The End of the Bully Ray Saga: Nothing Happened

He got away with it
Photo Credit: ROHWrestling.com

So, in case you forgot, Bully Ray straight-up kidnapped a fan at Ring of Honor's most recent stop in Portland, OR, and berated him backstage for booing his pweshis wittle chemtrail-believing girlfriend, Velvet Sky. There was a whole to-do about the whole thing, and it ended up that ROH would "investigate" the incident. They released a statement on that investigation, and well, uh, I guess it was handled?

We have now concluded our internal investigation into the events that occurred in Portland on June 2nd and have taken appropriate actions with all parties involved. Our Code of Honor, which calls for sportsmanship, respect and honor in- and outside of the ring is a core value of this company and one we will continue to strive to uphold. To all of our loyal and dedicated fans, we apologize for the incident that transpired and we encourage all of our fans to continue attending our events. Furthermore, we promise to continue delivering the best wrestling and the best live experience on the planet. In adherence to Ring of Honor policy, we will not comment further on these matters.

I don't know about you, but I see a whole lot of words that say absolutely nothing. They've taken "appropriate actions" and "will not comment further on these matters," which tells me that Bully Ray got zero discipline, and the fan in question, @xIAMHOLLYWOODx probably got a free foam finger or a Marty Scurll shirt or some shit. Normally, if you take action against someone, you announce the repercussions publicly. It might not be required for a non-publicly traded company like ROH like it is for WWE, but whether or not you have to by law isn't enough of an excuse to withhold what you did to punish a dude who, again, KIDNAPPED A FAN for basically nothing. Again, the fan and everyone around him seem to corroborate that he didn't say anything out of line, but even if he did, it's not a reason you take someone in the back for physical intimidation.

In addition to leading me to believe that nothing happened to Bully Ray, that statement also is hilariously worded in that it sounds like the company abides by the Code of Honor pre-match handshake as a policy. I am cackling at them implying that they solve their problems with a handshake. The obvious explanation is that the Code of Honor is more than just a silly handshake, but a company owned by Donald Trump's most effective propaganda arm that has had a long history of doing the shitty things it accused the fan doesn't deserve that quarter. Much like with the last investigation into Jay Lethal's sexual harassment allegations from Taeler Hendrix, nothing has come from a serious charge against the company, and honestly, I'm not sure you should expect any change from ROH until the company closes.