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Mining/Energy/Resources/Biz/Markets/Pop Culture The Business Of Everything Edition! Part II

Sin City Sydney Australia, Wall Street, New York, and Beyond The Black Stump

Digital Bush Telegraph

"Wall Street Shuffle" (10cc)
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga)
"Welcome to the Blockchain" (Toby Ganger)
"Hells Bells" (AC/DC)
"Ring My Bell" (Anita Ward)
"Monday, Monday" (The Mamas & the Papas)
"Manic Monday" (The Bangles)
"Love You till Tuesday" (David Bowie)
"Big Wednesday" movie theme (The South Swell)
"Thursdays Child" (David Bowie)
"Working 9 to 5" (Dolly Parton)
"I've Got Friday On My Mind" (The Easybeats)
"Friday" Ice Cube
"Friday Night" Lily Allen
"Saturday Night Fever" (The Bee Gees)
"Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting" (Elton John) ; Media dedication to LA Knight who mentioned track on WWE Monday Night RAW a few weeks ago!
"No Chance In Hell" (Jim Johnson) (VKM theme music)
"Hail to the Chief" (All The President's Men movie)
"Down Under" (Men at Work)
"True Blue" (John Williamson)
"Y.M.C.A" (Villiage People)
"Turn to Stone" (ELO)
"Advance Australia Fair" National anthem of Australia (Peter Dodds McCormick)
"Great Southern Land" (Icehouse)
"Money changes everything" (Cyndi Lauper)
"Ace of Spades" (Motorhead)
"Smooth Operator" (Sade)
"Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
"Hell's Bells" (AC/DC)
"Gold" (Spandau Ballet)
"Judas" (FOZZY)
"Smooth Operator" (Sade) ; Media dedication to Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Robert Stone, Booker T, JBL, Corey Graves, Bully Ray and Michael Hayes
"New York Groove" (KISS) ; Media dedication to Paul Heyman
"Green Light" (Lorde) ; Media dedication to Chelsea Green
"He's a Rebel" (The Crystals) ; Media dedication to Killer Kross (and now Grayson Waller)
"Baby, What a Big Surprise" (Chigago) ; Media dedication to Big Cass
"Hungry Like A Wolf" (Duran, Duran) ; Media dedication to Baron Corbin
"King Of The Mountain" (Midnight Oil) ; Media dedication to Oba Femi
"Let There Be Rock" (AC/DC) ; Media decication to Lizzy Rain
"War Machine" (KISS)
"Neva Play" (Megan Thee Stallion)
"It's Good News Week" (Hedgehoppers Anonymous)
"Canary In A Coal Mine" (The Police)
"Crash" (The Human League)
"It's All About The Money" (Jimmy Hart and JJ Maguire)
"The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA)
"Under Pressure" (David Bowie and Queen)
"Goldfinger" (Shirley Bassey)
"Man In Black" (Johnny Cash)
"I See Red" (Split Enz)
"Iron Man" (Black Sabbath)
"Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams)
"Ticket to Ride" (The Beatles)
"New York, New York" (Liza Minnelli), and later Frank Sinatra
"Empire State of Mind" (JAY-Z)
"I Was Only 19" (A Walk in the Light Green). (Red Gum)
"Money, Money, Money" (ABBA)
"Make It Rain" (Jairé). The Beekeeper movie theme
"Basscoin" (RiLLA). The Beekeeper movie theme
"Diamonds" (Rihanna)
"Down Under" (Men at Work)
"Sky High" (Gigsaw) ; Media dedication to Mil Mascaras
"Light My Fire" (The Doors); Media dedication to The 946
"Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones); Media ded to 946
"Wipe Out" (The Surfaris); Media dedication to Bronson Reed
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" Cannonball Adderley. (Wall St Wolf!!!)

Stockmarket Fest!

Before The Bell!

September 9, 2026

Wrestling With Data, News and Pop Culture

Crypto Bull Run over for now?

Google AI Getting Results From Numerous Websites, Platforms, et al; Media Man and associates enjoy lift in SEO, GEO, Top 10 catergories; Spread Tentacles and Risk

Media Man Group Agency Targeting X Spammers, Spam Bots: No Mercy To Bots; War Games! Media Man Series!

WWE Enjoys Strong Buzz On Netflix and X!

Charlotte Flair: A Flair For The Gold? Gold Dust Trio? or Fool's Gold?

Lucha friendly invasion of sorts again?! Road To WWE Mexico!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide - Big thumbs up

Road To WWE Money In The Bank
October 10, 2026
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

WWE RAW lead up: Roman Reigns vs Penta highly anticipated appeared ! Heel-ish?!

Green keeps gold on SmackDown

Road To Money In The Bank and SS War Games! TKO's Lucha Libre AAA On Fire!

Danhausen can accept Bitcoin right Mr NXT - Mr Hill! Hill stock up - Cash and Bitcoin!

WWE NXT: Mike Santana made debut at NXT a few weeks back. Former TNA champion has got to be looking for gold! Now Montana! Aussie Grayson Waller Cooking In NXT Set For 7th Straight Week!
Zilla Fatu made big NXT a few weeks back! Hello!!! back at ya!

NXT: Grayson Waller rises! And New!

Carpark Hazards? !Waller is the hazard NXT needed! And New! Heatwave 2026! Mr NXT strong on Dark Web! GM Robert Stone making sweet biz deals! Dealmaker Of The Month!

Aussie Webby's Still Buzzing: Google Cloud Summit Took Over Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia; Google A.I Sports!; Google Disrupts! ; Australian Market Warmish To Google AI, Overall Products And Services; Team Alphabet! Google Summits Prep Potential Employees Or Contract Placements?! Motivates Go-Getters To Sign With The Big G! Webby's Still Buzzing!

