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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 27, 2013 0:09:35 GMT -5
Ok, that maybe true. But TNA is not ok. At all. To me, when you release Jesse Sorenson, and I'm not thinking you get the ramifications of this. When you release Jesse Sorenson, you're not in good shape. If this report is true, that TNA strugged with it, it was a hard decision, but they still did it. That's bad. Releasing Jesse Sorenson worries me, because if TNA isn't in good enough shape to keep him around, then they're in a really bad spot. To me, he would have been released if there was no other choice. And maybe TNA had no other choice. No matter how you look it at, it's really bad. And again, going back to my own work experience, currently as management with my scaffolding company, and as a certified NCSO (safety guy), you don't release a guy like Jesse Sorenson, unless you're going out of business. I think it's just different in an entertainment company. After all, didn't WWE release Droz back in 07 or so? And they've hardly gone out of business (at least, I remembered there being an uproar about it. It may have been crap memory on my part.) I wouldn't be surprised if the company was struggling because of the new expenses of going on the road and wanted to make it up somehow, but one individual release isn't really enough to signal the end of days of a company to me. Well, I also said earlier either they're heartless or they're in bad shape, and it may've been them being heartless. WWE's been pretty heartless in the past. I'm also guessing Droz was paid a shit ton more then Jesse Sorenson was. And again, TNA doesn't have the budget of WWE. And no, it's still a job, entertainment or no and he was hurt on the job, and it wasn't of his own doing. Also with Michael, the Jesse Sorenson deal, if he wasn't cleared to compete, tough shit. You still don't fire the guy if he wants to do something else, unless he asks to be released from the company. You just say, look, tough shit, this is what you're doing now, deal with it. Sure, you help him to try and grow accustomed to his new life, but you also don't just pull the rug out from under him. And I guess I'm seeing from the top view, that if he wasn't super close, he was close enough to where it would feel like you might hit the rail, hence tucking his knees in.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jul 27, 2013 0:22:42 GMT -5
Also with Michael, the Jesse Sorenson deal, if he wasn't cleared to compete, tough shit. You still don't fire the guy if he wants to do something else, unless he asks to be released from the company. You just say, look, tough shit, this is what you're doing now, deal with it. Sure, you help him to try and grow accustomed to his new life, but you also don't just pull the rug out from under him. So, if he was hired to do the office stuff, and yet he wants to no longer do that in order to wrestle, and him wrestling was not something they or any medics were gonna sign on to, do you just have him do nothing, then? The thing is, and you may not want to admit it, but the injury was no longer a factor at that point. He was taken care of, given a job with low hours and big benefits, and since he's antsy to return to the ring, it at least shows he's no longer handicapped or in need of severe rehab. Not enough to get clearance, but enough to live a life and be able to work as a PA and what that entailed. Maybe they could have done something else in order to save Sorensen, but would it have made a difference? You don't think, if TNA kept him on, he wouldn't have left on his own down the line when he couldn't get get back on TV? Or, if they allowed him back, needing to watch any kind of damage from any kind of move in order to not reinjure him? I think you are making the situation seem easier than it actually was.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 27, 2013 0:30:37 GMT -5
Also with Michael, the Jesse Sorenson deal, if he wasn't cleared to compete, tough shit. You still don't fire the guy if he wants to do something else, unless he asks to be released from the company. You just say, look, tough shit, this is what you're doing now, deal with it. Sure, you help him to try and grow accustomed to his new life, but you also don't just pull the rug out from under him. So, if he was hired to do the office stuff, and yet he wants to no longer do that in order to wrestle, and him wrestling was not something they or any medics were gonna sign on to, do you just have him do nothing, then? The thing is, and you may not want to admit it, but the injury was no longer a factor at that point. He was taken care of, given a job with low hours and big benefits, and since he's antsy to return to the ring, it at least shows he's no longer handicapped or in need of severe rehab. Not enough to get clearance, but enough to