Reasons not to be an artist.
Okay, so there is no viable reason not to create art. It doesn't matter if you are bad at it, good at it, do it for fun, do it for a career, do it as therapy. You should create art. We all have an artist inside of us.
There ARE reasons not to be a professional artist.
I get asked quite often about how to make money as an artist, and if it's possible to make a living off of it. I am generally very encouraging to those who want to pursue this path, but there have been a few times over the last year where I have cautioned someone to really think about their goals.
I want people to follow their dreams, but there are times when someone's ultimate goal doesn't match up with the path of becoming a full time creator. I never tell anyone not to do art. Honestly, I think everyone should have a creative outlet of some kind. The question here is whether or not you should make a career out of it.
1.You think it will be easy.
In the beginning you imagine the process like this: Paint something–>Put it out there–>Make money. Easy, right?
When it's more like: Paint something–>research hashtags–> stage the piece–>photograph in proper lighting–> post at an optimal time on Instagram–>link to a product listing from your online store–>price the piece appropriately–>post to Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, Twitter, Pinterst, etc.–>wait for sales–>feel like a failure when it doesn't sell immediately–>work on your skills–>create a new piece–>repeat the process over and over–>maybe make a sale! Wooooo!
There are other variations to this sequence depending on where you display your work, but you get the point.
Being a full time working artist is not easy. Even though I love what I do, there are many days where it does feel like work. You have to learn all of the aspects of a business, not just making art. It's not easy and it doesn't often happen quickly, but my goodness does it feel good when you see positive results.
2. You want to have fun all the time.
A lot of people get the impression that artists just f*$% around in their studio all day and don't have a care in the world, but there is a boring and tedious side to being a full time creator. Keeping up with social media, marketing, website building, tracking inventory, pushing your skills, sticking to a studio schedule, trying new materials, bookkeeping, taxes, applying for events, giving good customer service, and more.
When art is your full time job, you spend a good chunk of time not creating. You won't feel entertained and inspired all the time, but you have to create even when inspiration is lacking to maintain productivity.
3. You're not willing to step out of your comfort zones and push your style.
This includes technical skills and personal comfort zones. When it comes to skill, you need to be able to objectively assess your work and find your weaknesses while also developing your personal style. What's going to make you stand out? Just because something looks good, doesn't mean someone will buy it or see the meaning in it.
An example of a personal comfort zone: I am an introvert, so I really don't like doing events. Every time a show ends, I am left with a pounding tension headache from being 'ON' and interacting with strangers. My comfort zone is the studio—alone—but I continue to push myself out of that in order to build a following and make sales. What is your comfort zone? Are you willing to push yourself out of it?
4. You want to make a lot of money.
Of course the goal of being a professional artist is to make money so you can keep creating–but don't be an artist JUST to make money. If you don't have a passion for creating, you are likely to be let down and stressed out for quite some time.
It's completely possible to make a living as an artist—but it's a much more demanding career path than most anticipate. There isn't a correct and straightforward path to success so it involves a lot of creative thinking, dedication, and willingness to fail over and over again.
When I quit my job October of 2016, I set incredibly low financial expectations for myself for the first year of being an artist. Obviously, I wanted to make money, but the more important things to focus on were developing my style and building a following. I knew that I needed to finally embrace that I am an artist, but I also knew that I would struggle financially for a while.
5. You think it will be a good money making side hustle.
I was selling at a craft fair back in November, and a woman walked by my table and said "Oh, my daughter should totally do this. She could easily pay off her student loans." It took everything in my power not to laugh hysterically and then cry a little.
Most of the time, dedicated artists have side hustles to supplement their art income so they can still focus on creating, but it's not often that someone will jump into an art career just to help bring in a little extra cash and have the return be worth the effort put in.
Depending on the medium you work with and your cost of supplies, selling your creations as a side hustle isn't likely to generate a lot of income in the beginning. If you are the rare person who found immediate success with creating a side income, I am genuinely happy for you, but for most people the amount of time and money that goes into creating inventory, building a display, applying for shows, building an online store, buying shipping supplies, and more negates the benefits of the income earned by the occasional sale and fair. I always considered it a win if I made enough to cover my art expenses when I was doing art on the side.
But again, it depends on your medium. If you are creating digital art, releasing YouTube videos with monetization, teaching art classes, or anything that keeps your expenses and invested time at a minimum–then art could work as a side hustle.
6. You can't handle inconsistency and instability.
As an artist, you have to adapt to your situation. You never know where your income may come from or how to pay for your groceries from month to month. There is no guarantee that the commission you're working on will end with a payment. Or that the outdoor event you booked this weekend won't get rained out.
Over the years, I have learned to adapt to my instability by trimming my lifestyle down and cutting as many extraneous expenses as I can. For example, I am still driving the same '97 Neon I bought when I turned 16 to avoid a monthly car payment and I don't remember the last time I spent more than $15 on a haircut.
7. You give up easily.
If you are on Instagram or any social media site, you will come across a plethora of talented artists. Artists that have a larger following, incredible skills, and unique styles. This is an over-saturated market. It's easy to think, "Why bother trying when I'll never be like that?" My confidence is tested every day, because I worry that my work isn't at that level–but the only difference between us and the incredible artists like @kelogsloops and @poli.bright.art is time.
If you want to be a paid professional artist, it won't happen overnight. It may not happen for months or even years, but if you put in the work, give yourself time, and keep going even when you feel like a failure–you'll be unstoppable.
1.You can't see yourself doing anything else.
If you are passionate about creating, then you should do it! But, without passion, you run the risk of burning out or giving up before you gain momentum. Have you tried working a variety of jobs, but couldn't find fulfillment? I have a long list of jobs under my belt. I gave them my all, but they never felt right. I'd always become antsy and restless after about 3 months.
Now that I finally gave into the artist in me, it's been 1 year and 4 months and I am full of drive to continue growing even though I'm still a "starving artist". Passion keeps you going.
2. You'd be happy doing it even if you didn't make money.
Like I said before, it's a slow process to make a living for most artists. A lot of us don't have the luxury of not making money. Obviously we need to be able to cover our living expenses while building an art career, but can you find satisfaction in working 40 to 60 hours a week on art while barely covering rent?
Can you arrange your life in a way where you can handle financial uncertainty for a while? Or, can you work a part time job to pay for your necessities as you focus on your art in your off time? Do you have a partner or roommate that is willing to take on a financial burden in exchange for you taking on other burdens?
If art is your passion and you want to focus all of your energy on it–then find a way to do it, but know that it may be the most difficult and frustrating path you will take.
And it can potentially be the most rewarding thing you have ever done with your life.
I hope you found value you this article. My intention was not to dissuade anyone from chasing their dreams, but to help you feel invigorated to take on the challenges that come with it.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments below, and as always, I am happy to provide my coaching services to any artist out there who wants encouragement and guidance on how to get started with their career.


Just a gentle reminder that I've got one last spot available for the 2014 Venice Masterclass – it runs from 24-29 November – atmospheric enough to be different, not so cold to be unpleasant, and few enough tourists that we can still make images that are unique – but best of all, is customised for each participant to focus on what you want to learn, and will challenge you photographically in ways you never thought possible. You'll spend six intense but inspiring days with a group of fellow enthusiasts, solo, and in individual sessions with me; your photographic brain will be rebooted.
I guess this photo and its exif info pretty much tell the story once and for all that it's the photographer, not the gear.