Google Says Again To "Make Useful Content For Humans"

Hancock Prospecting and X Corp/SpaceX Big Favs Of Aussie's Down Under; Rio Tinto shining! Hancock would welcome Space Musk returns!

Aussie Politics: Battle Of The Billionaires: Team Bulldozer: Pauline/Musk with Reinhart vs Team Albo. Aussie Hughsey asking more questions of Gvt. Who Will Survive? And New?

Internet Media Biz: General Public Sees Through Slop Websites; Well Established Website Portals Win! Media Portals X Blocking Spam X Accounts; No Mercy To Fakes and Bad Bots! Authentic Humans Win The Day!

Aussie King Kyle Fan Of One Nation; Right Man, Right Placel Right On Time!

Aussie Truth Tellers Still In Vogue; Aussie Grayson Waller NXT Cooking! Let Him Cook?! And New! GW NXT Heatwave! Feel The Heat!

WWE Pro Wrestling With Ratings And Share Price: Creative Ramp Up To Boost Buzz; Looking For Flow On Effect For Share Price, Paul Heyman, Gable, Corbin, Green, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and LA Knight On Fire In Good Way. KO returns at SummerSlam! Maxxine gets green light indications from Heyman! Brass Knux! Bronson Reed returns from rehab. Tsunami +++ on Oba Femi!

WWE SmackDown: Corbin rises! Charlotte Flair geting more support for another gold singles title. Flair For The Gold! Flair Hausen! Human Monies and Gold In The Bank! Gold Dust Trio?! Blake Monroe stock up! VIP glam!

WWE RAW - Lucha invasion of sorts?! Lola Vice 9/14

WWE RAW "Sky High" (Jigsaw). Media dedication to Mil Máscaras via Media Man Group
WWE RAW "Zero Miedo" (def rebel and WWE) (For Penta)
WWE RAW "Goldfinger" (Shirley Bassey)
WWE RAW - "We Are The Champions" (Queen)

WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown - Femi vs Breakker at WWE SNME - Battle For The Future!

Flair For The Gold? Media buzz for WWE living legend Charlotte Flair to reclaim some singles gold. Watch out for a hungry Blake Monroe. Battle Of The Blondes?!
vs Beautiful Madness

Paxley akin to Addams Family! Monroe tipped for WWE SNME! WWE SD GM Nick Aldis busy with loads of talent. NXT call-ups on track.

WWE Get's Baron Corbin; Big Cass on WWE RAW again?! Big Bad Heel!

PBR - Professional Bull Riders biz - flexability, reflexes, being a tough SOB. Scoring: 50% on bull, 50% on rider. Pop culture: "Bull Rider" (Johnny Cash)

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Past, Present And Future

Sept 2026

Sept 9 (Aust)

Markets

ASX 200 futures up 17 points/0.2%: 8924 AUD -0.01% to US72.17¢

Wall Street:
Dow -1.2%
S&P -0.6%
Nasdaq -0.3%

VIX +0.42 to 15.72
Gold -1% to $US4,360.27 an ounce
Brent oil +2.4% to $US99.36 a barrel
Iron ore +0.3% to $US100.65 a ton

10-year yield:

US 4.79%
Australia 5.19%

Numbers

Australian Dollar: $0.7220 USD (up $0.0004 USD)
Iron Ore: $100.65 USD (up $0.10 USD)
Oil Price (West Texas): $94.25 USD (up $1.55 USD)
Gold Price: $4,355.57 USD (down $50.53 USD)
Copper Price: $6.7770 USD (up $0.0730 USD)
Dow Jones: 52,786.07 (down 628.18 points)

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Cryptos:

Bitcoin: $79,157.77 +0.87%
Dogecoin: $0.09054 +1.33%
XRP: $1.4366 +3.41%

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Pop Culture themes

The Million Dollar Man Entrance Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ke5eSys09g

"Bull Rider"
Johnny Cash
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6xhXxbtXMA8&list=RD6xhXxbtXMA8&start_radio=1

Goldust Entrance Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nb_jOrZKa_k

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxHzvaydrhE

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Special thanks: Google Finance
https://google.com/finance/

TKO (WWE, UFC etc) Looking For Another Lift Before Or After The Bell; Give another few days + to win! OTC?!
WWE SmackDown - Hardcore fans happy for Chelsea Green. Flair For The Gold says Media Man! Blake Monroe on the hunt. Speaks to GM Nick Aldis backstage!

Netflix RAW heats up with Luchas! AAA!

WWE NXT - Montana, Waller, Zilla, Birthright, Shiloh Hill, Mr NXT, Heights, King stock wants to go up! Mexico, south of border may help the cause! Lucha hotbed! The Hills Have Eyes!

TKO Holdings
$195.32
+5.01% (+9.31)
*balls hard hearned moneyt! SS! Road To Money In The Bank! Mexican Destroyer!

Human Monies! More Lucha's 4 WWE and NXT. Edgy WWE and NXT interviews and promos great for biz?! Appears yes GW. Turn up the heat re Attitude Era?! Thunder Down Under! Number 1 Aussie in TKO?!

WWE: Flair, Green, Sikoa, Danhausen, Gable and LA Knight stock up. Mr NXT Hill stock up, Waller and Montana cooks, Danhausen success by association! Human monies!

TKO: Lucha Libre AAA on rise. JBL and Graves stock up! WWE's Heyman stock up! Reigns AAA buzz!
Big money in AAA. Team Lola Vice! Vice to RAW!

