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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 11, 2023 15:15:13 GMT -5
SRS confirmed on The List and Ya Boy the Saudi news was fed and grew.
Basically a group chat of connected people someone basically said they thought it was happening because someone in the chat speculated Stephanie was resigning because you cannot have a CEO if you're owned by the Saudis.
So... carry on everybody
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Post by Chiral on Jan 11, 2023 15:16:29 GMT -5
SRS blitzed out of his mind with bongs all around him like "I F***ING TOLD YOU ALL I HAVE SOURCES BITCH"
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 11, 2023 15:16:58 GMT -5
SRS confirmed on The List and Ya Boy the Saudi news was fed and grew. Basically a group chat of connected people someone basically said they thought it was happening because someone in the chat speculated Stephanie was resigning because you cannot have a CEO if you're owned by the Saudis. So... carry on everybody Until WWE publically denies it, It's a viable option.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2023 15:18:55 GMT -5
SRS blitzed out of his mind with bongs all around him like "I F***ING TOLD YOU ALL I HAVE SOURCES BITCH" dudes munching on some funyuns and is like "mrrh y'all thought i was lyin no.. you the liar ah hah hah hah zzzzz"
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Post by Mecca on Jan 11, 2023 15:19:57 GMT -5
It'll just be sold to Saudi Arabia in 6 months instead.
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Post by XIII on Jan 11, 2023 15:19:59 GMT -5
SRS confirmed on The List and Ya Boy the Saudi news was fed and grew. Basically a group chat of connected people someone basically said they thought it was happening because someone in the chat speculated Stephanie was resigning because you cannot have a CEO if you're owned by the Saudis. So... carry on everybody I mean Nick Khan is the CEO now….so. Honestly if I had to guess, no one other than Vince, Khan, and probably the other two people that Vince brought onto the board have any idea what the real story is right now.
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Post by XIII on Jan 11, 2023 15:22:42 GMT -5
SRS confirmed on The List and Ya Boy the Saudi news was fed and grew. Basically a group chat of connected people someone basically said they thought it was happening because someone in the chat speculated Stephanie was resigning because you cannot have a CEO if you're owned by the Saudis. So... carry on everybody Until WWE publically denies it, It's a viable option. Pretty much, their silence is saying more than any of these other people for me. They’re not saying anything, since when has the WWE let anyone other than themselves control the narrative?
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jan 11, 2023 15:22:50 GMT -5
*Clears throat*
f*** Vince McMahon.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 11, 2023 15:22:58 GMT -5
I doubt anything comes of the lawsuit but it f***ing should. It’s literally a big ass scheme at this point to cover his own ass for being a slimeball. Dude threatened to destroy millions of dollars in deals if he didn’t get his way and his power back. He loved all that stockholder cash until he realized it meant he couldn’t do sleazy crap under the table anymore. If he wants the immunity so bad buy all the stock back and go private yourself. Oh…that’s not what he wants. He wants the immunity, the power and to be even more stinking rich.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Jan 11, 2023 15:25:32 GMT -5
Scott Fellows? As in Ned’s Declassified, Big Time Rush, Johnny Test creator Scott Fellows? Yeah he’s the biggest babyface in wrestling for me right now. Scott Fellows Walking Into The Courtroom Like:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2023 15:26:12 GMT -5
i don't think i've ever been so jubilant being wrong before in my life
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Post by mc74 on Jan 11, 2023 15:26:32 GMT -5
Until WWE publically denies it, It's a viable option. Pretty much, their silence is saying more than any of these other people for me. They’re not saying anything, since when has the WWE let anyone other than themselves control the narrative? If anything, the silence tells me that it's still a possibility it's going to happen. I'd say a lot of people within the company are uncertain as to where this is going, especially if Vince negotiated the deal behind closed doors and never let anyone privy to any information regarding a potential sale.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 11, 2023 15:32:26 GMT -5
SRS and Jimmy Van don't think the Saudis ultimately end up with the Saudis. SRS thinks it'll be Comcast or Disney, Jimmy Comcast or Amazon. Jimmy gave a quick overview of sales are done and basically said only way a deal could be closed quick is if a company gave a blank check to WWE and didn't review everything like is normally done in a sale.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 11, 2023 15:41:19 GMT -5
This particular lawsuit seems to be specifically about invalidating the bylaw changes that vest so much control with McMahon. The complaint seems to reasonably argue that the bylaw changes violate Delaware law.
However, the job of a complaint is to be persuasive. And I'm not going to pretend to know anything about the caselaw involving the Delaware laws cited.
If there is an actual legal analysis out there of the complaint I hope someone posts it here.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 11, 2023 15:42:00 GMT -5
Ah, I remember this from the Velveeta episode of Iron Chef Japan.
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Post by Legion on Jan 11, 2023 15:42:34 GMT -5
SRS and Jimmy Van don't think the Saudis ultimately end up with the Saudis. SRS thinks it'll be Comcast or Disney, Jimmy Comcast or Amazon. Jimmy gave a quick overview of sales are done and basically said only way a deal could be closed quick is if a company gave a blank check to WWE and didn't review everything like is normally done in a sale. I still think Amazon makes the most sense. They actually have the money, have shown an interest in sports, have Prime to distribute worldwide and allegedly had a bunch of meetings with The Rock pretty recently (likely to do more with acting and his production company). Amazon, with Rock as an infrequently appearing authority figure would also be a great hook, especially if they then use WWE to advertise his films or shows or whatever to be found elsewhere on Prime via cross-promotion, plus they can use Amazon distribution for WWE Shop.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 11, 2023 15:43:29 GMT -5
Watch it be some boring under-the-radar private equity group with a slightly ominous sounding name instead.
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Post by Talent Name on Jan 11, 2023 15:44:34 GMT -5
Watch it be some boring under-the-radar private equity group with a slightly ominous sounding name instead. Umbrella Corporation is interested
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Jan 11, 2023 15:44:56 GMT -5
Might be damning with faint praise but happy that Tony Khan didn’t make an idiot of himself by tweeting some anti Saudi dig. Of course he’d have spies up there (or a few of his roster do) so he might be better informed about the situation than the dirtsheet guys.
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Post by XIII on Jan 11, 2023 15:45:35 GMT -5
Watch it be some boring under-the-radar private equity group with a slightly ominous sounding name instead. The Merican Broadcast Syndicate is a very motivated buyer. lol
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