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Military guard leaves Parliament, police go in
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
A police officers helps his colleague standing on guard in front of Parliament. AA photo
The 91-year-old military guard bid farewell to Parliament yesterday after a law passed to hand over its duties to the police as part of an effort to curb the Army's influence in politics.
Speaking at the ceremony, Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek, who was among the lawmakers who drafted the bill, praised the military guard's service but said advancing technologies had made it redundant.
"Opportunities brought about by technological progress have centralized security services," he said.
"There are currently surveillance cameras monitoring Parliament grounds day and night. Human guards are no longer necessary at posts and we no longer need such heavy protection."
Çiçek said the military guard's duties had long been reduced to symbolic levels. "Starting today, they will take their place in the golden pages of history." He said the soldiers would join their original contingent at the Presidential Guard.

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Bayern Munich's charge towards retaining their Bundesliga title continues apace. Thy have been whittling into Dortmund's lead for a while now, this week they have the opportunity to move level on points with the league leaders - courtesy of Dortmund's surprise defeat at lowly Augsburg. They may not have it easy though as next up it's a trip to BORUSSIA-PARK to take on fourth placed Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Gladbach will have happy memories of the game between the sides earlier in the season as they stunned Bayern 3-0 at the Allianz. Gladbach also came out on top in this game when winning 2-1.
Ibrahima Traoré, Michaël Cuisance, Josip Drmic and Mamadou Dourcouré all miss out for the home side. Bayern will be without Corentin Tolisso, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry.
Gladbach have been enjoying a solid season, and Champion's League football would be an excellent result. They have hit the skidders just a little of late though having lost each of their two most recent games here by a 3-0 score-line. With the side having won each of their previous twelve at home in the league, those two results were all the more surprising.
Following a shoddy start, Bayern needed to pick up the pace considerably if they were to retain their title, and they have certainly done that. Nico Kovacs men head here having won 10 of their past eleven in the league. They have won nine of twelve in the road, scoring two or more in ten of those twelve games.
Bayern don't seem to need much additional motivation at present, but that prospect of joining Dortmund at the top should see them come out on top. They are playing much the better of these two at present in any case.
Jonas Hoffman and Christoph Kramer were booked for the home side, with referee Felix Zwayer also taking the names of Jerome Boateng and Thiago of Bayern.
Handed the opportunity to move level on points with Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table, Bayern Munich didn't seem likely to pass it up, and certainly didn't as they blew the home side away.
Bayern took the lead just over a minute into the game. A James Rodriguez corner from the right-hand side finding Javi Martinez inside the six yard box to send a stooped header into the top right.
Ten minutes later it was two. Bayern attacking down the left and Serge Gnabry playing a wicked ball into the area from the corner of the eighteen-yard box. Thomas Muller's side-footed effort from six yards being parried by Yann Sommer, but only back into the path of Muller who fired home from point blank range.
The home side then gave themselves a lifeline after 37 minutes. Slick move through the left of midfield ending with Thorgan Hazard slipping in Lars Stindl in the left of the area. Stindl smashing in at the near post from eight yards out to the left of the area. 2-1 at the break.
Bayern scored again just two minutes into the second half. Nice work from Thiago down the centre to beat his man and play in Robert Lewandowski down the middle. Lovely control and turn from the Pole before finishing high into the net from ten yards.
The fourth arrived fifteen minutes from time. Joshua Kimmich sending a dangerous cross in from the right. Sommer saving Lewandowski's header and his follow-up but the ball then fell to Serge Gnabri to fire in from five yards out to the left.
The visitors fifth and final goal arrived in the first minute of stoppage time. Robert Lewandowski slotting home from the spot. 1-5 final score.
Having looked to face a monumentally tall order if they were to retain their crown, Bayern are now behind leaders Borussia Dortmund only on goal difference and looking big favourites to win it again now. Borussia Mönchengladbach drop down a spot to fourth, three points clear of Eintracht Frankfurt in fifth.


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Travel insiders: Malta - join the Duchess of Cambridge for the island's independence celebrations
On her first solo royal tour, Kate will be following in the footsteps of her husband's grandparents, the Queen and Philip, who made Malta their home for two years
Hidden delights: Imgiebah in Selmun
Marjorie Yue
Malta will be giving the Duchess of Cambridge a warm welcome when she visits the island on September 20 and 21 for its 50th independence celebrations.
On her first solo royal tour, Kate will be following in the footsteps of her husband's grandparents, the Queen and Prince Philip, who made Malta their home for two years while Philip was based there with the Navy.
The Queen is known to have a deep affection for the island and no wonder... set in the middle of the Med, the sun shines on it for some 300 days of the year and enjoys mild winters.
And for culture vultures Malta has masses of history to offer, from the megalithic temples even older than Egypt's pyramids to the spectacular 16th Century St John's Cathedral.
If you want to greet Kate when she arrives there, Malta Direct is offering seven nights' B&B at the five-star Hilton Malta in fashionable St Julian's, starting at £830pp (saving up to £200 per couple) sharing a marina view room.
Includes flights from Gatwick on September 19 with complimentary entrance to a selected attraction. maltadirect.com, 0845 604 0035
Engagement: The trip will be Kate Middleton's first solo jaunt (
First Choice is offering an all-inclusive break at the four-star Hotel Mellieha Bay in August.
Mellieha Bay boasts Malta's longest stretch of sandy beach.
Seven nights costs from £629pp including flights from Gatwick leaving on August 25 and transfers. firstchoice.co.uk, 0871 200 7799
Take in views of the island's historic capital Valletta when you stay at the four-star Fortina Hotel on the waterfront in Sliema.
With four pools, including a therapy pool, and a superb spa offering a range of pampering treatments, this hotel is perfect for couples on a romantic break.
Mercury Direct has seven nights from £299pp for stays in December including breakfast and dinner which can be taken in any one of the hotel's five restaurants.
Includes flights from Gatwick, Luton and Stansted. mercury-direct.co.uk
Just in time for the celebrations, Inntravel has introduced a new walking holiday to Gozo, Malta's rural sister island.
Get about by bus and on foot to discover the treasures of this quiet island.
Family-run San Andrea Hotel, not far from the main town of Victoria, is a great base from which to explore the island.
Seven nights' B&B costs from £495 which includes breakfast, two dinners, two picnics and ferry/taxi airport transfers.
Inntravel can arrange flights, which will cost extra. inntravel.co.uk, 01653 617000
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Henrik is getting ready to launch a new website, but he is wondering if he actually should split his content up on two separate sites. He also wonders about options for an ecommerce plugin to get started with.
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I´m planning on starting up a website that will be both my own portfolio, my first try at selling themes/PSD/Sketch files to visitors, and for this I have a couple questions.
1. Would you recommend having that combination of areas on the same site or would you recommend splitting them up even more?
2. What e-commerce plugin would you recommend? Currently looking at WooComerce and Easy Digital Downloads.
Those are my two concerns right now so any help/answers are appreciated.
In order to answer this question, I sought the counsel of one the smartest designers I know: Rafal Tomal, our lead designer at Rainmaker Digital.
1. I would combine both just to get started. It may be easier to sell products as cheaper alternatives to his services. Once he establishes a stronger brand and people start coming just to buy his products then I think it would make sense to start building a separate brand for it and redirect customers there.
2. Yeah, WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads are probably good choices for a start.
I agree with him. Since Henrik is just getting starting with this website, I don't see the need to split his content into two separate sites. As Rafal said, if his audience grows, and if he starts generating significant revenue from the digital product sales, then maybe it would be smart to split. Until then, do it all on one site and let all of your efforts push that one site forward.
WooCommerce is installed on more than 3 million WordPress websites and has a rating of 4.6 stars in the WordPress plugin repository.
Easy Digital Downloads is installed on more than 60,000 WordPress websites, and it has a rating of 4.8 stars in the plugin repository.
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The Predators have been rearranging line combinations and scratching key regulars as the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs approach.
DENVER — Two weeks ago, the Predators enacted a plan.
With a full complement of players after the passing of the trade deadline, coach Peter Laviolette began cycling through the roster, rearranging familiar combinations and scratching key regulars.
"I don't know if it's necessarily that we're experimenting," Laviolette recently said. "We're just trying to get guys time just to get them out there and keep everybody sharp at everything."
To be clear, this isn't an NBA-style strategy of holding out healthy players for rest purposes. Laviolette, by the way, objects to the word "rest" when asked about his recent lineup decisions, preferring to describe players' absences as "maintenance."
Either way, it seemed like a bold move at first. But it hasn't hindered their pursuit of the Central Division title and Presidents' Trophy.
As with everything else that the Predators have done this season, they're keeping the big picture in mind.
"Especially this time of year where some guys get banged up and need a day or two, we have the privilege where we're able to do that," Predators center Ryan Johansen said.
"There's a lot of teams in the league fighting for a playoff spot that aren't 100 percent healthy and their bodies are grinding along, where we can take a few maintenance days and get our rest."
When Laviolette introduced the rotation, he said that he wanted to ensure that each member of the roster was "playoff-ready." The Predators' place in the standings has allowed him to sit players who could use an extra day to rest nagging ailments ahead of the postseason, which starts April 11.
A byproduct of that decision is that Laviolette has had to tweak his lineup accordingly, which offers its own benefits.
The Predators started 14 different forward lines in their previous seven games before facing the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, not accounting for in-game adjustments. That number should rise with Calle Jarnkrok out for the remainder of the regular season because of an upper-body injury.
"We found some chemistry this year with certain lines," Predators defenseman P.K. Subban said. "But I think that also because of our depth, it allows us to see what other chemistry we can come up with.
"You can always go back to what's originally there. It just gives an opportunity to throw different looks at teams and also challenge our guys as well, give other guys opportunities to play in situations they're not used to and see what comes of it."
"Depth" has been something of a buzzword in the Predators' dressing room this season. They learned of its importance during their most recent playoff run and know that they'll need it again.
"I think it just proves that we're a deep team," Forsberg said of the team's fluctuating lineup. "Anyone can play with anyone. It doesn't matter who you put with each other. ... Everything can happen in the playoffs. You've got to be able to adjust, and I think this is good (preparation)."


