lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Oct 16, 2018 23:51:45 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? To be honest, right now, I can't bring myself to do it.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 16, 2018 23:57:13 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Nope.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2018 0:02:58 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Oct 17, 2018 0:05:14 GMT -5
I'm not watching this.
Though not much of a protest as I really haven't watched much of any wwe in a bit.
Certainly nothing I'd call regular watching
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 17, 2018 0:09:30 GMT -5
Vince is going to try to have his cake and eat it. He's going to go over and have a bog standard houseshow hoping that will fulfill his contractual obligations to the KSA and will avoid criticism back in the States. Like most cake and eat it situations this will probably backfire. By flying out there he will anger American fans (and possibly the government if the situation escalates) and at the same time the KSA will be pissed that they didn't get their 2030 shilling to the west. Then again the only other options are to pull out (get sued) or double down and go over propaganda shilling and all (massively bad PR with their bread and butter market). There's no easy option for Vince here from a financial POV. I'm pretty sure they have to do the 2030 stuff. We probably won't have commentary mentioning it as much as they did the last time, but at the very least, they probably have to air the videos per the agreement, because the absolute dumbest thing to do would be to go back on the deal while you have your roster in the country.
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Perd
Patti Mayonnaise
Leslie needs to butt out for fear of receiving The Bunghole Buster
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Post by Perd on Oct 17, 2018 0:18:31 GMT -5
Yeah, think I’m gonna sit this one out. I can swallow some shit. But this just feels wrong.
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MAGGLE
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Post by MAGGLE on Oct 17, 2018 0:24:59 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Yes
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 17, 2018 1:57:42 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? It was going to be "no" anyway because I currently don't have WWE Network. And I didn't have much interest in the show or in GRR either because of my own personal views concerning the KSA government and just not being very appealing shows that air at a weird time.
But in light of what has happened, it's a more emphatic "hell no" and any chance of me subscribing to WWE Network has gone down the toilet.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Oct 17, 2018 2:05:26 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Nah. Like, even before all this, the show looked pointless in the same way GRR was pointless so there was no real point in watching. Now it looks pointless AND has...this around it. And it needs to be said again, we’re still waiting for the shoe to truly drop here.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 17, 2018 2:09:15 GMT -5
Problem is I think we're at a point where for WWE, SA is the bottom line. I honestly believe WWE is compromised right now. Even looking past this Khasoggi story, I don't suspect this deal is entirely on the level. Wouldn't be at all surprised if there's some money laundering going on in the background. As much as we might want to believe that Vince is the ultimate in Stupid Evil, I don't think he's that Stupid. You'd think, but this is a deal with such tight-lipped confidentiality that WWE told their own shareholders "The deal is for money" and little else. That's just the actual on-paper legal up-front shit that's been discussed, no handshake backroom shit, and we're looking here at a man who by the admission of Jimmy Snuka walked into an interrogation room with a suitcase full of money that he didn't leave with, and a country with such shady dealings they just murdered a dude. I think we're looking at the kind of situation here where there could absolutely be some laundered extra money funneling in here or some kind of not-so-legal f***ery in play. When the players are that crooked and even the legal stuff is kept hidden that's just begging for questions.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Oct 17, 2018 2:10:27 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Well, I'm never giving WWE money again, I'll say that much
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msc
Dennis Stamp
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Post by msc on Oct 17, 2018 2:12:02 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Nah, cancelled Network, not interested in streams etc. There is a lot on the show that would interest me as a fan (Taker and tournaments mark, me) but it is what is...
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Oct 17, 2018 2:13:32 GMT -5
I cancelled my network a few weeks ago, which was unrelated to all this, but I'm unlikely subscribing again to watch the event (even if it's on a reasonable time here in the UK)
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 17, 2018 2:16:15 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? I haven't even really been down with how I've un-sworn off WWE now that Brock lost the title but I said I'd give them a shot. They've bombed that shot with this and just kind of still being crap anyway. Going to let me Network run through Evolution because that's still in the pay period, watch it live, then cut it off and not look back.
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Nikki Heyman
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Oct 17, 2018 3:24:12 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Yes me too
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Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Oct 17, 2018 3:38:20 GMT -5
No. Even if this show wasn't in KSA, the probable main event of DX vs The Brothers of Destruction, with both teams way past their prime, is a turn-off for me and while the triple threat of Brock, Roman and Braun looks fun, I know that it will likely end with Braun taking the pin and choking for the 5th time in a UC Title match.
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Post by vinnysimmo on Oct 17, 2018 3:43:59 GMT -5
On the real, lemme ask this... Are yall gonna watch this? Absolutely! Really looking forward to the 8-man tournament. Hoping it has a Survivor Series 98 Deadly game feel. (Short matches and people playing the hits). I would prefer if the tournament meant being added to the UC match, making it a fatal 4-way. But I'll enjoy that as it is too.
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MAGGLE
Dennis Stamp
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Post by MAGGLE on Oct 17, 2018 4:18:36 GMT -5
Vince is going to try to have his cake and eat it. He's going to go over and have a bog standard houseshow hoping that will fulfill his contractual obligations to the KSA and will avoid criticism back in the States. Then again the only other options are to pull out (get sued) or double down and go over propaganda shilling and all (massively bad PR with their bread and butter market). There's no easy option for Vince here from a financial POV. I dont think there is a chance of WWE getting sued by the Saudi government. They are just getting started with arbitration laws. They will probably ban them for life and make a couple of threats. There is nothing much to be done here. If the Contract was signed in their Kingdom , then you can just laugh it off. Who cares if a country that no one really supports has a problem with you. I wouldnt even know where to settle this dispute to be honest! Its a kingdom in 2018...no one is taking them serious except their money. I would be more concerned about my shareholders.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 17, 2018 5:07:21 GMT -5
if Vince still goe through with this show he's a special kind of terrible.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 17, 2018 6:18:25 GMT -5
When Vince McMahon be all like :
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