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For all Vince's attempts to break out of wrestling into the realm of more respected businesses...I wish he had. If Vince did something the mass media gave a poo poo about the media outcry would be that much louder right now.
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the real test of how seriously TKO is taking this is if brock faces any punishment since he's the most obvious person implicated in the lawsuit if nothing happens it's pretty damning
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ChrisBTY posted:For all Vince's attempts to break out of wrestling into the realm of more respected businesses...I wish he had. Imagine the XFL was a beloved national franchise with NFL offseason reach. He'd be on a cross by now.
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Ganso Bomb posted:Business as usual for ole Nia Jax Apparently talent have been told to not talk about what's happened and to instead talk about the Royal Rumble event. I guess she was trying to turn the conversation back towards that topic after a direct question about it affecting talent.
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Ivypls posted:now do the rest of wwe's execs
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Since there is a lot of confusion as to who is who in the lawsuit, here is a quick breakdown. The three named parties in the lawsuit are Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE. "WWE Superstar" was reported to be Brock Lesnar in the WSJ. "WWE Corporate Officer No. 1" is described: quote:At all times relevant, “WWE Corporate Officer No. 1” was a high-ranking https://frontofficesports.com/wwe-nick-khan-brad-blum-vince-mcmahon-sex-trafficking-suit reports this is Nick Khan. "WWE Corporate Officer No. 2" is a high ranking employee but not a board member. quote:At all times relevant, “WWE Corporate Officer No. 2” was a high-ranking It is reported to be COO Brad Blum.. They are more closely involved than No. 1, handle her hiring, inform Vince of the rumors swirling about the two in 2020, and informs her she will now be reporting to Johnny Ace. "WWE Corporate Officer No. 3" quote:At all times relevant, “WWE Corporate Officer No. 3” was a high-ranking This is reported to be Stephanie McMahon. This one is trickier because it is someone who appears to be both a board member and an employee, but was not always both. Others have read it as someone who was either or, but I don't think they would be described this way. Stephanie McMahon was a board member the entire period, but was not an employee the entire time as she resigned from the company in May 2022. Frank Riddick became interim CFO for a period and was on the board. They know about the relationship but are not involved in anything nefarious. They come up because they see the victim in a board meeting and invite her to sit near them. Riddick is mentioned by name elsewhere in the document which seems odd if it is him. (He's not mentioned for nefarious reasons just that he's taking over as CFO.) "WWE Corporate Officer No. 4" quote:At all times relevant, “WWE Corporate Officer No. 4” was a high-ranking This officer is ordered by Vince to hire the victim. and is hostile to her. They were fired in November of 2020. This seems to best match Brian Nurse. "WWE Employee No. 1" is different from corporate officer No. 1. They are described as quote:McMahon informed Ms. Grant that her new quote:WWE Employee No. 1 was the most WWE Employee 1 was nice to her and knew what was going on but rarely in the office which led to her getting projects from. He is speculated to be Rich Hering. "WWE Employee No. 2" quote:As WWE Employee No. 1 was seldom in the office and required little This is their only mention. Two Human Resources Employees (No. 1 and No. 2) also receive brief mentions. "Celebrity Doctor" quote:However, on November 20, 2019, McMahon insisted that Ms. Grant see a physician She is pressured to see Celebrity Doctor who even notes she is unable to make eye contact during visits. quote:At the outset of her care with Celebrity Doctor, each session lasted up to one hour. "Physical Therapist" quote:In May 2020, McMahon had recruited an individual whom he manipulatively quote:On the day of the threesome on May 9, 2020, Ms. Grant showed up to the condo This is the incident that involves feces "WWE Referee" quote:On March 26, 2020, McMahon sent a lengthy message to Ms. Grant describing in It is unclear if this referee was a former referee when Vince did this or left WWE later. There is at least one referee who was let go in the COVID releases. There is also a forer referee who works in the office now. MassRafTer fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Mar 11, 2024 |
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MassRafTer posted:"WWE Corporate Officer No. 3"
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edogawa rando posted:Apparently talent have been told to not talk about what's happened and to instead talk about the Royal Rumble event. I guess she was trying to turn the conversation back towards that topic after a direct question about it affecting talent. imo theres times when you listen to a company directive and times where you tell the company to eat poo poo and dare them to fire you in retaliation. this is the latter.
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https://x.com/gabu_moon/status/1751066247356125389?s=20 Absolute dumbfuck.
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I do not like Ryan
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Coaaab posted:to be specific, stephanie is mentioned under items 28 & 29, riddick is mentioned under item 122 That is interesting I hadn't noticed Stephanie's name! Either way this person seems like they weren't being evil.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 04:00 |
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They chopped Vince's head and are hoping and praying that satiates the public while the entire network of cover up artists, rapists, and sexual harassers Vince cultivated around him for decades goes unnoticed.
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Fe Vinum posted:https://x.com/gabu_moon/status/1751066247356125389?s=20 average wwe fan right now tbh
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 04:03 |
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If stephanie has any shred of humanity she would divorce from paul immediately
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STONE COLD 64 posted:If stephanie has any shred of humanity she would divorce from paul immediately immense "If" at this point
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I'm seriously considering cutting ties with a close friend right now because his only reaction to all of this is to joke about it. Nothing matters to the average WWE fan.