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MR. TITO: Maybe WWE Has a Triple H Problem?
I keep hearing the same ramble by wrestling fans these days... It's always specifically about Vince McMahon... "Vince is senile! Vince is out of touch! Vince doesn't get today's wrestling fan!". Yet, if you read through the criticisms of the early-to-mid-1990s wrestling fans, you'll see the same exact criticisms. 1991 through early 1997 saw steep declines in the WWE's business and many feared WWE would close its doors by 1997, especially with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) around.
Yet, Vince McMahon prevailed and did so by placing more trustworthy & skilled people around him. He brought in Jim Ross as an announcer and eventual talent manager. Jim Cornette was handy for booking ideas and also for talent development with his Smokey Mountain Wrestling promotion and then his Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion helping to restock the roster. His Creative Team needed a shot in the arm so he promoted the ambitious Vince Russo to Creative during 1996 to bring us into the Attitude Era. Jim, Jim, and Vince brought different perspectives to Vince McMahon and all 3 guys were headstrong to disagree with Vinnie Mac or the rest of the WWE management team. The end result? WWE began beating WCW in the ratings again by 1998 and WCW died by 2001.
So what is different between NOW and THEN... Sure, Vince McMahon is much older, won't disagree... But the younger Vince was pushing many obsolete gimmicks and storylines during the early to mid 1990s. He couldn't let go of Hulk Hogan until 1993, tried to push "All American" Lex Luger and Diesel as the next top babyfaces, and also tried to push many profession gimmicks (pig farmers, hockey player, baseball player, plumber, garbage man, racecard driver, repo man, etc.). The 2020 Vince McMahon is doing the same thing... Clinging onto older names as long as possible (Orton & Lesnar), pushes the wrong guys at the top or incorrectly (Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre), and he is prone to creating bad gimmicks. Just see the silly outfits that the Revival were almost forced to wear.
Difference between 2020 and the mid-1990s is that Vince revamped his Creative and Talent development team with Ross, Cornette, and Russo. 2020 has the same management crew for the past decade plus older names like Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman being brought in briefly to be scapegoats for lower ratings and now Bruce Prichard occupies that role. Vince isn't changing his management team to have better people surrounding him like he did during the mid 1990s with Ross, Cornette, and Russo. Thus, any BAD ideas that Vince McMahon has creatively or about a talent are NOT getting filtered out by anyone with an opposite opinion. Instead, his daughter Stephanie claps, his son-in-law Triple H claps, and his two best friends, Kevin Dunn and Bruce Prichard, claps. The entire WWE corporate structure nods their head in agreement, always, with CEO/President and Board Chairman Vince McMahon.
And that is why the WWE is failing...
But there is ONE GUY that WWE fans always seem to give a free pass to... Since the early 2010, Paul Levesque or Triple H as we know him has been an Executive Vice President for the WWE Corporation. Piece by piece, he gained responsibilities one by one through his training directly from Vince McMahon. Through 2011, he began overseeing the Live Events. During mid 2012, he became in charge of Talent. By late 2013, he took over the Creative responsibilities from his real life wife Stephanie McMahon (who became Chief Brand Officer).
And what has happened to business since? If you look at WWE's viewership and attendance, it was on a massive decline from 2000-2004 from the peak but then stabilized through most of the late 2000s and held firm during the early 2010s... Thank you John Cena. But then from late 2014 through now, you know my narrative... RAW went from averaging just over 4 million viewers per show to now being consistently under 2 million per show. Before the Coronavirus hit, the WWE was actually talking about cancelling Houseshows entirely due to poor attendance. Most TV tapings have the majority of the upper decks tarped off and sometimes the entire non-television side gets a tarp too. John Cena was the #1 merchandise seller through mid 2018 despite him becoming a part-time role since 2015, nobody has replaced his sales numbers
So... If you have a guy with an EVP Title of "Live Events, Talent, and Creative"... Shouldn't he be held responsible for an extreme decline in business?
Nah, we're too busy enjoying those NXT Takeover shows that he was giving us for the past 6 years on the WWE Network, right? That territory was so successful as a product, especially with those Takeover events, that it has translated into pure domination on the USA Networks during Wednesday nights... Right? They are consistently defeating All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s Dynamate show, right? Anyone?
Oh, that's right... NXT isn't as popular as we thought. Demographic wise, it's actually much of the same older audience that watches RAW and Smackdown BUT obviously less because NXT cannot consistently get above 800,000 viewers.
So you're saying that it's EASIER to put on a great show with 4-5 shows per year than a weekly 2 hour show?
A few weeks ago at my previous writing employer, I wrote a column that questioned WHY insider news sources like Dave Meltzer, Bryan Alvarez, Wade Keller, Dave Scherer, etc. never had any news tips about what Triple H said during any Creative or Production meetings. In particular, Dave Meltzer's news reports were always harping on how "old" or "senile" Vince McMahon appeared backstage and yet nothing about Triple H's performance as the Creative Lead or the Talent Manager. Not one word uttered about Triple H's happenings backstage. What, is he a ghost? Yet, we heard all about the things Paul Heyman or Eric Bischoff said or did backstage as "Executive Directors". We hear about goofy things said or done by Executive Producer Kevin Dunn.
But never Triple H... News reporters are either SCARED of Triple H or Triple H (or his close associates) is the source of the insider news on the WWE. It's funny when after I wrote my column on this very topic of Triple H leaking info, Dave Meltzer just so happens to block me on Twitter randomly one day. I said nothing to the man all week and when I posted that column, blocked I was... Gee, I wonder why? And proof of HHH or his close associations leaking info was shown by what the Revival/FTR said about their potential WWE exit. After Triple H met with both members of the Revival privately, news of this meeting was leaked out everywhere by the time that both wrestlers walked to their cars from the meeting. Then, the infamous outfits... As Revival said, someone "from the office" leaked those.
As I've told this story many times before... Shelton Benjamin, during the mid 2000s, reportedly had some disgust towards the Creative Team for his use back then. I had a backstage source tell me back then that Benjamin confided in fellow wrestlers about his disliking of Stephanie's creative process. Of course, one of those wrestlers was a snitch and the rest was history on Benjamin's WWE singles run back then. Triple H and Stephanie have rabbit ears backstage and you know damn well if they caught anyone leaking bad info about them to the Insider News outlets, there would be problems. Major ones.
Instead, we receive endless "Vince is Senile" news reports... Triple H is the guy who oversees the Talent. Back in the day, both Jim Ross and John Laurinaitis were heavily bashed from the Insider News sources, as leaked by wrestlers, for their handling of payroll and contracts. NOT ONCE have you heard you heard a word about Triple H's handling of talent, payroll, or contracts. We've heard nothing but endless stories about Paul Heyman's brief tenure as "Executive Director" and even more brief appearance of Eric Bischoff in that same role (too much time at the catering table). Now, we're hearing stuff about Bruce Prichard. However, those Creative guys still report to Triple H as an EVP and mind you, he has overseen Creative since LATE 2013. Not a single thing said about Triple H's job performance to the "dirt sheets". Gee, why is that?
Because Triple H knows how to play the game, that's why!
The FACT is that if Vince McMahon wasn't Triple H's father-in-law, Vince would be gone. That is the only thing keeping Vince around and that is Triple H's love for the man who brought him into WWE as a singles wrestler (WCW wanted him as Tag Team only), made him millions, and gave him his daughter's hand for marriage... That has slowed down Triple H's ambition and epic climb to the very top of the WWE mountain. It goes to show you how much he really loves his wife, Stephanie McMahon, because otherwise, just a regular non-related boss might be pushed out the door already. Triple H has embraced being a member of the McMahon family and sadly, that has made him soft at a time when some harsh decisions need to be made internally at the WWE.
Here is what I'd argue about Triple H... Is he really qualified to be an Executive Vice President of a publicly traded corporation?
Now before you start attacking me for being just anti-WWE, remember that I wrote about AEW's Executive Vice Presidents just last week. There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between being a talented wrestler and a manager of a wrestling business. Being a good wrestler does NOT guarantee that one would become a good booker, creative team member, talent manager, businessman, or board member/CEO. Vince McMahon, for example, has a College Degree and then he worked his way up for 13 years on the business side of things before eventually building up the financial capital and business knowledge to buy the WWE during 1982.
Compare Triple H's rise to fame... No College Degree... Now, I'm not here to knock that as a point, as many successful people have found their way into becoming highly successful business men or women. Triple H's career path to becoming EVP of the publicly traded WWE was bodybuilding and then becoming a professional wrestler. That's it... When he was through with his full-time schedule as a wrestler, Vince had an EVP title waiting for him and then he started shaving off responsibilities of others backstage such as John Laurinaitis for Talent Relations during mid-2012, Stephanie for Creative during late 2013, and Vince delegated Live Event responsibilities to Triple H during 2011. The Live Event part came naturally and HHH does well with that aspect because he has been a performer since 1992. The Talent and Creative parts of the job... Well, that's up for debate on how well Triple H has performed. I don't know, man...
But I think we need to look back at Triple H's career to understand the man he became in the WWE through the early 2010s as EVP. If you look back, he worked for WCW during the dysfunctional days when Eric Bischoff was still trying to figure things out. Not much to learn from there... Then, he joins the WWF during early 1995 and instantly, the likes of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman take a liking to him. Kevin Nash claims that his WCW character Terra Ryzing was their favorite character but I would imagine that the partying Clique at the time needed a Designated Driver at the time and straight-laced Triple H was perfect for that role. If you consider what the Clique members were going through at the time, this was BAD NEWS for Triple H's early development...
Going back to the mid-1990s WWE, things were troublesome due to the business declining and creative being stale. Top talents Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, and Sean Waltman realized fast that they could maximize their creative and payouts by forming a mini-union backstage and they could collectively work together to achieve leverage with Vince McMahon. They spoke to each other about payouts and with HBK/Diesel being Main Eventers and Scott Hall always thick in the Intercontinental Title picture, they had some control over their bookings and which superstars worked with them. Sean Waltman earned a spot to work with any incoming talents and usually his opinion was sought if they could work or not... When the Clique had a beef with management or creative, they'd have a closed door meeting with Vince McMahon to impose their creative will as needed. The Clique had many car rides and hotel stays where they'd speak about the inner-workings and politics of the WWF scene as well.
