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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 21, 2020 21:04:18 GMT -5
And that's not to say he hasn't won or avoided other cases but...they went to court for a case that they had less than zero chance of winning. That harms your credibility as a lawyer a lot. I think a lot of lawyers look at McDevitt like "he's tough, but he can be got". Just need the right defendant willing to name names and with receipts. May have already been said here, but WWE/McDevitt's m.o. on lawsuits is to stretch them out as long as possible and drain the other side of funds. That's how they "win" most of their cases.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jun 21, 2020 21:29:15 GMT -5
I think a lot of lawyers look at McDevitt like "he's tough, but he can be got". Just need the right defendant willing to name names and with receipts. May have already been said here, but WWE/McDevitt's m.o. on lawsuits is to stretch them out as long as possible and drain the other side of funds. That's how they "win" most of their cases. Vince once but a babyface promo to that effect and it was one of the most telling things he's ever done on-screen.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 22, 2020 2:14:47 GMT -5
I think a lot of lawyers look at McDevitt like "he's tough, but he can be got". Just need the right defendant willing to name names and with receipts. May have already been said here, but WWE/McDevitt's m.o. on lawsuits is to stretch them out as long as possible and drain the other side of funds. That's how they "win" most of their cases. yeah it is a pretty common tactic big business use.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Jul 7, 2020 10:14:15 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 18, 2020 0:16:20 GMT -5
WELP...
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 18, 2020 0:22:32 GMT -5
So, basically how I theorised months ago... So basically, it seems like it allegedly happened as such... *Saudi Arabia was late in paying WWE for the last show, Vince was pissed off (which, on its own merits, is fairly reasonable, they’re the ones who have killed their image in doing this deal) *As a response, he was going to withhold the airing of Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia until, hey presto, he got paid and the show aired on delay *Vince and his core guys left, then the Saudis held the other plane with the bulk of the talents back, in the guise of “mechanical problems”. The thing to take from this may be that Vince didn’t so much abandon them (because he was always leaving on his own plane since... well, he’d come in on it), more that the Saudis had waited until he’d left to pull a power move and essentially sabotage the live SmackDown the next night back in the US *The talents, being none the wiser, were freaking out in case something WAS going to happen to them, and are utterly PISSED now *Vince, wanting to keep the deal going (because, let’s be honest, they need all the money coming in they can get), is trying to keep the talents from speaking out
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