Vince S.A. Lawsuit Thread (Vince Resigns Page 60)

[Axel Dieter jr.]

I just don't understand people like that. I mean, he could have flown in every prostitute, probably every pornstar on earth he wanted to. But obviously that isn't enough for a powerhungry, control freak asshole like Vince.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Jan 26, 2024 11:41:03 GMT -5 Axel Dieter jr. said:

I just don't understand people like that. I mean, he could have flown in every prostitute, probably every pornstar on earth he wanted to. But obviously that isn't enough for a powerhungry, control freak asshole like Vince.

If they were hookers or porn stars he'd probably just abuse them too.

[Tom Turkey]

Jan 26, 2024 11:39:11 GMT -5 markymark said:

PWInsider: WWE Distancing Themselves from Vince, Removes His Merchandise

"Yesterday at the WWE Royal Rumble Store in Tampa, WWE was selling a Vince McMahon shirt celebrating his 1999 Rumble match victory:"

www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=179667

I bet 2K will want to scramble to remove Vince from 2K24.

[The Ichi]

I believe Ryan, though he's also a hypocrite that went to bat for Flair sadly.

[cosmo]

Jan 26, 2024 10:16:12 GMT -5 crowley1986 said:

Jan 26, 2024 10:13:53 GMT -5 Killah Ray said:

Yeah I think people really need to take the blinders off when it comes to really the real world…

Wrestling is rampant with morally dubious characters just like most professional sports are…

This - like did we stop watching movies because Harvey Weinstein, and other deviants in the industry… watching sport, listing to music , etc - every industry has dirtbags

Roman Polanski won three Oscars in 2002, so even when absolutely everyone knows for absolute certain they're dirtbags, nobody cares.

[Axel Dieter jr.]

Jan 26, 2024 11:41:38 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

Jan 26, 2024 11:41:03 GMT -5 Axel Dieter jr. said:

I just don't understand people like that. I mean, he could have flown in every prostitute, probably every pornstar on earth he wanted to. But obviously that isn't enough for a powerhungry, control freak asshole like Vince.

If they were hookers or porn stars he'd probably just abuse them too.

I mean, there are hookers specialized in stuff like that. But then he probably wouldn't have liked the consent.

[Mecca]

Jan 26, 2024 11:28:39 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Jan 26, 2024 11:11:10 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

Was anybody expecting anything else?

Something like this, the company no matter what is gonna put a gag order on everybody. Every statement about this or something similar, has to go through the company. Every corporation does that, Microsoft or Sony get hacked, the workers aren't gonna say shit, it will all be referred to the company's legal department.

I think some people expect Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes or whoever to be tweeting their disgust, which is baffling to me.

Seth Rollins the ultimate company man? Why would anyone expect that?

[Perd]

So, Survivor series has been moved to January and it’s being held at WWE HQ?

[ghost]

Yeah people expecting a mass exodus of talent will be disappointed. Even people expecting anything beyond Vince being kicked out will probably be disappointed. TKO will say they just took over, cleaned house on the parties involved (even if HHH and others stay on), and time will heal the company’s reputation.

With fans it will be easier to move on. Once the Rumble starts, this story will be an afterthought. Unless they do something stupid like have Vince or Brock show up at the event. Even if HHH’s theme opened the PPV, he’d get cheered. The fans are probably the least of the company’s concerns. It’s the company’s reputation with sponsors, media partners, etc.

[ace]

Jan 26, 2024 11:43:04 GMT -5 Tom Turkey said:

Jan 26, 2024 11:39:11 GMT -5 markymark said:

www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=179667

I bet 2K will want to scramble to remove Vince from 2K24.

Or at least change his finisher

[markymark]

Jan 26, 2024 11:43:56 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

I believe Ryan, though he's also a hypocrite that went to bat for Flair sadly.

Even Titus ONeil went to defend Flair and he is also well liked.

[Mecca]

Jan 26, 2024 11:41:03 GMT -5 Axel Dieter jr. said:

I just don't understand people like that. I mean, he could have flown in every prostitute, probably every pornstar on earth he wanted to. But obviously that isn't enough for a powerhungry, control freak asshole like Vince.

Cause it isn't about sex, it's about power, it's about the ability to degrade and control someone and watch them keep coming back for more.

It's a mental disorder that a ton of rich people have, you can only buy so many expensive things and do so many normal things before you need something else to stroke your fancy. Because they can have anything they want they want more and more depraved things.

[Mecca]

Jan 26, 2024 11:49:37 GMT -5 ghost said:

Yeah people expecting a mass exodus of talent will be disappointed. Even people expecting anything beyond Vince being kicked out will probably be disappointed. TKO will say they just took over, cleaned house on the parties involved (even if HHH and others stay on), and time will heal the company’s reputation.

With fans it will be easier to move on. Once the Rumble starts, this story will be an afterthought. Unless they do something stupid like have Vince or Brock show up at the event. Even if HHH’s theme opened the PPV, he’d get cheered. The fans are probably the least of the company’s concerns. It’s the company’s reputation with sponsors, media partners, etc.

Yea, people who consider themselves "WWE fans" will not care they'll just ignore it.