And Triple H had a front row seat for all of that back then... Sure, he probably learned how to work a match from hanging out with those guys... But he saw many other things, too. He learned how to become a politician backstage not just with improving Creative or Salaries for him, but also how to get away with things... Once Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman all bolted for WCW during 1996, guess who was left to watch over Shawn Michaels? These were tough times in the life of Shawn Michaels, too, as he has readily admitted. There were times when Triple H had to not only help Shawn get back to his hotel room, but to help him change in and out of clothes as well. Yet, Triple H did whatever it takes to not only help his friend literally survive 1996-1998, but to also remain on the cards as a top guy. After the "Curtain Call" incident, Triple H needed Shawn Michaels and their newly formed Degeneration X.
Let's talk about that famous "Curtain Call" incident... This proves what a bad political influence that the Clique had on the young and impressionable Triple H during his early career. During May of 1996, the WWE had a Houseshow at Madison Square Garden in New York City. MSG was the "mothership" of the WWE for many years, primarily from Vince Sr. running that building often for his WWWF shows. This show was special because it was the final WWE appearances of Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) and Kevin Nash (Diesel), who both signed contracts to begin working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) soon. On this card, it was Triple H vs. Razor Ramon in a regular match while Shawn Michaels and Diesel main evented the show in a Cage Match. After the Cage Match, Triple H and Scott Hall walk to the ring without any permission and Michaels, Nash, Hall, and Triple H lock arms and salute the fans in attendance.
Mind you, Triple H and Diesel were heels as characters back then and Shawn Michaels and Razor were babyfaces. Both pairs just did battle in the ring, too. While some of the Clique members suggest that they obtained permission from Vince McMahon, many others have been suggested otherwise. Because Hall and Nash were leaving for WCW and Shawn Michaels was WWE Champion, there was a feeling that they felt "bulletproof" to do that "Curtain Call" salute. However, Triple H was roped into it as well and foolishly joined their scheme to show-up WWE management and other wrestlers working hard to maintain characters for protecting the business. But think about this from Triple H's standpoint... Almost 1.5 years working for the WWE and also 4 years working for the wrestling business and YET he believes this is a great idea? Goes to show you what happens when bad influences are around.
WWE punished Triple H severely for his actions, as they changed the booking for the King of the Ring 1996 Pay Per View tournament as a result. HHH was scheduled to win that tournament but that honor was instead given to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. After Austin won that tournament, he delivered his famous "Austin 3:16" speech and the rest was history.
Triple H, meanwhile, was pushed lower on the midcard but he was still Shawn Michaels ONLY friend and associate at the time. Think about what young Triple H saw back then... Obviously, the substance problems that HBK openly had at the time... But all of the paranoia as WWE champion during 1996 that saw Michaels push out Vader from a top spot (Survivor Series 1996 was supposed to see Vader winning the WWE title but instead went to Sid) to the 1997 "lost my smile" crap as well. Triple H witnessed the backstage heat between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart and likely heard all about it, day and night, from Michaels. Triple H KNEW about the "Montreal Screwjob" from Survivor Series 1997 ahead-of-time and may have been one of the ones coming up with the idea to screw Bret out of the title. Then, after Michaels injured his back at Royal Rumble 1998, Triple H really had to put on the Best Friend pants to help Michaels make to and through the shows.
Just from 1995 through 1998... Look at the "backstage education" that Triple H received. Seems like it could have been a bad influence?
Then fast forward to 1999... To Triple H's credit, he stepped up his role in DX after Shawn Michaels left following Wrestlemania 14 and began to have some good matches. However, the political teachings came into play by early 1999 when his WWE contract came up. Thanks to WCW still being around and as a competitive threat, Triple H used that leverage to secure a "Main Event level deal" according to Jim Ross's Podcast. Much of 1999's booking, particularly from Wrestlemania 15 through SummerSlam 1999, is centered around preparing Triple H to become the next Main Eventer. Coincidentally, Steve Austin's neck was really bothering him at the time and required surgery... With Steve out, Triple H had a golden opportunity to really seize a Main Event spot with ease. Early on, however, fans weren't that crazy about a muscular guy who spits water on himself and calls himself the "Game".
With Triple H struggling initially as WWE Champion, an idea was hatched to instantly improve HHH's heat as champ. I've heard Bruce Prichard suggest that he came up as an idea, but whomever came up with the idea, it worked. They converted the "girl next door" Stephanie, who was always playing the victim in the storylines, to a "bad girl" and Mrs. Helmsley. It was a brilliant idea and it gave Triple H the heel character hook that he was looking for throughout 1999. Meanwhile, sparks began to fly between the two. Now, whether or not Triple H was fully broken up with Chyna when the Stephanie relationship began is up for debate. I've seen Triple H and Sean Waltman claim that it was long over and that Chyna refused to accept that it was over. Chyna claimed that Stephanie wrote Triple H love letters and that Chyna found them. If Triple H began to date Stephanie while he was with Chyna, it certainly adds to this column's debate... But I've heard it more that Chyna was more bitter about the break-up and her WWE exit seemed to have exaggerated many stories.
Regardless, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were dating through early 2000 which coincided with their on-screen character romance. With that, Triple H began to attend Production Meetings that only WWE management and creative personnel were allowed to attend. This was a tactic employed by Shawn Michaels, who attended a few Production meetings as a wrestler during the late 1990s. HHH was able to listen in on management's discussion on other wrestlers' creative and in theory, he could have spoke up about another wrestler's push or stature with the company. This became as major source of frustration with a returning Stone Cold Steve Austin later during 2000 when he returned from neck surgery and caused friction between the two.
Meanwhile, Triple H only became more dominant as a wrestler as 2000 concluded and then onto 2001. He defeated Stone Cold cleanly at No Way out 2001 and this was just before Steve Austin would go on to defeat The Rock at Wrestlemania 17. Then, instead of getting revenge on Triple H, Steve Austin makes the foolish mistake of his career by wanting to turn heel at Wrestlemania 17. The booking after Wrestlemania 17 was changed to create the "Two Man Powertrip" with Triple H and Steve Austin actually teaming up as heels! We didn't get much of this, as Triple H would soon shred his quadriceps muscle and was out for the rest of 2001.
HHH returned for 2002 and received a mega push for the WWE Undisputed Title at Wrestlemania 18. Trips was a muscular tank upon his return and made life a living hell for then Undisputed WWE Champion, Chris Jericho. Hey, could someone ask Chris Jericho how he felt about the storylines heading into Wrestlemania 18? You know, having to feud over Lucy the Dog? Before Wrestlemania 18, Stephanie and Triple H were no longer together in the storylines and they were fighting over custody of their dog. THAT was the storyline heading into Triple H's big return to challenge for Chris Jericho's Undisputed WWE Title which he had to defeat the Rock and Steve Austin on the SAME NIGHT to become.
Oh, but the Creative fun didn't end there for Triple H... After he professionally dropped the WWE Title to Hulk Hogan, Triple H would go on a holy terror for the rest of 2002 and much of 2003-2004. He dominated the entire roster. Whether your name was Kane, Rob Van Dam, Bill Goldberg, Scott Steiner, or Booker T... And even Randy Orton. Youngest WWE Champion ever at SummerSlam 2004 and then gets soundly defeated a month later by Triple H. Triple H mowed through everybody during 2002-2004 except Shawn Michaels (longtime friend, read above) and Chris Benoit. And we're not talking just beating them, but humiliating them. Unmaking Kane and then Katie Vick. Posedown with Scott Steiner. Pinning Bill Goldberg cleanly at the Elimination Chamber despite the torn groin, later losing to Goldberg, and then getting his win back later. Awful scripted lines given to Rob Van Dam ("you spit your water and you're like grrrrr"). Who could forget the legitimate racism pushed by Triple H's character onto Booker T before Wrestlemania 19? Triple H freakin' beat him, too, even after suggesting that "people like you" don't win World Titles.
For this entire time, Triple H is attending more and more production meetings and also during this time, Stephanie McMahon is firmly in control as the Creative Lead and eventual Executive Vice President (EVP) of Creative. And it showed, too. RAW's viewership declined from the Spring of 2000 through early 2005.
By early 2005, Triple H probably felt that he accomplished all that he needed as a wrestler and puts over Batista cleanly at Wrestlemania 21 to make him into a Main Event star. Good job. Trips also got out of the way of the John Cena express, too, putting him over cleanly. But then, for Wrestlemania 25, what did Triple H do? Oh yeah, delivered yet another beating of Randy Orton on a huge stage. This loss was devastating to Randy Orton and in my opinion, soured his attitude on the wrestling business. "Never again", as he learned from his old Evolution master and became difficult to work with that times. Orton learned from Triple H on how to be competitive backstage and to also "dog it" when you're losing a big match. By body language alone, you can always tell when Randy Orton or Triple H are both losing because they are emotionally not there in the matches and have a sour look on their faces. Funny, because Randy Orton seems so happy during 2020 because he's getting that big WWE Title push right now!
Which brings us full circle to Triple H becoming the executive... He began wrestling less and less and Vince McMahon started teaching him things backstage more and more. Early on, Triple H was very high on Sheamus and there were reports, which Sheamus denies, that the two were "workout buddies". Sheamus made his official WWE debut during June 2009 for the ECW Brand (he worked dark matches before that, I know) and he becomes WWE Champion by December 2009. They would try to push Sheamus multiple times with little success and Triple H was reportedly behind the push to make Sheamus win the 2012 Royal Rumble. And they kept trying and trying with Sheamus after that with Triple H coincidentally involved with the 2015 Money in the Bank cash-in.
Triple H took over Talent Relations around mid-2012, as John Laurinaitis was demoted. That date is important because ALL members of the Nexus (includes Ryback, Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Bray Wyatt) and the Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose) were NOT his signings. To his credit, most of the Women are with maybe the exception of Charlotte Flair who was just before his takeover (though he could have been involved, he's close with Ric). He re-branded Florida Championship Wrestling as NXT, which was the reality show concept that the WWE was using during 2010-2011 to debut new wrestlers.
He changed things, possibly for the worse, however, with the Developmental Territory. He ceased developmental operating as an independent territory and created the Developmental Center instead. The building is state-of-the-art, air conditioned, and has the top of the line weight lifting and exercise equipment. Housing accommodations are also taken care of... WWE developmental talents aren't working for $20 per show, living in substandard housing or in their cars, and barely surviving before making their lucky break like many wrestlers before them. Instead, they were heavily pampered and their training was made easier to accomplish by WWE's trainers to specifically fulfill a character on WWE television.
