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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on Aug 18, 2023 18:05:41 GMT -5
Okay I gotta be honest that last bit is genuinely like something from History of the Seattle Mariners
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Aug 18, 2023 18:07:10 GMT -5
So this dude literally pulled an Enzo. What a f***ing bozo, and if Tony Khan doesn't at least suspend his dumb ass, he's an even bigger bozo.
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Post by raymondo316 on Aug 18, 2023 18:07:23 GMT -5
I love AEW, I really do. But the past year or so has been one hell of a sloppy shop. Everything seemed to go to shit as soon as Cody left.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Aug 18, 2023 18:09:29 GMT -5
gonna take a nap before the inevitable punk tweet where he says cash wheeler is a real cowboy
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Aug 18, 2023 18:09:29 GMT -5
If this "Haus" is legit, I blame Wheeler 100% for blindsiding his company with a PR disaster. I'm sure there's no weekly intake / questionnaire upon check-in at each TV show, so no one needed to ask, "Did ya commit any felonies recently?"
Unless Wheeler was in 100% denial until last night, even a 'Hey Tony... some bad news is coming down the pike for me' would have given AEW time to scramble and prepare a statement and/or change plans.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 18, 2023 18:09:41 GMT -5
So Hair really did keep this close to the chest.
Yeah, like it's one thing if AEW knew about this and were planning accordingly for Wembley and beyond. But to sideswipe the company with this a week from the biggest show in their history... let's just say I'd be very pissed about this if I was Tony Khan.
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 18, 2023 18:10:19 GMT -5
If that's true and he didn't tell AEW about this, then they have to do something. Fire him or suspend him for not keeping AEW informed.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 18, 2023 18:11:14 GMT -5
When stuff like this happens, surely there should be an all-employee/talent email that goes around saying "do not comment at all on the situation as it's an ongoing legal matter." And if there isn't one, there should be. Yeah, this is more or less how I feel about it. I'm of the mind of "of course they defend a guy they've eaten meals with, driven with, shared a ring with, etc, like naturally they give him the benefit of the doubt", but they should still stay out of it. It ONLY backfires, between people getting (frankly) irrationally angry about it, or if it turns out to be something really damn serious, it becomes a terrible look. Just log out or only tweet about other shit. I know if I was Cash, I'd welcome private words of encouragement, but would want people to not draw even more attention to this shit by being a peanut gallery about it.
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Post by XIII on Aug 18, 2023 18:11:25 GMT -5
If this "Haus" is legit, I blame Wheeler 100% for blindsiding his company with a PR disaster. I'm sure there's no weekly intake / questionnaire upon check-in at each TV show, so no one needed to ask, "Did ya commit any felonies recently?" Unless Wheeler was in 100% denial until last night, even a 'Hey Tony... some bad news is coming down the pike for me' would have given AEW time to scramble and prepare a statement and/or change plans. I wonder if he even knew that he was a WANTED MAN until they picked his ass up. He might have thought that the other guy didn’t report it/didn’t know they had his license plate/didn’t know he would be in an ID lineup.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 18, 2023 18:12:34 GMT -5
gonna take a nap before the inevitable punk tweet where he says cash wheeler is a real cowboy I'm actually really intrigued by the so-far absence of a Punk post. We've had MJF open his giant mouth so far, but not his Bret buddy throwing some support out there. Might be nothing but it definitely stands out.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 18, 2023 18:12:47 GMT -5
If this "Haus" is legit, I blame Wheeler 100% for blindsiding his company with a PR disaster. I'm sure there's no weekly intake / questionnaire upon check-in at each TV show, so no one needed to ask, "Did ya commit any felonies recently?" Unless Wheeler was in 100% denial until last night, even a 'Hey Tony... some bad news is coming down the pike for me' would have given AEW time to scramble and prepare a statement and/or change plans. I wonder if he even knew that he was a WANTED MAN until they picked his ass up. He might have thought that the other guy didn’t report it/didn’t know they had his license plate/didn’t know he would be in an ID lineup. Yeah, that's literally the only legit reason why Cash never informed AEW about it. If he knew and still kept quiet, he should be in very hot water.
