaro and discovered I had a file of a 2009 Ring of Honor match where @WWEDanielBryan and @KennyOmegamanX hit twin dropkicks on him and then do double kip-ups, and my life and the world feel so much better for having seen it.

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2 years

In @willowwrestles , I'm delighted we have a female wrestler who takes her straps down when shit gets serious!

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2 years

True wrestling soulmates can throw a floppy unbalanced folder halfway across a wrestling ring and know it won't be dropped. 🤣💜

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5 months

No one knows this better than Seth, the creator of that primal moment. No one can get under Roman's skin like his former friend. And Seth knows it.

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2 years

Hey, so Raw ending with Sami jumping into the ring all bright-eyed and ready to fight forever, only to have Kevin remove his wrist tape and shrug at him dismissively? Yeah, that hurt a lot.

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6 years

Sami and Kevin discuss Roman's entrance video and what deep revelations it may have about his character.

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6 years

Gargano v Ciampa, Cruiserweight Classic, 2016 Gargano v Ciampa, TakeOver New Orleans, 2018. (God damn it, god damn it god DAMN it)

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2 years

Keith Lee's reaction to Rick Ross going a bit off script: 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬

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6 years

Happy Mother’s Day to these six specific people! And no one else!

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3 years

You never know quite what you might run into on the WWE 24 specials--like this year's for WrestleMania, which gives us a glimpse of Roman and Paul Heyman backstage in 2018 right after Roman disclosed his leukemia diagnosis.

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4 years

Eddie Kingston speaks backstage at the AEW tribute for Brodie Lee. Just... Eddie Kingston, man. Eddie Kingston.

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3 years

I'm absolutely *living* for Mustafa's small, resigned sigh before he pushes Mansoor out of the way. "I'm going to save him, aren't I? I guess I am. Damn it."

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1 year

Orange Cassidy: always the most relatable.

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3 years

For those of you tired of Shocked Kickout Reaction, please take a moment to appreciate Sami's "Well, I didn't really expect a pin with a clothesline, but it was worth a shot" reaction.

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2 years

"Has a Grasp of Object Permanence" is Kevin Owens' actual gimmick.

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4 years

In a night of moments huge and small, little things stayed with me. Like a haggard Adam Page gesturing to cut his music off and move on to the Dark Order entrance.

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4 years

It’s been days now, but I still can’t get over Kairi Sane’s face as she goes to throw open her umbrella with “Hana-chan, thank you” written on it, or her expression as she looks up at the words.

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6 years

Kevin and Sami have a difference of opinion about Roman Reigns.

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3 months

I love love love that Sami stops to check on Maxxine here. (And his face when turns to look at Chad! If looks could kill...)

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1 year

Sami's beatific smile as he watches Roman shrug off his first attack and then slips the blade home where he knows it'll REALLY hurt.

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1 year

I cannot help but admire this attention to detail: while pulling a switcheroo, you can see @EltonPrince_PD suddenly realize he needs to tug the ring apron down further... because his chest is hairier than Kit Wilson's and would therefore give the ruse away.

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4 years

“I heard Aleister Black say, ‘I can’t believe I’m going to be in the ring with Edge.’“ The stunned delight in Aleister and Kevin’s faces as they realize who they’ll be sharing the Royal Rumble with!

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2 years

Kevin counters one of Dustin Rhodes' signature moves... and when he starts doing the Goldust taunt the camera apparently decides it has other places to be. 😅

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2 years

The first singles match between @FightOwensFight and El Generico happened in 2003. In 2014, I swore to find it. This is the story of how, seven years later, I did.

The Quest for the Holy Grail and How it was Found

The story of a fan's hunt for a piece of wrestling history

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5 years

. @FightOwensFight and @JohnnyGargano finish up their conversation at the perfect time and both of them know what the correct response is. It's 2014 and Kevin's got some work to do on that form, but he'll get there. Happy 3/16!

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2 years

“Nothing Personal”: A thread about two very different betrayals from 2014 and the effect they're still having on storylines eight years later.

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2 years

The different emotions that go across Bryan's face at this point is just... it's a lot to process.

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6 years

A moment to appreciate the sheer technical artistry of this move: the way Sami moves Daniel’s head, both to protect him and to simulate the violent recoil of being kicked; the way Sami’s outflung arm adds to the impression of impact.

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5 months

Until this night, this match, when the spirit of El Generico lifted him to victory. All of Sami's selves—private and public, fictional and real, past and present—knit together at last.

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2 years

This camera zoom to reveal @RealKeithLee is sublime!

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5 years

. @AliWWE being smoooooooooth on the Hall of Fame red carpet.

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5 years

This little moment in the chaos of the Rumble, when @EdgeRatedR has a second to really hear the crowd’s response, and he takes it all in and just... *sighs.*

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2 years

I love how you can see Eddie's eyes flick over and take in the kid just enough to make that fistbump without interrupting his beatdown. (And the kid's response!)

