ESPN writer addresses the controversy over his “C” letter grade for WWE Wrestlepalooza

The show’s over. People already watched it. My match, the grade doesn’t mean nothing anymore. They got their views. It means nothing. But I think the bigger issue is, if we can’t be honest about what the show is, my journalistic credibility is under fire. And my grades mean something. For those who know at ESPN, I also grade UFC cars. I grade the fights. I grade boxing. If I give everything an A, then what does it all really mean? If I give everything an F, then I’m just a hater. But if I can give you an explanation as to what I’m giving it and why, which is what I did, then I think people will strive for more.

There were people that said, ‘Well, why didn’t you give Iyo and Stephanie an A?’ I gave it a B+. Was it the best women’s match I’ve seen all year? No. I thought the triple threat at wrestling was better, but I thought it still was a damn good match. B+ isn’t bad. So I think people got to get out of themselves and start thinking that a C is horrible. It’s passable. I’ll never watch the Wrestlepalooza again. I don’t care to, but it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever seen. But for something that promised, epic moments, it fell short.”