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Post by XIII on Aug 18, 2023 18:14:35 GMT -5
gonna take a nap before the inevitable punk tweet where he says cash wheeler is a real cowboy I'm actually really intrigued by the so-far absence of a Punk post. We've had MJF open his giant mouth so far, but not his Bret buddy throwing some support out there. Might be nothing but it definitely stands out. Punk: HAIR HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE COLLISION ZONE PENDING THE OUTCOME! IF HES GUILTY HE CAN COME BACK IN
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 18, 2023 18:15:06 GMT -5
I'm actually really intrigued by the so-far absence of a Punk post. We've had MJF open his giant mouth so far, but not his Bret buddy throwing some support out there. Might be nothing but it definitely stands out. Punk: HAIR HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE COLLISION ZONE PENDING THE OUTCOME! IF HES GUILTY HE CAN COME BACK IN Punk sitting Hair down in a chair and screaming at him for three hours about how he should have bitten him instead.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Aug 18, 2023 18:15:07 GMT -5
gonna take a nap before the inevitable punk tweet where he says cash wheeler is a real cowboy I'm actually really intrigued by the so-far absence of a Punk post. We've had MJF open his giant mouth so far, but not his Bret buddy throwing some support out there. Might be nothing but it definitely stands out. same here, the lack of them mentioning it gave me an inkling it was as serious as it turned out to be
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Aug 18, 2023 18:16:03 GMT -5
I think it's inevitable this is going to overlap with Punk drama. Something like Cash didn't tell TK because he spoke to the "boss of Collision" who told him it'd be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2023 18:16:20 GMT -5
If this "Haus" is legit, I blame Wheeler 100% for blindsiding his company with a PR disaster. I'm sure there's no weekly intake / questionnaire upon check-in at each TV show, so no one needed to ask, "Did ya commit any felonies recently?" Unless Wheeler was in 100% denial until last night, even a 'Hey Tony... some bad news is coming down the pike for me' would have given AEW time to scramble and prepare a statement and/or change plans. I wonder if he even knew that he was a WANTED MAN until they picked his ass up. He might have thought that the other guy didn’t report it/didn’t know they had his license plate/didn’t know he would be in an ID lineup. well the video said he turned himself in so he had to have been tipped by something
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Post by The Warthog on Aug 18, 2023 18:16:45 GMT -5
If that's true and he didn't tell AEW about this, then they have to do something. Fire him or suspend him for not keeping AEW informed. It's amazing how on youtube and other places, they want Cash to get off so he can wrestle in Wembley. Hello? Consequences?
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 18, 2023 18:17:01 GMT -5
It was really stupid when Enzo Amore didn't tell WWE he was being investigated, and Cash doing the same is also really stupid. If he gets fired over this, I would get it, though a suspension is also probably a pretty valid way of handling this, even if I assume it will happen post-Wembley. Uhh, probably gonna want to put those belts on the Bucks, just a thought. I love AEW, I really do. But the past year or so has been one hell of a sloppy shop. Everything seemed to go to shit as soon as Cody left. It's not like that's the only reason, but yeah, that did have an impact, frankly, albeit most indirect ones on guys like Sammy Guevara, which had impacts on guys like Kingston and Andrade. I don't think he'd have magically prevented a lot of stuff, but him leaving did impact the atmosphere.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 18, 2023 18:17:06 GMT -5
As for the Wembley match vs the Bucks, I'd say "strip Cash of the title and allow Dax to pick his partner." Maybe Mark Briscoe? Unless Dax was complicit in any sort of coverup in keeping this from AEW, I don't think he should be punished for his tag partner being a dumbass.
EDIT: Just learned Mark has a knee injury so that ruins that idea!
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on Aug 18, 2023 18:18:00 GMT -5
If this "Haus" is legit, I blame Wheeler 100% for blindsiding his company with a PR disaster. I'm sure there's no weekly intake / questionnaire upon check-in at each TV show, so no one needed to ask, "Did ya commit any felonies recently?" Unless Wheeler was in 100% denial until last night, even a 'Hey Tony... some bad news is coming down the pike for me' would have given AEW time to scramble and prepare a statement and/or change plans. I wonder if he even knew that he was a WANTED MAN until they picked his ass up. He might have thought that the other guy didn’t report it/didn’t know they had his license plate/didn’t know he would be in an ID lineup. There was a document posted this morning that said he gave a written plea of not guilty on the 3rd so he definitely knew unless I'm misunderstanding this (high school law did in fact not prep me for this)
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