|
Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Mar 18, 2019 23:12:38 GMT -5
I think the most likely ideal situation here is that the events end up becoming non-televised house shows with skeleton crews working the events. WWE gets to collect the cash, the Saudi fans get their shows, and fan outrage is minimal due to Saudi propaganda no longer polluting the Network air waves. It's an ideal outcome in a situation where the shows are really about opening themselves up to giving their people more western entertainment and allowing ideas to flow into the company. But that's not what this is about and I don't see these shows being worth as much dirty money as they are without the propaganda aspect, while the contract would not be something that the company isn't allowed to discuss with shareholders if it didn't have some unsavory bits in there speaking to something more incriminating than just putting on some live events.
|
|
|
Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 18, 2019 23:23:59 GMT -5
I think the most likely ideal situation here is that the events end up becoming non-televised house shows with skeleton crews working the events. WWE gets to collect the cash, the Saudi fans get their shows, and fan outrage is minimal due to Saudi propaganda no longer polluting the Network air waves. It's an ideal outcome in a situation where the shows are really about opening themselves up to giving their people more western entertainment and allowing ideas to flow into the company. But that's not what this is about and I don't see these shows being worth as much dirty money as they are without the propaganda aspect, while the contract would not be something that the company isn't allowed to discuss with shareholders if it didn't have some unsavory bits in there speaking to something more incriminating than just putting on some live events. Oh, I know what the Saudi government is really paying for in these deals, but if I recall, the blowback on WWE for Crown Jewel resulted in that show not having the words "Saudi Arabia" mentioned even once, so it wouldn't be surprised if the deal ends up changing quite a bit if the political climate keeps changing.
|
|
|
Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Mar 18, 2019 23:39:22 GMT -5
It's an ideal outcome in a situation where the shows are really about opening themselves up to giving their people more western entertainment and allowing ideas to flow into the company. But that's not what this is about and I don't see these shows being worth as much dirty money as they are without the propaganda aspect, while the contract would not be something that the company isn't allowed to discuss with shareholders if it didn't have some unsavory bits in there speaking to something more incriminating than just putting on some live events. Oh, I know what the Saudi government is really paying for in these deals, but if I recall, the blowback on WWE for Crown Jewel resulted in that show not having the words "Saudi Arabia" mentioned even once, so it wouldn't be surprised if the deal ends up changing quite a bit if the political climate keeps changing. Maybe, but I feel that was a calculated move to avoid making things worse for everyone; WWE's connections were getting media attention and by running a show without the propaganda, they were able to make the media move on and forget about it. I firmly believe it was a strategic silence and the deal isn't changed, they just both agreed it would blow up in everyone's faces to press on with the propaganda, and only further stain the efforts of later shows.
|
|
|
Post by BoomPeriod on Mar 19, 2019 1:01:26 GMT -5
Zyklon B Presents: WWE Springtime for Hilter
|
|
|
Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Mar 19, 2019 8:54:31 GMT -5
Vince: huh we’re gonna need another dictator, let’s run shows in North Korea pal! Gah can North Korea even afford to pay WWE to wrestle there? And Kim Jong-un’s T-shirts are too tight too, Billy!
|
|
|
Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 19, 2019 10:13:11 GMT -5
Vince: huh we’re gonna need another dictator, let’s run shows in North Korea pal! Gah can North Korea even afford to pay WWE to wrestle there? And Kim Jong-un’s T-shirts are too tight too, Billy! Hey North Korea can afford a state of the art amusement park, well the park teaches the kid that the Americans are the enemy and there’re are shooting games with them as the bad guys but the wwe can fix that Vince is a prostitute and would do anything for money.
|
|