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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 13, 2023 11:32:11 GMT -5
Now that we're at the point where TK is in the DMs of some dude who is a candidate for Duval County School Board, this has officially risen to the level of the absurd.
This is where I think Megha needs to intervene. As the CEO of the company, it's extraordinarily difficult to separate stuff he does and says on his "personal time" from official activities on behalf of the company. Directly engaging with randos on Twitter is just inviting a lawsuit.
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Post by mistery on Oct 13, 2023 11:32:16 GMT -5
Travis didn't need to show this DM public to make things worse either, he could have simply expressed why he didn't like the segment and quote tweeted TMZ, which the initial response did Khan isn't mocking him here, not that I can see, and if he reached out because he's local (On the Duvall Board) it makes sense, I wouldn't have, because people especially on that platform are ruthless and he's learning that the hard way (And yes that's largely his fault) I would agree signal boosting TMZ isn't doing much good btw because like... f*** that outlet, but if Khan's going to message you, you could also be the bigger person, and that does not come off that way here. Dude. You had AEW diehards outright calling Travis a liar and that he was only posting those statements yesterday for clout chasing. That there is no way Tony would say stuff like that. Let's not act like AEW has a perfect little fanbase either, as the billionaire worship for Tony can reach disturbing levels with them.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 13, 2023 11:33:38 GMT -5
People are stating that he is also contacting people via DM as well. This needs to end. The person in question here is followed by AEW, Cena, Jericho and more and is local to the setup in Jacksonville. Creepy and weird as all f***. i haven’t been entirely onboard with the “he needs help” thing, but he b makin a hell of a case for it He said why he responded to him specifically, I don't think I would have done it given Twitter is Twitter, but we really need to stop with the "He needs help" stuff, he's not making a case for it, we're way too invested into what this man's doing right now and every move he makes imo And I'm not saying it doesn't look stupid or that he should have responded, but we're just making some leaps here as other posters well before me said.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 13, 2023 11:36:04 GMT -5
Travis didn't need to show this DM public to make things worse either, he could have simply expressed why he didn't like the segment and quote tweeted TMZ, which the initial response did Khan isn't mocking him here, not that I can see, and if he reached out because he's local (On the Duvall Board) it makes sense, I wouldn't have, because people especially on that platform are ruthless and he's learning that the hard way (And yes that's largely his fault) I would agree signal boosting TMZ isn't doing much good btw because like... f*** that outlet, but if Khan's going to message you, you could also be the bigger person, and that does not come off that way here. Dude. You had AEW diehards outright calling Travis a liar and that he was only posting those statements yesterday for clout chasing. That there is no way Tony would say stuff like that. Let's not act like AEW has a perfect little fanbase either, as the billionaire worship for Tony can reach disturbing levels with them. I never said they weren't, in fact multiple posts in this thread have me saying the tribalism sucks and needs to stop on both sides DMs can be fabricated, yes, but I don't believe these were. I also don't believe they were malicious or mocking in tone either even if I also said I wouldn't have reached out to anyone at this point because DMs are one screencap and post away for that user to use, especially reaching out over a drama, it's happened a million times. I don't think a single person in here said AEW's got a perfect fanbase or that people worshipping Khan are helping, they're not. And no one's excusing the DM's either.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Oct 13, 2023 11:36:05 GMT -5
Hahaha this reminded me of when his tweets got on Monday Night Football Has any of his tweets ever made it to what the Americans call Monday Night Football? If not, it's probably only a matter of time. He’s about as influential in the NFL as I am. I have genuinely never heard his name mentioned during an NFL game or when watching a talking head show.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 13, 2023 11:38:11 GMT -5
At some point, you have to know when to just walk away. Even if you're morally in the right, it isn't worth it to roll around in the mud.
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Post by Fade on Oct 13, 2023 11:39:34 GMT -5
Creepy and weird as all f***. i haven’t been entirely onboard with the “he needs help” thing, but he b makin a hell of a case for it He said why he responded to him specifically, I don't think I would have done it given Twitter is Twitter, but we really need to stop with the "He needs help" stuff, he's not making a case for it, we're way too invested into what this man's doing right now and every move he makes imowho’s way too vested? What’s the danger if we keep talking ‘bout his actions? R you too vested?? im over here enjoying a coffee and in awe this billionaire acts this way THEN TELL HOMEY TO CUT IT OUT lmao
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Post by markymark on Oct 13, 2023 11:41:55 GMT -5
Those Travis DMs seem like a bunch of nothing, and like was said here, TK is letting MJF handling the situation.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 13, 2023 11:43:25 GMT -5
Has any of his tweets ever made it to what the Americans call Monday Night Football? If not, it's probably only a matter of time. He’s about as influential in the NFL as I am. I have genuinely never heard his name mentioned during an NFL game or when watching a talking head show. I'm not super knowledgeable about European football/soccer, so forgive me if this analogy isn't as good as I think it is. But: In terms of overall popularity of the franchise and team notoriety the Jacksonville Jaguars are roughly equivalent to, like, Bournemouth. So, the Jags rarely, if ever, even appear on national television, much less Monday Night Football. And the odds of some stupid Tweet Tony Khan (whose role with the Jags is one of those word salad nepotism positions that really has absolutely nothing to do with the team's day-to-day operations, like "Football Strategy Officer" or something) would ever make it to air is even less likely.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 13, 2023 11:43:53 GMT -5
He's a number nerd for the Jags and the analytics company he owns does work for a lot of NFL teams. He has a lot of indirect influence behind the scenes, but outside of a public back and forth with some Jags player, he's not much of a public persona in the league.