live a life and be able to work as a PA and what that entailed. Maybe they could have done something else in order to save Sorensen, but would it have made a difference? You don't think, if TNA kept him on, he wouldn't have left on his own down the line when he couldn't get get back on TV? Or, if they allowed him back, needing to watch any kind of damage from any kind of move in order to not reinjure him? I think you are making the situation seem easier than it actually was. Injury is always a factor, especially one like that. Going back to work life, another co-worker fell 60 feet, and actually survived. Was in a coma for 8 months, and is nicknamed Tweaker due to how his muscles and brain make him move, but he's alive. Any issue from his injuries go back on worker's comp to that one job site. The guy who fell while going down the ladder, if he leaves that job, all issues he has that come up relating to that fall will go right back to Safway according to Worker's Compensation. Any issue that Jesse has from now until he dies, if it's neck related, it all goes back to TNA and that night. Again, if he wants to wrestle again, tell him to f*** off and you have to do this now, and you have to get used to it. You can explain their situation, and they say he really wanted to go back wrestling. So what? I would like to wrestle to, lots of people too, but that doesn't mean it's a reality and it doesn't mean you fire him. You have him continue working backstage, hell, if you're paying him so much, have him do a lot more stuff. Have him work production, have him be a writer's assistant, have him work with camera people, have him help JB, he does a lot of random shit, help relieve his load. But just don't fire him. If he left on his own down the line, that's his prerogative, but until then, he stays on the roster. And, I'm just like that, I would be compassionate, but I would also be the type that, if Madison Rayne could have worked while pregnant, I would have gotten her work, to get some of my investment back on her, especially since she's a great talker. Same goes with Jesse. If you have to have the guy, use that. He's obviously passionate about wrestling, it's not like he isn't going to be a positive influence backstage, a young kid, loves wrestling, wants to help out, who wouldn't want to keep a guy like that around? Also, it's important to have meaningful work for the guy. That's another thing with Worker's comp, most people heal faster if they're doing a job that is meaningful. So take Jesse. Jesse had a lost time incident, in that he couldn't show up for work to do even modified duty. He had a hospital stay, rehab, and they gave him a job. That's great. And if someone is disabled on the job site, a company is required to find work for him, but that's through OH&S, and I'm not sure of the OSHA equivalent in the States and what it would be, but I'm sure it's probably similar. And it's rare that they eventually lose their job. If Droz was injured on a job site and had that injury, he'd still be with a company, but again, he's not with a union and I'm not sure how that works with WWE, TNA and wrestling in general, and it's something I'd have to look more into. Another work example. My old job at Steeplejack in 2010, there was this guy with MS hired onto the job site. He'd been a carpenter with the union for 23 years, so the man put in his time. They put him in the tool crib, as you need a journeyman in the tool crib (they did the same thing with a pregnant woman who was a journeyman, work the tool crib. This general foreman on nightshift laid him off, and everyone thought he was the world's biggest dick head, and his reputation still proceeds him. Granted, he didn't get MS from the job site, and they needed to lay off people, but why kick a guy when he's down? That's where I'm coming from, to get a sense of my opinion and reasoning to keep Jesse, and even Madison Rayne employed and under contract.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jul 27, 2013 0:38:52 GMT -5
I'm probably gonna end this discussion after this, so I'll leave it at this.
So, you want to keep Sorensen? Fine. Let's pretend you can keep him.
What is he worth to you?
Would you fire, say 5 wrestlers, to keep him? Fire, a random pick, Joseph Parks, Robbie E, Wes Brisco, ODB, and Zema Ion, to keep Sorensen? They need to go, cause you need to cut the expenses.
What if it was all the Knockouts? No Knockouts anymore, but Sorensen stays? Or all the X-Division? All gone to save Sorensen?
Or what if the situation was 1 to 1? Fire Sorensen, or Fire Borash? or Fire AJ? Magnus? Aries?
You don't get to pick and choose who you get to release. You can't say Hogan or Brooke or Bischoff or anyone with the power to stop you. You have these choices and nothing else, and you have to live with the consequences. Who do you pick? What sacrifice is Sorensen worth to you?
