On Saturday, August 8th, Pro Wrestling Symphony held their “No Remorse” event at Eastside Bowl. I love going to see a show at the Eastside Bowl, and not just because it used to be a K Mart and I met John Cena there. From the sleek lanes to the dozens of pinball machines to the vintage bar that has The Chive playing viral videos on an endless loop, there’s always something to do and something to see. Not to mention, Daddy’s Dogs is a stone’s throw away, and that place rules. 

However, the action on that night took place in the stock room converted into a beautiful venue. Our first match had Bruss Hamilton take on Alejandro. I quite enjoy matches with complimentary styles, and a powerhouse against a highflyer is hard to beat. Bruss pulled out the win by a simple but brutal punch as Alejandro came off the top rope. Bruss then took the mic to call out O’Shay Edwards for the Symphony’s next show, “Battle of Five Points”.

Our second match saw WWE ID’s Anya Rune have her third match, this time against Corrine Joy. Anya has made the best of her appearances, and as I looked around the room many people had her merch. Corrine’s heel work was great, as she took time throughout the match to say something to the crowd. Rune got the pinfall victory with a running head strike. 

A number one contender’s match for the heavyweight title was our third match of the evening, as “The Back Breaking Artist” Jake Painter took on “Very” Kody Lane. Gotta give credit to Kody for coming out to Dolly Parton’s cover of “House of The Rising Sun”. This match was a solid back and forth until the referee was knocked to the ground. A new official came out, and combination of pins were exchanged. As the first official came to, a pin occurred where both sets of shoulders were down, with a referee counting the victory for each competitor. The match was declared a draw, meaning both Painter and Lane would be number one contenders, and the heavyweight title match would be a triple threat. Unhappy with the decision, Kody and Jake would continue their fight brawling to the back.

The tag team championship was on the line in our fourth match as Royal Prestige would defend against Top Team, a highly touted and accomplished team consisting of Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki. The crowd was locked in simply by entrances alone, and as the bell rang the crowd could feel that they were about to see something special. Objectively, this was not only Royal Prestige’s best defense yet, but was arguably the best tag team match the Symphony has held. I highly suggest seeking this match out on PWS’s YouTube channel when it’s made available. Prestige would retain the titles with their tag finisher.

After a brief intermission, we returned to the ring for our semi-main event. The newly crowned women’s champion Kaia McKenna had her first defense against 1/2 of the Mistresses of Mayhem, Sigrid. These two have become quite familiar with each other, and with no love lost in this rivalry, no punches were pulled. “Crazy” Charlie Saunier, who is apparently still holding a grudge over being camel clutched, got into it once again with Sigrid, providing enough of a distraction for McKenna to retain. Upset with the distraction and result, Sigrid would attack Kaia post match, showing that despite the victory, this rivalry was far from over.

Our main event of the evening was the culmination of months of intense conflict as “The Pride of Tater Peeler” Jeremiah Plunkett would finally get his hands on the PWS men’s champion, “The Code” Colby Carter in a no holds barred match. Everything was used, from a bowling ball to Plunkie’s meat and taters to a glass beer bottle. However, after a brawl that stretched the entire distance of the venue, Colby would retain his title and end the blood feud between the two. Colby and Jeremiah have great chemistry together, and the long term storytelling that stretched show to show was one of the most heated of rivalries in wrestling this year. Hats off to them both for a wonderful story told.

Pro Wrestling Symphony can be found on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Their next event, “Battle of Five Points”, will take place on Saturday, September 12th at Bongo Java East. I’d like to thank anyone that took the time to read this, and as always– get out the damn house and go support your local wrestling!

The older I get, the less patience I have for life’s discomforts. When I was younger, I hated having full pockets. I mean, I still do hate full pockets, but maybe something switches inside you when you turn 40 where you actually do something about it. I don’t know. My point is I just stopped carrying around lip balm because the stick always poked out in my pocket and I hated it. But, that sucked when I had chapped lips! Thankfully, the kids these days have decided their lip balm is going to come in balls now. A round sphere is much more conducive to pocket toting. I discovered this revelation on a recent road trip with my wife, when some ball was rolling around between my feet in the floorboard and driving me nuts.

