Get in the Ring: IV

Now I don't know anything about wrestling, but I'd watch any feature that has this gentleman. Great show guys.

Loved it, this is a very pleasant stream

If you ever feel like you're starting to "get used" to Florida, you need to get out. That's when you know you're becoming part of the problem.

Dot Com? We're in the Dot Zone era.

Jack Gallagher and Paul F. Tompkins are the only two men I've seen with total control over their mustaches...also they both have amazingly expressive eyes!

Edit: Interesting that he found Ni-Oh LESS punishing than Bloodborne as I found the EXACT opposite to be true. To the point that for that, and other, reasons I bounced RIGHT off of Ni-Oh.

I comment on content pretty much never, but I just have to say that this was so good. I don't care about wrestling at all but I enjoyed this tremendously. Alex and Dan really knocked it out of the park.

Yeah! Everything he said about Mario + Rabbids mirrors my opinion on it and Odyssey.

Urgh. I spent time adding an edit to this comment. It took me a long time to write because of indecision speaking about my own experiences but I guess the site must prevent someone from editing their comment so far back. Here's an abridged, quicker version:

Don't make the mistake of assuming that someone is who they appear to be. I never usually make this mistake as I do not have any habit of putting people on pedestals. In this instance, I did because I enjoyed what Jack and the other wrestlers were doing on 205 Live. I was always aware of 205 Live being consistently labelled as the 'boring brand' when it was, in my view, the best show. I wanted to show my appreciation and cut through that hate to tell a person on a much maligned show that I enjoyed it and I appreciated their efforts. With that said, I no longer watch WWE because of its continually crap politics.

Anyway, my trepidation to praise someone I don't know is actually why I wrote 'seems to be' above. For those who stumble upon this in the future, look upon this as a case study on who you choose to praise and how you choose to word it. It's one thing to praise a match, a video game or a product; it's another to praise the character of someone you do not know. While I did qualify my praise, I certainly still feel (based on current events) ashamed and will be wording any future praise more carefully and selectively once again in future. You only need to drop your guard one time and then suddenly you've praised a person you shouldn't have praised.

To Oliver Claffey (aka Gentleman Jack Gallagher) if you ever happen to read this: If what you have been accused of by one person directly and another person indirectly is true (and nothing thus far has been released to indicate that you are not guilty), I am so, so disappointed in you and disgusted. I am not here to drag you through the muck; it seems you did that yourself. I am not here to absolve you either; that is for the alleged victims to decide.

I am here to tell you that, if this is true, you shouldn't run from this. Take responsibility. Listen to the victims. Apologise. Accept whatever consequences come your way. Self-reflect. And ask for forgiveness from your loved ones and those who have invested their time and energy into you. I do no expect to hear from you again for a long while and, when I do, I hope it is because you are making a positive contribution to the world and not in three months' time when some shady wrestling or MMA organisation comes along and attempts to cash in on your controversy.

If you should run from your past, it will chase you. Stay in the present and accept the consequences of the past so you may have the chance, one day, of having a future again. Very few do this and, as such, very few grow from such situations. Again, I am not here to absolve you. I am just speaking as a survivor of abuse; and speaking as someone who has been in relationships with those who have survived abuse. The actions and words of others to me affected those around me; and the actions and words of others to my partners affected those around them. The effects of it ripple beyond just one person.

Once again, if these accusations are true, you have a long road to travel. The first step is acceptance and a sincere apology.