Triple H's pampering style and nice facility has reduced the HUNGER from many of WWE's prospects. Some have let it go to their head, such as Braun Strowman and Nia Jax. Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Braun had the nerve to tell Indy workers worried about their paychecks from cancelled shows that he had to "pay his dues" and live on nothing for a while too. And that is entirely wrong since he was incubated from the WWE Performance Center from the start! Nia Jax, thanks to her relations to the Rock, was rushed to the main roster and has had a bad attitude about it with her videos and posts on Social Media while also being completely careless in the ring. If you watch the WWE Network special Breaking Ground, you can see Triple H handing out paycheck raises to his developmental wrestlers despite them not drawing anything yet. You can also see how much lighter he's going on them than past training schools or territories. While that can be praised to a degree, it's causing wrestlers to not be fully trained to handle different varieties of wrestling and it is causing a LACK OF HUNGER from wrestlers to aspire to be great. Ohio Valley Wrestling workers under Cornette & Davis worked on a smaller budget and trained & performed in very tight and uncomfortably hot situations with temperature.
Also, the training needs questioned for NXT... Unlike Cornette/Davis, Dory Funk, Les Thatcher, or even Steve Keirn at FCW, who all tried retrain prospects and remove bad habits, Triple H allows many wrestlers with Indy backgrounds to continue to their high risk style of performing. He's not filtering out the bad elements of performing, as many wrestlers are performing nothing but high risk spots throughout their matches. Sure, this looks great on a Takeover show that happens every 3 months but it's being exposed heavily on a 2 hour weekly NXT show on Wednesday Nights. Hence the 700,000 per week viewership numbers and being unable to defeat AEW Dynamite. When many of the NXT call-ups arrive to the main WWE roster, Vince McMahon does NOT want them to work that Indy style or to try high risk moves. Well, there goes 80% of the wrestler's maneuvers and they are clueless in the WWE ring. That or someone like Sasha Banks or Alexa Bliss will keep trying that high risk style and constantly become injured.
Nobody can cut good promos from NXT... Are they teaching them how to speak at all? Sure, you can blame the excessive scripted lines, but many former FCW wrestlers who were trained by Dusty Rhodes before he passed away can speak. What, is Albert/A-Train/Lord Tensai (Matt Bloom) not training wrestlers how to speak? Why are most NXT wrestlers who join the main WWE roster look like "deer in headlights" when they try to speak? They are absolutely clueless on how to present their characters on a bigger stage.
For all of the NXT call-ups who seemed to have promise... Where is your "EVP of Creative" at when you join the roster? Where is Triple H to protect his NXT students? Bayley was legitimately female John Cena from 2015-2016 and actually outsold ALL females in merchandise during that time. That's right, despite the many Bella Twins options for merchandise, just a few Bayley shirts dominated them on merchandise sales. Bayley joins the WWE main roster and start making her lose repeatedly and give her this "aw shucks" kind of attitude that destroys her successful babyface character immediately. Eventually, they turned her heel and wouldn't you know it? Her talent shined through... But what happened through the last 3 years? Then, her pal, Sasha Banks, was the best heel female worker that we've seen in years and what does the WWE try with her upon her call-up? Pushing her as a babyface from day one and always losing to Charlotte on Pay Per View.
And there's many more... I could get into any champion that NXT tries to push, be it Finn Balor (though I sort of agree with Vince on that one) and Samoa Joe. Joe drew numbers when feuding with Brock Lesnar only to be dispatched quickly by Lesnar. Now, Joe is announcing. Finn is back in NXT, by the way... How about the Revival? They were earning "Match of the Year" nods for their Tag Work in NXT and when they get to the WWE main roster, they are treated as a joke. The only wrestler that Vince has sort of liked from NXT was Baron Corbin but most fans hate the guy and not in a "I want to pay to see his arse get kicked" kind of way. Negative heat.
Some of you will point to AJ Styles... Yep, I agree, that's a great signing. Based on the way things were going in Ring of Honor and New Japan at the time, I believe that his signing with the WWE was inevitable... But we'll give credit where it's due... AJ Styles was a GREAT signing... But what about Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson, and Luke "Doc" Gallows? While they've had some moments out of Nakamura, they got nothing out of Anderson and Gallows. You could blame that on Creative but remember, Triple H was "EVP of Creative". He did nothing for Anderson and Gallows in particular but he didn't see that Nakamura was a performer on decline. Year by year, Nakamura's talent has been in decline and the WWE actually tried to push him a few years ago with the Royal Rumble win.
And now, many wrestlers are fleeing to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) including Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley), the Revival (FTR), Luke Harper (Brodie Lee), Tye Dillinger (Shawn Spears), and others... But we should include Cody Rhodes as a WWE loss, too. He left during 2016 when Triple H was EVP of both Talent and Creative. How could you let him get away? How could you keep him in the Stardust gimmick? How could you let him roam free from 2016-2018 without re-signing him to another WWE contract? You feuded with Cody during the Legacy stuff... Did you not see that talent?
The biggest blow to Triple H as an Executive Vice President is his role as "EVP of Creative". Let's not forget that he's attended Production meetings since 2000 and has been dating/married to the prior Creative EVP in Stephanie McMahon. He's had an opportunity to speak up backstage on bullcrap BEFORE he took over Creative during late 2013. I heard from a backstage source that the Katie Vick stuff with Kane was HIS idea, as he wanted to make his Triple H character more psychological and diabolical towards his opponents. He's tried to deny it since, but he was trying to push a more sinister character back then and doing things like Katie Vick or talking down to Booker T were reportedly part of it. He was also heavily involved with the CM Punk storylines during 2011 and ultimately cooled down the "Summer of Punk" with a Pay Per View victory of Punk that year.
Since late 2013, he has been "EVP of Creative". It's a FACT. The way that the Organizational Charts should flow is Creative Team --> Triple H --> Vince McMahon (if needed).
Yet, what are we hearing the Observer constantly report? "Just 1 hour before the show, Vince McMahon tore up the scripts to force rewrites". Over and over again... So what happens, per the Org Chart, when the Creative Team delivers something directly to Triple H? Or lately, to the "Executive Directors"... It almost seems to me as if the Creative Staff is bypassing Triple H/Executive Directors and delivering the scripts directly to Vince. Why have an Org Chart if nobody is going to properly follow it? Why aren't the creative plans taken to Triple H directly and it stops there? Why is 74 year old (about to be 75) Vince McMahon so involved with daily creative decisions?
For Creative, it's either a situation where Triple H is incompetent or incapable... Which one? He's either afraid to make a decision on his own as EVP, he's not allowed to make a decision on his own per Vince, or he's unable to make a decision on his own? Whichever the case may be, this is NOT a position that you want your EVP to be in that oversees Creative.
Just look at the turnover on Creative since late 2013. Many writers have come and gone, either being terminated or just walking away from the WWE's schedule or process. 2 Executive Directors (Bischoff & Heyman) have been removed from their roles while Bruce Prichard was thrust into a position to handle the Creative of RAW and Smackdown which is just 5 hours of television per week. Meanwhile, many of the NXT call-ups are getting poorly used in the WWE upon being called up. Triple H acts like that cool Uncle by not accepting responsibility, as if it's Vince McMahon's fault 100%.
If Jim Ross was still EVP of Talent Relations, I bet that he'd not only disagree openly with Vince McMahon on how a talent was used or managed, but he'd make sure that Developmental was stocked with trained talent that was ready to go.
If Vince Russo was still Creative Lead, I bet that he'd openly disagree with Vince McMahon on an angle and use his seductive ways to convince Vince McMahon otherwise. Remember, Vince Russo was trashing Vince McMahon on live television during Saturday morning's WWE Live Wire in an unscripted manner. Who else has guts to do that?
In SUMMARY - Triple H just wasn't effective on the "Creative" and "Talent" portion of his older EVP of Talent, Creative, and Live Events title. I wonder if that has led to the creation of the "Executive Director" positions for Paul Heyman, Eric Bischoff, and Bruce Prichard while additional Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents have been added to the Talent Relations area recently. HHH now has a title of "EVP of Global Talent Strategy & Development" yet at the same time, Vince McMahon guts most of his Performance Support employees and shuts down the proposed NXT training centers throughout the world per recent Recessionary moves following COVID-19's eruption in the United States.
You are RIGHT THERE, Triple H... You have the best seat at the table to influence Vince McMahon to change the WWE for the better... However, you consistently fail because you are either TOO NICE to your father-in-law OR you are just don't have the entrepreneurship ability to effectively pull off this job.
And you are a BOARD MEMBER, too... You've been on the WWE Corporation's Board of Directors since 2015!
But you choose to do nothing.
All of those kids that you've been grooming in your state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center are being letdown when they join the main WWE roster. You act like their Father, Friend, or Uncle while they are in NXT but you ignore them on the main WWE roster. Why?
For all I know, Triple H is just waiting it out... Slowly but surely, that WWE roster is going to be mostly consisting of his NXT call-ups. They will all be beholden to the guy who signed and pampered them in the Performance Center. When Vince is gone (retires or, sad to say, passes away), Vince's shares would promote Stephanie to CEO from being Chief Brand Officer and Triple H gets full control of the backstage area like he's always wanted.
If recent history shows us, he might be incompetent for the job to run the entire WWE. If he's failing to accept the challenge to improve things now, what will happen when Vince is gone? Triple H isn't getting any younger himself at the tender age of 51. That motivation slips away, the older that you become...
What I worry about is his upbringing... The Clique educated him and molded his political brain into being way too competitive and thin skinned backstage. He also lacks any business or financial sense that most should develop at an early age. It's easy to spend money at a LOSS for NXT to operate with its Performance Centers and Takeover, it's entirely different when you are managing an entire budget for a company and payroll for the wrestlers. What would happen if Vince retires and the wrestlers try to challenge Triple H's new authority by forming a union?
I'd watch what happens with that new Chief Revenue Officer, Nick Khan. WWE doesn't just hire a new Executive Officer if it feels confidence in their existing ones.
Bases on Triple H's signings since mid-2012 and Creative role since late 2013, I don't believe that HHH has performed well in his position. The numbers speak for themselves. When older veterans like Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg, or John Cena aren't around, the WWE has struggled badly for the latter half of the 2010s. Since early 2015, Monday Night RAW has lost MORE THAN HALF of its viewership! Attendance has lost thousands, merchandise sales are declining. Meanwhile, the next Top Drawing superstar has NOT been signed or developed by Triple H's Talent Relations management. Those are just facts...
Triple H = The Phantom Menace of the WWE.
Maybe it's not Vince McMahon who needs to go? Maybe Vince just needs a better supporting cast around him instead, as history shows.


