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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 15, 2018 17:43:08 GMT -5
I don't even care how they spin it or how hard they try to turn this into good PR for themselves.
Just get out of this deal WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 17:53:06 GMT -5
This thread might get to 100 pages before the show itself even starts.
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Post by héad.casé on Oct 15, 2018 17:56:42 GMT -5
This thread might get to 100 pages before the show itself even starts. If they don’t back out it will.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Oct 15, 2018 18:21:46 GMT -5
I just can’t imagine them going through with this event. No amount of money is going to be worth these headaches.
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Post by chazraps on Oct 15, 2018 18:23:54 GMT -5
I cancelled my subscription and wrote in the other reason "Saudi Arabia."
Depending how tonight/tomorrow is handled, we'll see if I return.
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Post by Woo on Oct 15, 2018 18:34:21 GMT -5
Anybody expect them to have a British glasses wearing guy called Ron Olivier to be humiliated on Raw now? If they do I'd love for Jon Oliver to tear them apart shit Snuka, Moolah and the Independent Contractor thing.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Oct 15, 2018 18:40:43 GMT -5
Anybody expect them to have a British glasses wearing guy called Ron Olivier to be humiliated on Raw now? If they do I'd love for Jon Oliver to tear them apart shit Snuka, Moolah and the Independent Contractor thing. I don't know if they're going to poke the hornet's nest just yet. It would just draw more attention to something they're actively trying to downplay.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 18:44:15 GMT -5
I think they should move the show to Alaska and turn it into a tribute show for the singer Jewel.
Thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 18:47:43 GMT -5
Anybody expect them to have a British glasses wearing guy called Ron Olivier to be humiliated on Raw now? If they do I'd love for Jon Oliver to tear them apart shit Snuka, Moolah and the Independent Contractor thing. Spuds gotta be reporting for work today with a sense of dread.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 15, 2018 18:48:57 GMT -5
If WWE cancel, the Saudis will gain revenge by starting their own promotion and signing all the top talent. The card for the inaugural WrestleMecca will be loaded. Crown Prince: I tried booking Ultimate Warrior and Yokozuna but for some reason they don’t answer their phones...
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 15, 2018 18:50:04 GMT -5
They just promoted it in the show bumper before the show. There you go.
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Post by burdette25159 on Oct 15, 2018 18:52:07 GMT -5
I could see Crown Jewel being moved to England.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Oct 15, 2018 18:53:31 GMT -5
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 15, 2018 18:56:52 GMT -5
Anybody expect them to have a British glasses wearing guy called Ron Olivier to be humiliated on Raw now? If they do I'd love for Jon Oliver to tear them apart shit Snuka, Moolah and the Independent Contractor thing. I don't know if they're going to poke the hornet's nest just yet. It would just draw more attention to something they're actively trying to downplay. They ain't going to poke the bear. They'll continue to not mention it, and hope it blows over.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 18:57:29 GMT -5
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Post by Woo on Oct 15, 2018 19:03:02 GMT -5
Anybody expect them to have a British glasses wearing guy called Ron Olivier to be humiliated on Raw now? If they do I'd love for Jon Oliver to tear them apart shit Snuka, Moolah and the Independent Contractor thing. I don't know if they're going to poke the hornet's nest just yet. It would just draw more attention to something they're actively trying to downplay. Probably right, but I bet the idea crossed their mind given how thin skinned they are.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Oct 15, 2018 19:21:06 GMT -5
Vince right now: I just canceled my wwe network subscription. For reason I put “Other: WWE doing business with, and airing propaganda for, Saudi Arabia, a country that just murdered s US resident journalist”
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 15, 2018 19:41:32 GMT -5
WWE is looking really tonedeaf tonight. But then, they knew who they were getting in bed with when they made this deal. But here's the other thing. I'm absolutely not surprised at all that this happened. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy with one of the worst human rights records on the planet. So them "accidentally" killing a journalist through interrogation is not only something I expect out of a repressive autocracy, but am surprised more instances of it happening haven't already leaked out to the public.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 19:45:31 GMT -5
Looks like the new spin is going to be that yes, dude was killed but the Crown Prince didn’t order it or know anything about it, so look for the guys that did the killing to be executed while the Royal’s act like the best detectives of all time and it’s back to business as usual between Washington and Riyadh. It’s patently ridiculous, and no one should believe it, but it seems to be the direction they’re going.
100% Crown Jewel is going to happen if that’s the case. There’s too much money being exchanged by too many important people(and Vince) for our government to kill any deals.
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Post by chrom on Oct 15, 2018 19:48:53 GMT -5
Looks like the new spin is going to be that yes, dude was killed but the Crown Prince didn’t order it or know anything about it, so look for the guys that did the killing to be executed while the Royal’s act like the best detectives of all time and it’s back to business as usual between Washington and Riyadh. It’s patently ridiculous, and no one should believe it, but it seems to be the direction they’re going. 100% Crown Jewel is going to happen if that’s the case. There’s too much money being exchanged by too many important people(and Vince) for our government to kill any deals. What are the odds they execute some random civilian and claim they were the murderer?
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