We recap SHIDA returning to AEW, how SHIDA the Vikings’ drafted, and SHIDA the Twins trade Max Kepler to the Yankees, and SHIDA Eriksson Ek played for the Wild with a broken leg?

AEW Dynamite Sets the Stage for Double or Nothing

* Holy Shida! What a show!

* Tres de Mayo Trios Battle Royale

* Anthony Bowens scissors Penta!

* The Butcher and the Blade scissor!

* Scissor me Daddy A$$! The Acclaimed vs. House of Black would be the best match of the PPV!

* The Four Pillars Tag Match ends as expected, yet still managed to make the PPV match interesting

* Good thing, because the Double or Nothing card is not looking great

* An unlikely team of Orange Cassidy, Adam Cole “Babay,” Roderick Strong, and Bandido get a W on the Jericho Appreciation Society

* Willow! Takes the “L” against Saraya, but…

* Shida to the rescue!

* Ricky Starks and “The Juice is Loose” Robinson finally settle their feud?

* This will be a trilogy

* Did I mention, SHIDA!

How Did the Vikings Do in the 2023 NFL Draft?

* We didn’t have one steal, according to Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz of USA Today

* Although getting Jordan Addison at 23rd overall is a steal

* Maybe the best wide receiver available and can start immediately as the Vikings’ No. 2 wideout, pushing KJ Osborne to the slot

* Defense be damned, the Vikings are gonna score 60 every week

* Lions drafted better than the Vikings, according to Pete Prisco of CBS

* We and most of the sports world disagree

* Mel Kiper thought Mekhi Blackmon was a reach at 102nd overall, but loved DeWayne McBride at No. 222

Twins Enter May with Healthy Division Lead Despite Health Issues

* Buxton at DH has been working, according to Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic and Dan Hayes

* 110-win pace when he plays; 95-win pace overall

* Michael A. Taylor might be worth extending

* Unless Austin Martin gets healthy and isn’t traded

* Royce Lewis also a centerfield option, but Twins seem interested in keeping him on the infield

* And for good reasons (i.e. two knee surgeries)

* New M&M brothers hit the injured list

* Tyler Mahle and Kenta Maeda both shut down

* Mahle for four weeks

* Maeda for ???

* Only pitch him out of the bullpen going forward

Wild Hockey Culture a Bit Too Wild?

* Joel Eriksson Ek tried to play vs. Stars with broken leg that required surgery

* Should have just kept him off the playoff roster and called up someone from the Iowa Wild who could win faceoffs

* Which are stats Anthony couldn’t find anywhere

* Marco Rossi? Nic Petan?

* Marcus Johansson will be back for two years at $4 million

* Great signing

* Dumba cries in likely final interview with media

* Only chance of coming back is if he takes the league minimum

* Brock Faber has already proved he’s capable of being Jonas Brodin’s top-line defense partner

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