“What is this?” I implored. “Oh, that’s my lip balm,” she said. WHAT!?! Lip balm in a ball? I love the future. In the following days I began to notice more balls on shelves that were actually lip balm. I don’t know what I thought they were before – maybe individually wrapped ping pong balls in the health and beauty section? I don’t know. I don’t question much anymore. One such balled up lip balm is the one you’ll find from EOS, which is grooved comfortably to fit in both your hand and your pocket. My wife has a few flavors….scents…what do we actually call it? We’re not eating lip balm, but we’re not just smelling it either. There’s a joke in there somewhere. I digress. I started digging through the bag and stumbled across this Blue Moon inspired valencia orange scented/flavored lip balm, and it blew my mind.

From the EOS website:

Our limited-edition Valencia Orange is specially crafted to enhance the vibrant notes of your favorite Blue Moon beer. Enjoy a citrus burst with each sip to make every occasion brighter!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve got out my lip balm and thought “I wish this was beer.” Thankfully, my deepest wishes have been fulfilled. This lip balm rolls on and it reminds me of that first sniff you get of a Blue Moon with an orange slice in it. You’re raising the glass to your mouth, and you just catch the slightest whiff of what’s to come. One could argue that the anticipation is the best part of the experience, and EOS has bottled that anticipation up and put it in a lip balm. I was so surprised by this, and immediately stole it from my wife’ stash and threw it in my backpack that I carry around everywhere.

Also, in case I wasn’t clear enough, I absolutely love that we’re getting away from sticks – no more sticks! We apply our lip balm from a ball. It doesn’t wedge funny in my pocket, which we’ve already established I hate carrying stuff around in. Kudos, EOS. Kudos.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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It’s August 1st. I step outside the house and am hit with a wave of humidity that comes with the territory here in middle Tennessee this time of year. I don’t even want to leave the house – it makes me want to turn and run. Alas, we have tickets for Barry Manilow at Bridgestone Arena. Aura is asking for restaurant suggestions. I can’t think of any. Keeping up with the food scene in Nashville can be like trying to sweep up a tsunami with a broom. She mentions this place called aba that she’s been wanting to try. For lack of a counter option, I concede. It’s fine.

We arrive in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville around 4:30PM. I refuse to call it “We-Ho” and I make my position known to anyone within earshot. I have a bizarre moment thinking about my 40 years in this city. When I was younger, this area was nothing. No, not just nothing…it was an area to be avoided. We only came down here on Sundays when the Nashville Flea Market was running. 

Now, this has become one of the trendier parts of town. People walk by in suits,  sunglasses, nice dresses, and the like. I’m here in my shorts, tennis shoes, and my Memphis Grizzlies hat. It seems an odd choice for this environment, and I think it’s probably an even odder choice for a Barry Manilow show. Anyway, we arrive at the front desk, thinking a table is a long shot since we don’t have reservations. But, I’m surprised to hear the hostess state that if we don’t mind waiting a moment, they could seat us outside. 

“Great,” I think to myself. “Early dinner with a side of swamp ass.” We stroll outside, and while I don’t get a full look at the restaurant inside, I get enough of a glimpse to know that Aba feels like stepping into a different world. Soft lights, Earth tones, and plants that make it feel like a tame sort of jungle – it’s beautiful. We’re seated on the patio, and I notice an abundance of fans meant to keep the heat at bay. They work. The early evening air felt tremendous, and I thought back to how Wedgewood-Houston has become so en vogue. Aba is certainly doing their part to make this pocket of the city feel luxurious.

Sarah greets us and asks if we’ve ever dined at Aba before. We haven’t. She explains it’s a Mediterranean cuisine with a California twist to it. Good. It sounds as if we’ll certainly be traveling far from Nashville on this evening. I admit I missed a few details because I was so focused on the drink menu, but the “per my email” cocktail is staring at me in a cold sweat. Sazerac rye, Pierre Ferrand 1840, cynar, blackberry, and lemon. I have no idea what most of the ingredients are but it’s exotic. I feel like living dangerously, so I order it. It just about knocks me on my ass, but I’m good at diffusing conflict and I convince it to let me stay long enough to mellow and enjoy the sunshine. 

