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Apr 22, 2023Liked by Mithen

Few wrestlers demonstrate the level of purpose and intensity in their most minute gestures like Kevin. Dare I accuse him of a miser? Each significant event in his life is fed as fuel for another significant event. Every promo, be it face, heel, or tweener, is referenced in a manner that would turn a recycle-maniac green. He recycles moments from his face run to fuel his heel runs, and vice versa. This is the furthest thing from a condemnation, but an unabashed respect for someone whose every spoken word and unspoken gesture is meticulously designed to be 100% reusable indefinitely. One of the many reasons that legends love him so much.

Part of me laments that he and Shawn Michaels will never share the ring together.

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It's so true, and I always regret that he came SO close to sharing the ring with HBK and didn't quite get there! It would have been beautiful... all that continuity... <3

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Don't even know where to start with why I love this entry so much! Maybe walking through your process of understanding the "flubbed" line by KO... and then realizing, wait, this guy does not screw up a line. And the whole hall-of-mirrors self-awareness he has at all times during a match. Fascinating, compelling stuff!

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And now you know why that "I'm not gonna wear a t-shirt, I'm not an IDIOT" line is so great, too!

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