Tobins' Tastes: Happy Leap Day & End Of The Month Reminder!
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I am excited for March because it means spring break, but it is also "frozen food month" so you should find some great deals and sales this month on frozen meals, snacks, pizza, veggies and lots more.
Remember that the first of the month means that lots of coupons will disappear, some will reset (yay!) and we will also see lots of new ones.
Here are the sites that I use on a regular basis. There are lots of new ones this weekend too so enjoy those while you're at it!


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Activation exercises, shoulders, core, lower back.
102.5 x5x5 about 3 mins rest in between sets.
no time for accessories, as weight gets heavier need longer rest periods.
122.5 x5x5 belt and sleeves.
Lots of stretching, foam rolling.
Shoulder exercises and warm ups for 20mins.
107.5 x5x5 wristwraps and belt. 4-5min rest between sets.
Still doms from squats, good though.
lots of mobility, stretching, acrivation 20mins.
light stretches, shoulder activation, tricep pull downs.
90x1x5 wrist wraps and belt.
Spotter assistance on all reps at 110kg, but at no point did he touch the bar. Those ones prolly 8.5 rpe. 5 mins rest between sets. More of a mental spot just in case.
Still have doms from squatting on sunday lol but all good so far.
140x5x5 Belt. 5 min rest between sets, easy as.
Starting to feel the weight now, might be time to 3x8 for a bit on squat at same weight. Then go back to 5x5 when I feel I'm stronger.


