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Yeah, Todd Grisham gets so much shit. I think a lot of it stems from the Chris Benoit DVD, where he and Benoit did commentary, and Grisham came off as knowing nothing about professional wrestling.
I will say this: Either the guy was just dumbing it down to make the DVD more accessible to idiots, and to put Chris Benoit's career into terms the most uneducated fan can understand, in the meanwhile acting stupid to get a few laughs (the guy apparently has a quirky sense of humour) OR He is one of the fastest studies in the history of sports entertainment.
The guy really isn't that bad. I've enjoyed him quite a lot on Heat, especially when he was with Joey Styles or Steve Romero. A paraphrased segment from Todd Grisham's commentary this week on Heat.
Lilian Garcia: Weighing in at 34 Stone...The Highlanders!
Jonathan Coachman: I've always wondered if Lilian knows what 34 Stone means...
Todd Grisham: I was "stone" more than 34 in college.
Jonathan Coachman: *laughs*
Todd Grisham: I mean my weight...it fluctuated for a while.
He could do quite well on ECW, and seeing as Styles and Tazz have no chemistry, and Styles is being butchered on ECW (despite still being the best play-by-play commentator they have, merely for his voice and wit), I wouldn't mind it if they had Joey Styles either do alternate commentary for PPVs on DVD (which could be awesome, give Styles a chance to just run amok on No Way Out, and it might get some increased sales) or if he became a commentator in one of the development leagues, and they had him become a manager, or something.
He's no Paul Heyman character-wise, but Joey Styles could take on the role of mouthpiece for the Originals, since he would be close to them, and is an Original himself.
So yeah, my thoughts on this:
* The Grish isn't bad
* It will at least be fun to hear Tazz rip on him
* Max Bretos (who I am a fan of for no apparent reason at all) could take over on Heat)
* Joey Styles can become a mouthpiece (the role of manager may be a bit weird, but I can see Styles being a "valet")
* Todd Grisham's sense of humour would actually click well with Tazz, in my opinion
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