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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 26, 2023 14:51:25 GMT -5
My guess is that WWE attempts to settle with her out of court. Just to avoid lengthy litigation on the proverbial eve of their huge buyout. Yeah, if they have any sense, they probably want to lob money at her and make this go away. Even if it gets dismissed or they win, even a discovery phase could be extremely damaging right now.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 26, 2023 14:54:04 GMT -5
Sure, but Vince is arrogant enough to think that he can f*** with people that YOU DO NOT F*** WITH. I mean, not really. Besides the concussion suits, which were built out of straw from the offset, WWE’s settled with a lot of companies. Hell, shareholder groups have made more money from WWE off the Saudi suits alone than they’ve likely made from WWE shares.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Apr 26, 2023 14:56:48 GMT -5
Idk if it’ll hold up in court (and don’t care, tbh, not my area) but yeah, they did that shit, hahahaha. Just think about the absurdity that’s gotten through the filter…and just imagine the “Heidenreich is actually a frozen nazi”-esque ideas that were suggested and then nervously laughed off as a joke cuz nobody has the heart to tear into the person. In that case, the guy got fired barely a week later. And that was during a time when they were still trying to recapture the Attitude Era, and had much lower standards of taste for storylines and content.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 26, 2023 14:59:26 GMT -5
This will always be funny:
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 26, 2023 15:01:45 GMT -5
Sure, but Vince is arrogant enough to think that he can f*** with people that YOU DO NOT F*** WITH. I mean, not really. Besides the concussion suits, which were built out of straw from the offset, WWE’s settled with a lot of companies. Hell, shareholder groups have made more money from WWE off the Saudi suits alone than they’ve likely made from WWE shares. I didn't so much mean in court. I meant more that Vince is stupid enough to intentionally piss off the Saudis, not for moral reasons, but for dick-measuring-contest reasons.
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Post by Facetious on Apr 26, 2023 15:04:36 GMT -5
This will always be funny: Them WWE checks hit different
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 26, 2023 15:09:47 GMT -5
I didn't so much mean in court. I meant more that Vince is stupid enough to intentionally piss off the Saudis, not for moral reasons, but for dick-measuring-contest reasons. I mean...the shows after the stranded plane incident, WWE went out of their way to basically worship the ground the Saudi family walked on so I'd say that says everything. And to add to that, Vince being Vince won't matter when he himself is just a cog in a wider machine that would probably get rid of him the first chance they got.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 26, 2023 15:20:45 GMT -5
This will always be funny: The fact he basically said "It's not an easy job humanizing Vince McMahon but Pat did it", like Vince is this weird succubus demon in a human's skin, is just hilarious lmfao
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 26, 2023 15:23:58 GMT -5
Even if this doesn't actually go anywhere in court, some people should probably be getting fired if they haven't already... because holy shit, none of this is good for them.
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Post by mistery on Apr 26, 2023 15:25:05 GMT -5
Yeah. It's worth noting that if Vince steps out of line once the merger is actually complete, his ass will be out the door faster than a guest referee three count. People are acting like Ari will keep him around because he talked him up during an interview, but uh...that was likely just lip service. Jimmy Van talked about it on "The List and Ya Boy" with SRS shortly after the buyout, and basically said the way the contract was written is that Vince could easily be voted out of power with it, and with Vince running the WWE, it would likely be sooner rather than later (he speculated within a year at most).
As for this suit, I think the only thing that will happen is that WWE will attempt to get it dismissed, and if it doesn't work, they'll settle with the lady and force her to sign an NDA as part of it.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 26, 2023 15:31:33 GMT -5
This was Shane Thorne trying out the gimmick:
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Post by Talent Name on Apr 26, 2023 15:32:27 GMT -5
Well all know it was Pierce Brosnan who did 9//11 and I can guarantee you if they did that 9/11 gimmick KSA would be up their ass
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 26, 2023 15:41:41 GMT -5
You could a whole alphabets worth of racist and stereotypes just from the segment where DX mocks the Nation of Domination alone.
Or a certain Val Venis feud from 1998.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 26, 2023 15:52:31 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 26, 2023 15:59:52 GMT -5
I look forward to WWE next commenting on some weird, not important former talent quote about travel or some shit.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Apr 26, 2023 16:11:43 GMT -5
Do have to say that even ignoring the blatant racism of it, it seems weird as hell that, "We have a Saudi Arabian guy, we're in Saudi Arabia all the time as their government is an important business partner, Saudi Arabia has some pretty shady ties to 9/11 that may indicate complicity, let's do a 9/11 story for a laugh," would be a chain of thought that'd end in the dude keeping his job. Just seems like an excellent way to piss the prince off. May be an effective way for Endeavor to get out of the Saudi deal; simply piss the prince off enough to not wanting WWE back.
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Post by Error on Apr 26, 2023 16:17:48 GMT -5
Sounds like the Reggie/Thorne thing would have been 24/7 skits, with Reggie using his acrobatics to find different ways to escape or avoid the traps. My first thought was more Looney Tunes than racism but I do concede how that I understand the thought.
Other than that, she's suing in NY and WWE does business out of CT so this will probably get tossed and moved and be tied up for years because of that.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 26, 2023 16:20:43 GMT -5
Other than that, she's suing in NY and WWE does business out of CT so this will probably get tossed and moved and be tied up for years because of that. Again, you say that, but a lot of what WWE does at this point usually gets resolved really quickly especially with stuff that even had any indication of going through would make them look bad. The only ones that didn’t recently that I could think of are the concussion suits and their incompetence went undefeated until Matt Riddle’s lawyer told them to hold his beer. If it doesn’t get tossed quickly, they’re settling ASAP.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Apr 26, 2023 16:31:13 GMT -5
Do have to say that even ignoring the blatant racism of it, it seems weird as hell that, "We have a Saudi Arabian guy, we're in Saudi Arabia all the time as their government is an important business partner, Saudi Arabia has some pretty shady ties to 9/11 that may indicate complicity, let's do a 9/11 story for a laugh," would be a chain of thought that'd end in the dude keeping his job. Just seems like an excellent way to piss the prince off. May be an effective way for Endeavor to get out of the Saudi deal; simply piss the prince off enough to not wanting WWE back. What makes you think they would want that?
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Apr 26, 2023 16:34:05 GMT -5
So my assumption that Vince may have said “GOD DAMN IT GO OUT THERE AND ACT BLACK” may actually be real. One of the first wrestling rumors I ever heard was Micheal Hayes telling Mark Henry that he’s “more an *n-word*” than him. Guess who’s still around, producing major matches to this day?? I'm convinced Hayes dressing how he does during the Hall of Fame is some sort of inside joke that's race related
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