But yeah I agree that he needs to get off social media big time. And take a vacation.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 13, 2023 11:44:30 GMT -5
TK won't really matter to the NFL until he fully takes over the Jags from his father
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 13, 2023 11:44:57 GMT -5
Also, I love that Bischoff's wade in being like "Oh, he's such an embarrassment for this" and brother, I could pinpoint several Nitros where you and Hulk Hogan were drunk as skunks on live goddamn television. Sometimes even with Dennis Rodman, likely dodging Chicago Bulls practice to do it. The right you have for saying anything like that is not even zero, it's in the negatives. Oh, and Russo’s said that Khan should be acting better as a businessman and not put himself over as the main character because that’s what the talent is for. …Am I being pranked? Is Jeremy Beadle going to come back from the dead to reveal this is a really elaborate joke on me specifically? Am I supposed to take anything seriously like that? Did WCW 1999-2000 just not happen? Did the start of TNA not happen? What are we doing? Like, look, I’m sorry, the fact there are people still talking about silly tweets several days later is baffling to me. Is this the way we as fans avoid actual things going on in the world? And I’m not a guy who usually says that because escape is something I find important for mental health reasons but come on now. Bro
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2023 11:47:37 GMT -5
If this thread makes it to page 41 I'm deleting my f***ing account no way Please don't...you make this place a better one...with that said...Khan's fuel on the fire today doesn't help the situation die down at all. I know the mods would like for it to not just happen at all but i promise you this is the most level headed place so far discussing this in an overwhelming "protect Tony from Tony's current emotions" way which is admirable.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Oct 13, 2023 11:47:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I love TK, dude is a blast when he's just just promoting stuff or being his weird awkward self, but dude needs to take some time off social media. I understand the trolls are unrelenting on social media but the ratings were honestly not bad for the circumstances. Take it as a win wrestling as a whole had over 1.5 mil viewership on Tuesday split between two shows and the demo was still solid as hell, which in the end is all that matters.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Oct 13, 2023 11:49:54 GMT -5
Yes, I'm aware how badly this aged. No, I still stand by a lot of what I said before. These tweets he should probably back away from.
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Post by markymark on Oct 13, 2023 11:55:08 GMT -5
Really dont want the discussion being derailed but this what TK meant when he said he hate this kind of fans
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Post by salz4life on Oct 13, 2023 11:56:08 GMT -5
When TK, the social media savvy 41 year old businessman, willingly brings up what his mom went through after all of what he's said these past few days fully knowing how people are...nah I'm not going to say we are being too hard on him. He's either doing too much and needs to put down his phone or too stupid to realize that this will feed the trolls and have them insult his mom. I'm saying he ain't dumb, he's just doing too much. f*** the trolls and the assholes first and foremost but I'm not gonna act like he's absolved of everything. You're not dumb and you know how this works. Don't. Feed. The. Trolls. He should let someone else run his social media for him. You can’t be letting the losers on Twitter know that they’re getting to you. In their warped minds they’ll take that as a win and try harder to get more of your attention. John Cena had probably 15 years of death threats on a daily basis. Roman Reigns regularly has people wishing his cancer came back. Triple H has people hoping that his heart fails. The Elite have Cornette fans trashing them all the time and in particular Kenny basically gets accused of being a paedophile. When Cody was in AEW WWE fans would be in his comments saying he sucks. When he’s in WWE he has AEW fans calling him a traitor. Look at some of the horrific comments Nyla Rose gets. Look at some of the racist comments under Jade’s tweets in the past few weeks. Look under the comments of any female wrestler actually and you wont have to scroll far to see something creepy. You could go on and on. In an ideal world you shouldn’t have to ignore the comments or have someone else tweet for you. But the reality is Twitter doesn’t give a shit and is horrible at removing offensive stuff. There’s a reason most really big names just use Twitter for generic marketing stuff and don’t actually engage with people personally. If they read all the hate they get every day it could drive you crazy. It annoys me that people go out Nyla Rose because she's one of the best follows of all the active wrestlers. She's really funny!
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 13, 2023 11:56:23 GMT -5
Really dont want the discussion being derailed but this what TK meant when he said he hate this kind of fans
Lmfao thank you for sharing that. That might be the single dumbest wrestling-related Tweet I've ever seen. We needed some levity in here.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Oct 13, 2023 11:57:47 GMT -5
Those Travis DMs seem like a bunch of nothing, and like was said here, TK is letting MJF handling the situation. I don't think the way he flippantly remarked about TMZ exactly helped. TMZ sucks but it doesn't really matter who was quoted, it's about what was on his television. He basically handwaved it off and didn't actually discuss anything. Basically just went "yeah I know you didn't like it. You tweeted me twice." Not exactly opening a dialogue about it. People said he's leaving MJF to it, and I'm sur MJF is fine with it but it's entirely unfair for the company and Tony to be silent and to leave it all up to Max to respond.
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Post by salz4life on Oct 13, 2023 11:58:32 GMT -5
As I said yesterday, there's a reason why people who have Tony's level of exposure and responsibility pay other people to run their social media. Social media has the potential to be an amazing thing but it also allows the very worst of society to hide in plain sight. Use it as a tool to promote, hire someone to tweet about AEW, Fulham and the Jags for you and then immediately delete the app off your phone and forget it ever existed. Exactly.... If I was in his position, I wouldn't be on social media at all.
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