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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 28, 2021 9:56:37 GMT -5
From Fightful:
Referee Drake Wuertz has been a lightning rod for controversy among some in wrestling, and Fightful has learned that he had his duties reduced in recent months. Formerly the head referee in NXT, that role now belongs to Darryl Sharma. Wuertz was also considered for the job of timing matches within NXT, but the spot was offered to Scott Armstrong, who had briefly been furloughed from the company. We're told that Road Dogg was instrumental in getting Scott Armstrong back in the fold. Wuertz was also not offered the back-up timing position, which can and has also led to timing matches for 205 Live. Instead, DA Brewer has taken over those duties.
However, it didn't stop there. Fightful was informed that Wuertz was either formally or informally suspended earlier in 2021, and wasn't allowed at the Capitol Wrestling Center for better or for worse for a short period of time. Last year, when an article from David Bixenspan emerged, we're told several higher ups were "horrified" by what they read. This was only compounded by his video from backstage in NXT on Wednesday afternoon, where he zoomed into a County Commissioner's meeting about mask mandates to claim that mandates make child sex trafficking easier. We're told that upon his return to the CWC he appeared to have subdued many mannerisms that got him "substantial heat" with many at the Performance Center.
Many that we've spoken to in NXT are surprised he's still there, and fear that his radical beliefs may have actually helped him from being fired.
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Post by eJm on Apr 28, 2021 9:59:06 GMT -5
I mean, at the very least they are taking notice but it seems more in the most minor of ways that don't seem that consequential.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 28, 2021 10:02:36 GMT -5
Many that we've spoken to in NXT are surprised he's still there, and fear that his radical beliefs may have actually helped him from being fired. This is the interesting quote to me... Does this mean they fear that him being fired would just make him a martyr for the whole movement? Or, more concerning, does this mean someone high up actually agrees with it?
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 28, 2021 10:03:33 GMT -5
Without getting too political I'll say that the political climate over the last few years have brought the worst out in a lot of people on both ends of the political party map. Seems like that remains true for Drake as well
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Apr 28, 2021 10:03:45 GMT -5
That has been on my train of thought as to why he still has a f***ing job is becase those that could actually get rid of him don't because they share the same views and agree with him.
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Post by eJm on Apr 28, 2021 10:03:47 GMT -5
Many that we've spoken to in NXT are surprised he's still there, and fear that his radical beliefs may have actually helped him from being fired. This is the interesting quote to me... Does this mean they fear that him being fired would just make him a martyr for the whole movement? Or, more concerning, does this mean someone high up actually agrees with it? It seems pretty obvious Road Dogg agrees with him, for one. And if he's a big part of the present PC structure, I can't see a scenario where he goes.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 28, 2021 10:03:47 GMT -5
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 28, 2021 10:05:01 GMT -5
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Apr 28, 2021 10:06:56 GMT -5
That has been on my train of thought as to why he still has a f***ing job is becase those that could actually get rid of him don't because they share the same views and agree with him. Considering they were cool with AJ Styles going on Crowder, none of this is surprising.
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Post by mistery on Apr 28, 2021 10:13:51 GMT -5
That has been on my train of thought as to why he still has a f***ing job is becase those that could actually get rid of him don't because they share the same views and agree with him. Considering they were cool with AJ Styles going on Crowder, none of this is surprising. For better or for worse, the Crowder stuff didn't gain much traction, especially compared to this Drake stuff. And if the Wuertz call happened while he was backstage at the CWC and while he was technically on the job like Fightful reported, then that's a huge problem.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Apr 28, 2021 10:17:59 GMT -5
This is the interesting quote to me... Does this mean they fear that him being fired would just make him a martyr for the whole movement? Or, more concerning, does this mean someone high up actually agrees with it? It seems pretty obvious Road Dogg agrees with him, for one. And if he's a big part of the present PC structure, I can't see a scenario where he goes. You can see the views of management play out in the way that Gunner, the least talented of the forgotten sons and the one who blew their push is the only one of them still employed and is featured on TV while better talents rot in catering... I wonder what it is it about him they like? His average for a wrestler look? His average ring skills? His mediocre mic work? The fact the fanbase that remember his TNA run loathe him? Or is it that thing we can't mention that meant he ruined the pushes of his stablemates?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 28, 2021 10:18:13 GMT -5
Bed thought/theory I read on Twitter: They don’t want to straight-out fire him for this stuff because it opens them up to an unfair dismissal lawsuit on the grounds of being fired for one’s “political beliefs” (him being a referee makes the whole “independent contractor or employee” thing murky because we don’t know how that applies to referees). Discuss.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Apr 28, 2021 10:20:04 GMT -5
That has been on my train of thought as to why he still has a f***ing job is becase those that could actually get rid of him don't because they share the same views and agree with him. See I think it's more "If we get rid of him side X goes nuts on us, if we do nothing side Z goes nuts on us, so we'll strip him off all senior duties and let his contract expire to avoid any major heat" It's stupid yes, but it was easier to try and ignore it, at least publicly, when it started, now, between the video, the shirt, the location, and the corporate shakeup, I have a hard time seeing this continued to be ignored.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Apr 28, 2021 10:21:15 GMT -5
Bed thought/theory I read on Twitter: They don’t want to straight-out fire him for this stuff because it opens them up to an unfair dismissal lawsuit on the grounds of being fired for one’s “political beliefs” (him being a referee makes the whole “independent contractor or employee” thing murky because we don’t know how that applies to referees). Discuss. That goes out the window when he's doing it on company time/with company gear on.
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Apr 28, 2021 10:22:56 GMT -5
Bed thought/theory I read on Twitter: They don’t want to straight-out fire him for this stuff because it opens them up to an unfair dismissal lawsuit on the grounds of being fired for one’s “political beliefs” (him being a referee makes the whole “independent contractor or employee” thing murky because we don’t know how that applies to referees). Discuss. Apparently they're also independent contractors.
I think it's more likely that the office just don't really care.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 28, 2021 10:25:09 GMT -5
Bed thought/theory I read on Twitter: They don’t want to straight-out fire him for this stuff because it opens them up to an unfair dismissal lawsuit on the grounds of being fired for one’s “political beliefs” (him being a referee makes the whole “independent contractor or employee” thing murky because we don’t know how that applies to referees). Discuss. I think non-legal backlash (publicly or among sympathetic employees) would be more of a concern, as being fired for political reasons isn't a basis for a lawsuit in most jurisdictions. EDIT: Not to say that being worried about a frivolous but difficult-to-deal-with lawsuit isn't a legitimate concern as well. Ask any lawyer who has had to deal with sovereign citizens.
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Post by eJm on Apr 28, 2021 10:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by toodarkmark on Apr 28, 2021 11:03:24 GMT -5
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Apr 28, 2021 11:31:10 GMT -5
Dude is straight up a bad person.
There used to be an argument that he was just radicalized and it's a tragic story blah blah blah. Not any more. He's bad through and through.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2021 11:31:41 GMT -5
Drake "Genital" Wuertz
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