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Post by Mecca on Sept 21, 2023 10:17:21 GMT -5
Ali was apparently mutual. So I wonder if cuts will just be to those that haven’t been used - so far Emma, Boogs and Aaliyah. Ali has only been trying to leave for like 3 years.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 21, 2023 10:17:37 GMT -5
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Post by asuka007 on Sept 21, 2023 10:17:48 GMT -5
Becoming a public company is still one of the worst things WWE ever did, now they operate under the same pretense as every other company. What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases.
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Post by Legion on Sept 21, 2023 10:18:00 GMT -5
Ali is such a wonderful worker and they did try with him before a couple of times, but he got injured and looked a bit snake bit.
I hope he can find somewhere to work where he has some more creative control, as clearly what WWE wanted him to do and what he wanted to do, to get to the next level, clearly never aligned.
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Post by Mecca on Sept 21, 2023 10:19:47 GMT -5
Becoming a public company is still one of the worst things WWE ever did, now they operate under the same pretense as every other company. What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. It's because they are the only company that is publicly traded that has a athletic talent standpoint to it. Other industries to mass layoffs the difference is finding a different person to more cheaply do some spread sheets isn't the same as how someone works in the ring or cuts promos.
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Post by Fade on Sept 21, 2023 10:19:47 GMT -5
BOoooooOoOoOoOoOooooGssssssssss
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Post by mistery on Sept 21, 2023 10:19:47 GMT -5
I'm honestly shocked Aliyah was around as long as she was, someone must have really liked her to keep trying like they did. She started in developmental in 2015! Aliyah was someone who they kept around long enough to see if she would improve, even on the main roster but uh...she never really did.
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 21, 2023 10:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by lildude8218 on Sept 21, 2023 10:20:08 GMT -5
Maybe they called Ali by mistake instead of Aliyah? They'd be right next to each other in the contacts list.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Sept 21, 2023 10:21:05 GMT -5
Becoming a public company is still one of the worst things WWE ever did, now they operate under the same pretense as every other company. What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. It's the only wrestling company that regularly does these mass layoffs of employees, but it damn sure isn't the only publicly traded corporation that does it. And it's the only wrestling company that is also a publicly traded corporation, so this isn't abnormal in the slightest. Shitty. An indictment of capitalism and American business culture. But not abnormal.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 21, 2023 10:21:35 GMT -5
Becoming a public company is still one of the worst things WWE ever did, now they operate under the same pretense as every other company. What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. Only wrestling company. Loads of others do this, they're just not in the public eye. And it f***ing sucks.
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Post by Legion on Sept 21, 2023 10:21:37 GMT -5
I'm honestly shocked Aliyah was around as long as she was, someone must have really liked her to keep trying like they did. She started in developmental in 2015! Aliyah was someone who they kept around long enough to see if she would improve, even on the main roster but uh...she never really did. Yeah, she seemed like someone who really, really wanted it. But just couldn't. That's sad, but can't say they didn't give her every chance going.
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Post by Mecca on Sept 21, 2023 10:21:48 GMT -5
What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. It's the only wrestling company that regularly does these mass layoffs of employees, but it damn sure isn't the only publicly traded corporation that does it. And it's the only wrestling company that is also a publicly traded corporation, so this isn't abnormal in the slightest. Shitty. An indictment of capitalism and American business culture. But not abnormal. You must have infinite growth...yo dude finite planet? No no infinite growth!
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Post by Mecca on Sept 21, 2023 10:22:11 GMT -5
What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. Only wrestling company. Loads of others do this, they're just not in the public eye. And it f***ing sucks. You can think Jack Welch for it honestly.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 21, 2023 10:23:19 GMT -5
What gets me is that WWE is the only company that regularly does these mass releases. It's the only wrestling company that regularly does these mass layoffs of employees, but it damn sure isn't the only publicly traded corporation that does it. And it's the only wrestling company that is also a publicly traded corporation, so this isn't abnormal in the slightest. Shitty. An indictment of capitalism and American business culture. But not abnormal. Yeah like as much as people don’t want to hear about business and profits when you see $1B, it is part of the industry It’s sad but as an accountant who looks at dollars and cents I understand it. Bottom line everyone should take note of is, get your money. Value yourself, not ANY company. You never know when you are expendable
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Post by Mecca on Sept 21, 2023 10:24:58 GMT -5
It's the only wrestling company that regularly does these mass layoffs of employees, but it damn sure isn't the only publicly traded corporation that does it. And it's the only wrestling company that is also a publicly traded corporation, so this isn't abnormal in the slightest. Shitty. An indictment of capitalism and American business culture. But not abnormal. Yeah like as much as people don’t want to hear about business and profits when you see $1B, it is part of the industry It’s sad but as an accountant who looks at dollars and cents I understand it. Bottom line everyone should take note of is, get your money. Value yourself, not ANY company. You never know when you are expendable In reality it never happened before Jack Welch became the GE CEO, he was the first guy to come to the conclusion that he could increase profits by firing people, moving numbers around etc and instead of people reacting with wow you're an asshole, they did it too.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 21, 2023 10:25:52 GMT -5
Boogs Emma Aliyah Ali
Having a hard time thinking of a stable name for Impact.
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Post by Legion on Sept 21, 2023 10:26:29 GMT -5
If an NFL team never cut people, what do you think would happen?
Or NBA?
Or really any other sporting based business? Or entertainment based - TV shows get cut every year and the whole cast and crew goes.
You have to cut people to make room for others - even more so now WWE has NXT and formal training pathways.
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Post by mj0mn0m on Sept 21, 2023 10:26:47 GMT -5
I was wondering the other day why they feature Emma so much at WWE SuperCard, but do nothing about her... Now she is fired, will see what will happen to the cards...
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 21, 2023 10:27:48 GMT -5
Yeah like as much as people don’t want to hear about business and profits when you see $1B, it is part of the industry It’s sad but as an accountant who looks at dollars and cents I understand it. Bottom line everyone should take note of is, get your money. Value yourself, not ANY company. You never know when you are expendable In reality it never happened before Jack Welch became the GE CEO, he was the first guy to come to the conclusion that he could increase profits by firing people, moving numbers around etc and instead of people reacting with wow you're an asshole, they did it too. I like that the “This is normal, it was always a thing” post was followed up by the “One asshole did it so all the assholes did it” which feels about as right an origin for this sort of thing as possible.
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