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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 25, 2024 22:13:24 GMT -5
a thing that sucks about this is that Brock probably doesn't view that as any punishment. He couldn't care less if he appears on wwe tv ever again. Yea , dude has made more than enough money to barracade himself in his home and never come out again. Depends on how much damage a divorce may cause though, especially if Brock ends up being named in this or other related suits.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Jan 25, 2024 22:26:17 GMT -5
Let's all cheer extra hard during this Sunday's Women's Rumble.
Tough being a female in that company.
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Post by FHgrad99 on Jan 25, 2024 22:26:40 GMT -5
I haven't been on the computer since this story broke. After what I read, Vince needs to be cut off from the WWE and TKO completely and permanently. It might be a good idea to give Brock Lesnar the Chris Benoit treatment, if the allegations against him are true. I knew that he was a pretty sick person but I didn't realize he was this sick and depraved. If he's done this with one person, it makes me wonder how many others there are, I almost need a shower after reading some of the stuff I read.
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Post by HIM on Jan 25, 2024 22:37:01 GMT -5
I'm just still in shock over reading all of that. That has to be by far the most disgusting thing I've ever read/seen related to wrestling in my life.
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Post by tafkaga on Jan 25, 2024 22:44:37 GMT -5
That TNA+ sub starting to look better and better. I was going to watch Royal Rumble but no more. If they clean it up and justice is done for the victims, maybe I'll give it another look someday.
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Post by mistery on Jan 25, 2024 22:58:25 GMT -5
New York Times has an article up now. One interesting thing that wasn't noted elsewhere is that the person heading the committee (but ended up leaving during the shakeup) said that they did in fact reach out to Janet Grant's lawyers to get information from her. Which is the correct route to take. i.imgur.com/lf3c0P9.pngSo it seems at least the board did do its due diligence in regards to reaching out to her, the issue was communication must have broken down somewhere.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 25, 2024 23:00:39 GMT -5
I do think ultimately more people than just Vince and/or Brock will be gone from TKO/WWE when the dust settles. Hate to say it this way, but something like this will effect the bottom line (sponsors), and if/when that happens the higher ups will take notice.
Do I think WWE should be burnt to the ground? No, but I do again think there will be significant changes to the structure and whose in charge. May take some time, but I think it'll happen.
I have a feeling though this is gonna open a flood gate so to speak (normally does) and I think it's gonna make life hell not just for executives but for wrestlers.
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Post by markymark on Jan 25, 2024 23:14:53 GMT -5
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 25, 2024 23:17:19 GMT -5
There's something in that contract that will allow them to drop Vince. They ain't dumb, they put a failsafe in there.
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Jan 25, 2024 23:19:50 GMT -5
Now with how that reads. He's chairman until he dies, voluntarily steps down, or is incapacitated and cannot perform his duties (comatose/jail?). Really hammers home the point of why why Vince came back to sell the company, cuz he was guaranteeing his spot at the top until his death.
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Post by mistery on Jan 25, 2024 23:23:43 GMT -5
Now with how that reads. He's chairman until he dies, voluntarily steps down, or is incapacitated and cannot perform his duties (comatose/jail?). Really hammers home the point of why why Vince came back to sell the company, cuz he was guaranteeing his spot at the top until his death. Worth noting that Vince's actual contract isn't public either, and TKO would be fools if they didn't have an out clause built into that. And there are laws protecting stockholders/companies from bad actors like Vince.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 25, 2024 23:27:04 GMT -5
One would think that WWE wouldn’t be so tone deaf as to trot Brock out for the Rumble within 48 hours of these allegations coming to light, but then again when the investigation into Vince first came to light, WWE trotted him out and had Stephanie lead the crowd in a “thank you, Vince” chant so who knows. If they trot out Brock, with TKO and Netflix, which are actual companies, then the whole lot is complicit and we've lost all control. Between the two of them, we're talking $30 billion dollars here...then again, some shithead bought Twitter for $22 billion and drove it straight into the ground, so who knows? Maybe you're right.
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Post by khali on Jan 25, 2024 23:29:00 GMT -5
TKO would be have to be dumb as hell to not have some sort of an out clause to get rid of Vince. He came in as a massive liability with all the allegations and NDA info that had already come out. How could they not have a trap door button to get him out of there?
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Post by nisidhe on Jan 25, 2024 23:34:05 GMT -5
If Brock was "given" this woman as part of consideration for re-signing, and the new contract was under TKO, hoo boy.
If Vince and/or Laurinaitis were in the room while he "performed", it does beg yet another question. How many of the boys were either "offered" or "compelled" to "perform" in front of Vince, possibly whilst being video-recorded? What was his reasoning for naming certain toys after certain superstars?
Before he dies, even if he never sees the inside of a jail cell he wasn't thrown in for kayfabe, I'd like the world to know the full extent of his misdeeds and for him to face that public knowledge. I want his every outing to make Cersei's Walk of Shame seem like a pleasant summer stroll in comparison. I want him to feel shame like he's probably never felt in the last sixty years.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jan 25, 2024 23:34:09 GMT -5
Didn't Endeavor themselves present Vince with new terms upon the merger that basically made him more bulletproof than the terms he had with WWE itself alone?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 25, 2024 23:36:58 GMT -5
If TKO wasn't smart enough to have some opt out clause to oust Vince if more crap came out, then they honestly deserve one another, laying in the shitpiles they've created.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 25, 2024 23:39:35 GMT -5
Good god!
I guess this may explain why we saw some people come out to publicly defend Vince after the initial allegations came out... Also what the f*** is with this guy and massage table located sexual assault? It's been one of the most consistent factors in all these stories.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jan 25, 2024 23:42:23 GMT -5
I was almost sexually assaulted last night outside of a gas station. He gestured towards my car door. He got so close that I was afraid I'd run over his feet. The only thing that saved me was the fact we were in a well lit parking lot surrounded by people. I slept for thirteen hours. I'm completely numb. Hell... I'm so out of it that I forgot to put on underwear. I put it in my sweater pocket instead. And this is from a near miss in a parking lot from a rando. I can't even fathom what Janel Grant went through. The fact that she's able to go public is nothing short of amazing. Take them down, Janel. TAKE. THEM. DOWN. As someone whose friend was once the victim of sexual assault, you have my deepest condolences for having to experience that.
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Post by The Warthog on Jan 25, 2024 23:43:38 GMT -5
I read through most of the legal documents in the link and holy shit, Vince McMahon truly is human trash. I always hated Johnny Ace too and feel justified in my hatred after reading it.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Jan 25, 2024 23:51:32 GMT -5
Insert Kevin Dunn doofy look gif as if to say "Vince, we still cool right?"
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