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 27, 2013 0:45:20 GMT -5
I'm probably gonna end this discussion after this, so I'll leave it at this. So, you want to keep Sorensen? Fine. Let's pretend you can keep him. What is he worth to you? Would you fire, say 5 wrestlers, to keep him? Fire, a random pick, Joseph Parks, Robbie E, Wes Brisco, ODB, and Zema Ion, to keep Sorensen? They need to go, cause you need to cut the expenses. What if it was all the Knockouts? No Knockouts anymore, but Sorensen stays? Or all the X-Division? All gone to save Sorensen? Or what if the situation was 1 to 1? Fire Sorensen, or Fire Borash? or Fire AJ? Magnus? Aries? You don't get to pick and choose who you get to release. You can't say Hogan or Brooke or Bischoff or anyone with the power to stop you. You have these choices and nothing else, and you have to live with the consequences. Who do you pick? What sacrifice is Sorensen worth to you? He's worth a lot. Firstly, you have a young kid, eager to learn, eager to get back into wrestling, but he can't right now. What's going to help the guy, and what's going to help me. Eager and passion are traits you want in somebody. So, you have him learn how to book. Have him sit in on creative. Have one of the writers take him under his wing. JB is a major guy with the company. Have Sorenson shadow JB, and be his apprentice. I could find a shit ton for Jesse to do, especially if you're paying him decently, and you have to cut people. If you cut people, get Jesse to do some of that work. If it's paper work, if it's thinking, or whatever, then it will be great. Fire 5 wrestlers to keep him? Believe me, I could do that easily, because nobody on the roster is moving the needle, from Robbie E to Hulk Hogan. But, that also might not be talent's fault, because it's been like this for years. So, who are the movers and shaker's, the supposed ones, that should get fired. Jesse shouldn't get fired, what did he do to deserve it? What about the people who are supposed to move the needle and help make TNA bigger? What about the production guys who may miss spots, or catch a guy blading? Believe me, there's a ton of people gone before Jesse's gone. Jesse would probably be fired before Jeremy Borash, because I would say he's the most valuable guy in TNA honestly, haha. You don't have to come across as if you're running a charity or anything. At the end of the day, it's still a business. So, why not have him do things and get the most you can out of him to make him worth his rate? As I said before, same thing would have happened with Madison Rayne if she was able to go on the road. You're paying her anyway, get the most out of her that you can.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jul 27, 2013 0:56:24 GMT -5
I'm probably gonna end this discussion after this, so I'll leave it at this. So, you want to keep Sorensen? Fine. Let's pretend you can keep him. What is he worth to you? Would you fire, say 5 wrestlers, to keep him? Fire, a random pick, Joseph Parks, Robbie E, Wes Brisco, ODB, and Zema Ion, to keep Sorensen? They need to go, cause you need to cut the expenses. What if it was all the Knockouts? No Knockouts anymore, but Sorensen stays? Or all the X-Division? All gone to save Sorensen? Or what if the situation was 1 to 1? Fire Sorensen, or Fire Borash? or Fire AJ? Magnus? Aries? You don't get to pick and choose who you get to release. You can't say Hogan or Brooke or Bischoff or anyone with the power to stop you. You have these choices and nothing else, and you have to live with the consequences. Who do you pick? What sacrifice is Sorensen worth to you? He's worth a lot. Firstly, you have a young kid, eager to learn, eager to get back into wrestling, but he can't right now. What's going to help the guy, and what's going to help me. Eager and passion are traits you want in somebody. So, you have him learn how to book. Have him sit in on creative. Have one of the writers take him under his wing. JB is a major guy with the company. Have Sorenson shadow JB, and be his apprentice. I could find a shit ton for Jesse to do, especially if you're paying him decently, and you have to cut people. If you cut people, get Jesse to do some of that work. If it's paper work, if it's thinking, or whatever, then it will be great. Fire 5 wrestlers to keep him? Believe me, I could do that easily, because nobody on the roster is moving the needle, from Robbie E to Hulk Hogan. But, that also might not be talent's fault, because it's been like this for years. So, who are the movers and shaker's, the supposed ones, that should get fired. Jesse shouldn't get fired, what did he do to deserve it? What about the people who are supposed to move the needle and help make TNA bigger? What about the production guys who may miss spots, or catch a guy blading? Believe me, there's a ton of people gone before Jesse's gone. Jesse would probably be fired before Jeremy Borash, because I would say he's the most valuable guy in TNA honestly, haha. You don't have to come across as if you're running a charity or anything. At the end of the day, it's still a business. So, why not have him do things and get the most you can out of him to make him worth his rate? As I said before, same thing would have happened with Madison Rayne if she was able to go on the road. You're paying her anyway, get the most out of her that you can. But he doesnt want to be part of Creative or JBs second or part of production or anything behind the scenes, he wants to wrestle. Thats it. At that point it pretty much is charity. Again, you make it all out to be too easy, and act like its so obvious when it really isnt. The fact you focus on "the needle" and not anything else proves it.
