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Post by Andy Martin on Jul 22, 2022 21:10:31 GMT -5
Now that Vince is gone, some serious questions remain: Will people be able to use there real names again? For example can theory go back to Austin Theory? Will we see less thighs in the new regime? Vince loved him some thighs….right Randy? Randy wearing long tights truly would be the darkest timeline.
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Post by the2ndevil on Jul 22, 2022 21:11:29 GMT -5
Alright I no longer think this is legit. We all got worked. What makex you think that? Brock showed up on Smackdown despite the report he stormed off earlier in the day.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jul 22, 2022 21:11:37 GMT -5
It’s hard to reconcile the fact that something that has, at times, made me very happy and allowed me over the last 17 years to reach out to people and even make friends via this forum, was made largely by very bad people. I think most of us can acknowledge that. I mean.....shit, just look at the Golden Age of Hollywood. That place was horrible behind the silver screen.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 21:13:22 GMT -5
What makex you think that? Brock showed up on Smackdown despite the report he stormed off earlier in the day. He probably stormed off then came back upon the realization that, oh yeah, he's still under contract. That, or in the interest of keeping down drama, someone threw some extra cash at him.
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Post by Clutchhausen on Jul 22, 2022 21:21:21 GMT -5
What makex you think that? Brock showed up on Smackdown despite the report he stormed off earlier in the day. That.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 21:22:12 GMT -5
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Post by mistery on Jul 22, 2022 21:23:12 GMT -5
Brock showed up on Smackdown despite the report he stormed off earlier in the day. That. I can't believe I have to say this again, but I will. You absolutely do not work mainstream media outlets or your own investors unless you want to get dunked on by the SEC.
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Post by khali on Jul 22, 2022 21:24:52 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is.
I can’t believe this still needs to be said.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jul 22, 2022 21:27:09 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is. I can’t believe this still needs to be said. It’s still real to some of them dammit!
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Post by mistery on Jul 22, 2022 21:27:23 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is. I can’t believe this still needs to be said. Pretty much this. Also one of the largest investment firms out there, Lighthouse Investment independently confirmed that Vince is completely gone from the company.
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Post by bog on Jul 22, 2022 21:27:26 GMT -5
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see much changing with Steph in charge
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jul 22, 2022 21:28:05 GMT -5
How many it's-a-work posters does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Irrelevant, regardless of number they will stand silently in the darkened room and wait for the fuse to stop selling.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 21:30:19 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is. I can’t believe this still needs to be said. Pretty much this. Also one of the largest investment firms out there, Lighthouse Investment independently confirmed that Vince is completely gone from the company. Yes but we also need to all realize that it does not change the fact that Vince is STILL the majority stockholder....Until he is forced to sell like some owners in other sports have been (They have unions, however) he will still have a lot of pull whether anyone wants to admit it or not
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 22, 2022 21:30:24 GMT -5
Could've picked a better picture than that.
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 22, 2022 21:31:05 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is. I can’t believe this still needs to be said. You mean like when they did that for Donald Trump "buying Raw?" (I think this is really legit and Brock Lesnar was just talked down the proverbial ledge. But there's precedent lol)
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jul 22, 2022 21:35:47 GMT -5
The corporate side of WWE would not put out a press release and update their website for a work. A publicly traded company is not going to work investors about who the CEO is. I can’t believe this still needs to be said. You mean like when they did that for Donald Trump "buying Raw?" (I think this is really legit and Brock Lesnar was just talked down the proverbial ledge. But there's precedent lol) I mean, the thought that it's a possible work is fair given that. But this isn't a situation where people in Boston got their money back and investors were like, "The f***'d you do that for, man? Why would you make us think you actually sold to a guy who decided to give that kid in the nosebleeds his money back so he could buy a bag of Doritos on the way home?" Given the precedent, though, and given other shit that's happened with Vince before all this broke, it's hard for me to blame anyone for thinking this may not be legit at all. I don't agree, but it's still hard for me to blame anyone.
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Post by Hot Noodle Truck on Jul 22, 2022 21:38:54 GMT -5
I always imagined Vince running the company long after I was dead, Mr. New Vegas style.
An incredibly historic moment and with everything that's going on, possibly a precursor to more wild things to come.
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Post by the2ndevil on Jul 22, 2022 21:41:23 GMT -5
I can't believe I have to say this again, but I will. You absolutely do not work mainstream media outlets or your own investors unless you want to get dunked on by the SEC. I know this is legit, I was just connecting the dots of the thought process when someone asked.
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Post by chazraps on Jul 22, 2022 21:46:02 GMT -5
Nobody is going to work the Wall Street Journal for weeks. Come on now. Let's do some critical thinking about the situation. Jumping to this all being a work based on Brock leaving and then coming back is a massive, massive leap. There's so much more precedent for a talent leaving that day and then being sweettalked/bribed/coerced/persuaded back to the arena than there is for a "our biggest marque star has walked out of our live television episode after we'd promoted him being there a week before our second biggest show of the year a midst the most substantial scandal our worldwide company has ever faced."
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Post by asuka007 on Jul 22, 2022 21:47:09 GMT -5
I’m pretty sure the SEC would not look too kindly on deceiving the shareholders.
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