Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on Jan 26, 2024 15:04:55 GMT -5
Meanwhile Meltzer is tweeting this will be the biggest Rumble in history in terms of money and viewed coming in just behind wrestlemania etc etc I don't expect them to shut the shows down, that's just an insane amount of logistics to do something like that especially given the deals locked in with local governments and whatnot. That said, a "business as usual" tweet right now isn't the best look. Just keep quiet, the show's already sold out, no need to do a whole "HEY GUYS, WHADDAYA UP TO THIS WEEKEND?!" kind of message when there's a gigantic black cloud overhead. It really goes to show they think about 99% of their fan base gives no shits, I mean hell it was true the last time when they trotted Vince's ass out there and he got a standing ovation. |
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Post by polarbearpete on Jan 26, 2024 15:06:38 GMT -5
I don't expect them to shut the shows down, that's just an insane amount of logistics to do something like that especially given the deals locked in with local governments and whatnot. That said, a "business as usual" tweet right now isn't the best look. Just keep quiet, the show's already sold out, no need to do a whole "HEY GUYS, WHADDAYA UP TO THIS WEEKEND?!" kind of message when there's a gigantic black cloud overhead. It really goes to show they think about 99% of their fan base gives no shits, I mean hell it was true the last time when they trotted Vince's ass out there and he got a standing ovation. Difference is “they” back then was Vince himself as he was the all powerful leader. At least now that’s no longer the case. |
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HIM
Dennis Stamp
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Post by HIM on Jan 26, 2024 15:07:03 GMT -5
Honestly as bad taste as that Trips tweet looks, everybody in the company has to keep things pushing as the legal stuff gets handled. I get it but it's no different than anything else that's happened in a corporate setting. If these people were told they can't talk about it and keep things within their bubble, I get why he can't say something about it. He can't go silent either because that's also saying something too to a degree. Just depends on what you think.
But rest assured, if he's linked to it and if he's done something then his time will come. This isn't something that can be overlooked. Sex trafficking is different than steroids and even some of the other shit Vince had been accused of.
All those who have done wrong will get their own. Vince, Brock, doesn't matter. Yall gonna get it. I honestly can't wait too because these people don't need to be invested in something we love.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 26, 2024 15:09:15 GMT -5
Hunter's a quisling, same dipshit who responded to the Hogan shit by telling everyone they actually love comeback stories
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Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on Jan 26, 2024 15:10:10 GMT -5
Hunter's a quisling, same dipshit who responded to the Hogan shit by telling everyone they actually love comeback stories "everyone loves the comeback of a racist, now this time an evil sex pest with a disturbing fetish" |
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Dub H
Crow T. Robot
Captain Pixel: the Game Master
I ❤ Aniki
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Post by Dub H on Jan 26, 2024 15:11:14 GMT -5
Dude made himself a fake reputation of being a guy that fights for the right causes ,that stands up for people that can't. He is the guy that came every week with a shirt that represents a cause. He is the guy that defended women by buying then starbucks. That's the reputation he made for himself so people will press him on actually doing something about it But this ain't a Punk thread. And Any wrestler absolutely could share their feelings on this, should they? Is another story Apparently WWE instructed all their talent not to comment about it on their social media. So no they can't. again they can ,it's not legally forbidden. They will risk their job but they can. |
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Post by Starshine on Jan 26, 2024 15:12:00 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this guy still voted to bring Vince back the first time. Something that he has never been questioned during any of his media scrums. Wrestling “journalism,” my ass. |
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Gus Richlen: Ruffian
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
BAU BAU
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jan 26, 2024 15:17:42 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this guy still voted to bring Vince back the first time. Something that he has never been questioned during any of his media scrums. Wrestling “journalism,” my ass. No he didn't. He was one of the ones who wanted Vince gone. |
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Renslayer
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
every time i come around your city...
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 26, 2024 15:24:27 GMT -5
I mean, there's no "good" action H could take here to satisfy people |
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No Longer a Produceman
Dennis Stamp
Will Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
Evolving into Geckoman
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Jan 26, 2024 15:26:24 GMT -5
Not to mention calling her a bitch after she complied. You're not going to get me to pretend that a kink in degrading others isn't potentially problematic, but it can be consensual... This isn’t the hill to die on. |
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Ben Wyatt
Crow T. Robot
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 26, 2024 15:33:17 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this guy still voted to bring Vince back the first time. Something that he has never been questioned during any of his media scrums. Wrestling “journalism,” my ass. He, Steph and I think, Kahn voted NOT to allow Vince back. |
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 26, 2024 15:41:14 GMT -5
In retrospect, Vince Jr should have just left the company in Gorilla Monsoon and Lou Albano's hands (at least I think Albano was one of the ones who was in line to run the company after Vince, so just have them be co-owners, Albano meets Cyndi Lauper on the plane, and WWF goes mainstream without Vince).
