A damn road sign
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Post by A damn road sign on Aug 15, 2022 18:04:29 GMT -5
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 15, 2022 18:22:47 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.) It seems to depend. Jericho got his respect by telling him to go to f*** himself. Kofi got it by fist fighting him. Boris Zhukov and Booger got fired by telling Vince they needed more bookings. Bret got screwed. It all depends.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2022 18:46:02 GMT -5
It'd be funny if someone who witnessed the conversation was like, "Yeah, that's not what happened. Eric Young said nothing and ran into the bathroom and cried."
f*** Vince, though.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 15, 2022 18:48:25 GMT -5
I guess they're trying to make excuses for any downturns for the next quarterly report or Vince still has a few loyal stooges that need purging.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2022 18:50:02 GMT -5
I guess they're trying to make excuses for any downturns for the next quarterly report or Vince still has a few loyal stooges that need purging. I *camera cut* can *camera cut* think *camera cut* of *camera cut* one *camera cut* off *camera cut* the *camera cut* top *camera cut* of *camera cut* my *camera cut* head *camera cut*
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Post by Starshine on Aug 15, 2022 19:35:06 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.) It seems to depend. Jericho got his respect by telling him to go to f*** himself. Kofi got it by fist fighting him. Boris Zhukov and Booger got fired by telling Vince they needed more bookings. Bret got screwed. It all depends. It's like the "Brass Ring" metaphor, it's only worth grabbing if Vince has already offered it to you.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Aug 15, 2022 21:02:16 GMT -5
"uwu me convicted wud be bad fow company pwease dont thwow me in pwison!"
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Aug 15, 2022 21:04:20 GMT -5
sorry to double post but listen I will learn to drive if they let me drive this motherf***er from Stamford directly into the actual cell at supermax, ill donate the car to orphans after it, everything
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Post by MiLB Fan on Aug 15, 2022 21:28:27 GMT -5
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Post by CubsFan71 on Aug 15, 2022 22:58:52 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. I bet I could narrow it down to 2 people
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 15, 2022 23:02:32 GMT -5
Someone needs to tell this guy that Vince isn't signing his paychecks anymore. And I knew I liked Eric Young.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Aug 16, 2022 1:57:39 GMT -5
This has my mental "UMMMMMMMMM" alarm going off. This feels like it was spoonfed by Vince himself for one of his stooges to say. So, I don't know how these things work...let's say it all blows over, and Vince merely gets a fine or some stupid shit that filthy rich people only seem to get...can he un-retire and be back in charge again? It's not like the fans in attendance gave a shit. They were still bowing to him up until the end. Part of me says this feels like it's "Vince trying to sabotage the current regime out of spite" And the other part of me says it's "Vince's attempt at manifest destiny" Maybe both? It's why I hope beyond hope the ratings improve, buyrates improve, moral (continues to) improve, that way any bullshit like this is backed up with firm evidence that the old man was holding back the company the whole time. But I'm still waiting for everything to fall in his favor in the end, because well....*motions to the rest of his life before this*
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 16, 2022 3:41:11 GMT -5
I guess they're trying to make excuses for any downturns for the next quarterly report or Vince still has a few loyal stooges that need purging. I think it's more in line with the first one. They've got to put something like this together, when somebody as powerful as Vince is gone. And it's them covering their asses for any losses. Just them saying "We made a huge change, and there might some downturn in the short term."
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 16, 2022 3:47:09 GMT -5
I guess they're trying to make excuses for any downturns for the next quarterly report or Vince still has a few loyal stooges that need purging. I think it's more in line with the first one. They've got to put something like this together, when somebody as powerful as Vince is gone. And it's them covering their asses for any losses. Just them saying "We made a huge change, and there might some downturn in the short term." My first instinct here is to go “OK, everybody, open your wallets and let’s make a point”, but the fact remains is that there still a lot of pressing issues in WWE that remain regardless of whether Vince is there or not (Saudi Arabia, the independent contractor thing).
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Post by Legion on Aug 16, 2022 5:28:38 GMT -5
Wallstreet believes Vince is behind absolutely everything in WWE. As HHHunter comes in and pushes new people, there is the potential for some down turn (though stock is actually substantially up).
It's a statement designed solely to feed to people who already think the statement is true, while covering WWE for some potential losses or setting up the new regime for a big victory if the downturn doesnt come off.
Other issues like the Saudi deal or the way workers are classed as IC wont mean jack to big investors as those thing protect and help make them more money, so dont expect that to change now or indeed any time soon.
Investors want the most return for the least effort, not the most friendly, loving company. That only changes when literally the whole world goes against something.
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Post by PTBartman on Aug 16, 2022 6:27:07 GMT -5
I feel like 'adversely' might be the wrong word to use there. I'm thinking they misspelled brilliantly. Twice.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2022 6:29:01 GMT -5
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Post by mistery on Aug 16, 2022 8:15:37 GMT -5
As someone who has a business minor, the "adversely effect our ability to create stars" thing is just a required statement to cover their asses, and is pretty much a part of every report after fallout like this, as companies are usually required to list the doom and gloom scenarios from a CEO resigning/retiring, even if the situations are highly improbable.
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Post by mrtuesday on Aug 16, 2022 8:23:09 GMT -5
$50 says Pritchard said this.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 16, 2022 9:12:34 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. It’s definitely not a jab at anyone. It’s a corporate “cover your ass” statement. Even before this whole controversy, WWE would list in its statements as potential doom and gloom scenarios the importance of Vince handling the creative and how if something happened to him it could lead to a downturn. It’s not a new statement, it’s just actually happened now.
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