It Wasn't Me!

This isn't really the biggest news, but it's definitely an interesting topic that I would like to touch down on a little bit.

For those who don't know, last night a series of tweets coming from Kurt Angle's Twitter account (which you can follow at AngleFoods1) depicted Kurt angered by Randy Orton and Jack Swagger using the Angle Slam and the Ankle Lock respectively. Randy Orton (who you can follow at RandyOrton) took to his Twitter to fire back in his defense. This morning, Kurt Angle claimed that his Twitter account was hacked and that he did not feel that way.

CM Punk (who you can follow at CMPunk), the opinionated, outspoken Superstar that he is, recently tweeted "'My Twitter account was hacked' is the new 'I'm a drunk sloppy douche'". Obviously he doesn't buy this either.

A lot of fans are thinking Kurt was drunk tweeting last night thanks in large part to his recent DUI arrest. I think that Kurt was a little bit out of line to complain about the moves being used, as the Angle Slam was only used as a transitional move, and Ken Shamrock was the first WWE guy to use the Ankle Lock. Whether or not he was still wrestling at the time is not the issue; the fact is it's not Kurt's move.

CM Punk makes a very, very fair assessment here, albeit with acerbic humor. Whenever something seems to happen, when somebody tweets something that makes them look bad, it wasn't them. They were hacked. This happened a few months ago with TNA personality Jeremy Borash. A private message was sent to a TNA fan from Borash's account telling him that he hoped his whole family died. Borash claimed that he was hacked, although that was the only message that was sent. His mainstream tweets were uncompromised, it was just this one message.

The point is, if somebody is going to air their grievances on Twitter, stand behind it. Don't point the finger and cry "Hacker". After a while, people just quit believing it.

Claiming He Was Hacked

Hot on the heels on whining about WWE Superstars using his moves and trending on Twitter, Kurt Angle is claiming that somebody hacked his Twitter account. He claims he barely uses it, which, anybody who follows him knows, he's always tweeting about his Angle Foods business and taking time to answer to whatever road bump he's bumped into.

I personally don't buy this. Hackers aren't normally that consistent. I think perhaps a lot of people called him out for whining about it. Randy Orton did a decent job stating his opinion, and as a third generation Superstar, I'm sure Randy has enough knowledge to understand who got what from who.

Everybody claims that they got hacked when people post stuff on Twitter that is less than flattering to them and makes them look bad. It doesn't necessarily make it so. And really? Somebody hacked his Twitter to whine about WWE guys using moves? Maybe somebody was drunk tweeting and regretted it in the morning. Good grief.

Lighten Up!

Somebody was a little bitter last night.

Everyone knows by now that Kurt Angle was none too pleased to watch WrestleMania 27 and see Randy Orton Angle Slam CM Punk. He certainly wasn't too happy to see the Ankle Lock being used as well.

After posting a series of tweets (which you can follow him on Twitter at AngleFoods1), Randy Orton (which you can follow him on Twitter at RandyOrton) fired back, stating outright that Angle did not invent the Ankle Lock, as Ken Shamrock used it as his finisher before Kurt ever showed up in a professional wrestling ring. He also made a point that instead of being offended, Kurt should be flattered that people would do his moves as a show of respect to him.

I agree with Orton here. See, it would be a different story if Kurt was still in WWE, but he's not. I doubt Kurt is the guy who invented the Angle Slam, and I know for a fact Kurt was not the first in professional wrestling to use the ankle lock.

I like Kurt. Always have. He's a phenomenal talent. And, unfortunately at the moment he seems to have hit a road bump again in his life. But he really, really needs to lighten up.

And It Just Gets Worse For Michael Cole

This is why you ALWAYS watch what you put on your social media accounts...because depending on what you say, it can come back and bite you in the ass.

NBC Sports is reporting based on a TMZ article with the Pro Gay Wrestling Federation (I didn't know it existed until recently, either), who is demanding that punishment be levied upon Michael Cole over his Tweet read around the world to Josh Mathews.

Can I just say that it's always stuff like this that brings everybody out of the woodwork, getting fifteen minutes off of somebody else's stupidity?

The statement by PGW founder Frances Minks includes such gems as "Look what they do for a living? Big muscles, small tights rolling around! I'm just saying, honey" alongside "People in glass houses shouldn't throw sconces!"

With all due respect to the PGW -- and please bear in mind that I am a supporter of equal rights among everybody -- I really think that the PGW founder's words embodied stereotypes that the LGBT community have tried very hard to shake off in the media. It's one thing to claim you're representing the affronted community, it's another to do it while perpetuating stereotypes.

As for Michael Cole, he does deserve to have some kind of punishment because he embarrassed the company. And the PGW is right; language like that does give the impression of a hostile, bullying work environment. I don't think there should just be GLAAD training and that's it...WWE needs to set an example here, and vignettes won't do anything for the backstage area.

Having said that, Cole is quite heavily invested for WrestleMania in three days, so I understand Vince is in a messed up position right now. So hopefully, after WrestleMania there can be something done better than what's been done now.

100th Post...Also...Suspended!

SEScoops is reporting that TNA President Dixie Carter has had her Twitter account, which you can follow when it's back up and running again at TNADixie, suspended for violating its terms of service.

About a month or so ago, Dixie uploaded a backdrop to her page that verified who she was, but was not verified by Twitter, who clearly states that they are the only ones who can provide verification to an account. Several people apparently reported Dixie and as a result, she has been suspended from the social networking site.

There is no word on when she will be allowed back, or how on earth we're going to get our "special announcements" now...she may actually have to start thinking about -- gasp -- advertising!