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Erica Dixon was born on 19 January 1984, in Atlanta, Georgia USA. She is a well-known television personality, probably best known for appearing in the television show called "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta"., however, Erica's appearances do not include many other famous television shows or movies. She is now 31 years old so there is a chance that she will achieve more in the future and that her name will become more acclaimed in the industry.
If you consider how rich Erica Dixon is, it can be said that Erica's estimated net worth is $300,000, the main source of her wealth being her appearances on the television show "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta". Her other activities also add to her net worth. On the other hand, there is no surprise that Erica's net worth is not very high as her career as a television personality began just a few years ago. Hopefully, Erica's career will become more successful and we will hear more about Erica and her activities.
Erica's childhood was not perfect as her mother was addicted to drugs and was not able to properly take care of her, so she was raised by her aunt. Erica studied at the Jonesboro High School and later continued her studies at the Atlanta Medical College. Despite her difficult childhood, Erica was able to gain a degree and start living on her own. Her life changed in 2012 when she received an invitation to appear in the television show called "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta". During the making of this show Erica had an opportunity to meet such celebrities as Rasheeda, Mimi Faust, Stevie J and others. This show focuses on lives of different entertainers and also their love interests. Now it airs its 3rd season and it has had a significant impact on the growth of Erica's net worth. There is a high chance that when this show ends, Erica will gain more attention and maybe she will even receive some invitations to appear in future television shows or even movies. Erica has the talent and potential so in order to become a really successful and popular television personality, she has to remain determined and work very hard.
If to talk about her personal life, it can be said that when she attended high school she met Darryl Richardson, now known as Lil Scrappy. They had a long relationship, but finally decided that they are too different to stay together, regardless of the fact that they have a child together, so they still meet. All in all, Erica Dixon is a young woman who has only started her career as a television personality and in order to maintain this career and become even more successful she has to try really hard and be not afraid of challenges. Erica has an opportunity to become more famous and acclaimed not only in the television industry but in the movie industry as well. Hopefully, Dixon will be able to achieve much more.
1 Was in on-off relationship with Lil Scrappy from 2001 to 2013 and they were engaged from 2012 to their break up. They have a daughter together.
2 (July 29, 2005) Gave birth to her 1st child, a daughter Emani Richardson, with her boyfriend (now ex-fiancé) Lil Scrappy.