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Post by The Captain on Jan 26, 2024 15:45:26 GMT -5
Apparently WWE instructed all their talent not to comment about it on their social media. So no they can't. again they can ,it's not legally forbidden. They will risk their job but they can. And no one's going to risk getting fired to make a statement on social media unless they were on the outs already.
This is also protecting the talents from themselves so they don't say something stupid.
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Tom Turkey
Ozymandius
The King of North America
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Post by Tom Turkey on Jan 26, 2024 15:46:15 GMT -5
In retrospect, Vince Jr should have just left the company in Gorilla Monsoon and Lou Albano's hands (at least I think Albano was one of the ones who was in line to run the company after Vince, so just have them be co-owners, Albano meets Cyndi Lauper on the plane, and WWF goes mainstream without Vince). The alternate timeline where the Attitude Era plays out with Captain Lou as “Mr. Albano” feuding with Austin. |
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Post by jm on Jan 26, 2024 15:48:52 GMT -5
I mean, there's no "good" action H could take here to satisfy people How about if he, I dunno, didn't send out that tweet and instead just kept quiet? That would be a good way for him to satisfy people. |
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Perd
Patti Mayonnaise
Leslie needs to butt out for fear of receiving The Bunghole Buster
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Post by Perd on Jan 26, 2024 15:50:12 GMT -5
Consent, when it comes to employer(employee, is such shaky ground. The power dynamic is just so disparate, that it can’t help but come into play. How can that ever be 100% consensual? And I understand that that opens up a whole conversation about agency. But this is Vince McMahon. We have a pretty goddamn good idea of who he is. And a pretty goddamn good idea of how this situation played out.
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Burst
El Dandy
*inarticulate squawking*
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Post by Burst on Jan 26, 2024 15:50:16 GMT -5
In retrospect, Vince Jr should have just left the company in Gorilla Monsoon and Lou Albano's hands (at least I think Albano was one of the ones who was in line to run the company after Vince, so just have them be co-owners, Albano meets Cyndi Lauper on the plane, and WWF goes mainstream without Vince). The alternate timeline where the Attitude Era plays out with Captain Lou as “Mr. Albano” feuding with Austin. I'm now imaging this as like, Captain Lou looking somewhere between how he looked as half of The Sicilians and Willie Cicci from The Godfather, just completely slick and dapper... but with like, gold-plated rubber bands through his cheek. Alternatively... Admiral Louis. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 26, 2024 15:51:08 GMT -5
I’m not trying to deny anything, but I just saw a slide of a few of the explicit texts. Why is a 70 plus year old billionaire texting like he’s a 16 year old illiterate teenager. It just seems so hard to believe some of the verbiage. What I’m trying to say here really is holy f*** is he ever f***ed in the head. How is this one of the richest people in the world? I forget if it was Jericho, Punk, or who, but apparently Vince would text with 'lol'.. Punk said good childhood died when Undertaker texted that to him. |
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Post by Starshine on Jan 26, 2024 15:52:00 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this guy still voted to bring Vince back the first time. Something that he has never been questioned during any of his media scrums. Wrestling “journalism,” my ass. No he didn't. He was one of the ones who wanted Vince gone. Correction, voted him into the Executive Chairman position. |
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No Longer a Produceman
Dennis Stamp
Will Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
Evolving into Geckoman
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Jan 26, 2024 15:53:31 GMT -5
The alternate timeline where the Attitude Era plays out with Captain Lou as “Mr. Albano” feuding with Austin. I'm now imaging this as like, Captain Lou looking somewhere between how he looked as half of The Sicilians and Willie Cicci from The Godfather, just completely slick and dapper... but with like, gold-plated rubber bands through his cheek. Alternatively... Admiral Louis. Even better, Super Mario Lou tripping on mushrooms and tossing fireballs at Austin, thinking he’s Bowser. |
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