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Jul 27, 2013 1:03:10 GMT -5
He's less likely to be cleared in-ring than Edge, and they employed him for 3 months longer.
Also, this is going to sound dickish, but what's wrong with him getting a regular job? TNA's given him over a year of PA experience, and I think a reference from a millionaire will probably be very helpful
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Post by vivix on Jul 27, 2013 1:09:00 GMT -5
Maybe Jesse shouldn't have tucked his neck in like that and just fell backwards....
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Post by SOR on Jul 27, 2013 2:26:30 GMT -5
He was being overpaid for his job, which had him working a couple of days a month. They'd already paid his bills and tried to give him some training to move on from wrestling, but he didn't want to. Why should he be immune because he was at one time injured but really isn't but is still overpaid to do a simple job? 1. He was promised a job for life. 2. This wasn't a muscle tear or a sprained ankle. The guy broke his neck and almost died. He also never sued them (which he could have done and would have probably gotten a fortune considering they didn't stop the match right away). 3. And let's not forget: the move that nearly killed him was a high-risk one. You know, the kind TNA has always encouraged their X division wrestlers to do. 4. The guy is probably be going to through some sort of physical therapy for the next few years. I wouldn't say he's perfectly fine. If TNA wouldn't clear him, and these guys will let virtually anyone wrestle, that suggests there are still real issues there. 1. Completely false and something made up by Sorensens alleged "friend" Sorensen himself admits he never was promised a job for life. 2. He didn't almost die he was almost a Quadraplegic. Being a Quadraplegic would be horrible so lets thank god that it didn't happen. The match also was stopped right away the referee counted Sorensen out and as soon as that X went up TNA staff rushed down to ringside and moved the guy. He also couldn't sue based on the contract he signed. 3. It was a freak accident. WWE, WCW, ECW, ROH all use that exact same style. The only one on that list who would of helped someone for a year and a half is WWE and that's because they have the money to do so. TNA really doesn't and they STILL helped him. 4. I doubt it. He's taking indy bookings so I doubt he's in a high amouint of pain. TNA also weren't the ones that didn't clear him that was Sorensens doctors. I do love how TNA appear to be giving themselves credit for helping him out with his medical bills and giving him a wage while he was stuck at home and couldn't work after breaking his neck working for them. It reminds me of that Chris Rock joke about wanting credit for stuff you're SUPPOSED to be doing anyway. "We paid him a living wage after he got incapacitated working for us!" "What do you want, TNA, a cookie!?" You're the one that posted the contract. The contract basically states that TNA isn't responsible for any injury that Sorensen received now I'm no lawyer but that's pretty cut and dry. TNA itself didn't have any legal obligation to help this guy out. They could of sent him to the hospital that night and cut all ties with him. Instead they gave him a high end job, Great work experience, Great wage and paid every dime of his Medical Bill. They didn't have to do that it was INCREDIBLY generous of them to do so. You're kind of forgetting the 15 or so other people released in the same time frame. The thing being that the talent like Ryan and Tara had monthly pay contracts, even when not used, and that had to add up to a lot. I also believe Prichard was no slouch in that dept, as well as most of the office jobs, as they weren't really apprentice or interns, but management, and those are a bit higher up. Then the development people let go in the name of streamlining and there you go. Again though, you're not explaining why he HAD to go. Or how the (small) amount of money they've saved by firing justifies some of the worst PR they've ever had. How is it bad PR? They look really good for helping this guy get back to almost full health. I don't understand what you're complaining about. Sorensen wasn't employed for a life time and we're all mad about it? He'll move on and get a great job for a TV Show or something. He has a great reference, work experience etc. TNA has set him up for life with the opportunities they have given him. Sounds like good PR to me.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Jul 27, 2013 4:24:05 GMT -5
I'm probably gonna end this discussion after this, so I'll leave it at this. So, you want to keep Sorensen? Fine. Let's pretend you can keep him. What is he worth to you? Would you fire, say 5 wrestlers, to keep him? Fire, a random pick, Joseph Parks, Robbie E, Wes Brisco, ODB, and Zema Ion, to keep Sorensen? They need to go, cause you need to cut the expenses. What if it was all the Knockouts? No Knockouts anymore, but Sorensen stays? Or all the X-Division? All gone to save Sorensen? Or what if the situation was 1 to 1? Fire Sorensen, or Fire Borash? or Fire AJ? Magnus? Aries? You don't get to pick and choose who you get to release. You can't say Hogan or Brooke or Bischoff or anyone with the power to stop you. You have these choices and nothing else, and you have to live with the consequences. Who do you pick? What sacrifice is Sorensen worth to you? Question, because I haven't followed TNA this year, and don't want to be "that guy" who gives an opinion without knowing the facts: Are TNA making any profit off of these touring shows? Or is this 1.2 million lost a month putting them in the hole? Are the costs outweighing the profits entirely? Because if so, why don't they just stop doing them? Or at least cut back. That way you've saved that money and no one needs to get fired (maybe just renegotiated contracts). Keep in mind, I literally have no idea the details of these things, and am just curious.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 27, 2013 6:24:45 GMT -5