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Кристобаль де Молина, так называемый el cuzqueño — житель Куско, () (начало XVI века, Перу — конец XVI века, Перу) — испанский историк, священник. Был монахом прихода Милостивой Девы Марии (Nuestra Senora de los Remedios) при индейском госпитале в Куско, Перу. Оставил один из важнейших документов по календарю, знахарству, мировоззрению, церемониям, религии и философии Инков.

Биография

Знаток языка кечуа благодаря продолжительному проживанию в городе Куско, бывшей столице Империи Инков, написал доклад Ritos y Fábulas de los Incas, написанную в 1575 году и опубликованную в 1916; в этом произведении он описал религиозные и магические методы инков, использовавшиеся ими при лечении заболеваний, а также собрал сведения о местных религиозных праздниках, их периодичности и значении.

Молина экзаменовал местных индейских начальников, а также обучал население. Он составил ещё один доклад, сохранившийся благодаря включению его в книгу Мигеля Кабельо Бальбоа в 1586 году.

Произведения

 «Сolección de pinturas, donde figuraba todo el camino andado i descubierto desde Tumbes al rio Maule, i las naciones, jentes, trajes, propiedades, ritos i ceremonias, cada cual en su manera de vivir, i la manera de los caminos i calidad de las tierras, con otras muchas cosas a estas anejas» — не сохранилось. Время создания, предположительно, 1539.
   — «Сказания и обряды Инков». — 1575.
Этот доклад написан для доктора дона Себастьяна де Артаун, являвшегося епископом Куско с 1570 по 1584 года и провинциальным Советником Его Величества Короля Испании.

Рукопись храниться в Национальной библиотеке Мадрида, Рукопись 3369, листы 2-36, 1575 год.

Молина приводит в своём докладе 14 молитв записанных на языке кечуа, обращенных к богам Пачакамак, Пачаячачик, Тикси-Виракоча, Ванакаури, Пунчау, Кильа (Паска-мама), различным вакам. То есть: 4 — к Всевышней Сути, 2 — к Солнцу, 1 — счастливым пучкам, 4 — Инкам, 2 — вакам или богам, 1 — земле.

Также содержит легенду об Акойрапа и Чукильянту (Aqoyrapha y Chukillanthu), и 12 стихов.

Многие слова кечуа у него записаны неправильно, и потому значение их не всегда можно прояснить.

Издания

 1916, Relación de las fabulas y ritos de los Incas por el párroco Cristóbal de Molina [1576]. In Relación de las fabulas y ritos de los Incas, edited by Horacio H. Urteaga and Carlos A. Romero, 3-106. Colección de Libros y Documentos Referentes a la Historia del Perú, no. 1. Lima: Sanmarti & ca.
 1943, Molina, Cristóbal de ["El Cuzqueño"] (1574): Fábulas y ritos de los Incas, en Loayza, F. A. ed.: Las crónicas de los Molinas, Pequeños grandes libros de historia americana, Serie I, tomo IV, Lima.
 1993, «Cristóbal de Molina, Leggende e riti degli Incas» (Cuzco 1574) a cura di Mario Polia , Il Cerchio, Rimini 1993

Издания на русском языке

Примечания

Библиография

Ссылки
 Ritos y Fábulas de los Incas
 [http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/m/molina_cristobal_el_cuzqueno.htm Biografía en Biografías y Vidas]

 См. также
 Кристобаль де Молина (el almagrista'' — сторонник Диего де Альмагро, XVI век).
 Блас Валера
 Кечуа (язык)
 Авила, Франсиско де
 Авенданьо, Фернандо

Персоналии по алфавиту
Родившиеся в 1593 году
Умершие в 1655 году
Хронисты Перу
Католические монахи
Католические миссионеры
Медицина инков
Доколумбовы культуры
Мифология инков

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Aditi Ravi is on cloud nine. The pretty actress, who made her debut through Alamara, has signed her next movie with none other than Pranav Mohanlal in the lead.
The actor told Express that she is overjoyed to be part of a project that has already earned a lot of media attention.
"In fact, it was through team Alamara that I got the project. Cinematographer Satish Kurup, who did the camera for Alamara, works for Aadi too. He suggested my name to Jeethu sir who asked me to come for an audition. He gave me a scene to do and soon told me I was in," says the actor. Though she is tight-lipped about the role, Aditi says it has a lot of meat to it.
"There is no love track in Aadi. But, every single character has a space and importance. Being the lady lead in such a project is a great boost for my career. Since, I have already debuted with a love story, I wanted to learn the other genres as well. I am sure that Aadi will give me the chance," she added.
Aditi will also be seen in Tovino Thomas' starrer Tick Tock, which is a time-travel movie.


The 2019 season is fast approaching and here's a great chance for trainers across the AFL South East region to hit the ground running full of knowledge.
The 2019 AFL South East Trainers Course will take place at Linen House Seaford on Sunday 31 March.
The course will focus on the roles and responsibilities of a trainer, including injury prevention and management, while also concentrating on the treatment of medical conditions and the taping of the all-important joints of the body.
This really is a must for all clubs and trainers who take the safety of their players seriously.
See the attached flyer for more details and click on the link below to register.


2012 was a great year for Hawai`i Maoli. Please read more about our year in the annual report posted below. Should you have any questions, please do not hesistate to ask! We look forward to another great year in 2013. Mahalo!


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Southern Israel pounded from Gaza by Hamas militants
Rocket and mortar attacks hit an empty school and dozens of other targets as diplomats try to quell the violence.
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Israelis inspect damage to school hit by Palestinian militant attacks on southern Israel
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MILITANTS IN THE Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets and mortars on southern Israel early this morning.
The attacks struck a school, empty of its students at the weekend, and a dozen other targets. US and Egyptian diplomats are now scrambling to keep the new convulsion of violence from escalating.
Senior Israeli officials met late into the night to discuss the violence, weighing whether to step up retaliatory operations against Gaza militants they say triggered the latest round of hostilities Thursday with a roadside ambush along the Israeli-Egypt border that killed eight Israelis.
Military spokesman Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai said Israel's current response to the surge in violence — airstrikes that have killed 15 Palestinians, most of them militants — was not its final word.
Israel "will not hesitate" to widen its military operation if necessary, he told Israel Radio. "We will see how things develop on the ground," he said without elaborating.
Palestinian security forces reported that the Israeli military rounded up 50 Hamas activists in the West Bank in an overnight raid. The military had no comment.
A reconciliation pact signed in May has stalled
The West Bank is ruled by the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who lost control of Gaza to bitter rival Hamas in a violent 2007 takeover. A reconciliation pact the two sides signed in May after years of failed efforts has stalled.
Since Thursday's ambush, militants have fired around 100 rockets and mortars on southern Israel, killing an Israeli man and seriously wounding two other people on Saturday. No serious injuries have been reported from today's bombardment, the military said.
Diplomats were scrambling to prevent the flare-up in violence from spiraling out of control.
Yaser Otham, the Egyptian representative to the Palestinian Authority, told Voice of Palestine Radio that Cairo was "in contact with all parties to restore the truce in Gaza."
Militant factions in Gaza confirmed the efforts. Talal Abu Tharefeh, spokesman for the small Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said "all the Palestinian factions are interested in restoring the truce in order to protect our people."
Militant attacks from Gaza diminished sharply after Israel launched a three-week war in the territory launched in December 2008, following years of relentless rocket and mortar fire on its southern communities. Since then, armed factions have largely maintained a cease-fire.
Egypt was drawn into last week's violence after at least three of its security forces were killed as Israeli troops pursued militants involved in the ambush along the Israel-Egypt border. Cairo initially threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Israel but relented after Israel apologised.
Western diplomats in Cairo said Washington was mediating between the Egyptians and the Israelis to try to prevent the violence from exploding. They spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss ongoing diplomatic efforts.
US, French and German mediators were involved in defusing a diplomatic crisis
An Israeli Foreign Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said US, French and German mediators had been involved in defusing the diplomatic crisis with Egypt.
While the crisis appears to have been defused, Israeli officials say they are not convinced it cannot re-ignite.
In the Egyptian capital, popular anger simmered, and protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy for a third day on Sunday, demanding the expulsion of the Israeli envoy who is now vacationing abroad.
Although the military leaders who now rule Egypt have expressed their commitment to the two nations' 1979 peace treaty, anti-Israel sentiment has grown in Egypt since its longtime autocratic leader, Hosni Mubarak, was toppled by a popular uprising in February. Israel is watching closely for signs that Egypt's new rulers might be responding to that sentiment.
Israel relied on Mubarak as a trusted, if cool, ally, maintaining the peace accord despite Egyptian disappointment that it did not lead to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and a comprehensive Arab-Israeli agreement. Israeli officials are wary about instability in post-Mubarak Egypt and fear a new government that might distance itself further from Israel.
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