COULD ROSEANNE SURVIVE WITHOUT ROSEANNE? YES, AND IT SHOULD

Call it "THE CONNERS."  Call it "LIFE AND STUFF."  Hell be tongue in cheek creative and refer to it as "ROSEANNE-LESS."  Regardless of how you would tweak the name, "ROSEANNE" should continue, even if Roseanne Barr is no longer a part of the program.

What Roseanne posted via Twitter was inappropriate, tasteless and abhorrent to say the least.  She should face ramifications for her juvenile and hurtful actions. She should.  Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman, John Goodman, Estelle Parsons, Lecy Goranson, Natalie West, Emma Kenney and all of the other actors, not to mention the writers, directors and everyone else involved....they shouldn't.  They didn't do anything wrong. Matter of fact they condemned Roseanne's statements. 

Yet through ABC's cancellation of ROSEANNE, it is them moreso facing the consequences of Roseanne Barr's actions than it is Roseanne Barr facing them.

It is also a punishment to us, the fans.

ROSEANNE is currently the #2 ranked show, at a 6.6 rating according to the Nielsen ratings.  It's clear that America loves the show, and there is a high probability that the show could continue with high ratings, even if it has to be without Roseanne Barr herself.   FULLER HOUSE strongly suggest this possibility and if ABC won't, hopefully another network, Hulu, Amazon Prime or Netflix will.

Roseanne Barr screwed up and its cool that she's facing the music for it, but the rest of us shouldn't be.

Top 5 Most Absurd Tag Team Combinations of WWE Survivor Series

Feuds, especially when they're hot, are are perhaps the most intriguing thing about professional wrestling. One wrestler will commit an unforgivable act against another, and series of matches will unfold throughout an extensive period of time. When you watch two wrestlers go at it for months on end, trying to end one another's careers, it throws you for a loop when later on you see them on the same team at the Survivor Series.  Excluding the Wildcard match at the 1995 Survivor Series, which intentionally put to wrestlers known to not like each other on the same team, this list includes the top 5 Most Absurd Tag Team combinations of the WWE Survivor Series.

#5 - Don Muraco and Paul Orndorff Survivor Series 1987

1986 was a phenomenal year for professional wrestling. One of the highlights of that monumental year was the feud between the Magnificent Don Muraco and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. The feud came to a head at Wrestlemania 2 with neither gaining the advantage in a double countout.  A year and a half later, the two were on the same team at the 1987 Survivor Series. For fans at the time this must have been in the least a little awkward.

#4 - Randy Savage and Razor Ramon Survivor Series 1993

In 1992, Randy Savage had an assortment of reasons to hate new comer Razor Ramon. First and foremost, Ramon cost him the WWE World heavyweight championship, when he interfered and helped Ric Flair to defeat him on September 1st.  A little over a month later, alongside Mr. Perfect, Savage wrestled Ramon and Flair to a double disqualification at Survivor Series 1992.  A year later, the two were on the same side. More than a little hard to swallow as Ramon cost Savage the most coveted thing in the WWE.

#3 - Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka 1989

One of the most memorable moments to ever happen in WWE history, was when Roddy Piper smashed a coconut over the head of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka during an episode of Piper's Pit.  32 years later, it is as talked about now, as it was then. This lead to a bloody feud, where no punches were pulled. Granted it was 3 years later, and tempers had cooled. The two had time to get over all of the ugliness that they had shown one another in 1986.  Nevertheless, seeing the two on the same side, all friendly and chummy with one another was quite the shock.

#2 - Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat 1987

The 1987 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Vs Randy "Macho Man" Savage feud was not only the hottest of 1987, it was one of the hottest feuds of all time. So hot in fact, that it lead to what many argue is the greatest match of all time at Wrestlemania 3.  Savage had crushed Steamboat's larynx, making many think that he had ended the young Hawaiian's career.  Seeing on the same team in interviews a little over a half a year later was surreal.

#1 - Jake Roberts and Earthquake 1991

Many people don't even like snakes. They're afraid of them and have no love for them whatsoever. They see a dead one, ran over in the middle of the road, the first thought is often "Good Riddance." Yet because the promos of Jake Roberts were so good, fans found themselves in tears as Earthquake squashed his beloved pet Python, Damien to death.  It was a very emotional moment that drew fans in, supporting Roberts all the way in his quest to avenge his best friend.  Seeing Roberts select Earthquake as one of his partners for the Survivor Series less than a half a year later, left fans feeling somewhat cheated. It'd be like someone killing your dog in cold blood, and then later putting that person in your will. It made little sense.

In Memory of Merlyn Yoder

I haven't seen Merlyn Yoder in 12 years.  I was never close with him.  We were never friends.  We only knew each other for a short summer in 2006. Truth is, we didn't even like each other. I'm not here to put the guy down and I am sad to hear of his passing, but I'm also not here to lie or sugarcoat. I'm here to remember Merlyn as I knew him.

When I first met Merlyn I tried to get along with him and we even did for a short period of time.  Yet Merlyn had an automatic assumption that everyone hated him and in return he hated you right back.  I spent one day at work trying to get to know Merlyn as best as I could, and he opened up a little to me that day. He told me a bit about his past and then during the lunch hour took me to a little spot of a millionaire farmer who had 5 daughters (good looking daughters may I add) that spent a lot of time swimming and sun bathing in the pond out back of the house. I always wondered why Merlyn kept a pair of binoculars in his truck, and that day I found out.

Merlyn wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, and he was extremely sensitive about the subject.  Once a farmer and his little boy came into the shop and while the Dad talked with one of the other workers, the little boy watched Merlyn.  I don't think the kid was being mean, as he was only 4 years old or so, but he asked Merlyn if he was retarded. Merlyn took off on a power walk straight into the other room yelling at the top of his lungs, "Get this God damn kid outta here right now!!! Get him out of here!!"

Then there was the time Merlyn got me fired from the job.  A good friend of mine, Carl Forgy had gotten into a bad car accident the night before.  Carl was coming home from a professional wrestling show, and was extremely exhausted. He had not been drinking or doing drugs, but Merlyn wanted to run his mouth that Carl had been drunk and on drugs at the time of his accident.  I tried telling Merlyn that he was mistaken, but he kept on insisting. My friend Neal wouldn't have any of it.  While I tried to tell Neal to just drop it and ignore Merlyn, he defended Carl tooth and nail. They yelled and screamed at one another as I stood back and watched.

As I thought it might turn physical, I went and grabbed our boss Perry Draisey.  He came in and broke up the fight with Neal and Merlyn.

Neal was asked to go home for the day and since I was his ride, they asked me to take him.  We lived a half hour from work, so they told me to just come back the next day.

We came back the next morning and Perry fired both of us.  He said he didn't have time to talk about it right now, but we could call him later that night and he'd let us know why.  Neal said he knew damn good and well it was because he had fought with Merlyn the day before.

I called Perry that night and asked him why he had fired me.  He told me all of the many reasons he got rid of Neal.  Each of which is a story in itself. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and the Merlyn fight being 9 of 9 reasons he finally decided to get rid of Neal.  And why did he get rid of me?  Because Neal and I rode together. I was Neal's ride.

So I guess my memories of Merlyn aren't the best, and to some for that reason, they shouldn't be shared.  I'm not a part of that some.

I am sorry to know that Merlyn met a premature end.  I do hope in the last 12 years since I last saw him that he did find some peace.  I remember that one solitary day where we got along.  I wish we would have had more.