[cornettesracket]

Jan 26, 2024 11:28:39 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Jan 26, 2024 11:11:10 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

Was anybody expecting anything else?

Something like this, the company no matter what is gonna put a gag order on everybody. Every statement about this or something similar, has to go through the company. Every corporation does that, Microsoft or Sony get hacked, the workers aren't gonna say shit, it will all be referred to the company's legal department.

I think some people expect Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes or whoever to be tweeting their disgust, which is baffling to me.

I don’t see why any talent should have to tweet about this stuff. I’d be very confident that the vast majority of the wrestlers had no idea or played no part in the horrible acts that Vince and laurinautis committed. It’s why I disliked the way it was phrased that if talent didn’t speak out they would be somewhat complicit. Let’s work with what we know for certain. 

[markymark]

Now made it to BBC

[kingoftheindies]

As for people commenting from the company. I'll say what I said when Hausman caused the Jericho rumors to pop up (please note these are apples to oranges and are NOT meant to cause WWE vs AEW so nobody take this as such) PR answers should be given. The difference of course is these are actual accusations, but the response from wrestlers should be that they cannot comment on that, and the response from Triple H/whoever should say "we take any allegation of sexual assault seriously, and will be doing our due diligence"

That will piss some people off, but you've got to play the PR game. Do not say anything to make it worse do not praise anybody or try to downplay anything. Put it into the hands of legal

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Jan 26, 2024 11:04:03 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

Finally made the news here on CBC.com

This isn't something he's just going to be able to brush past. Actual media juggernauts outside the weird carny wrestling circle are shouting about it for all to see now.

Media juggernauts AND the CBC?


I can’t believe I broke my pledge to not post in this thread just so I could dunk on the CBC.

[cosmo]

Jan 26, 2024 11:39:48 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

I would love to hear comments from wrestling personalities with knowledge of Vince who does not need WWE anymore.

And I know it won't happen, but I'm also waiting for someone on the WWE roster to leak all the crazy shit they know, and just say "F*** you, fire me if you want, IDGAF."

[markymark]

Source: PWInsider

by Mike Johnson @ 9:13 AM on 1/26/2024

Some notes regarding the Vince McMahon and WWE lawsuit that was filed yesterday by former WWE employee Janel Grant based on questions PWInsider.com has received over the last 24 hours:

*Jerry McDevitt was Vince McMahon's attorney for the NDA with Grant but no longer represents McMahon and has all but retired, so for those who asked, McDevitt would not be defending McMahon or even WWE here. McDevitt has not represented McMahon since he made the decision to come out his WWE retirement.

*In something that sounds absolutely insane, the NDA for Grant included a clause that if she needed a reference for future employment from WWE, she was directed to go to John Laurinaitis for the reference, which given the allegations in the suit, is mind-blowing, to say the least.

*One allegation in the lawsuit was that Grant claimed that no one spoke to her or utilized any documentation she had during the WWE Board of Directors investigation into Vince McMahon. PWInsider.com is told that investigation was conducted by a third-party, not WWE itself.

*While the Wall Street Journal has surmised the WWE talent Grant mentions in her lawsuit is Brock Lesnar, Lesnar is never named in the suit and is not a defendant in the lawsuit.

*WWE has not made, as of this writing, any internal statement to their employees about The Wall Street Journal article. The prevous WSJ articles all led to either a company meeting or a statement that was issued privately. Thus far, that has not been the case. As you can imagine, a lot of employees we've spoken to were really upset and disgusted with the allegations.

*As TKO Group Holding noted in their statement yesterday, Vince McMahon is not involved in the day to day operations of WWE anymore. As we have noted many times here during audio discussions in the Elite section, his current position is more of a ceremonial title at this point. Nick Khan and Paul Levesque are overseeing the company.

*It is not known whether TKO could force Vince McMahon to step down from his position as Executive Director of the TKO Board of Directors. The question to be answered is whether there is a morals clause in McMahon's contract with TKO and whether that could be a factor in his status going forward.

*There has been no public acknowledgment that the federal investigation into McMahon has ever closed, so yes, that is something that could come to the surface again, as far as anyone knows.

*The story has gotten a lot of attention and we are told that a lot of media outlets are starting work on their own coverage. The New York Times covered the story this morning. All the major entertainment trade publications covered it. The story won't go away overnight.

*Court records indicate that as of this morning, WWE, Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis all have yet to be served with the lawsuit.

[Viking Hall]

Something that has struck me is that if this turns out to be true (and for the record, I believe every last word of it) is that these are the actions of a comparatively frail seventy-something year old living in the age of the internet where everything comes to light eventually.

To give that perspective, if this is what he's capable of now, it makes me shudder to think what he was up to in his prime years, with half of Colombia stuffed up his nose and enough steroids in his system to give a race horse a heart attack in an age where it was easy to make things disappear.

My only vague hope is that these actions are the result of all those years of self-abuse and not the icing on the cake of decades of depravity.

As for Brock, well he and Vince are different sides of the same coin. Vince has never heard no due to his money, power, political connections and stranglehold on his chosen industry while Brock has never heard no due to the fact that there's essentially nobody on the planet that can confront him physically. I have absolutely no trouble in believing that both are completely mentally warped as a result.