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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2022 22:18:03 GMT -5
Hey guys so how have things developed since the last time I came in the th- Oh, well the wrestling world flipped on its head overnight, and Vince and Johnny Ace were outed as being the creeps we always kind of suspected they were but didn't know for sure.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 13, 2022 22:19:00 GMT -5
Hey guys so how have things developed since the last time I came in the th- Oh, well the wrestling world flipped on its head overnight, and Vince and Johnny Ace were outed as being the creeps we always kind of suspected they were but didn't know for sure. And also even more hush money and... well the other money that might have went to someone else Honestly, karma is a bitch.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 13, 2022 22:24:36 GMT -5
If the WWF/E never went public in 2000, does McMahon survive all this? The whole "paying through donations to evade taxes" thing is blatantly illegal and probably would've been uncovered through other means related to recent, rule 1-breaking events. And even as a private company, WWE could've been subpoenaed to cooperate with federal investigators which would've might've produced all the sexpest stuff.
But WWE going public definitely didn't help matters.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Aug 14, 2022 9:44:09 GMT -5
If the WWF/E never went public in 2000, does McMahon survive all this? The whole "paying through donations to evade taxes" thing is blatantly illegal and probably would've been uncovered through other means related to recent, rule 1-breaking events. And even as a private company, WWE could've been subpoenaed to cooperate with federal investigators which would've might've produced all the sexpest stuff.
But WWE going public definitely didn't help matters.
Yeah the latest news is bad news no matter how the company is run. Question is does it ever come out? If Vince kept the company private then no investigation by the board as there isnt one. The sex stuff may have still come out from the employees friend but maybe it doesnt go anywhere with no board. Vince stepped down to protect the stock price which is where his personal fortune is tied up. Without worrying about stock the only reason to step aside is PR, ratings and what not. And as we saw the audience doesnt seem to care much about Vinces sex scandals. So as long as the networks are happy Vince would stay. Lot of butterfly effects though. Vince is nowhere near as rich without taking the company public. Most likely no XFL 1 or 2.
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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Aug 14, 2022 14:48:18 GMT -5
So I guess Linda doesn’t come out of this scot free.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Aug 14, 2022 17:44:48 GMT -5
So I guess Linda doesn’t come out of this scot free. Well she shouldn't do. She had to have known about a lot of these things going on. I'm not sure where that leaves her as far as accountability as I can't remember to what degree she had a hand in the company, but surely she will get brought up.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 14, 2022 18:17:55 GMT -5
So I guess Linda doesn’t come out of this scot free. Absolutely; Linda was CEO until 2009, which means any malfeasance would definitely have eyes turn to her for questions, and given her associations with the recipient and (rule 1), if this goes any further, there'll definitely be questions coming up. There's already federal prosecutors just looking at wonky SEC omissions from a sex pest; this though? This is going to get juicier fast.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Aug 14, 2022 18:20:23 GMT -5
So I guess Linda doesn’t come out of this scot free. Well she shouldn't do. She had to have known about a lot of these things going on. I'm not sure where that leaves her as far as accountability as I can't remember to what degree she had a hand in the company, but surely she will get brought up. She was CEO for the first Trump payment in 2007 and may have been CEO in 2009 when the second payment happened (she stepped down in 2009). So she is right in the middle of any trouble that comes from it.
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Aug 14, 2022 21:26:35 GMT -5
So I guess Linda doesn’t come out of this scot free. I wanna say there's... No chance Pretend the van is Vince's limo.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Aug 14, 2022 21:30:57 GMT -5
What can happen from this? Obviously he’s never coming back but can he go to jail? Or does he just get a fat fine?
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 14, 2022 21:53:40 GMT -5
What can happen from this? Obviously he’s never coming back but can he go to jail? Or does he just get a fat fine? Tax evasion can get you jail time. Also depends on how far things go down the (rule 1) rabbit hole.
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Post by papagiorgio on Aug 15, 2022 0:04:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't exactly call Wrestlenomics the New York Times. It would be hard to prove a connection in a court of law. I would be surprised if Vince was ever found criminally guilty of anything that has been revealed so far. WWE will pay some fines.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 15, 2022 0:47:13 GMT -5
I wouldn't exactly call Wrestlenomics the New York Times. It would be hard to prove a connection in a court of law. I would be surprised if Vince was ever found criminally guilty of anything that has been revealed so far. WWE will pay some fines. It'd be hard to prove solely based on conjecture. Lot harder to prove when the SEC and federal prosecutors were already breathing down Vince's neck over sex pest payoffs. They can easily make demands for all communications WWE had with Trump and his people in those years, and if there is something untoward going on there, there isn't a whole lot WWE can do.
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Post by markymark on Aug 15, 2022 17:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 15, 2022 17:23:12 GMT -5
Whoever that "quote" is from. That is a DIRECT jab at HHH no doubt. So whichever hater that is higher up that said that HHH should be put on notice.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2022 17:26:02 GMT -5
Vince McMahon... creative storylines...
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Post by bob on Aug 15, 2022 17:26:26 GMT -5
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 15, 2022 17:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by Gecko on Aug 15, 2022 17:50:30 GMT -5
I feel like 'adversely' might be the wrong word to use there.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Aug 15, 2022 17:51:04 GMT -5
he was right, and normally standing up to Vince made him respect you more, looks like he went the opposite way and fired Eric (probably thought it was Bischoff.)
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