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AUGUST 12, 2026 • 1 MIN READ
Editorial context for The Squash: August 12, 2026
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THE SQUASH · AUGUST 12, 2026 NO FILLER. FIVE TAKES.
⚡ The Squash · Wednesday, August 12, 2026
  1. AEW’s midweek tapings are a creative band-aid when what they need is actual triage. ProWrestling.net →
  2. Dave Meltzer’s 1986 newsletter is a time capsule that makes modern wrestling journalism look like a Wikipedia stub. F4W Online →
  3. Johnny Gargano carrying Stage 4 cancer news for months while grinding through bookings is the kind of personal hell that makes all our wrestling arguments look pathetic. Ringside News →
  4. Jim Ross needs that surgery and deserves every bit of peace and health he can get — he’s earned it. PWMania →
  5. The Miz calling out WWE’s improvisation while defending Danhausen against curse talk is the kind of inside-baseball BEEF that actually matters. PWMania →
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