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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sami and Neville/Pac were a tag team for a few matches in 2016, but how do you create a tandem finisher with the freaking Red Arrow? Solution: Sami kicks the opponent, then enjoys having the best seat in the house for his friend's move.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some inadequate words about Pac's life and impact. But it's full of lovely gifs, I promise. mithgifs.substack.com/p/where-neve...

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Break Orbit

Some words on the impossibility of a world without Pac in it

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Solo Sikoa bobbling his casual wrist tape toss and then irritably hackysacking it away is sending me.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Poor Johnny radiating frustration as Kevin and Sami confront each other: "Hello? HELLO? Am I invisible here?"

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can't be 100% certain because the mic didn't catch it, but I think this is what Kevin and Sami said to each other just before their match in Corpus Christi (where Kevin beat John Cena in his first main-roster match).

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sami's title-loss trauma runs deep! (And I suspect always will, the kind of trauma that you can build a character on for years to come).

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No matter how many times it happens, the record-scratch in Sami's brain when Kevin's music hits remains nearly audible.😂

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The satisfaction on Kevin's face as Aldis books what is--unbelievably!--Kevin and Sami's first one-on-one title match on the main roster ever.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kevin with a gorgeous AA to Sami in Corpus Christi, where he beat John Cena in his main-roster debut! (he says one of his greatest regrets with his injury was not being able to wrestle Cena one last time...)

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kyoki is kind of my image of a Biblically Accurate Wrestler.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lola Vice had a nice debut! I liked the sort of gritty urgency she communicated in her fighting style, like in this sequence.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

WWE went around asking wrestlers "Besides the obvious, what's the one thing you'd change about yourself?" and Sami's sheer delight as it sinks in is absolutely charming.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Love that Kevin doesn't waste our time with "Oh No, I Have Struck Down the Wrong Person."™️ Nope, he's like "Unexpected bonus!"

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sami's facial expressions here--how he swings from screaming fury to crinkle-eyed delight with no transition at all--are part of what makes his recent work so good and give his character a particularly dangerous undertone.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Championship for Sami! Pyro for Sami! JUSTICE FOR SAMI!

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Watching a wrestler (here, Rey Fenix) recover from near-disaster and immediately pull off a gorgeous move is always awe-inspiring.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oba Femi got some LOFT on Theory there.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tatum Paxley really putting the "step up" in "step up enzuigiri."

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You can 100% see Johnny's brain decide to not kick out before his body instinctively decides otherwise.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of my favorite of Kyoki's moves, just because he throws himself into it with the same energy he throws himself into everything. 💜🩵💛

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Kevin Owens making a bid to join the pantheon of Great Wrestling Haters.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Damian Priest: Master of the Double Take.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm loving Sami's new take on his heel work, moving from a deluded heel to something much more serious and grounded. (Suffice to say, "Nobody gets theirs until I get mine" is... not considered a fundamental tenet of social justice).

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Kevin's little half-smile as the Ottawa fans sing El Generico's theme song to him!

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tatum Paxley with an innovative escape from a hold!

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sometimes in-ring communication is subtle and hard to catch. But now and then, certain messages (like "you need to get out of the way of my shotgun dropkick") are communicated more... directly.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Listen to that crowd pop for *Gunther* of all people to stop Sami's rampage against three of Smackdown's biggest babyfaces! This is definitely a level-up in Sami's heel threat level.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sami Zayn bending over CM Punk and announcing "No justice, no peace" to close out Smackdown is an image that goes *incredibly hard.*

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oh Lord, the wince I winced at seeing Kevin take this stomp by Finn--!

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One gets the impression that Truth knows his remaining chances to make Damian corpse are limited, and he intends to make the most of every one.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I really like how Chelsea's babyface persona is still true to her former self--like here, where she registers the audience chanting her name and manages to get across that she's both vain and almost happily flustered at the same time.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bron's spontaneous "I'm not even THAT orange today!" incredulous look at the camera absolutely won me over.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Delightfully doubled double-takes by Finn and Kevin at Gunther's trash talking.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Apparently I had a lot of thoughts about Kevin turning down the Last Good Guy's offer of help (that "not this time" is key!), and about spite as a motivator, and Kevin's ability to carry a grudge. It's not righteousness motivating Kevin here, not at all.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’M VERY DISTRESSED BUT ALSO THIS IS VERY EXCITING

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This Owens-Punk feud in a nutshell: don't miss Punk deliberately shaking the ropes to tauntingly try and shake Kevin off balance.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Oh boy oh boy oh boy, these promos and their jittery, blustery improv energy, with Kevin and Punk stepping on each other's lines, clearly doing their best to rattle and unnerve each other--it is everything I have hoped for.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm back from vacation and I choose to believe that Kevin's new shirt is a deliberate reference to my book about his and Sami's history (available at Amazon or other booksellers: a.co/d/00LZE4Ey)! Shhhh, let me have my little dream. 😉

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Are you ready for a deep dive into the decades-long and very weird beef between Kevin Owens and CM Punk that also involves t-shirts, pizza parties, and both the founding and near-destruction of WWE’s biggest competitor? WELL YOU’RE GETTING IT ANYWAY. substack.com/@mithgifs/note…

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Rey Mysterio Moonsault Appreciation Post!

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Oh no, Solo has become something I can never resist in a wrestler: a goofball who is clearly having a great time gassing up his teammates.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Sami, Punk, and a Saturday night main event of not-strictly-necessary kicks.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

👀👀👀On LFG, Kevin comes quite close to taking a bump while coaching, and is clearly itching to get back into action in the ring.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The final agonizing payoff for the months and months of Sami's over-the-top raging backstage: when he loses the title and you expect him to flip out... and instead he quietly crumples inward into heartbroken sobs.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I can't even begin to tell you how hard that "until the day I die and beyond" hit me after all these years of rooting for him. The weight of it. Or the way his voice cracks on the "Grand Slam champion." It means the world.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Sami and Cody lowkey react to the cheers for Cody developing an undercurrent of boos as his music ends.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm so delighted by Byron Saxton here--first his knowing smile at Sami saying he's never at a loss for words, then that real joyous smile hearing the audience cheer for the new champion.

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J.J. McGee @mithgifs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

After Sami Zayn won the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens reposted a fan-made video. Set to The Smashing Pumpkins “1979,” it’s a retrospective of Sami’s career: El Generico doing impossible flips, Sami winning the NXT title, his debut match against Cena, the Bloodline story. x.com/7700saint/st...

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