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Post by HMARK Center on May 18, 2019 11:14:22 GMT -5
That was hard to read - even more considering that she was told to keep mum about it and not divulge anything so as to not "damage a relationship with the US Army". If this is indeed true, f*** WWE, f*** Vince and f*** anyone else that was in the room and who told a rape victim to keep her mouth shut. Seriously, think of the good it could have done if Vince or someone else in power in WWE had gotten on the phone and absolutely blasted whomever was supposed to be in charge at that base and then let the story be public, if Ashley felt comfortable with it, of course; while I'm sympathetic to soldiers given the crappy situations they're often placed in (let's not get into any political particulars, there), there is still an appalling amount of sexual assault that goes on in the military, and like so many other service careers there's way too much silence around the abuse that does go on. A global, billion dollar wrestling promotion, even with its history of sleazy TV, going on record that they don't trust the military to protect their female performers might've forced action to be taken to do as much as possible to curtail evil shit like this.
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Post by 67 more on May 18, 2019 11:16:51 GMT -5
God, when the term sexually assaulted was being used, I was really hoping it was a case of groping or frottage or something. Not that any of that stuff's OK, just not as horrifying as that affidavit.
I know Vince loves him some military and Americana bullshit, but the fact he prioritised that over one of his workers being drugged and raped, yeah, I don't care how, he needs to be gone.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 18, 2019 11:16:54 GMT -5
If this blows up, they're done. Wow.
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Post by The Ichi on May 18, 2019 11:27:31 GMT -5
We're going to get a "feel good" video of wrestlers and soldiers laughing and having a good time, aren't we?
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 11:46:02 GMT -5
Anyone with a social media presence should do what they can to help this gain traction.
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Post by Hit Girl on May 18, 2019 11:47:28 GMT -5
If this blows up, they're done. Wow. They'll be fine.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 18, 2019 12:10:12 GMT -5
If this blows up, they're done. Wow. They'll be fine. I dunno, former employee who was violently raped and told to keep quiet for the company's image, who years later possibly committed suicide over trauma related to this incident? I know a lot is still speculation at this point, but still...not a good look for a publicly traded company.
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Post by r. on May 18, 2019 12:12:01 GMT -5
I dunno, former employee who was violently raped and told to keep quiet for the company's image, who years later possibly committed suicide over trauma related to this incident? I know a lot is still speculation at this point, but still...not a good look for a publicly traded company. How about an active performer who due to untreated CTE issues killed himself and his family?
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Post by Hit Girl on May 18, 2019 12:13:52 GMT -5
I dunno, former employee who was violently raped and told to keep quiet for the company's image, who years later possibly committed suicide over trauma related to this incident? I know a lot is still speculation at this point, but still...not a good look for a publicly traded company. For reasons that cannot be discussed on the site, it's unlikely to happen.
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Post by Milkman Norm on May 18, 2019 12:17:43 GMT -5
I dunno, former employee who was violently raped and told to keep quiet for the company's image, who years later possibly committed suicide over trauma related to this incident? I know a lot is still speculation at this point, but still...not a good look for a publicly traded company. For reasons that cannot be discussed on the site, it's unlikely to happen. For that reason and because to the general populace they aren't/ haven't been wrestling fans they already view it as classless & low brow. It's sad but stories about wrestlers like this very rarely gain traction.
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Post by The Ichi on May 18, 2019 12:33:34 GMT -5
The whole part about her wanting to train and being told no, then constantly getting hurt because of it is so horrible. It makes me think back to the backlash that she got and that girls like Kelly Kelly would get, and I'm not going to say I wasn't a part of it at times. And I'm so, so sorry.
And then the sexual assault stuff, and it's of course speculation but I hope this didn't have a hand in her death.
I hope Vince's empire crumbles before him at this point.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 18, 2019 12:35:26 GMT -5
I dunno, former employee who was violently raped and told to keep quiet for the company's image, who years later possibly committed suicide over trauma related to this incident? I know a lot is still speculation at this point, but still...not a good look for a publicly traded company. How about an active performer who due to untreated CTE issues killed himself and his family? And that brought the company to its knees and forced them to return to a more family friendly image and, more importantly, completely overhaul how they evaluate the health and safety of their performers. So I still feel confident this story could bring about change if (and that's a big if) the right people hear about it.
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Post by Steveweiser on May 18, 2019 12:44:47 GMT -5
Thread here. Very disturbing.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 12:56:15 GMT -5
That is beyond depressing to read. Jesus.
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Post by KofiMania on May 18, 2019 13:07:48 GMT -5
It’s certainly possible this is true, and it should still be investigated. Obviously, Ashley is no longer here but a lot of those named in the affidavit would seemingly be able to verify or deny the contents.
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Post by The Ichi on May 18, 2019 13:09:06 GMT -5
I hope that gets retweeted to WWE/Steph/HHH on an endless loop.
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Post by Mid-Carder on May 18, 2019 13:16:16 GMT -5
I've been typing and re-typing a response but I honestly don't know what to say to this. This is horrific.
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Post by stevec484 on May 18, 2019 13:34:45 GMT -5
It’s certainly possible this is true, and it should still be investigated. Obviously, Ashley is no longer here but a lot of those named in the affidavit would seemingly be able to verify or deny the contents. I'm sure I'll get attacked for this but this is an important point. These types of things need to be corroborated by other parties, especially since Ashley was involved in a lawsuit and trying to get money from WWE. We can't just blindly accept what she said as fact without getting a full investigation on the matter.
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Post by KofiMania on May 18, 2019 13:44:49 GMT -5
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Post by Peeetah on May 18, 2019 13:48:49 GMT -5
Honestly how the f*** does Vince sleep?
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