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Post by héad.casé on May 8, 2018 16:16:07 GMT -5
Basically, he said if the rumour that the ladies were paid for this show was true (which he doesn't know if it is), that he thinks they shouldn't have been because you need to earn the right to be booked on a card, not entitled to it.
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Post by Hit Girl on May 8, 2018 16:17:32 GMT -5
Utter arsehole.
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Post by segaz on May 8, 2018 16:17:45 GMT -5
I thought only witches stirred this much
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Post by Dave the Dave on May 8, 2018 16:18:17 GMT -5
Yeah, the girls haven’t earned what Sumo guy has earned!
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 16:19:30 GMT -5
This old motherf***er is terrible anymore. Doesn’t even make sense given the circumstances.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 8, 2018 16:22:17 GMT -5
Nah JR you are 100% wrong
They deserve money for busting their ass all year long and it sadly they couldn’t go and showcase their talent due to another countries policy
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Post by Mister Pigwell on May 8, 2018 16:22:26 GMT -5
The rumor that they got paid started from King's podcast where he said he hopes they are, then the IWC ran with it as fact as it tends to do. We don't know either way.
Man this whole Saudi thing is a headache just trying to sort my opinions as a simple fan, I feel bad for the talent actually involved having to put up with this mess. No easy answers anywhere.
Personally I'd put on a women's mega show on the network then throw them some of that Saudi paycheck.
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Post by nickcave on May 8, 2018 16:31:19 GMT -5
Hard to earn the right to be booked when you're not allowed to be due to your gender...
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Post by segaz on May 8, 2018 16:32:51 GMT -5
I mean is that realistic? Giving all the women a paycheck as much as the highest paid male wrestler? What about women in nxt? Should every woman wrestler in the company be paid, even the ones who were never considered to be a part of the show? I mean I wouldn't expect to be paid if I was never even considered for the event. Mayyybe some small token gesture, an added bonus to the paycheck to say "sorry we wanted to take you along". Should they also give Davri a bonus also? How about should there honestly be an equal ratio amount of female/male matches? What about creating a whole separate female only RAW style show? Edit Personally I'd put on a women's mega show on the network then throw them some of that Saudi paycheck. This makes the most sense. At least they are not handed a paycheck for nothing.
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Post by nisidhe on May 8, 2018 16:32:58 GMT -5
The rumor that they got paid started from King's podcast where he said he hopes they are, then the IWC ran with it as fact as it tends to do. We don't know either way. Man this whole Saudi thing is a headache just trying to sort my opinions as a simple fan, I feel bad for the talent actually involved having to put up with this mess. No easy answers anywhere. Personally I'd put on a women's mega show on the network then throw them some of that Saudi paycheck. Lawler's gone up a notch in my estimation. Ross, on the other hand, might want to read some of the commentary around GRR in contrast with what WWE's been doing lately with its Women's division. If WWE could have used the women on the show, almost certainly they would have. Alas, forces outside WWE decreed it could not be. Corny made his feelings known a couple weeks ago about the GRR. It'll be interesting to hear his reaction to Ross's comment.
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Post by xCompackx on May 8, 2018 16:38:09 GMT -5
I... I don't think "being a woman" is something you can work through when you're specifically barred from a show for not being a guy, but alright. Earn that spot!
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Post by King Boo on May 8, 2018 16:39:46 GMT -5
I mean is that realistic? Giving all the women a paycheck as much as the highest paid male wrestler? What about women in nxt? Should every woman wrestler in the company be paid, even the ones who were never considered to be a part of the show? I mean I wouldn't expect to be paid if I was never even considered for the event. Mayyybe some small token gesture, an added bonus to the paycheck to say "sorry we wanted to take you along". Should they also give Davri a bonus also? How about should there honestly be an equal ratio amount of female/male matches? What about creating a whole separate female only RAW style show? Edit Personally I'd put on a women's mega show on the network then throw them some of that Saudi paycheck. This makes the most sense. At least they are not handed a paycheck for nothing. One could argue that being sidelined for reasons that go directly against the entire ethos they say the Women's Division is now built on solely for the sake of money isn't "nothing", but, you know.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 16:42:38 GMT -5
After a while we need to just stop giving this guy a free pass because of a tragedy and accept that he's just kind of an crotchety asshole now.
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Post by abjordans on May 8, 2018 16:42:40 GMT -5
Honestly.... I don’t disagree with JR. I don’t even look at it like a sexist thing at all. I bet any of the guys would have traded places to have the weekend off and not take that long trip. It isn’t like the women DIDN’T get paid, they still got their downsides. Were the payouts massive for this show? We have t even heard yet.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on May 8, 2018 16:42:44 GMT -5
If you have a shitty opinion, you're entitled to it. Maybe just don't open your mouth about everything, old man.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 8, 2018 16:45:18 GMT -5
We don't even know if the regulars got paid extra for it, Corey Graves has said he didn't.
Furthermore, the source of this they were paid was from Lawler saying they should have been... not that they were.
Regardless the only reason the women weren't on the show was because they legally weren't allowed to be so JR's THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT FOR THEIR SPOTS! is f***ing stupid. There was no spot to be had.
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Post by benstudd on May 8, 2018 16:45:59 GMT -5
I don't disagree with him. If you work you are paid, if you don't, you are not.
What they could do is come up with an all-girl PPV event.
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Post by segaz on May 8, 2018 16:46:22 GMT -5
I mean is that realistic? Giving all the women a paycheck as much as the highest paid male wrestler? What about women in nxt? Should every woman wrestler in the company be paid, even the ones who were never considered to be a part of the show? I mean I wouldn't expect to be paid if I was never even considered for the event. Mayyybe some small token gesture, an added bonus to the paycheck to say "sorry we wanted to take you along". Should they also give Davri a bonus also? How about should there honestly be an equal ratio amount of female/male matches? What about creating a whole separate female only RAW style show? Edit This makes the most sense. At least they are not handed a paycheck for nothing. One could argue that being sidelined for reasons that go directly against the entire ethos they say the Women's Division is now built on solely for the sake of money isn't "nothing", but, you know. Now now, there's no need to get snarky. I believe you knew what I meant, for not performing. Not for 'being sidelined'. Let them show the world what Saudi missed out on.
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Post by bearned on May 8, 2018 16:46:33 GMT -5
It didn’t even cross my mind that they would get paid for GRR to be honest.
Although the whole ‘to be on the card you have to earn it’ thing is a nonsense if they are not allowed to perform.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 16:50:05 GMT -5
Although the whole ‘to be on the card you have to earn it’ thing is a nonsense if they are not allowed to perform. Yeah, that's the whole issue for me. Like... he knows why they weren't there right?
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