On today's ESPN show Around the Horn, "winner" Israel Gutierrez complained about AW's Kobe Bryant joke on Monday's Raw. Gutierrez called the comment "inappropriate for everybody involved," and said Kobe's image had recovered. He went on to boo WWE, which he called a "scripted sport." You can hear the audio from the show at http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8223806. Gutierrez's comments come at the end. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Brandon Joines.]

Shore's Slant: Oh! Oh! It's mainstream press for WWE! I'm sure Vince isn't real excited about this coverage, but it's not the end of the world, Gutierrez's outrageous outrage notwithstanding. You know what has me outrageously outraged though? Gutierrez pointed out that Bryant was on the US Olympic team like that somehow exonerates him from any wrongdoing he has ever committed. Give me a break.

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