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Post by jm on May 5, 2024 8:41:11 GMT -5
So it comes out that Drew Gulak was harassing and assaulting trainees to the point that HBK had to reprimand him for it?? But........I thought that with Vince Man gone, WWE culture was just fine now!!! I thought that the culture was actually damn good now with Vince gone!!!!
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Post by jm on May 5, 2024 8:44:23 GMT -5
WWE really does get treated with kid gloves since Hunter took over. If TK has said something like this, he’d be getting roasted online constantly. Look at any time TK says anything on Twitter. People always act like TK saying something on Twitter is the worst thing to ever happen in wrestling and TK is gonna bring down AEW simply because of his tweets. Meanwhile, those same people constantly look over and forgive and forget Hunter repeatedly acting like a dumbass on these pressers.
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Post by kingoftheindies on May 5, 2024 8:56:55 GMT -5
It's f***ed up because if Gulak was always like this, it really f***s up the Philly Indie Scene for the last like 15 years or so. He trained in CHIKARA, in CZW, he was always painted as the respected pro, and so was his brother, and now both are just outed as complete f***ing shitheads Like Soldier Ant and Lil Mondo both being outed as scumbags really sucks, even more so thinking about how many people they could have also hurt over the last decade plus in the process in doing so Danielson's gotta be f***ing disgusted man, given how much he championed for Gulak, he never would've if he knew about this I have to imagine. Said it before, but Drew has always come off as a bit bitter that even going back to the indies the only time he really ever got over was when he was doing comedy. I remember before he signed with WWE there were plenty of interviews he did on podcasts where he was clearly annoyed that some of his peers were getting over "not putting the work in" Also mentioned in the Backlash thread, WWE has apparently reached out to both Fightful and PWI Insiders to say nothing said was meant to be insulting. A lot of people working for Fightful though are clearly not happy with the comment. SRS seems to be taking the high road a bit but he has tweeted that whether meant towards FIghtful or PWI it was uncalled for and feels like something publically should be said
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Post by khali on May 5, 2024 9:19:12 GMT -5
It’s absurd to the degree of which Triple H just gets away with being a dick just because the company is hot. The threads on r/squaredcircle are just “oh damn he owned SRS 😂😂😂” and once again this is the only place with a nuanced discussion of it. Tony Khan makes a cringe tweet and everyone writes about how he needs his phone taken away and probably be in a conservatorship.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on May 5, 2024 9:24:24 GMT -5
I really don't understand why I should care if Gulak was released or not renewed. Seems like a distinction without a difference.
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Post by krozor on May 5, 2024 10:10:34 GMT -5
Re: DeMott, technically they didn't even let him go. DeMott himself claimed that he was the one announced he was gone and claimed it was actually his decision to resign, and as far as I know no one has ever bothered to claim otherwise.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on May 5, 2024 10:30:09 GMT -5
I really don't understand why I should care if Gulak was released or not renewed. Seems like a distinction without a difference. Because one is firing a man for bad shit, and the other is going 'Eh just let him keep showing up to work and causing problems we just won't give him a new contract when his contract is up'. The Michaels reprimand is said to have been from a year ago and a year seems like a pretty big difference to me.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 5, 2024 11:05:35 GMT -5
If I understand all of this correctly;
Filming a locker room without people knowing, being a creep inside said locker room, bashing your co-workers on private social media chats, injuring and re-injuring workers for hazing/toxic masculinity or whatever; We’ll either hope you ignore or we’ll avoid talking about it as much as possible.
Having a paid social media channel with risqué content only accessible to those paying it legally: Immediate firing.
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Post by mystermystery on May 5, 2024 11:26:18 GMT -5
So...is it every time that someone asks Triple H a question he doesn't like that leads to an entire bag of bad being dumped into the news cycle?
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Post by Stu on May 5, 2024 11:35:03 GMT -5
Just gonna tell everyone right now, do not turn this into a "WWE vs AEW" argument.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 5, 2024 11:42:05 GMT -5
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 5, 2024 11:52:50 GMT -5
Maybe Cody had a point when he talked shit about Gulak that one time.
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Post by ChitownKnight on May 5, 2024 12:03:58 GMT -5
Maybe Cody had a point when he talked shit about Gulak that one time. Yeah if Cody who’s probably the most diplomatic person on the roster talks shit about you, you probably are doing something wrong
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 5, 2024 12:07:10 GMT -5
Maybe Cody had a point when he talked shit about Gulak that one time. Yeah if Cody who’s probably the most diplomatic person on the roster talks shit about you, you probably are doing something wrong The only person I can think of that Cody talked shit about in the last was Disco Inferno, and if you know what Disco says on Twitter, you’ll know that Cody trashing him is well-earned.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 5, 2024 12:08:48 GMT -5
"There is a wrestler by the name of Drew Gulak, and I'm going to go ahead and tell you I think he sucks. He does a grizzled old vet routine, he hasn't done anything or made any money anywhere, and he shouldn't be doing that routine."
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Post by Stu on May 5, 2024 12:23:24 GMT -5
Someone give me an example of Cody shit talking. He's usually calm and articulate, so I'm curious how he sounds when criticizing someone.
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Post by RI Richmark on May 5, 2024 12:24:53 GMT -5
HBK: "Now Drew, you can't be dropping guys on their heads like that. Your opponents need to trust you. You're a vet, you know this crap. As punishment, I'm gonna stick you in a really boring faction. Just the most dull content imaginable, you're gonna be all serious it'll be a bummer for everyone. I hope this teaches you a thing or two about respecting your opponents." Gulak: "A boring faction?!?! You mean you're gonna use my super cool No Quarter Catch Crew idea!??!?!?!?! " Shawn then makes another call:HBK: "Luca Crusifino? Shawn here. Can you tell Mr. D'Angelo I need a favor?"
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on May 5, 2024 12:35:50 GMT -5
Someone give me an example of Cody shit talking. He's usually calm and articulate, so I'm curious how he sounds when criticizing someone. I believe Doo Doo's post about the grizzled old vet routine is a direct quote, although I don't know where I would find the original. Cody went on a rant about how he and some other guys were working autographs and merch tables, and Gulak just looked down on them dismissively for it, like they were just pandering for attention instead of, y'know, making their income for the night, and Cody declared that if he had any say, Gulak would never work in AEW because of that attitude.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 5, 2024 13:02:03 GMT -5
Someone give me an example of Cody shit talking. He's usually calm and articulate, so I'm curious how he sounds when criticizing someone. To quote the whole thing in case it doesn't embed all the way -
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 5, 2024 13:07:17 GMT -5
I would like to hear the audio of Cody saying all of it, if it still exists.
It really does seem like there's more to it between them than pizza.
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