Wrestling legend Bully Ray advised focus on money and the purse in high stakes WWE wrestling matches. Belts and money, contracts ... NXT Mr Stone appears to have taken some notes. Happening big time! Robert Stone wins 'Deal Marker Of The Month' award! Great action and results! Human Monies hey Danhausen! Aussie Grayson Waller Cooks in NXT!

Alphabet Inc Class A
$338.36
-0.03% (-0.10)
*Modest dip. Wait for opening bell! Webby's who are Google Friendly and Google AI Search Friendly playing the long game! Google top brass looking to lift in Google Cloud biz! We'll take a PR contract Alphabet HR! On file when the time is right. Pen to paper! Missing Google Finance Classic interface! White Hat is Media Man, with a little grey.

Pop Culture

The Billion Dollar Code (Netflix 2021 Miniseries)

Netflix
$76.77
-1.89% (-1.48)
*Modest dip again. Climb the ladder mid week! In The Bank! John Cena's reps for Little Brother seen this? Cena WWE Unreal buzz. Enjoyed bump brother! WWE RAW Top 10 in Australia again! RAW number 2 in Australia! WWE SummerSlam got number 2 position for Oz! My Life With The Walter Boys is a hit! Buzz: Untold! Mr T!

SmackDown gets more sports comp in U.S with NFL etc. Again, NXT up in Oz!

More content hitting Netflix interface. WWE and Netflix! AAA? currently on YouTube. Lucha AAA appearing to lift WWE brand! At least sometimes. Also a WWE YouTube channel hit! YT adds extra adverts!

Paramount Skydance Corp
$10.80
-0.55% (-0.060)
*Para modest dip! Check before the bell! Hollywood woke campaigns and politics? Hanging out again for a major UFC numbered event? DWCS great buzz.

Keep drilling per Landman on Paramount Plus.

Alley Cats?! Cats Meow! Ricky purs! No Milk Today!

Strong revovery due with Trump Trade shoulder rubbing? Free to ask! Buzz: Parra may move out of Hollywood! Team Media Man. Comeback like Rocky, Rambo, I Play Rocky and The Terminator, Paramount comeback! .. just in perfect time right Arnie! Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 or T-800 ! Update: Wishing Mystic Mac a speedy recovery. Much respect to all who enter the Octagon. Revamp MTV Celeb Death Match? Big streamers must play long game. Sports features should boost stock price. Keep drilling per Landman!

Landman on Paramount

"I Got To Pick Out A Casket. I Should Pick Out One For You" Tommy Norris
“She Don't Need Experience With Offshore Drilling. She Needs Experience With Bullshitting.” Tommy Norris

Landman Season 2, Episode 2, “Sins Of The Father”

"Your girl problem is a lot easier than your business problem." Tommy Norris

"Our whole lives depend on petroleum... Every f--king thing. And you know what the kicker is? We're gonna run out of it before we find its replacement." Tommy Norris
Season 3

News

Netflix wins Media Man 'Streaming Service Of The Month' award; Runner-up: YouTube

Paramount's 'Landman' Legend Grows Stronger

Google wins Media Man 'Search Engine Of Month'
X wins Media Man 'Platform Of The Month'

Google Arts & Culture wins Media Man 'Art and Creative' Website Of The Month

WWE Vault YouTube wins 'Pop Culture Channel Of The Month'

DWCS wins 'Reality Series Of The Month' award

Movie Trailer

Ink
https://youtube.com/watch?v=eokBqEFiVHs

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Gold Movie

Gold is a 2016 American epic crime drama film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Craig T. Nelson, Stacy Keach and Bruce Greenwood. The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1997 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia; however, for legal reasons and to enhance the appeal of the film, character names and story details were changed.

Trailer

Gold (YouTube Movies and TV)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yc0S96OZhi0

Gold is the epic tale of one man's pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf Of Wall Street) as Kenny Wells, a modern day prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story.

News Flashback

Early 2026

Jan-March

Streaming Wars

The "Streaming Wars" refers to the intense competition among digital media platforms to dominate the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market by capturing and retaining global audiences.
As of early 2026, the landscape has shifted from a period of rapid expansion into a phase of major consolidation and a focus on profitability over subscriber volume.

The "Winner" and Current State (2026)

Netflix Dominance: Industry analysts increasingly cite Netflix as the victor. In January 2026, Netflix reported 18% year-over-year revenue growth and is currently pursuing a high-stakes $83 billion all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets (including HBO/Max).

The "Big 3": Despite fierce competition, the market is primarily dominated by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.

YouTube's Rise: Some experts argue YouTube is the true winner of the broader attention economy, surpassing traditional streaming services in total viewership by pivoting back to user-generated content.

Key Strategies in 2026

Consolidation: Smaller or struggling services are being shuttered or merged. For example, Disney recently shut down Hulu as a standalone service.

Monetization Shifts: Platforms have moved away from "growth at all costs" to strategies like password-sharing crackdowns, ad-supported tiers, and price hikes.

Live Sports & Events: Services are increasingly bidding on live sports rights (e.g., Netflix hosting WWE's Raw starting in 2025) to differentiate their offerings.

Bundling: To combat "subscription fatigue," platforms are forming strategic partnerships with telecommunications companies and banks to offer bundled service hubs.

Consumer Impact

Price Hikes: Many consumers are canceling services due to rising costs; over 40% of Americans cited price as their primary reason for unsubscribing in late 2025.

Resurgence of Piracy: Fragmented content and high costs have led to a significant comeback for pirate sites, which some users now find more comprehensive than paid services.

"South Park: The Streaming Wars": The term was popularized in mainstream culture by a 2-part South Park special released on Paramount+ in 2022, which satirized the industry's aggressive competition.