Question, because I haven't followed TNA this year, and don't want to be "that guy" who gives an opinion without knowing the facts: Are TNA making any profit off of these touring shows? Or is this 1.2 million lost a month putting them in the hole? Are the costs outweighing the profits entirely? Because if so, why don't they just stop doing them? Or at least cut back. That way you've saved that money and no one needs to get fired (maybe just renegotiated contracts). Keep in mind, I literally have no idea the details of these things, and am just curious. According to most reports, which granted aren't coming from TNA themselves so they could be completely wrong, TNA is losing a very large amount of money with each taping. That being said they kinda backed themselves into a corner and don't really have any other options. Universal Studios already rented the former Impact Zone to something else so where else can they go? As for Sorensen, I really don't blame TNA for letting him go. If he was mostly recovered and being overpaid for what they had him doing, then yeah, TNA needed to let him go. That said, they should've expected and been prepared for this reaction, not scrambling to try to defend themselves to the IWC.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 27, 2013 7:49:01 GMT -5
I think it's just different in an entertainment company. After all, didn't WWE release Droz back in 07 or so? And they've hardly gone out of business (at least, I remembered there being an uproar about it. It may have been crap memory on my part.) I wouldn't be surprised if the company was struggling because of the new expenses of going on the road and wanted to make it up somehow, but one individual release isn't really enough to signal the end of days of a company to me. Well, I also said earlier either they're heartless or they're in bad shape, and it may've been them being heartless. WWE's been pretty heartless in the past. I'm also guessing Droz was paid a shit ton more then Jesse Sorenson was. And again, TNA doesn't have the budget of WWE. And no, it's still a job, entertainment or no and he was hurt on the job, and it wasn't of his own doing. Sorenson has also made a close to full recovery, where Droz did not. Sorenson is capable of working a normal job, capable to moving on, without a lifetime of problems, Droz was not. Sorenson was hurt on the job, yes, and they helped him out, helped him make a nearly full recovery, and provided him with the opportunity to transition to a job that he wasn't at increased risk of injuring himself for. According to the stories, Sorenson wanted to return to the ring where he was at risk of injuring himself again. TNA couldn't allow that, and if he wasn't taking to the new job, there's not a lot you can do. And at the end of the day, you have someone in a job who is being overpaid and wants to go to a job they may not be able to do safely. If they are in a position where they need to make some tough choices, the guy who is overpaid for a simple job that he has because he was once injured but is now nearly completely recovered is one of the first guys you end up looking at. It's not an easy decision, these never are, but you have to look at what someone can provide to the company and, if these stories are true, then Sorenson doesn't really provide that much to the company and is well enough to move on. Saying you'd have no problem firing five other people so he could keep a job he's overpaid for that his heart isn't in? That, to me, is a much more heartless position to take, considering Sorenson's effect on the company hasn't been any greater than anyone else's.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jul 27, 2013 8:05:57 GMT -5
Question, because I haven't followed TNA this year, and don't want to be "that guy" who gives an opinion without knowing the facts: Are TNA making any profit off of these touring shows? Or is this 1.2 million lost a month putting them in the hole? Are the costs outweighing the profits entirely? Because if so, why don't they just stop doing them? Or at least cut back. That way you've saved that money and no one needs to get fired (maybe just renegotiated contracts). Keep in mind, I literally have no idea the details of these things, and am just curious. According to most reports, which granted aren't coming from TNA themselves so they could be completely wrong, TNA is losing a very large amount of money with each taping. That being said they kinda backed themselves into a corner and don't really have any other options. Universal Studios already rented the former Impact Zone to something else so where else can they go? Meltzer also reported that they have bookings with arenas that more or less lock them in this arrangement through the end of the year at minimum.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 27, 2013 8:19:05 GMT -5
I'm just not sure how much I'd buy them actually losing 1.2 million a month. I could but that being the cost of running in these arenas, but if they were losing that much, I couldn't see them keeping those dates, or even staying afloat. The cancellation fees wouldn't be nearly that costly and they could rebook at better terms in other venues.