It’s time to order food, and we opted to take our meal family style, getting a few plates and sharing. We started with the whipped feta. The house bread was warm and seasoned quite well, a phenomenal vessel for this exquisite feta creation. Topped with pistachios, olive oil, and lemon zest, it made for a wide array of flavor. The tang of the feta and lemon zest was balanced by the earthy tones of the pistachios and olive oil, while the pistachios added a dynamic texture to the dish. I could’ve eaten it with a spoon, and I wonder if I could’ve gotten away with it without being thrown out. 

From there, we ventured on to the roasted pork belly, served with grilled peaches on a bed of harissa honey and topped with mint. Another poetic blend of ingredients. The pork belly was cooked to the perfect temperature, giving way beneath the edge of my fork. It was a no-knife-needed type of tender. The harissa honey and grilled peaches added a sweetness to the pork belly that kept the dish from teetering overboard in the salty department. 

Finally, the crispy potatoes balanced the meal as a hearty and cheesy complement to the pork belly. Topped with mizithra cheese and rosemary, and served with a scallion crema, it was a fresh take on a staple side. 

Okay, so maybe pork belly and potatoes isn’t too adventurous a stride into a Mediterranean restaurant. But, the menu was chock full of choices, and I’m a weak man who can’t resist pork belly when it’s on a menu. Aura and I concluded fairly early into the meal that we’d be coming back for certain – the kebab is safe for now, but I make no promises for the future. 

Aba combines a positively atypical menu with an ambience that feels like dining in a storybook. It has instantly become one of my favorite dining experiences in this city. 

The sun begins to set, the early crawling of golden hour, as we walk back to our car. It’s a bit of a reprieve from the heat and humidity. But, I catch myself thinking about how different that meal was to most other meals I’ve had in this city. It’s as if the thought cannot escape my mind. Im satisfied, not bloated…left contemplating the artistry of Aba’s chefs…and I have a solid buzz going. The wind hits my back, and I think this must be paradise. 

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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If you watched much NFL football last year, you probably noticed more two and three tight end sets than usual. It’s a real shift, not just a perception. Teams combined for the most three-tight-end snaps in a single season since ESPN started tracking that stat back in 2007, and this year’s draft class had a record 17 tight ends drafted in the first five rounds. Tight ends are having a moment.

So naturally, you’d think the Titans — with new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and a tight end room that got a real upgrade this offseason — would be jumping on the bandwagon. Except Daboll’s offense doesn’t really work that way, and this year’s roster isn’t built for it either. Let’s get into what the numbers actually show, whether stacking tight ends even helps you score more, and what it means for Tennessee. 

11 Personnel: Where a lot of teams still live 

One running back, one tight end, three receivers — that’s 11 personnel, and it’s still the bread and butter for almost everyone, usually 60-80% of snaps in a normal game. The Cowboys ran it more than any team in football last year, racking up almost 4,900 yards and 22 touchdowns out of it, and they were also the most efficient team doing it, averaging 6.6 yards a play. On the flip side, the Ravens barely used it at all, which tracks with how run-heavy and multi-tight-end their whole offense was under Todd Monken. 

12 personnel: Where things get interesting 

This is the “two tight end” grouping, and it’s kind of the norm right now. Cleveland ran it more than anybody, but here’s the catch — just because you run something a lot doesn’t mean you’re good at it. Three of the five teams that used 12 personnel the most last season actually finished outside the top 20 in efficiency doing it. Meanwhile Atlanta, which didn’t run it nearly as often, was arguably the best team in football at it — second-best efficiency in the league, most yards, and a ridiculous 49 explosive plays. Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts give them so much flexibility that defenses genuinely can’t tell what’s coming. 

13 Personnel: The Rams basically started this whole trend 

Thirteen personnel — three tight ends on the field — is the offensive style everyone’s talking about, and that’s the Rams’ fault. They ran it seven times in 2024. Seven. Last year? 388 times, nearly a third of their offensive snaps, roughly triple the next closest team. And it wasn’t just a gimmick — it worked incredibly well. Their efficiency out of 13 personnel was nearly five times better than the second-best team in football, and Matthew Stafford completed almost 70% of his passes out of it for 20 touchdowns. The kicker is why they did it: their receivers behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams were pretty thin, but their tight end room was loaded, so it just made more sense to put a third tight end out there than a mediocre third receiver. 