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Gold (1974)

Gold is a 1974 British action-thriller directed by Peter R. Hunt, starring Roger Moore and Susannah York. Based on the 1970 novel Gold Mine by Wilbur Smith, the film is set in the South African goldfields and follows a conspiracy by a global syndicate to manipulate the price of gold by sabotaging a rich mine.

Plot: Rod Slater (Moore), a newly appointed general manager, is manipulated by his boss, Manfred Steyner (Bradford Dillman), into drilling through a protective barrier into a subterranean lake. This is intended to flood the mine, causing a global gold shortage and driving up prices for a greedy cabal.

Production Controversy: The film was controversially shot on location in South Africa during the apartheid era. This led to a "black ban" by British film unions, though some crew members defied it to work on the production.

James Bond Connection: Many crew members were veterans of the James Bond franchise, including director Peter Hunt (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), editor John Glen, and title designer Maurice Binder.

Accolades: The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Wherever Love Takes Me," composed by Elmer Bernstein and sung by Maureen McGovern.

Cast & Crew

Rod Slater: Roger Moore

Terry Steyner: Susannah York

Hurry Hirschfeld: Ray Milland

Manfred Steyner: Bradford Dillman

Farrell: John Gielgud

Director: Peter R. Hunt

Music: Elmer Bernstein

Availability in 2026

As of 2026, the film is available through several formats and platforms:

Streaming: Accessible on Prime Video, Tubi, and Roku devices.

Physical Media: High-definition restorations are available on Blu-ray and DVD from Kino Lorber and 88 Films.

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Pop Culture

"Gold" (Spandau Ballet)

"Gold" is a signature 1983 hit by the British New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, written by Gary Kemp.

Spandau Ballet - Gold (HD Remastered)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc

News

The Australian Financial Review wins Media Man 'Newspaper Of The Month' awardl Runner-up: The Australian

Roy Morgan wins Media Man 'News Services Business Of The Month' award

News24 wins Media Man 'Australian Media Outlet Of The Month' award

WWE wins 'Wrestling Promotion Of the Month' award; Runner-up: Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Netflix wins Media Man 'Streaming Service Of The Month' award; Runner-up: YouTube

X wins Media Man 'Platform Of The Month'; Runner-up: LinkedIn

Fox News Australia wins 'Sports Website Of The Month' award

Mack Trucks wins 'Heavy Industry Brand Of the Month'

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Pop Culture Dream Matches: Fantasy Booking

Media Man Series

Roman Reigns vs Penta - WWE vs AAA - WWE RAW In Mexico - September 14, 2026

Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker - WWE Sunday Night's Main Event. Femi def BB by DQ! Tsunami by Reed!

Bron Breakker vs Logan Paul - Looser Leaves The Vision
Grayson Waller vs Bronson Reed - Terror Australis Rules
Zaria vs Rhea Ripley - Terror Australis Rules
CM Punk and Waller vs Birthright
Dominik Mysterio vs La Parka
The Corporation vs The Outsiders
Dominik Mysterio vs Americano - Rudo vs Technico!
Waller and Reed vs Birthright
Ocean's 11 vs The Mob
Montana vs Scarface - NXT cinematic
Sammy The Bull and Escobar vs The Don and Santana
God def Devil
The Vision vs Chad Gable and Penta
Grayson Waller vs NXT Office
Waller vs Kross - Real World's Title
Brian Pillman vs Booker Man
Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs Judgement Day
Chad Gable vs Big Cass
Team Trump def Team Left
Team Paramount vs Hollywooders
The Blackhearts vs Blonde Bombers
Dana White def Naysayers
Sydney Sweeney def critics
Pauline Hanson def critics
Aussie Monos vs Aussie Multis
The Grim vs The Tates
SpaceX def everyone
Wolf Of Wall Street vs Wolf Of All Streets
Tony D'Angelo vs Montana - King Of The Streets
Wolf Of Wall Street vs Wolf Of All Streets
Team Sammy The Bull vs Team New York Waterfront
Oba Femi vs Black Adam
CM Punk def Dirtsheets
Danhausen and Shiloh Hill vs Team Sweet Tooth
Big Cass vs Tala Tonga - Battle Of Giants
Kross Cult vs Zayn Z's -Special Ref: Corbin
Priest vs Mr AAA
El Grande Americano vs Daga
Dominik Mysterio vs El Grande Americano
The Glamour Girls vs The Golden Girls
Zaria vs The Rest
X-Men vs X Coin Men
"Lone Wolf" Baron Corbin vs Wolverine
Mr NXT vs Mr AEW
Mr AAA vs Mr AEW
Rhea Ripley vs Blackheart
Kross Club vs NWO
Sten Lee (Marvel) vs DC Comics (Team Warner)
Avengers vs X-Men
Mr Netflix vs Mr Paramount
Mr YouTube vs Mr Rumble
Mr Meta vs Mr Bluesky
Mr Crypto vs Mr NWO
Mr Toyota vs Mr Porsche
Mr Citizen Journalism vs Mr Newspaper Rag
Tony D'Angelo vs Santana - NXT
Aussie Karl and Kyle vs Nine and Mainstream
Zayn and IWC vs Punk and Rhodes - Double Turn?!
Mr Cash vs Mr Dotcom
Money INC vs Money Machine: Special Ref: IRS - MITB
Moneypenny vs Ms Goodhead
Monroe vs M
Stratus vs Ms Bitcoin: Special Ref: Mrs M H
Zilla Fatu vs Lexis King - Battle Of The Loose Cannons - Special Ref: William Regal
Alexa Bliss vs Trish Stratus - Cinematic Match

