*Blog post started on September 23, 2020.
It has been a tough couple of days, but I think I am over all the obstacles. My fingers are crossed that I will get a day off next weekend at my retail gig, but I should not set my expectations too high.
Saturday featured a flat tire that barely survived the drive to my nine-hour shift at the retailer. I did not account on the time that would be lost. When I attempted to change the tire during my lunch, the screw securing the spare would not budge. So a nine-hour shift with no food turned into a 10 and a half hour ordeal. Here is to hoping roadside assistance will forgive me the $95 service call I had arranged, which I cancelled a half hour later after my manager's tire tech friend volunteered to save the day.
Needless to say, Sunday was a long day since the ex-girlfriend must visit Skimble before noon, I had to get the tire replaced, and time was needed to be reserved for the laundromat. Thankfully the NuEra Dispensary is next door to the laundry. But between that and the exhaustion, I failed to notice one of the SnapChat girls I have been flirting with waiting to be picked up at the laundromat.
Monday was just a wash because I had to try and look good for my practitioner appointment on Tuesday. It was not an overly attentive ordeal, which left me without showing her notes asking about self pleasure affects blood sugar. Some new pills were assigned to me and I was given a flu shot. Then I decided to drive to Morton to fix my sister's Fire TV Stick and any other electronic malfunctions my family faced. As this is being typed, the aches from the shot and drive are finally wearing off.
I would like to blame my worn out state of TNT and the debut of "AEW Late Night Dynamite". Of course the NBA programming did not end when it should have. With the 22nd being "National Voter Registration Day", it is nice to know the NBA is doing its damnedest to get Trump out, but the post game could have been 10 minutes shorter. My DVR will only record the scheduled time slot. When I caught on to the show running late, the knowledge that I had to watch it live sank in. That is not a great way to end the day that started an extra two hours earlier than normal.
Especially when there was not a major draw for the show. Matt Sydal versus Shawn Spears was a good main event, but with none of The Elite or a title holder, I just do not think it is the time filler TNT was looking for. It almost makes me wish we had more tertiary titles to make the show seem significant. That is why there were European and Television titles right?
The NWA still needs to get back on its feet, so a blog about unnecessary championships seems like a fools errand at this time. Tertiary titles lack an impact at this time, unlike the poser championships that claim to be the end all be all.
The Disgruntled's Modern Poser Championship (2015 to 2020)
The 34th Modern Poser Champion:
Evolve Champion Timothy Thatcher (10/4/2015 to 2/25/2017)
This is a tough spot to figure out in the lineage. The TNA Championship was vacated in October 2015. With the Universal Championship established in August 2016, I though bigger names were going to be left out if we let Timothy Thatcher carry the title despite it was established as the DGUSA placeholder. In the end, only one name gets left out if we use the Evolve Championship in the lineage since Fin Balor only held the newest belt for a day.
The 35th Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens (2/25/17 to 3/5/17)
Owens won this title after it was declared vacant, but was able to hold on to this championship for six months. Bobbly Lashley had only just won the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship a month prior. The biggest problem for Impact at the time, a side from dealing with Jeff Jarret's GFW, was the Hardys had taken attention away from the title when the Broken Universe was established. If you do not care about a championship, where is its importance.
Zack Sabre Jr. was the man who ended Thatcher's reign, but he was established as a cruiserweight stateside.
Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley (3) (3/5/17 to 7/2/17)
Goldberg defeated Owens because Vince McMahon felt that the Brock Lesnar versus Goldberg WrestleMania 33 match needed to be for some kind of gold. Stunt booking will always fall to wrestling in my book.
The 36th Modern Poser Champion:
Unified Global Force Wrestling World Heavyweight Alberto El Patron (7/2/17 to 8/14/17)
It seemed like it would be more fun to add the eccentricities of the former Del Rio before declaring the Universal Championship as THE fake world title.
It seemed like it would be more fun to add the eccentricities of the former Del Rio before declaring the Universal Championship as THE fake world title.
The 37th Modern Poser Champion:
Evolve Champion Zack Sabre Jr (8/14/2017 to 4/5/2018)
The top title in Impact was vacated due to Patron being Patron. Brock Lesnar was holding the Universal title only so Vince McMahon could determine the right time to put it on Roman Reigns. ZSJ's year plus reign should be recognized over a part-time champion...or should the part-timer be the champ since it should be about being phony.
The 38th Modern Poser Champion:
Evolve Champion Matt Riddle (4/5/18 to 8/4/18)
I think I will respond to my "too much prestige" question with a bit of trolling, bro.
The 39th Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (2) (8/4/18 to 8/19/18)
Shane Strickland would not have a notably long reign unlike the past Evolve Champions on this list. Austin Aries's reign as Impact World Champion had a hiccup with a one event title swap with Penta El Zero M.
The 40th Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (2) (8/19/18 to 10/22/18)
The 41st Modern Poser Champion:
Evolve Champion Shane Strickland (10/22/18 to 10/28/18)
I am surprised how this is turning out to be the history of DGUSA and Evolve. Roman Reigns vacated the Universal Championship to shoot "Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw". Hockey players have played entire seasons with Leukemia, so that sob story did not move me.
The 42nd Modern Poser Champion:
Impact World Champion Johnny "Impact" Morrison (10/28/2018 to 4/28/2019)
Despite his victory being ugly with Austin Aries no selling the finish, he would eventually lose this championship to the Option C trade of the X Division championship for a World title shot. Fabian Eichner was signed to WWE at this time, so it was essentially going to be the demise of Evolve as an independent promotion.
The 43rd Modern Poser Champion:
Impact World Champion Brian Cage (4/28/19 to 10/29/19)
I like to recognize Option C challengers who delivered. The more appropriate poser would by Seth Rollins after he showed how out of touch with the sport he is, but was he more deserving of a championship regardless of the formal title.
The 44th Modern Poser Champion:
NXT Champion Adam Cole (10/29/19 to 7/1/20)
WWE had finally promoted NXT as a third "equal" brand, so the title based around the best wrestling WWE can offer can aspire to be a world title. Brand warfare will decide that. Impact's champion would be Sami Callahan who hides his talent behind the obnoxiousness. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt will probably be remembered for the poor booking decisions.
The 45th Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman (7/1/20 to 8/23/20)
Impact's championship was vacant. Keith Lee would not be able to successfully defend the NXT Championship.
The 47th Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (8/23/20 to 8/30/20):
Eddie Edwards had just won the Impact title to fulfill the vacancy. The NXT Championship was vacant at this time.
The 48th and Current Modern Poser Champion:
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (2)
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