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Okay, I've been enjoying this Hardy boys feud. It's been more interesting than a lot of the storylines going on right now (there's only so many times I can watch Triple H chase Orton with a sledgehammer, as funny as it is. Maybe if they were in chibi form...).

But. There're lines. Lines that you do not cross because it is creepy and wrong. WWE doesn't have a great track record with picking up on these lines before they tear across them fast enough to leave tire tracks but it's still pretty rare I'd say, storyline-wise.

Having Matt essentially taunt Jeff with the death of his dog, the real life death of his dog when his house burnt down - I mean, I don't know. For me that crosses all kinds of lines. It makes this whole feud less entertaining and more... it just leaves a bad taste behind, even though I know they'll have agreed to it and clearly Jeff's okay with it or okay enough to have it done on international TV.

But... seriously, what? Who thought it'd be a good idea? I can kind of get behind the idea of the house fire being Matt but having him offer Jeff a half burnt dog collar? I couldn't use a pet's death as fodder for a storyline. To me it's creepy and wrong and I sort of want to turn Smackdown off though I've been looking forward to a Hardy confrontation since last week.

Is this just me? Is this line-crossing or am I overreacting? Does anyone on my list even watch Smackdown anymore?


edit: Okay I laughed at "You tried to blow me up!" and then felt bad again. WWE, I need to stop watching you.

Except I won't, because Jeff sitting in the ring with his head resting on his knees just broke my heart. Jeff, it's your fault I'm still watching this. Can't you go be an actor now like apparently every other wrestler out there? Then I can just buy the DVDs and be done with it.

In other bitter news, verified by VISA just screwed up my attempt to buy a YHA card, just like it's screwed up every single transaction I've tried to use it with since they started it. It doesn't help that I keep forgetting my password, no, but it doesn't work with my Firefox add-ons, it takes forever to change your password if you've forgotten it and sometimes it just plain doesn't work. I'm all for better internet security, but when it repeatedly makes it impossible to buy things without four or five attempts? It is not working.

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I know, they are an ethical nightmare. I shouldn't be surprised anymore. It's just...to take something like where he lost everything and use it for the sake of setting up a match that I for one was excited about without it, makes me wonder why I'm still watching. They wouldn't have done that if he'd lost human family members in the fire (at least I'd hope they wouldn't) but losing his dog shouldn't be any less trivial. There's a difference between their lies and manipulating and double-dealing for the sake for making money, and taking something life-shattering like this and trivialising it so much. Or maybe I just thought there was. It's enough to change my mind about regretting missing Wrestlemania anyway.