Best Quotes

"Anyone can find the dirt. To find the gold you just have to keep on digging" Greg Tingle, Founder, Media Man Group

"Oil's ain't oils" John Laws

"One day someone threw a stone. They threw a punch. A crowd gathered. Everyone understood" Dana White, UFC

"Never trust rubber" (on Bathurst) Doug Mulray

"Everything I’ve done has been a bit existential" Ricky Gervais

"Your one of my thousands of children" Joy Hruby OAM

"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing" Warren Buffett

"All that glitters is not always gold. Check carefully" Anon

"You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win" Ted Turner

"Money changes everything" Cyndi Lauper

"We want Google to be the third half of your brain" Sergey Brin

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning" Albert Einstein

"Business is like baking a cake. You have to have all of the right ingredients" Elon Musk, X Corp

"Stroke that tiny, fragile, little, male ego" Chelsea Green (to Gunther) WWE SmackDown

"I've never met a currency I didn't like" JBL

"Make it about money ... about the purse" Bully Ray Dudley

"You have a book John ... Have More Money Machine Now" Corey Graves

"It's about cheques and championships" Booker T

"What's your hustle" Paul Heyman

"I've never really been that good at cutting promos. That's why I've got Paul Heyman" Brock Lesnar

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable

"Just in any job, if you want to get ahead, take shorter lunch breaks, be happy to stay later, do the work, and finish it off well" Gina Rinehart

"Everyone you meet knows something you don't" Fred Schebesta

"He lied to a whole country and he's still got his job" Karl Stefanovic

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything" Mark Twain

"If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it" Ray Bradbury

"Gold is the money of kings" Norm Franz

"If you show me someone who's afraid of failure, I'll show you someone who is not a groundbreaking, innovative pioneer of a certain industry" Paul Heyman

"It's the beauty of WWE. We use all our platforms to cross-promote each other and vice versa" Triple H

"Only light can push away darkness" Anon

"If you want to find gold, you've got to love the process of digging." Alan Menken

"Don't try to mine gold when you can sell shovels." Unknown (A popular saying about the California Gold Rush)

"WrestleMania, the Grandaddy of them all" Jim Ross

"That's Life" Derryn Hinch

"Keep going and going" Sylvester Stallone

"Only light can push away darkness" Anon

"If you want to find gold, you've got to love the process of digging." Alan Menken

"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold." Leo Tolstoy

"You'd rather own gold; never own the miner." Kevin O'Leary

"Don't try to mine gold when you can sell shovels." Unknown (A popular saying about the California Gold Rush)

"Show me the money" Max Markson

"Fark, Fark, Fark" ... Brett Clements and Graham Kennedy

"I can be really rough and really gentle at the same time. Like, I can push you over and then help you back up" Kyle Sandilands

"WrestleMania, the Grandaddy of them all" Jim Ross

The Business Of Everything Edition! Part I

Sin City Sydney Australia, Wall Street, New York, and Beyond The Black Stump

Digital Bush Telegraph

Stockmarket Fest!

September 2, 2026

Wrestling With Data, News and Pop Culture

Crypto Bull Run over for now

Google AI Getting Results From Numerous Websites, Platforms, et al; Media Man and associates enjoy lift in SEO, GEO, Top 10 catergories; Spread Tentacles and Risk

Media Man Group Agency Targeting X Spammers, Spam Bots: No Mercy To Bots; War on Cyber Crims

WWE Enjoys Strong Buzz On Netflix and X!

Charlotte Flair: A Flair For The Gold? Gold Dust Trio?

Lucha friendly invasion of sorts again?! Road To WWE Mexico!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide - Big thumbs up

Road To WWE Money In The Bank
October 10, 2026
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

WWE RAW lead up: Roman Reigns vs Penta highly anticipated appeared ! Heel-ish?!

CM Punk buzz endures. Ratings and buzz up! Tiffy Time May Enjoy Gimmick Alteration; Whose Your Daddy?! Showbiz/movie star aspirations. Flair eyes singles gold! Green keeps gold on SmackDown.

Road To Money In The Bank and SS War Games! TKO's Lucha Libre AAA On Fire!

Danhausen can accept Bitcoin right Mr NXT - Mr Hill! Hill stock up - Cash and Bitcoin!

WWE NXT: Mike Santana made debut at NXT a few weeks back. Former TNA champion has got to be looking for gold! Now Montana! Aussie Grayson Waller Cooking In NXT Set For 6th Straight Week!
Zilla Fatu made big NXT a few weeks back! Hello!!! back at ya!

NXT: Grayson Waller rises! And New!

Carpark Hazards? !Waller is the hazard NXT needed! And New! Heatwave 2026! Mr NXT strong on Dark Web! GM Robert Stone making sweet biz deals! Dealmaker Of The Moment!

Google Says Again To "Make Useful Content For Humans"

Hancock Prospecting and X Corp/SpaceX Big Favs Of Aussie's Down Under; Rio Tinto shining! Hancock would welcome Space Musk returns!

Aussie Politics: Battle Of The Billionaires: Team Bulldozer: Pauline/Musk with Reinhart vs Team Albo. Aussie Hughsey asking questions of Gvt. Who Will Survive? And New?

Aussie King Kyle Fan Of One Nation; Right Man, Right Placel Right On Time!

Aussie Truth Tellers Still In Vogue; Aussie Grayson Waller NXT Cooking! Let Him Cook?! And New! GW NXT Heatwave! Feel The Heat!

