* Instant analysis has its limitations; it is, at best, the first draft of the first draft of history. My comment that the details of the conversation between WWE’s Rich Hering and Sheriff’s Lieutenant Pope represented “the major remaining question for the Monday timeline” was way off. There are just so many remaining questions, and I have no earthly idea where the Hering-Pope dialogue will fit in that queue.
* Just as some presidents are their own secretaries of state, some company chairmen are their own security chiefs, and I think Vincent Kennedy McMahon fits into that category. Dennis Fagan clearly was not hired to take charge of the ugly situation, but to do as he was told.
* Speaking of Fagan, an alert blog reader writes: “After listening to the audio of the call, it sounds more like he says ‘They ALL seem very worried’ in a NY accent, and proceeds to talk about how Chavo thought Chris sounded depressed on the phone, etc, which would make ‘They don’t seem very worried’ even more completely out of context. I might be mistaken, but I suggest reviewing the audio; low-quality Mp3s recorded over telephone lines can be very hard to decipher.” I think the reader is right and thank him for the clarification.
Irv Muchnick