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STONE COLD 64 posted:If stephanie has any shred of humanity she would divorce from paul immediately Eva Braun needs to ditch that clown
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That DICK! posted:Eva Braun needs to ditch that clown
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That DICK! posted:Eva Braun needs to ditch that clown
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With as insulated as he was and with as quickly as he left, they absolutely threatened to come out with more. Ms Grant isn't nearly the only person they know about.
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cagliostr0 posted:If I'm remembering correctly this is being filed in California. Currently the suit is only allegations from one party against another and will probably remain that way until there is a settlement or discovery happens. During discovery if something like what happened during the quattrone discovery occurs then it will dramatically and negatively affect the verdict of the jury which recommend the financial penalties in cases like this. So given today's events, it's clear that TKO is wanting to settle as quickly as possible and get their name out of the headlines. Assuming that the victim is also willing to settle, what's the dollar amount that would trigger having to report the settlement in their figures and risk the shareholder suit? I could see the victim wanting to be done with all of this, but shareholders are only going to rival goons in wanting their pound of flesh. Also, how does filing in CT vs. CA affect what you had previously stated?
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MassRafTer posted:"WWE Corporate Officer No. 4" Wouldn't this match Brian Nurse better since he was in legal and released in November 2020 as the lawsuit explicitly states? https://411mania.com/wrestling/two-more-executives-gone-from-wwe/ (I don't have PWI and I'll admit I'm honestly not sure how accurate 411 Mania is. But it's based on WWE's corporate disclosure.) And if the link is correct, it's especially damning that Brian reported directly to Vince. Dango Bango fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Jan 27, 2024 |
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It seems pretty obvious that HHH was Corporate #1 and actively knew everything that happened and helped in the coverup and he's going to get away with it scot free because the fans are so desperate to defend the guy who books better than Vince
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STONE COLD 64 posted:Here is the massive write-up Dave did in the observer regarding this story. It's thorough so be warned. Also, I forgot to ask - is this worth reading? I started it but stopped when he referred to Grant as Vince's "mistress".
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Dango Bango posted:Also, I forgot to ask - is this worth reading? I started it but stopped when he referred to Grant as Vince's "mistress". Yeah, that was a real swing and a loving miss from Dave and I also started to tune out there. Not like I haven’t read enough elsewhere already.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 04:36 |
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This whole thing has aggravated me so badly I'm beyond words. Toxic all the way to the core, all of it. I'm beyond certain Paul at least knew and that he's exec no.1
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https://x.com/WrestlePurists/status/1751080352888610955?s=20 Hopefully Corporate Officer Number 1 is sweating right now
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Long-Time Lurker posted:I'm seriously considering cutting ties with a close friend right now because his only reaction to all of this is to joke about it. Nothing matters to the average WWE fan. Local sports station talked about the news, and none of this is funny but I did have an extremely dark lol about how their demeanor changed as the story continued. At the very beginning they were trying to find some yucks where they could, but by the end of it the whole tone was extremely somber. I think people need to read the whole story. They have to in order for it to fully understand just how reprehensible it all was.
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JUNGLE BOY posted:https://x.com/WrestlePurists/status/1751080352888610955?s=20 I'm not holding my breath. I'll believe it when they're all gone.
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Drakkel posted:It seems pretty obvious that HHH was Corporate #1 and actively knew everything that happened and helped in the coverup and he's going to get away with it scot free because the fans are so desperate to defend the guy who books better than Vince The heartbreaking part for me is that even if I quit watching WWE years ago because of dumb story bullshit, I really had high hopes that Paul would right the ship, but if he's been implicated, he needs to gently caress off too. Because if the only thing defending Paul is that he books better than Vince, I got breaking news for the drones: a blind monkey could write a better show than Vince in between bouts of walking into walls.
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Glass Punkbull 141 posted:I'm not holding my breath. I'll believe it when they're all gone. Same. I want so badly to be optimistic, but alas. It would be so refreshing for Khan to gut the entire crew. I don’t know from a capitalistic business man perspective if it makes more sense to do it before the rumble or get through the weekend. The moralistic answer is obvious, of course, but money is going to be their bottom line.
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this is going to somehow end with dan ryckert running the company
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Ganso Bomb posted:It would be so refreshing for Khan to gut the entire crew. I don’t know from a capitalistic business man perspective if it makes more sense to do it before the rumble or get through the weekend. The moralistic answer is obvious, of course, but money is going to be their bottom line.
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JUNGLE BOY posted:average wwe fan right now tbh What we are seeing here is the push and pull between abstraction detachment/Dunbar's Number vs empathy with a slice of tragedy of the masses in the mix. Can people sever themselves from something important to them knowing that nobody is helped from the gesture and the only person it will ultimately hurt is themselves.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 04:51 |
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"anyone close to Vince" is just about everybody at that stinking place.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 04:53 |
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I predicted years ago on the F4W board that Dwayne would end up president with Heyman running creative (I figured that he was hanging around waiting for Vince to die). Things might be falling into place.
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JUNGLE BOY posted:https://x.com/WrestlePurists/status/1751080352888610955?s=20 I'll believe it when I see it. As long as Netflix is satisfied, id put money on them just axing Vince, settling with Ms Grant and all the other women they know about, *maybe* making a sizable donation to a charity like RAINN for good PR, and then hoping we forget about it. BigBallChunkyTime fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Jan 27, 2024 |
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yeah, I tend to agree with you. And problem is, it will probably work
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And Vince is gone now.
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