Does stacking tight ends actually help you score? Sort of, but it’s not automatic. The Rams and Falcons prove it can be devastating when you have the right pieces. Cleveland for example ran a ton of 12 personnel without much to show for it. Plus, that stat about most high-volume 12 personnel teams not even cracking the top 20 in offensive efficiency tells you the grouping itself isn’t magic. It only works if your tight ends can actually do two things at once — block well enough that the defense has to respect the run, and also be real receiving threats so the defense can’t just sell out against the run every time there are multiple tight ends on the field. If a team is running heavy personnel because their receivers aren’t good, or because their tight ends can only block and can’t catch, it usually just looks like they’re trying to hide a weakness, and it shows up in the numbers. 

Where that leaves Tennessee 

This is what makes the Titans worth watching. Under the old coaching staff last year, Tennessee ran 12 personnel on barely 16% of snaps. Daboll’s Giants offense ran it at almost double that rate. Some of that gap comes down to who was on the field — last year’s tight end room had rookie Gunnar Helm next to Chig Okonkwo, who was a beast after the catch but genuinely one of the worst blocking tight ends in the league. So if both of them were out there, defenses could basically bet on a pass every time. There was no disguise to it. 

That’s changed heading into 2026. Okonkwo left in free agency, and the Titans went out and paid Daniel Bellinger — someone Daboll already knows well from their years together with the Giants — to come be his TE2. Bellinger can actually block and still catch the ball, and he’s pairing with Helm who’s reportedly spent this offseason specifically working on his blocking technique heading into year two. For the first time, Tennessee has two tight ends who can legitimately do both jobs, which is really the only reason to run more 12 personnel in the first place. 

That said, don’t expect the Titans to chase the Rams into full-on 13 personnel mode. They just don’t have the depth at tight end for that — Bellinger and Helm are solid, but after those two the room drops off fast. A bump toward Daboll’s old Giants numbers in 12 personnel? Sure, that tracks. Trying to be the next Rams with three tight ends on the field regularly? Not really realistic with this roster. 

The more interesting move might be Wan’Dale Robinson. If Tennessee isn’t going to fully join the heavy-personnel party, their better play might be doing the opposite of everyone else. That’s where Wan’Dale Robinson comes in. He signed a four-year, $70 million deal this offseason to reunite with Daboll, who coached him for four years in New York. Last season was his best yet — 92 catches, over 1,000 yards, and he actually led all receivers in the league in yards out of the slot, ahead of guys like Amon-Ra St. Brown and Puka Nacua. 

Robinson is 5-foot-8, 185 pounds, so he’s obviously not winning with size. He wins with quickness and the ability to separate in a hurry. And that skill set happens to be a pretty direct counter to what’s happening around the league right now. As more offenses go heavy with tight ends, defenses are responding by keeping bigger, run-stopping linebackers on the field longer to match up. Those guys are built to handle tight ends coming off the line, not to chase a shifty slot receiver around in space. Put Robinson against a linebacker in that spot and it’s a mismatch almost every time — basically the opposite of what teams going heavy on tight ends are trying to create. With Carnell Tate, Calvin Ridley, and Elic Ayomanor drawing coverage on the outside, Robinson should get a steady diet of exactly that look underneath. 

So what’s the takeaway? 

The tight end trend is real, and for teams built to run it — the Rams, the Falcons — it’s paying off big time. But it’s not a cheat code. It only works with the right personnel, and a lot of teams running it in volume aren’t actually getting much out of it. Tennessee’s upgraded tight end room should let them lean into 12 personnel more under Daboll, but this roster was never going to be the next Rams-style 13 personnel team, and honestly it doesn’t need to be. The more interesting story in Nashville might be Wan’Dale Robinson quietly picking apart defenses that are getting bigger and slower to deal with everyone else’s tight ends — while the Titans zag right past them.

This article was researched and written by Tucker Lovell.

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Ah, yes – Blazing Saddles. Where to even begin? Watching this renowned classic for the first time in 2026 certainly feels different than watching it 1974, I’m certain. There are surely things in this movie that are said that you simply can’t say in the modern era. Language aside though, I found that the themes behind this stinging satire have held up surprisingly (and may discouragingly) well for all these years. I had never seen it before, but I was happy to discover it for the first time. Brandon and I dig into what makes this such a memorable movie and theorize as to why it has stood the test of time as one of the greatest comedies in cinema history on the latest episode of Movie Review Rewind!

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Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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