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Post by Been burned too many times on Jul 27, 2013 9:45:42 GMT -5
People keep talking about the promise that Dixie made based off Sorensen's gofundme page. But that has since been deleted and Sorensen admitted on twitter that he didn't set up the page, his friend did. www.gofundme.com/3oz6qcThe 'rant' about Dixie is gone. Also... www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/jesse-sorensen-returning-to-the-ring-tonight/As far as the promise to Jesse goes, if true I think Dixie might have told him that when she thought he'd end up like Droz and wouldn't be able to do anything else with his life. However Jesse is mobile, walking around and lifting weights now. He's someone who's overcome the accident, he's not bound to a wheelchair because of it. edit: Wasn't trying to sound harsh with that last line but reading it back it sounds bad. I mean that Jesse has pretty much made a full recovery and the promise she made to him was probably in case he ended up paralyzed from the waist down or something like that. For a few weeks Jesse couldn't move at all iirc then he slowly started to get feeling back in his legs. Then eventually started to walk again, etc.
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Post by CrazySting on Jul 27, 2013 10:03:19 GMT -5
People keep talking about the promise that Dixie made based off Sorensen's gofundme page. But that has since been deleted and Sorensen admitted on twitter that he didn't set up the page, his friend did. www.gofundme.com/3oz6qcThe 'rant' about Dixie is gone. Does anyone actually believe the original post wasn't from him but "a friend"? First of all, if his friend really did pretend to be him and set up a fund asking for donations that is, you know, FRAUD. Something you can go to jail for. "A friend wrote the rant and set up the page" is basically another version of "my Twitter was hacked."
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Post by Been burned too many times on Jul 27, 2013 10:09:29 GMT -5
Maybe, maybe not. Just going by what he said.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Jul 27, 2013 10:15:30 GMT -5
People keep talking about the promise that Dixie made based off Sorensen's gofundme page. But that has since been deleted and Sorensen admitted on twitter that he didn't set up the page, his friend did. www.gofundme.com/3oz6qcThe 'rant' about Dixie is gone. Does anyone actually believe the original post wasn't from him but "a friend"? First of all, if his friend really did pretend to be him and set up a fund asking for donations that is, you know, FRAUD. Something you can go to jail for. "A friend wrote the rant and set up the page" is basically another version of "my Twitter was hacked." In your opinion, that's what you want to believe. Stop forcing your opinions on people as if it's fact and make out we're all dumb for not questioning every single little thing and not doubting every little thing coming out of his mouth because "TNA is evil and are obviously making him take it back" or whatever other b.s you fancy spreading. Just quit it, it's getting beyond a joke.
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Post by CrazySting on Jul 27, 2013 10:20:29 GMT -5
It's not bias to claim his "my friend wrote it" arguement is totally nonsensical.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 27, 2013 10:32:48 GMT -5
I could see it either way. On one hand, claiming that someone else got your account/posted as you is pretty transparent way to backtrack. On the other hand, you can never doubt the extent of humanity do to stupid things on the internet, even (or especially) fraudulent things. People do pose as others pretty regularly for whatever reason, and for all we know that friend really could be the dim type to do it. I've learned never to inherently doubt something just because "They'd have to be stupid to do it" is an argument against it.
Whatever it is, I still think TNA made good by him for giving him as much as they did, and him not wanting to move on from wrestling shouldn't be on them. If the stories are true, he's probably fine as of this point, just at a higher risk of reinjuring himself, which is common when you have a traumatic injury like that. The notion that he's got a pile of future therapy bills doesn't hold up for me, and it really does seem like he wanted something that they didn't feel safe to give him as long as we was a member of their roster.
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