Johnny Sorrow

And as much as I want this to be "The Shield Is Taking Over" as a heel group with Braun as the chasing babyface, I'm sure it's not going to be that simple of a dynamic. Hope I'm wrong, cause the idea that this is now the finale of The Shield taking over as top guys, ala The Horsemen is pretty cool. I just think if that's what they're doing, it doesn't mean they aren't also going to feud with heels as well.

It would explain Rollins Thanos gear at SummerSlam.

I just saw a close up pic of Rollins gold boot. It was the Infinity Gauntlet, and now I get that he was wearing Thanos inspired gear.

Oh, and the one thing that annoyed me was EC3 being the good guy going in to the show. Why? He's clearly a heel . But by the end there was a bit of a double turn going on so fine. Dream is the best.

I fucking loved this show, especially Gargano vs Ciampa. I can't wait for part four. I like long term feuds that go on forever. I grew up with that.

Vince used to call Albano a fat slob regularly .

Wyatt has been a star for years. You just listed the proof. And there was no way this team with Hardy wasn't supposed to end with a break up and final feud to finish the story. One where Bray finally attacks Matt when he, the crazy man chooses to. The tag team and "face" turn for Bray is part of a long term story. If Matt is this hurt, the story is gonna get rushed to the third act.

I can't stop giggling at "Brotherhood ", Brother.

I really like Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. They're just slowly getting better and better. Shit, I love Sonya for that slight "botch" where Becky was doing her leg drop sequence that requires the foe to just lie there, but Sonya was selling what happened to set it up. Shit like that may look like a mistake, and it may be, but to me it makes it all seem more real.

Wait, what? Oh. I get it. Yeah....go fuck yourself.

RAW, even on HULU , has been rough lately. But this show had some great shit. I loved the last segment.

Yeah, no one is saying he isn't stupid and stupid people retweeting fucked up shit on Twitter is a thing. Dave Meltzer is a smart guy who often is less than smart on Twitter. Orton is also married into a Mexican- American family, if I remember correctly from his interview from the Edge and Christian pod. Shit is complicated. Still doesn't mean he shouldn't get canned or punished if that's what happens. It's possible, believe it or not, that showing your dick to people crosses all lines.

Which was all about Cyndi Lauper and Mr. T.

I'd say it's the best time to be a wrestling fan since 1986. That's when there were so many shows available on free TV it was amazing. I had WWF, Crockett, WCCW, Mid-South/ UWF, AWA, and others on TV every week. It feels like today is very similar. There's a boom going on. And it won't last, but it's clearly happening. And that makes this a great time to be a wrestling fan, there's so much to choose from. Shit, I consider GLOW a wrestling show, and it's amazing.

Ah, there's lots of great people in wrestling. It's just like any other industry. And I think as time goes on, we're going to see more and more performers who aren't dumb and racist . More people want to be wrestlers now because they love it and want to perform in front of crowds as entertainers than ever before. The entertainment community tends to skew more liberal, and wrestlers have always had the philosophy of "make money" first and foremost, putting aside any dumb hateful feelings they had about others. I think that's another benefit of the Performance Center. They teach these folks how to be professional in a publicly traded company. And you get to see what happens when you can't be taught. That's why Big Cazz is coming to a high school gym near you. And that's why they're "investigating " this Orton story. They have to address it.

Did Dave actually write/ say that the ROH show sold out MSG faster than WrestleMania 1 did? Cause that's fucking hilarious. It's like a tag line from a critic on a movie poster that once examined, makes no sense. Yes, I'm sure it did sell out faster. Those internet speeds in 1984 were slow as fuck.

Well, I wasn't talking about AJ .But there ya go. There's a lot to choose from. Shit, I still see folks trying to shoehorn Benoit into praise situations based on work rate even though it's still completely inappropriate. And I get it. I still enjoy Jimmy Snuka matches, and I know he murdered that woman. It's tough separating performances from entertainers who are flawed at best, and how that makes you feel about said performer. Especially in wrestling, where even though we all know it's just acting, we still believe a little. Again, people STILL hate Shawn Micheals, a man they've never met, for how he behaved on screen and back stage 23 years ago.

"It's fine if it's a cartoon, pal!" Hahaha.

But how much of this outrage is also based on certain fans just hating Orton based on his character and ring work? There's far more beloved workers who get a pass on their behavior in this fucked up business.

Yeah, when he was young and an asshole. No one is saying that marriage and a family immediately means you're a good person. What I'm say is, based on the interviews and evidence out there, Orton's CURRENT marriage and family situation has been a life changer for him. People are allowed second chances, third chances, however many chances they need. I don't give two fucks if he gets fired tomorrow for this shit. But this moral judgement nonsense deal on folks where apparently, no one is allowed to ever have been an asshole, is fucking dumb.

I'm not suggesting their should be a statute of limitations. If shitty behavior done on the job before you got your shit together comes back to bite you in the ass then so be it. No one's fault but yourself. But this idea that someone should always be judged by how they acted when they were young and entitled, especially in the wrestling biz is kinda fucked up. Only in fandom can people still judge people now for how they used to be. Shit, I still see people mad at Sean Micheals because he was an asshole 23 years ago. And I'd imagine that getting your shit together, getting married to a true love while inheriting a few step kids and a family dynamic can easily change someone.

Yeah, Gargano vs Ciampa is epic long term storytelling with modern matches. It needed the title. For some reason a few people think that their first match was supposed to be the blow off, and I get it because of the amazing build. But it had to be brutal so they couldn't have a typical first match that's "scientific " or non gimmick, and I think that put off some folks. And to be honest, while I've come around on Black as a worker who can have great matches, I still think his gimmick is boring and it feels like all he does is kick people. Gargano/ Ciampa has been my favorite story in wrestling in years.

Here's what's interesting to me. That's some fucked up shit. I get that it's a rib, but that's fucked up. By all accounts Orton now is a happily married guy who has chilled out and the worst thing he does now is fail at Twitter. But if WWE has to start "investigating " every old fucked up story from the past that pops up? There's gonna be hundreds! Wow, I can't wait for the Dildo Blender apology.

I love Dave's defense for being a twat on Twitter. It's basically " I'm just acting like everyone else here and responding to the assholes like an asshole." How about just not responding to assholes?

Well, since Sinclair can go to fucking Hell and anything bad for them fills me with glee, this is great. ROH will survive thanks to Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Co.