"Whole bunch of shit.."

Sometimes, there are things taking place that deserve to be discussed in my column, but either don't deserve their very own column, or other people have already discussed said things so I don't want to devote an entire column to said things. That's when "current events" style columns come into play. I believe I've done one (maybe two) columns like this in the last three years, but damnit, it's time for another one. Let's get the party started.

The Future Is Now
I know I haven't done an MMA column in a long time, and while I do apologize for that, allow me to say that will be changing soon. I'm going to work on my Pound-for-Pound rankings soon, so look for that in a future edition of The HIPE. Anyway, Jon "Bones" Jones is the brand new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and the MMA world is going crazy. At only 23 years old, he was looked at as the future of MMA, rising quickly through the ranks. Tonight, he went up against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, a grizzled veteran that many people figured would be too much for Jones to deal with at such a point in his career. I kid you not, folks.. damn near everyone I saw that picked Shogun to win tonight said that Bones' time is coming, but it would be coming in the future. Well, like the title of this section says.. the future is now. In an absolutely dominating performance, Jones won the fight with a third-round TKO. He barely took any damage from Rua, and becomes the youngest champion in UFC history. Making it even more amazing is the fact that Jones was a late addition to the fight, taking over as an injury replacement for Rashad Evans a mere six weeks ago. More and more these days, we're seeing a younger generation of fighters putting the hurt on the older generation. People are questioning the future of Fedor Emelianenko (who many believe to be the greatest MMA fighter of all-time), Mirko Cro Cop, Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira, Vitor Belfort and BJ Penn, amongst others, due to recent fights they've had. We could be looking at a bit of a torch passing in the sport. For now, though, a sincere congratulations to Bones Jones for his title victory. He's the most exciting fighter in the sport, in my opinion, and now he has the gold to prove it.

GLAAD to do business with you
So, John Cena's comments towards The Rock and The Miz over the last few weeks were too much for GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) to handle, eh?

I'm not normally one of those people that complains about the TV-PG product that World Wrestling Entertainment puts on, but in this instance, I'm going to have to complain a little bit. GLAAD's big complaint is that WWE is promoting itself as entertainment geared towards adolescents, and that adolescent boys are the main demographic that deals with homophobic bullying on a daily basis. They said that Cena's remarks about Rock being a "fairy with a tooth" and that his "mountain is brokeback", as well as saying that The Miz and Alex Riley are going to celebrate their success by moving in together and that they needed training on how to be men, amount to "scripted homophobic bullying of other wrestlers on a nationally broadcast show for kids".

First and foremost, if a kid is watching Raw and gets those ideas in his head, whose fault is it? It's not John Cena's fault for saying it. It's not Vince McMahon's fault for allowing it to be on his programs. It's the fault of the child's parents. I don't know about you folks, but where I come from, in the era I grew up in, we had these things called parents. Our parents were responsible for everything we did, right, wrong or indifferent. It was their job to make sure we had the right morals and values to move ahead in life. It was their job to keep track of the music we listened to, television we watched, things we did, etc. It was their job to make sure we knew what it was that we were listening to, watching, etc, to know the differences between right and wrong, fantasy and reality, etc. What happened to parents? Do they not exist anymore? Now every little thing needs to have some fucking media watchguard group all over them to make sure lines aren't crossed and the wrong things aren't said and done.

Look, I understand that it's a TV-PG product, and that kids are watching. Sure, the segments with Cena, as well as segments involving The Rock in recent weeks, have clearly been pushing the envelope, but they haven't been rated as such. I get it. That's fine. I also realize that we're in the middle of a huge bullying epidemic, of sorts, in this country. Again, though, what happened to parents? These bullies are running wild out there, and their parents are blaming everything EXCEPT themselves for the actions of their children. Kiss my fucking ass. If a 14-year-old listens to a 50 Cent track, and then goes out and shoots someone, it's not 50 Cent's fault. It's the fault of the 14-year-old's parents for not teaching Junior that lyrics in a song are just that.. fucking lyrics in a fucking song. They aren't directions for how to live your life. This is no different. If a kid watches Raw, hears John Cena call Rock a "fairy with a tooth", and then goes to school the next day, where he proceeds to call his classmate a "fairy", whose fault is it? Bingo.. Junior's parents are at fault again. Your kids have to understand, even at a very early age, what they see on television isn't always "real", what's just entertainment, and what shouldn't be repeated at home. John Cena calling someone a "bad name" is in the same lane as John Cena punching that person in the face and hitting them with an Attitude Adjustment.. you've got to tell your kids they shouldn't do stuff like that, parents of the world. Come on now. It's not that difficult. It works for MILLIONS of children every single year, so something about that parenting thing must be pretty effective, I'd say.