WWE Pro Wrestling With Ratings And Share Price: Creative Ramp Up To Boost Buzz; Looking For Flow On Effect For Share Price, Paul Heyman, Gable, Corbin, Green, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and LA Knight On Fire In Good Way. KO returns at SummerSlam! Maxxine gets green light indications from Heyman! Bronson Reed rehab going well per socials! Get well soon Logan Paul. Grayson Waller cooks in NXT!

WWE RAW - Lucha invasion of sorts?! Lola Vice 9/14

WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown - Femi vs Breakker at WWE SNME - Battle For The Future!

Flair For The Gold? Media buzz for WWE living legend Charlotte Flair to reclaim some singles gold. Watch out for a hungry Blake Monroe. Battle Of The Blondes?!
vs Beautiful Madness
Paxley akin to Addams Family! Monroe tipped for WWE SNME! WWE SD GM Nick Aldis busy with loads of talent. NXT call-ups on track.

WWE Get's Baron Corbin; Big Cass on WWE RAW! Corbin's Chapter aka Corbin's Corner! I/C Champion still!

PBR - Professional Bull Riders biz - flexability, reflexes, being a tough SOB. Scoring: 50% on bull, 50% on rider. Pop culture: "Bull Rider" (Johnny Cash)

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Past, Present And Future

September 2026

Sept 2

Markets

ASX 200 futures down 79 points/0.9%: 8933

AUD -0.3% to US71.45¢

Bitcoin $77,132.19 -1.60%

Wall Street:
Dow -0.8%
S&P -0.7%
Nasdaq -1%

VIX +1.42 to 16.34
Gold -2.5% to $US4328.57 an ounce
Brent oil +5% to $US95.03 a barrel
Iron ore +0.04% to $US99.40 a tonne
10-year yield: US 4.80% Australia 5.17%

Numbers Double Check

Australian Dollar: $0.7150 USD (down $0.0020 USD)
Iron Ore: $99.40 USD (down $0.05 USD)
Oil Price (West Texas): $90.68 USD (up $4.37 USD)
Gold Price: $4,328.68 USD (down $119.47 USD)
Copper Price: $6.5340 USD (down $0.1550 USD)
Dow Jones: 52,766.88 (down 419.02 points)

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Cryptos:

Bitcoin: $77,132.19 -1.60%
Dogecoin: $0.08121 -1.93%
XRP: $1.3417 -2.60%

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Pop Culture themes

The Million Dollar Man Entrance Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ke5eSys09g

"Bull Rider"
Johnny Cash
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6xhXxbtXMA8&list=RD6xhXxbtXMA8&start_radio=1

"Money Changes Everything"
Cyndi Lauper
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pp4suZ4jNXg&list=RDpp4suZ4jNXg&start_radio=1

Goldust Entrance Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nb_jOrZKa_k

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxHzvaydrhE

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Special thanks: Google Finance
https://google.com/finance/

Netflix RAW heats up with Luchas! AAA connection!

WWE Heatwave: Big thumbs up!

WWE NXT - Montana, Waller, Zilla, Birthright, Shiloh Hill, Mr NXT, Heights, stock wants to go up! Mexico, south of border may help the cause! Lucha hotbed! The Hills Have Eyes!

TKO Holdings
$182.27
-0.19% (-0.34)

*balls soften again! SS! Road To Money In The Bank! Paul Orndorff piledriver! Roberts DDT! Mexican Destroyer! Ouch!

Human Monies! More Lucha's upcoming 4 WWE and NXT. Edgy WWE and NXT interviews and promos good for biz?! Appears yes GW. Turn up the heat re Attitude Era?! Thunder Down Under! Number 1 Aussie in TKO?!

'What's Your Hussle' launched via Looking4Larry. A few months in. UFC's Dana White looking for a run for his money. MGM Casino Live campaign overall success! Red and Black winning!? Next casino campaign? We're ready! Kerching! MGM Vegas Gets Lucha Libre AAA TripleMania Night 1! Hustle late night dinners. Food for the mind!
WWE: Flair, Green, Sikoa, Danhausen, Gable and LA Knight stock up. Mr NXT Hill stock up, Grayson Waller and Montana cooks, Danhausen success by association! Human monies with Bitcoin! Buzz is up.
TKO: SmackDown buzz with Baron Corbin aka Lone Wolf! Lucha Libre AAA on rise. JBL and Graves stock up! WWE's Heyman stock up! Reigns AAA buzz!

Big money in AAA. Team Lola Vice! Vice to RAW?

Wrestling legend Bully Ray advised focus on money and the purse in high stakes WWE wrestling matches. Belts and money, contracts ... NXT Mr Stone appears to have taken some notes. It's happening big time! Robert Stone wins 'Deal Marker Of The Month' award! Great action and results! Human Monies hey Danhausen! Aussie Grayson Waller Cooks On NXT Mic!

Alphabet Inc Class A
$335.02
-1.28% (-4.33)

*Modest dip. Webby's who are Google Friendly and Google AI Search Friendly playing the long game! Google top brass looking to lift in Google Cloud biz! We'll take a PR contract Alphabet HR! On file when the time is right. Pen to paper! Missing Google Finance Classic interface! White Hat is Media Man, with a little grey.

Pop Culture

The Billion Dollar Code (Netflix 2021 Miniseries)

Netflix
$80.81
-0.30% (-0.24)

*Modest dip. Climb the ladder per Monday In The Bank! John Cena's reps for Little Brother seen this? Cena WWE Unreal buzz. WWE NXT made Aussie Top 10 shows! Enjoyed bump brother! WWE RAW Top 10 in Australia again! RAW number 2 in Australia! WWE SummerSlam got number 2 position for Oz! My Life With The Walter Boys is a hit! Buzz: Untold! Mr T!

