Marty Krofft, Co-Producer of Iconic ’70s Kids’ Shows, Dies at 86

Marty Krofft, one half of the duo of brothers who created and produced a string of memorable ’70s children’s shows with low budgets and endless creativity, died Saturday in L.A. He was 86. Variety confirmed his passing, which a family rep confirmed was due to kidney failure. The Kroffts were born in Montréal, Marty in 1937 following his older brother Sid, who is living, in 1929. Sid began his career with a one-man puppet show in the 1940s, and Marty joined him in the ’50s to co-create a puppet show for grown-ups called “Les Poupées de Paris.” The brothers designed sets and characters for…

Malakai Black namedrops CM Punk on AEW Collision

The House of Black picked a fight with FTR and Blackpool Combat Club several weeks ago on AEW Collision. Malakai’s group has since honed their focus in on Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, and those mind games continued on tonight’s (Nov. 25) episode of Collision. After FTR defeated The Righteous in a tag team match, the lights went out and Malakai Black (and Buddy Matthews) appeared at a distance with a mic in his hand. Malakai noted that nobody was there to save FTR from House of Black this time, and that included “Cesaro” and CM Punk.AEW didn’t upload that brief part of Malakai’s…