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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 19:56:26 GMT -5
If the show goes on. Do the wrestlers just walk to the ring casually, go through the motions and get the hell out of the country. Or do they go all out? It will be really bizarre to see the New Day dancing to the ring, or DX giving crotch chops, in a situation that's so tense.
The show has 2 possible outcomes. It's either so bad, that it's hilarious. Or it's so bad, that's it's just really F**ing bad.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 20:16:20 GMT -5
I'd be ok if they moved this to Alaska First televised event from there and I live there lol
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Post by Shark on Oct 15, 2018 20:23:58 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. John Oliver will fight back too. Dude's gone back and forth with FIFA and presidents of several countries. He created an anti smoking mascot and put up billboards and sent t-shirts of it to various countries Philip Morris was trying to exploit. If WWE tries to play with him, Oliver will play hard ball.
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Post by Hit Girl on Oct 15, 2018 20:25:47 GMT -5
If the show goes on. Do the wrestlers just walk to the ring casually, go through the motions and get the hell out of the country. Or do they go all out? It will be really bizarre to see the New Day dancing to the ring, or DX giving crotch chops, in a situation that's so tense. The show has 2 possible outcomes. It's either so bad, that it's hilarious. Or it's so bad, that's it's just really F**ing bad. A crotch chop would probably earn DX a prison sentence.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Oct 15, 2018 20:50:17 GMT -5
Why is everyone so uptight about this supposed scandal? The Saudi government is working hard on the issue and will prosecute those rogue agents any time now. The Saudi government are honest people and the WWE has nothing to worry about.......um.....
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 15, 2018 20:52:15 GMT -5
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. John Oliver will fight back too. Dude's gone back and forth with FIFA and presidents of several countries. He created an anti smoking mascot and put up billboards and sent t-shirts of it to various countries Philip Morris was trying to exploit. If WWE tries to play with him, Oliver will play hard ball. I'm not even going to pretend that I don't want to see this kind of shit boil over. Oliver's people thrive on the chance to repeat bits and go in hard on shit to raise their profile while Vince McMahon is so petty he'll tank an episode of Raw to spite the owner of a sports team. Like it's probably not going to happen but i can just imagine the insanity involved and I crave it.
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Post by paulbearer on Oct 15, 2018 21:09:10 GMT -5
I don’t believe the wwe would cancel the show, they would do anything for money. Mike Tyson was a convicted rapist but they still used him. Snuka killed that girl and they still used him. They named a tournament in honor of Moolah and only changed it after Snickers got bombarded with messages. Chiller is having Robert Wagner as guest , he mightve killed Natalie Wood
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Post by honsou on Oct 15, 2018 21:13:22 GMT -5
This is a really fascinating study of what a company does in these situations. It seems like at this point WWE says the money is worth the controversy and possible loss of subscriptions because there is just so much money on the table. I don't even think sponsors leaving or even wrestlers protest prevents them from doing the shows. Will this actually hurt them? I doubt it
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 15, 2018 21:28:51 GMT -5
Dear Vince:
The saying "I'll do anything for a dollar" is a cliché, it's not supposed to be taken literally.
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Post by Doctor No on Oct 15, 2018 21:54:19 GMT -5
If the show goes on. Do the wrestlers just walk to the ring casually, go through the motions and get the hell out of the country. Or do they go all out? It will be really bizarre to see the New Day dancing to the ring, or DX giving crotch chops, in a situation that's so tense. The show has 2 possible outcomes. It's either so bad, that it's hilarious. Or it's so bad, that's it's just really F**ing bad. If they guarantee the whole show will be treated like a somber wake, I will subscribe. 😂🤣
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Oct 15, 2018 22:13:54 GMT -5
I'd be ok if they moved this to Alaska First televised event from there and I live there lol They've never done a televised event from Alaska? But Anchorage, Alaska is a possible location in the SvR GM modes!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 15, 2018 22:37:24 GMT -5
I laughed my ass off at "Prince Muhammad is an interesting and smart person." That sounds straight out of Just Bring It.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 22:39:29 GMT -5
In response to some of the stars not wanting to go...
Sounds like they will be some meetings going on.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 15, 2018 22:40:15 GMT -5
Guys, don't stray from WWE being the main topic here.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 22:43:09 GMT -5
I feel like this is Vince's "Icarus" moment, meaning that he's flying way too close to sun due to his own hubris, and he's about to take a tumble to earth.
He did something really, REALLY short-sighted with no easy exit strategy (at least from appearances) and now it's exploding in his face at every turn. I cancelled my subscription months ago, but this just drove it home that I won't be getting it back. New Japan World can keep taking my money.
Of course, the cynical part of me thinks that Vince will slime his way through it just like he has everything else.
Either way, Triple H has to be losing his mind right now wondering what he's going to inherit when Vince kicks the bucket.
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Post by ayumidah on Oct 15, 2018 23:15:35 GMT -5
I'm too exhausted by a lot of things to really have much to say on the subject, I just hope that, if it goes on as planned, the trip goes smoothly and those who do go get back safely.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Oct 15, 2018 23:16:43 GMT -5
Vince now:
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Oct 16, 2018 0:06:23 GMT -5
They just promoted it in the show bumper before the show. There you go. They apparently also ran an ad for the event, though the words "Saudi Arabia" were not mentioned at all.
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 16, 2018 0:15:57 GMT -5
The more that I read into about this, the more I feel like it's going to play out so that the WWE will get to play the "the issue has been resolved satisfactorily and we will be processing with the show for the benefit of all involved" card.
Without it actually being resolved satisfactorily and to the benefit of only the WWE brass and the royal family.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Oct 16, 2018 0:31:05 GMT -5
I think Vince will get in trouble with the shareholders, to the point I see him having to resign like Elon Musk That wasn't the Shareholders kicking Musk out. That was the SEC, because Musk was a dumbass and broke the law by "joking" that he had secured funding to go private when he did not.
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