Hardy v Edge - Round One: The Verbal Fistfight

So the big buzz on the interweb this week is the Byte This! special that pitted Matt Hardy against Edge and Lita in a fifteen-minute insult-fest. This whole thing started on the net, so I guess the WWE is just giving the IWC what they want and keeping the feud mostly net-based. (Even though it'll make their match at SummerSlam tomorrow a bit of a puzzle for those who only learned of the whole situation through Hardy's speech on Raw a couple of weeks ago, but how and ever.)

I think I agree with the general concensus that Matt Hardy didn't come off too well, but that's because he wasn't really cutting a promo. He sounded like an average guy who's been turned on by a former friend. Now that I think about it, maybe that is his promo...

What everyone else seems to be saying, though, is that Adam 'Edge' Copeland came out of this as the winner. But really, if anything this display just confirmed for me his status as the Biggest Douchebag in the Universe. He's such a smarmy git, he probably never ever has to cut a promo, because that's the guy he really is. Ugh.

The only person who came out of this at all well was Lita - or Amy, since this is 'real life' and all - because she actually admitted her guilt in going behind Hardy's back (the first time that's ever been acknowledged, to my knowledge). But she seemed perfectly happy to sit there and let her new beau Edge trash-talk him over and over, so she's not in my good books just yet. I have to say, I don't see her relationship with Edge lasting very long, considering his reputation - and especially since he seems perfectly content to drag her into his ego war with Hardy - so if anyone is going to be the biggest loser out of this mess when it's all said and done, I think it'll be her.

All in all, I can understand his frustration but if Matt Hardy is exploiting this situation beyond his real feelings for professional gain, then he doesn't deserve any more of our sympathy. And he doesn't need to involve Amy in this anymore, since she's admitted her wrongdoing (though it did take her a while). His spat with her is water under the bridge by now, so he really doesn't have to whine any longer: Matt, we get it. You can shut up now and concentrate on the match.

On the other hand, Adam Copeland deserves nothing but contempt - he's the kind of guy who says "everyone makes mistakes" but then uses it as an excuse to be an asshole and get away with it. Sadly, it's that attitude that'll probably guarantee his place in the wrestling business for at least the next decade (until he crosses the wrong person, that is).

I hope Hardy surprises everyone tomorrow night and shoots on him big time. That'll teach the lanky goof.