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Post by darbus alan on Jan 10, 2023 20:10:14 GMT -5
I hate that good things happen to bad people.
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Post by mc74 on Jan 10, 2023 20:10:19 GMT -5
Unbelievable considering that even the stunt CM Punk pulled at the scrum pales in comparison to this, and that one was especially egregious.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Jan 10, 2023 20:11:30 GMT -5
Incredible. BOTH of his blood children shown the f***ing door in the span of a year Most of the powerful and wealthy will make an exception for their selfishness for their children, seeing them at the very least as an extension of themselves, of their legacy, as their successors. Only the most truly evil ones discard even their own children, acting as if they are immortal and caring not for their legacy. This puts Vince, for me, in a fairly high tier of evil. I won't exaggerate and say he's S tier or anything because obviously there are war criminals and such to consider but for someone who isn't a mass murderer of some kind he's pretty up there. There are some really wild takes in this thread. Up there with mass murderers ffs! Can we not just settle on him being a bad guy? And also, how is firing his (incredibly wealthy) children worse than allegations of sexual assault/harrassment?
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Post by canceled4truth on Jan 10, 2023 20:12:45 GMT -5
I'm not holding my breath, but if there were ever a time for the wrestlers to finally get the kick in the arse they need to unionize, it would be now.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 10, 2023 20:12:45 GMT -5
Honestly, we really are gonna be in uncharted territory. I dunno, I don’t expect some mass exodus of talent, but I do think some talent are gonna make a choice about their futures depending on how Wrestlemania season goes for not only them, but the company as well. Maybe, but the economic climate might just force everybody to stay put. Seems like a worst case scenario for them.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 10, 2023 20:13:23 GMT -5
Whew, that was a good nap...I wonder what's going on in the old Vince thread
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Post by lionheart21 on Jan 10, 2023 20:14:13 GMT -5
So....basically back to how things were?
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Post by The Ichi on Jan 10, 2023 20:15:07 GMT -5
Wont happen, but the entire (or vast majority) of talent need to just not show up to work.
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Jan 10, 2023 20:15:56 GMT -5
When real life is actually more insane than what you're fantasy booking... (Fyi, I'm referring to stuff I haven't posted or even written yet, for the six people who actually read my stuff and are confused lol)
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Post by Andew9001 on Jan 10, 2023 20:17:51 GMT -5
You know things are bad when no one jokes "It's a work"
This shit's just dire right now
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Post by markymark on Jan 10, 2023 20:18:38 GMT -5
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 10, 2023 20:19:04 GMT -5
I'm not holding my breath, but if there were ever a time for the wrestlers to finally get the kick in the arse they need to unionize, it would be now. That's something that might actually be easier if Vince manages to completely destroy WWE. The pay disparity between Top Guy and Lower Midcarder won't be so great that someone will be hesitant about giving it all up.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 10, 2023 20:19:48 GMT -5
Honestly, we really are gonna be in uncharted territory. I dunno, I don’t expect some mass exodus of talent, but I do think some talent are gonna make a choice about their futures depending on how Wrestlemania season goes for not only them, but the company as well. Maybe, but the economic climate might just force everybody to stay put. Seems like a worst case scenario for them. It's the unfortunate truth. AEW already has a pretty big roster and that's not including the ROH side of things. They'll probably have interest in the big names, but there's only so much room they can make. And Impact is a massive step down from both in terms of pay and fame. That will be fine for the lower end and NXT folks, but there's no way the big names can end up there.
There's always Japan, but not everyone wants to or even can make the commitment to long-ass travel and/or living in a foreign country.
So for a lot people, it's either tough it out in WWE or leave the industry as a primary career and maybe wrestle weekends on the indies. Short of Stephanie/Triple H or someone else with a lot of money starting up their own large-scale promotion, a lot of people are stuck. And that really sucks.
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 10, 2023 20:19:54 GMT -5
That racist sack of bones is gonna take everyone down with him. Yuck
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 20:20:08 GMT -5
Anyone who signed a recent contract with WWE better hope they have a way to get it voided, because holy shit, they just got f***ed.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 20:21:32 GMT -5
Ok. As a WWE stockholder, this feels really strange and it’s not comforting. A day after Vince says the management that’s in place is great and won’t go anywhere, someone from that circle is gone. I honestly want to cash out on my stocks, since everything seems shaky at the top. I’d make a pretty good profit at this point but an actual sale happening is keeping me from pulling the trigger. I could have told you that anything Vince said was a lie. The dude was never going to keep things the way they were because he hated the way they were The dude can't stand a WWE where he isn't at the forefront of it, especially creatively. I do not blame you if you sell.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Jan 10, 2023 20:22:07 GMT -5
If Khan/HHH/Steph or any combination of the three were responsible for the WSJ leak then Regal would have probably been privy to their plan as why else would he put such an unusual clause into his AEW contract if he didn’t think there was a good chance of Vince being ousted in the near future.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 20:22:18 GMT -5
Stephanie McMahon- This is a good thing for the WWE, our founder is back!
Stephanie McMahon literally two days later: Anyway, see ya!
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 10, 2023 20:23:43 GMT -5
Ok. As a WWE stockholder, this feels really strange and it’s not comforting. A day after Vince says the management that’s in place is great and won’t go anywhere, someone from that circle is gone. I honestly want to cash out on my stocks, since everything seems shaky at the top. I’d make a pretty good profit at this point but an actual sale happening is keeping me from pulling the trigger. I could have told you that anything Vince said was a lie. The dude was never going to keep things the way they were because he hated the way they were The dude can't stand a WWE where he isn't at the forefront of it, especially creatively. I do not blame you if you sell. I’m mulling it over. Because if he sells, I stand to make a couple thousand. I just wish it wasn’t like this. Like why couldn’t he just stay away.
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Post by gentlemengreg1 on Jan 10, 2023 20:25:01 GMT -5
Major cuts are coming to the roster to get it ready for sale and Stephanie doesn’t want to be around when it all happens.
Hopefully for some of talent that gets let go they can go find work ASAP.
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