r/SquaredCircle

Ever since Vince introduced me to r/SquaredCircle, it's become my number one subreddit to check out on a daily basis, even more than the front page itself. The subreddit is suppose to be about pro-wrestling in general and there are other subreddits that caters specifically to each brand, like r/WWE, r/LuchaUnderground, r/ROH, r/TNA, r/NJPW, and funny enough, r/prowrestling. Still, r/SC came to be the #1 pro-wrestling forum on Reddit and its users became knows as "wredditors."

r/SC made news in December 2014 when one wredditor jokingly suggested to send HHH a fruit basket from Edible Arrangement as a thank you from the community for the awesome and successful PPV, NXT TakeOver: R Evolution. The running joke in Reddit is whether OP will deliver and sure enough, he did. The fruit basket not only made it to WWE headquarters but it was acknowledged by HHH himself:

Thanks for the fruit basket @reddit but I'm at @WWENXT working with the future. #WWEArchivistAteIt @WWE pic.twitter.com/fs8ogk2rGa

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 12, 2014

As cheesy as the gesture may look, this gift was to acknowledge that the fans watch, enjoy, and respect pro-wrestling sports entertainment when it's at it's finest in WWE. The community appreciates all the hard work the wrestlers put themselves through and the stories they tell. They'll get their share of frustrated long time fans that will complain about the product and booking of wrestlers from time to time. As "Wrestling isn't Wrestling" director Max Landis said in his brilliant short film, "A lot of wrestling sucks but when it's good, it's fucking great."

A few weeks ago, Tyson Kidd suffered a serious neck injury during a dark match with Samoa Joe. It was a freak accident and from what was reported, Joe was not in trouble or responsible for it since his finisher, the Muscle Buster, is a relatively safe move that just looks brutal. Sadly, this meant that Kidd had to undergo surgery and be on hiatus for the rest of the year, possibly even longer. His injury was said to be similar to Christopher Reeves' injury and he was actually very close to becoming a paraplegic. In other words, Kidd was a damn miracle. He was actually in a similar situation a few years ago, where he also suffered a serious injury and was on a long hiatus. When he returned to wrestling, he went to NXT and basically rebuilt his character. He would later transition back to the main roster and become tag team partners with Cesaro.

At first, this pairing made no sense, especially when Cesaro had just left The Real Americans with Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter to be and fail as another Paul Heyman guy. This accidental pairing turned them into #BTE (Best Team Ever) and Natalya, who was seen as the awkward third wheel and whom Kidd treated poorly, also became a confident valet on their side. They also called themselves the Brass Ring Club (a rib on Vince McMahon for famously saying that Cesaro doesn't connect with his fans). When the Usos got sidelined due to an injury, the main roster tag team division immediately stepped up with Kidd and Cesaro, along with the Lucha Dragons, Prime Time Players, and The New Day. Cesaro and Kidd would eventually break up to go on their singles run and Kidd's injury pretty much fast tracked Cesaro's push into the main event. Cesaro incorporated Kidd's Sharpshooter into his moveset and he wears a "KIDD" armband on his right arm, showing the world that he's still going to be #BTE.

That same wredditor, who organized the delivery of the fruit basket, decided to make a mosaic in tribute to Kidd as he makes his long road to recovery. The project took a week to organize. First, he needed a lot of still images from his career to compose into a mosaic. Next, he asked wredditors to leave "get well" messages that would be printed out separately and taped on the back of mosaic. Finally, after the community decided which versions of the mosaic should be the final choice, he had to print the hi-res image, and get it custom framed. He paid with his own money to make sure the frame gets delivered safely to their address.

And man, r/SC was so happy to see Natalya share this on Twitter and Instagram:

TJ is holding up this incredible mosaic titled "Triumphant." It was created in collaboration with over 400 people across the world within #RedditsSquaredCircle 80,000 member community. This mosaic is made up of tiny pictures of TJ's 20 year career in wrestling. On the back of the mural are over 350 get well messages to TJ. Couldn't help but smile when I saw how happy this made TJ. THANKYOU... Nothing but LOVE 🙌🏻

A photo posted by natbynature (@natbynature) on Jul 29, 2015 at 10:42pm PDT

TJ looks genuinely happy and he's holding up one of his cats! Regardless if people knew or contributed to the project, this was still another great way for r/SC to show their acknowledgement and respect to WWE and their Superstars.