SmackDown gets more sports comp in U.S with NFL etc. Again, NXT up Down Under in Oz!

More content hitting Netflix interface. WWE Unreal Season 3 Hit Australia 2 months back! Netflix looks to slam naysayers again! WWE Unreal has peaked for Australia market. Now slides down Netflix ratings. Other new WWE please thanks WWE and Netflix! AAA? currently on YouTube. Lucha AAA appearing to lift WWE brand! At least sometimes. Also a WWE YouTube channel hit!

Paramount Skydance Corp
$10.55
-3.30% (-0.36)

*Para modest dip! Hollywood woke campaigns and politics? Hanging out again for a major UFC numbered event? DWCS great buzz.

Keep drilling per Landman on Paramount Plus.

Alley Cats?! Cats Meow! Ricky purs! No Milk Today!
Strong revovery due with Trump Trade shoulder rubbing? Free to ask! Buzz: Parra may move out of Hollywood! Team Media Man. Comeback like Rocky, Rambo, I Play Rocky and The Terminator, Paramount comeback! .. just in perfect time right Arnie! Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 or T-800 ! Update: Wishing Mystic Mac a speedy recovery. Much respect to all who enter the Octagon. Revamp MTV Celeb Death Match? Big streamers must play long game. Sports features should boost stock price. Keep drilling per Landman!

Landman on Paramount

"I Got To Pick Out A Casket. I Should Pick Out One For You" Tommy Norris

“She Don't Need Experience With Offshore Drilling. She Needs Experience With Bullshitting.” Tommy Norris

Landman Season 2, Episode 2, “Sins Of The Father”

"Your girl problem is a lot easier than your business problem." Tommy Norris

"Our whole lives depend on petroleum... Every f--king thing. And you know what the kicker is? We're gonna run out of it before we find its replacement." Tommy Norris

Season 3

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Netflix wins Media Man 'Streaming Service Of The Month' award; Runner-up: YouTube

Paramount's 'Landman' Legend Grows Stronger

Google wins Media Man 'Search Engine Of Month'

X wins Media Man 'Platform Of The Month'

Google Arts & Culture wins Media Man 'Art and Creative' Website Of The Month

WWE Vault YouTube wins 'Pop Culture Channel Of The Month'

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Gold Movie

Trailer

Gold (YouTube Movies and TV)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yc0S96OZhi0

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THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gM4LkaXwGuY

News Flashback

Early 2026

Jan-March

Streaming Wars

The "Streaming Wars" refers to the intense competition among digital media platforms to dominate the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market by capturing and retaining global audiences.

As of early 2026, the landscape has shifted from a period of rapid expansion into a phase of major consolidation and a focus on profitability over subscriber volume.

The "Winner" and Current State (2026)

The "Big 3": Despite fierce competition, the market is primarily dominated by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.

Key Strategies in 2026

Consolidation: Smaller or struggling services are being shuttered or merged. For example, Disney recently shut down Hulu as a standalone service.

Monetization Shifts: Platforms have moved away from "growth at all costs" to strategies like password-sharing crackdowns, ad-supported tiers, and price hikes.

Live Sports & Events: Services are increasingly bidding on live sports rights (e.g., Netflix hosting WWE's Raw starting in 2025) to differentiate their offerings.

Bundling: To combat "subscription fatigue," platforms are forming strategic partnerships with telecommunications companies and banks to offer bundled service hubs.

Consumer Impact

Price Hikes: Many consumers are canceling services due to rising costs; over 40% of Americans cited price as their primary reason for unsubscribing in late 2025.

Resurgence of Piracy: Fragmented content and high costs have led to a significant comeback for pirate sites, which some users now find more comprehensive than paid services.

"South Park: The Streaming Wars": The term was popularized in mainstream culture by a 2-part South Park special released on Paramount+ in 2022, which satirized the industry's aggressive competition.

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Gold (1974)

Accolades: The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Wherever Love Takes Me," composed by Elmer Bernstein and sung by Maureen McGovern.

Cast & Crew

Rod Slater: Roger Moore

Terry Steyner: Susannah York

Hurry Hirschfeld: Ray Milland

Manfred Steyner: Bradford Dillman

Farrell: John Gielgud

Director: Peter R. Hunt

Music: Elmer Bernstein

Availability in 2026

As of 2026, the film is available through several formats and platforms:

Streaming: Accessible on Prime Video, Tubi, and Roku devices.

Physical Media: High-definition restorations are available on Blu-ray and DVD from Kino Lorber and 88 Films.

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Pop Culture

"Gold" (Spandau Ballet)

"Gold" is a signature 1983 hit by the British New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, written by Gary Kemp.

Spandau Ballet - Gold (HD Remastered)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc

News

The Australian Financial Review wins Media Man 'Newspaper Of The Month' awardl Runner-up: The Australian

Roy Morgan wins Media Man 'News Services Business Of The Month' award

News24 wins Media Man 'Australian Media Outlet Of The Month' award

WWE wins 'Wrestling Promotion Of the Month' award; Runner-up: Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Netflix wins Media Man 'Streaming Service Of The Month' award; Runner-up: YouTube

X wins Media Man 'Platform Of The Month'; Runner-up: LinkedIn

Fox News Australia wins 'Sports Website Of The Month' award

Mack Trucks wins 'Heavy Industry Brand Of the Month'

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Pop Culture Dream Matches: Fantasy Booking

