Quick Hits: Money Never Sleeps

- So yeah, the ring that arrived fifteen minutes after the doors opened for the DGUSA show in Milwaukee was owned by Rasche Brown, a last minute replacement for the one that was supposed to be there from another promoter, whom, along with Larry Sweeney, was mugged. Yikes. Wrestling is a messed-up business though...

- I'm sure you've heard about the record low RAW ratings for the last two weeks. The Torch reported 2.37, which would be epic fail levels of ratings, but according to Dave Meltzer, whom I trust more than the Torch, the ratings topped out at 2.75, which is still a terrible number. Honestly, I'm not sure whether this is a sign that the bottom is finally dropping out on pro wrestling, whether fans are just not prepared to buy Randy Orton as the top face in the company or whether it's just presentation in that no one wants to see a top face who never faces any kind of resistance in doing what he's doing. Fuck, even Hogan sold guys as threats even if he almost never jobbed to a big-name heel, clean or otherwise, on PPV.

- Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly, more famous on this blog for their mini-rivalry in the indies, will begin life as contracted ROH employees as a tag team. Interesting pairing if I do say so myself.

- Sean Waltman was arrested with pot on 9/12 in New Jersey. In other news, the sun rises in the East.

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