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5 years

. @MmmGorgeous ' face when he realizes Full Sail is chanting for him--not “welcome back,” but “welcome *home.*”

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1 year

Mox's respectful response to Bryan Danielson declaring himself better than Bret Hart ever was...

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7 years

. @FinnBalor goes over the ropes to take out @LukeGallowsWWE and @KarlAndersonWWE in Tokyo.

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6 months

Two very different but exquisite sells of the RKO. Theory's Squashed-Frog Approach! Waller's Dying Arm-Fling Pirouette! Kevin in the background of both enjoying himself!

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4 years

We find out on Edge's 24 special that this spear in Toronto was completely unplanned, even by him. Now we can *see* Elias realize he's going to take Edge's first spear in almost a decade, and how he shifts his stance to communicate to Edge that he's ready for it. Amazing.

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5 months

A quick thread of the Kevin and Sami highlights from Cody's victory celebration: Kevin gives Brandi a hug!

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4 years

. @SilverNumber1 is a joy and a delight and the source of some of the very rare smiles here the last few days.

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6 years

The pinnacle and triumph of Kenny Omega’s story: putting aside his new championship to embrace his friends.

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5 years

“That’s *my* name.” Every time I think I’m done crying over @TrueKofi ...

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1 year

Sami finds himself unable to maintain character when answering a random child's phone call after Johnny Knoxville shared his phone number before WrestleMania 2022. (From 24: WrestleMania 38).

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5 years

Miz’s face when he realizes the audience is chanting “you deserve it” to him--not for winning a title, but for winning their respect--is... whew.

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1 year

The differences here: Kevin's quiet pride and Sami's energy; Kevin's focus on the camera and Sami's on the Usos.

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1 year

Kris Statlander gets choked up talking about her new title... and that "for once" packs a punch at the end.

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5 years

Get yourself a tag team partner like Daniel Bryan.

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7 years

“Nice guy” Kevin gives his opponent a bottle of water after their match for the CZW Ironman title.

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5 years

. @AliWWE talks about Roman Reigns calling for his finisher to end the Smackdown match.

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6 years

. @MustafaAliWWE checks in with his daughter after his match and MY HEART IS GONNA BURST BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF RAINBOWS. 🔗

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6 years

She's my world. She got to spend some time hanging out with @MsCharlotteWWE , @CarmellaWWE @RonKillings and even did a #DanceBreak ! #WWEDekalb @WWE

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2 years

The same tableau, separated by six years. The same person, but worlds apart.

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3 years

[Journey's End, a thread about War Games and DIY] It's been clear for the last few weeks that War Games was going to be an important moment for @NXTCiampa and @JohnnyGargano , AKA DIY, one of the very best black-and-gold tag teams and rivalries.

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4 years

On Twitter, @SamiZayn thanked the fans for being with him on this ride. I don't think the ride is over yet. This thread is a summary of some of the elements of the story so far and what they evoke.

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3 years

I love Adam Page so much for that long pause and blink.

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2 years

The image of Roman gently cradling Sami's head while mouthing contemptuous threats at Kevin over his shoulder is *intense*.

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3 years

Kenny in his one-winged gear stopping dead to stare blankly at that "WHAT WOULD KOTA THINK?" sign--Don Callis even making sure to pull the eye toward it--is just a fantastic moment.

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5 years

The low camera angle on this tope, making it so @AliWWE sails out of the background and soars right into the camera, works incredibly well.

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5 years

I like to think that later a delighted @SuperKingofBros said “Bro, your puns were hilarious, bro!” And @PeteDunneYxB looked at him and said “What puns.”

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1 year

A moment that hit me hard during the tag match: Kevin trying to get an exhausted and battered Sami to his feet to finish a twenty-year journey, looking down and telling him "We're almost there."

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4 years

The Undertaker’s daughter, seen here after he defeats John Cena at WrestleMania, is apparently immune to his mystique!

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11 months

It's somewhat obscured by a badly-timed camera cut, but you can see that Kevin starts to automatically look behind him for Sami and then realizes he's not going to be there. 😭

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6 years

Are... are @aerialmonroe and @CedricAlexander doing stealth gender-swapped Joker/Harlequin wrestling cosplay? Because if so, RELATIONSHIP GOALS.

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2 years

In 2021, Kevin and Sami had a WrestleMania match where Kevin said the goal was to stun Sami back to reality, back to who he used to be: fierce and heroic and beloved. In 2021, he failed. (This is a thread about how, two years later, he may have succeeded).

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3 years

One of my favorite images from the most recent TakeOver: an exhausted Ilja Dragunov having to be told that Walter tapped out and he is in fact the new NXT UK champion.

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6 years

Realizing that @ProjectCiampa was, in his own twisted and agonizing way, trying to recreate and relive the moment when Johnny sacrificed himself to save him...