Pot. Kettle. Black.
You guys remember Chyna, right? The man that had a bunch of plastic surgery and eventually became a woman, where "she" was then pushed in the WWF to lofty heights that "she" didn't deserve, only to fall out of favor with "her" boyfriend at the time, and would eventually leave the business, where "she" would become a disgusting crack whore who did nothing but tarnish "her" legacy more and more with every passing year? That one? Yeah, well, this person is now desperately seeking media attention by going to TMZ.com and saying she wants to have a match with Snooki of The Jersey Shore.

Why, you ask?

Because Snooki is "trying to make a joke out of wrestling".

Alright, Louise Thesz, I'm going to have to call you on your bullshit. The one wrestling move Snooki pulled off on Raw was crisper and cleaner-looking than anything you ever did in the ring, even with your years of training experience. That's not even taking into account the fact that you have a dick and spent a few years competing with women that were half your size. You're a joke. You were a joke. You always will be a joke. Quit trying to suck the dick of popularity and stick to sucking dick for rocks in Hollywood. You make me sick.

Well, there goes actual wrestling
In the span of a few days, both RoH On HDNet and WWE Superstars will be taken off the air. That's a huge blow for people who are fans of actual wrestling taking place on a wrestling program. It's a bad sign for everyone involved, actually. For RoH, it's a loss of the one thing they had to help them promote their product and build their brand. For the WWE roster, it's signaling the beginning of the end for a lot of their lower-card talent.

It's no secret that World Wrestling Entertainment is looking at releasing a number of workers once WrestleMania is over. I even did a column, not that long ago, where I predicted the names of people that would be released. Superstars, even with poor ratings, was a great show on damn near a weekly basis. It was the one and only chance for a lot of workers to actually get on television, and they were given plenty of time to work with. It wasn't uncommon to see matches on the show go 15-20 minutes. There were even multiple instances of Divas matches going 10+ minutes. Think about that. On Raw, you could feature 10+ Divas matches in that 10+ minute time frame. The loss of Superstars is a huge dark cloud over the future of people like JTG, Chris Masters, The Usos, Tyler Reks, etc. They were probably going to lose their jobs, anyway, but this is just another nail in the coffin. The lid is ready to be sealed shut.

As I mentioned, the loss of RoH's only television show is, potentially, huge if they can't find another home. There's always rumors floating around that the company is dealing with financial issues, and I'm sure this news will do nothing but ignite those rumors once again. However, through all of the news, the company kept growing. New talent continued signing with the company. Current talent continued to re-up with them. New markets were visited. I guess they aren't having as many problems as some people think. Their main problem, in my opinion, is that everything is so delayed with the company. Their television shows were recorded several weeks in advance. Their "house show" DVDs were released a month or so after being taped. If we know anything about wrestling, it's that live programming is much better than taped programming, especially in this internet era, where results are readily available mere seconds after a match is over. Hell, even the company's pay-per-views weren't live for a while, and when they were live, they were relegated to iPPV status. You mean I have to give you money so that I can basically watch a strengthened stream on my computer? No, thanks. If they can join the wrestling world in 2011, and find a replacement network to air their show on (preferably one that can be seen in more than 28 homes across the country this time), their legacy will only continue to grow, if you ask me.

For now, though, we have to depend on Raw, NXT, Impact and Smackdown for our televised wrestling fix. Quite the roll of the dice, no?

Writer's Note: There's only a few hours left to get your votes in for the first round of Hustle Madness, ladies and gentlemen. It's approximately 11pm in Hawaii right now, which is 5am EST. In a little over 12 hours, the results will be posted, as well as the matches for the second round, so if you haven't already voted, you need to hurry up and get on that. Here's the link..

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