The Miller Report - Ambrose News, Matt Hardy Retiring & More

With a reassuring frequency, the wrestling news cycle spat out much to obsess over this week, as it invariably does.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer made a faux pas by stating, unnecessarily, that he preferred Peyton Royce’s looks before her breast augmentation surgery. It’s none of his business, of course, but we’ll just about let him off for his otherwise (mostly) stellar record of being on the side of good. He pioneered joshi coverage in the late ‘80s and early ’90s, and has taken WWE to task for prioritising aesthetics over talent in the Women’s divisions this year. Of course, this doesn't excuse his blundering hypocrisy over the matter, but he also didn't deserve an Asuka-sized burial by half of the WWE roster, either.

Randy Orton’s viper got him into trouble, but he laughed it off on the house show circuit recently, so that must mean what he allegedly does is fine.

WWE is reportedly planning a Four Horsewomen Vs. Four Horsewomen match for Survivor Series, which would be awesome, if it didn’t mean Sasha Banks and Bayley now can’t break up, rendering the last six months or so a complete waste of time.

But enough with the negativity…

Is this the end of the road for Matt Hardy?

Following his team’s loss in RAW’s Triple Threat Tag Team Match, Matt Hardy tweeted that he “shall miss” his current - former? - partner Bray Wyatt. This followed the horrendously painful-sounding revelation that his backbone is fusing into his pelvis. Certain wrestlers, like the Great Khali, have made a living despite an inability to actually move - but this isn’t the way you’d imagine Hardy wants to go out. The man made his name taking dangerous risks in incredible matches. He is, in many ways, the opposite of a freak show attraction. Without a gigantic or muscled body with which to market himself, Hardy instead used his talent, work ethic and legendary creativity to become an enduring star in pro wrestling.

If this is the end, we’ll remember the crazy bumps. We’ll remember the matches that redefined tag team wrestling. We’ll remember his BROKEN brilliance.

We’ll remember the bad gimmicks, because they were funny, and because they prove that failure is nothing but a lesson from which to learn.