Media Man Series

Roman Reigns vs Penta - WWE vs AAA - WWE RAW In Mexico - September 14, 2026
Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker - WWE Sunday Night's Main Event
Grayson Waller vs Bronson Reed - Terror Australis Rules
Zaria vs Rhea Ripley - Terror Australis Rules
CM Punk and Grayson Waller vs Birthright
Dominik Mysterio vs La Parka
The Corporation vs The Outsiders
Dominik Mysterio vs El Grande Americano - Rudo vs Technico!
Ocean's 11 vs The Mob
Montana vs Scarface - NXT cinematic
Sammy The Bull and Escobar vs The Don and Santana
God def Devil
The Vision vs Chad Gable and Penta
Grayson Waller vs NXT Office
Waller vs Kross - Real World's Title
Brian Pillman vs Booker Man
Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs The Judgement Day
Chad Gable vs Big Cass
Team Trump def Team Left
Team Paramount vs Hollywooders
The Blackhearts vs Blonde Bombers
Dana White def Naysayers
Sydney Sweeney def critics
Pauline Hanson def critics
Aussie Monos vs Aussie Multis
The Grim vs The Tates
SpaceX def everyone
Wolf Of Wall Street vs Wolf Of All Streets
Tony D'Angelo vs Montana - King Of The Streets
Wolf Of Wall Street vs Wolf Of All Streets
Team Sammy The Bull vs Team New York Waterfront
Oba Femi vs Black Adam
CM Punk def Dirtsheets
Danhausen and Shiloh Hill vs Team Sweet Tooth
Big Cass vs Tala Tonga - Battle Of Giants
Kross Cult vs Zayn Z's -Special Ref: Corbin
Priest vs Mr AAA
El Grande Americano vs Daga
Dominik Mysterio vs El Grande Americano
The Glamour Girls vs The Golden Girls
Zaria vs The Rest
X-Men vs X Coin Men
"Lone Wolf" Baron Corbin vs Wolverine
Mr NXT vs Mr AEW
Mr AAA vs Mr AEW
Rhea Ripley vs Blackheart
Kross Club vs NWO
Sten Lee (Marvel) vs DC Comics (Team Warner)
Avengers vs X-Men
Mr Netflix vs Mr Paramount
Mr YouTube vs Mr Rumble
Mr Meta vs Mr Bluesky
Mr Crypto vs Mr NWO
Mr Toyota vs Mr Porsche
Mr Citizen Journalism vs Mr Newspaper Rag
Tony D'Angelo vs Santana - NXT
Aussie Karl and Kyle vs Nine and Mainstream
Zayn and IWC vs Punk and Rhodes - Double Turn?!
Mr Cash vs Mr Dotcom
Money INC vs Money Machine: Special Ref: IRS - Money In The Bank

Best Quotes

"Anyone can find the dirt. To find the gold you just have to keep on digging" Greg Tingle, Founder, Media Man Group

"Oil's ain't oils" John Laws

"One day someone threw a stone. They threw a punch. A crowd gathered. Everyone understood" Dana White, UFC

"Never trust rubber" (on Bathurst) Doug Mulray

"Everything I’ve done has been a bit existential" Ricky Gervais

"Your one of my thousands of children" Joy Hruby OAM

"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing" Warren Buffett

"All that glitters is not always gold. Check carefully" Anon

"You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win" Ted Turner

"Money changes everything" Cyndi Lauper

"We want Google to be the third half of your brain" Sergey Brin

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning" Albert Einstein

"Business is like baking a cake. You have to have all of the right ingredients" Elon Musk, X Corp

"Stroke that tiny, fragile, little, male ego" Chelsea Green (to Gunther) WWE SmackDown

"I've never met a currency I didn't like" JBL

"Make it about money ... about the purse" Bully Ray Dudley

"You have a book John ... Have More Money Machine Now" Corey Graves

"It's about cheques and championships" Booker T

"What's your hustle" Paul Heyman

"I've never really been that good at cutting promos. That's why I've got Paul Heyman" Brock Lesnar

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable

"Just in any job, if you want to get ahead, take shorter lunch breaks, be happy to stay later, do the work, and finish it off well" Gina Rinehart

"Everyone you meet knows something you don't" Fred Schebesta

"He lied to a whole country and he's still got his job" Karl Stefanovic

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything" Mark Twain

"If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it" Ray Bradbury

"Gold is the money of kings" Norm Franz

"If you show me someone who's afraid of failure, I'll show you someone who is not a groundbreaking, innovative pioneer of a certain industry" Paul Heyman

"It's the beauty of WWE. We use all our platforms to cross-promote each other and vice versa" Triple H

"That's Life" Derryn Hinch

"Keep going and going" Sylvester Stallone

"Only light can push away darkness" Anon

"If you want to find gold, you've got to love the process of digging." Alan Menken

"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold." Leo Tolstoy

"You'd rather own gold; never own the miner." Kevin O'Leary

"Don't try to mine gold when you can sell shovels." Unknown (A popular saying about the California Gold Rush)

"Show me the money" Max Markson

"Fark, Fark, Fark" ... Brett Clements and Graham Kennedy

"I can be really rough and really gentle at the same time. Like, I can push you over and then help you back up"
Kyle Sandilands

"WrestleMania, the Grandaddy of them all" Jim Ross

Media Man

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Surges To $1.164B Global & #5 Superhero Movie Ever WW; $713M Overseas – International Box Office -
6th May 2018

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: After reaching the $1B global mark in a record 11 days on Saturday, Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has now posted a running estimated total of $1,164.1M worldwide through Sunday. It has also become the No. 5 superhero movie of all time globally and has the potential to top the four ahead of it (each of which are MCU titles) to become the No. 1 film in the genre ever (2012’s The Avengers is the current leader at $1,518.8M). Infinity War is overall the No. 15 film ever worldwide — before hitting China this coming Friday.

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(Deadline)