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Sponsor's dropping is 100% gonna change the attitude of the board and Ari if they weren't planning to get rid of him already
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96 BELOW THE WAVE posted:The precision of his actions, the fact that he had tried-and-true tactics, that made me sick before I could even get to the text messages. 96 BELOW THE WAVE posted:Your material survival is tied entirely to the whims of someone exponentially more powerful than you are. That power is demonstrated early and often. Whether it was the first hug or the fifteenth at some point you register that you're not comfortable with what's happening, but you can't say anything now because you were okay with it before, and they're being so kind to you, and then things escalate, and your agency is guttered. It is so loving frightening. You blank out and you try to get through. it's this. this is the terrifying poo poo. the fact he has a system of people he pays who follow a script and property waiting in place to do this. if not multiple places and more people. he built a psychological horror gangrape machine, and it works i hate being reminded of the Pure Evil that walks this planet graph fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Jan 26, 2024 |
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Barely ever post on here but man, all of this poo poo truly makes me sick. Incredibly frustrating to see that practically nobody who's actually involved in the industry has had much of anything to say about it. WWE employees, whatever, sure, they're going to keep their mouths shut right now, not surprising, but how little I've seen from people on the indies, in other companies, retired wrestlers, etc., has been a bummer. Shouldn't really have a high opinion of most pro wrestlers to begin with, just such a lovely way to be reminded of it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:08 |
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None of the owners and representatives of other wrestling companies are going to say anything, primarily because many of them probably have their own skeletons in their own closets that they don't want to get dragged out into the sunlight, and also probably because they don't want to get death threats etc. from rabid Vince stans. Non-WWE wrestlers aren't going to say anything, because the vast majority of them are probably hoping to work for WWE one day and don't want to burn a bridge. The only people in the business (ex-WWE or not) who would potentially have anything to say are people who already hate WWE/Vince/HHH/etc., people who are independently wealthy enough that they don't care about burning bridges, or people who just give zero fucks regardless. And a lot of them aren't going to say anything anyway, out of fear of getting sued into oblivion. Wanting the wrestling industry to speak out against Vince at this time is understandable, but unrealistic.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:24 |
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ConsolidatedLard posted:Barely ever post on here but man, all of this poo poo truly makes me sick. What are they meant to say about it? No matter what they say, there's really little way it won't come off as a bunch of chancers taking the opportunity to dunk on the WWE, and as stated in the post above this, it's also a reasonable possibility that other promotions and companies have their own skeletons that might get dragged out into the light as a result.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:37 |
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Thankfully WWE is taking this seriously. https://twitter.com/WrestleTalk_TV/status/1750915023990399134
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:38 |
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https://x.com/WrestlePurists/status/1751022810628022272?s=20
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:39 |
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MassRafTer posted:Thankfully WWE is taking this seriously. lol that vince had merch to begin with but also that removing it is taking some sort of stand fuckin cowards
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:50 |
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Ok, who??
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:51 |
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Orange Carlisle posted:lol that vince had merch to begin with but also that removing it is taking some sort of stand I'm sure demand was high for a shirt commemorating a match he won 25 years ago.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:51 |
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edogawa rando posted:What are they meant to say about it? No matter what they say, there's really little way it won't come off as a bunch of chancers taking the opportunity to dunk on the WWE, and as stated in the post above this, it's also a reasonable possibility that other promotions and companies have their own skeletons that might get dragged out into the light as a result.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:52 |
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Netflix has the opportunity to do the best thing for wrestling in decades
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:53 |
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Business as usual for ole Nia Jax https://twitter.com/WONF4W/status/1751008061362180443 quote:Haus of Wrestling asked Jax how former WWE employee Janel Grant's allegations against McMahon have affected her mentality heading into Royal Rumble weekend. Jax gave the following response:
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:54 |
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Drakkel posted:Netflix has the opportunity to do the best thing for wrestling in decades That three month period between the USA and Netflix deal just got a lot funnier.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:54 |
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Drakkel posted:Netflix has the opportunity to do the best thing for wrestling in decades It all depends on if they think staying in the contract will be profitable. It's not unlike the companies who know they have a harmful product and don't do a recall because that would be more expensive than paying settlements. I guarantee you they're running a cost/benefit analysis as we speak.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:54 |
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graph posted:it's this. this is the terrifying poo poo. the fact he has a system of people he pays who follow a script and property waiting in place to do this. if not multiple places and more people. he built a psychological horror gangrape machine, and it works It's a complete and utter refusal to see a human being as anything other than property that shook me to the core. We've all been around these parts (as in Something Awful and the internet for a while) so we've some poo poo, but nothing could possibly prepare me for how horrible this was. I didn't get close to getting through it all, then I saw some of the texts and it pretty much broke me once I internalized another person was put through this pre-meditated horror. Everyone involved should see a cell and be brought to justice, no matter if they were involved or covered it up. This is some actual cartel poo poo, and they need to be treated as such. If there was any justice in this world Vince would see a jail cell for the rest of his miserable existence, but I'm not going to hold out hope for that. I well and truly hope Ms. Grant can find some peace even if it's a long shot.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:56 |
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Ganso Bomb posted:Business as usual for ole Nia Jax I’m glad Nick Hausman is holding Nia Jax accountable
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Ganso Bomb posted:Business as usual for ole Nia Jax oh, you know, I'm all business - and this business is built on hosed up poo poo like sexual abuse and rape so check out the royal rumble live on peacock
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:58 |
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it's gonna take more than a *pause* from Slim Jim or any other sponsorship to sink the brand itself I'd give anything to see it become really consequential to this hosed up company, but people don't need to work themselves up for the crushing disappointment of reality when the next round of ratings roll in and business continues per usual
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:58 |
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i think if nia jax said anything other than what she did, she would have been instantly dragged into a legal hell dimension for eternity
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 00:59 |
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But she sucks rear end at the business and actively rejects learning thr business
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:00 |
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The new sponsors pulling out is big as it took years for them to build up relationships with better sponsors and its all going away and even if Vince leaves it might be impossible to get back
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Ivypls posted:i think if nia jax said anything other than what she did, she would have been instantly dragged into a legal hell dimension for eternity The least you can say is “no comment” which sucks but isn’t as bad as Orange Carlisle posted:oh, you know, I'm all business - and this business is built on hosed up poo poo like sexual abuse and rape so check out the royal rumble live on peacock Anyway, I’m not here to drag Nia or whatever it’s just more pathetic poo poo from the company and the people in it.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:02 |
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Seeing some of the glib responses and even memes from folks I used to hang out with is really upsetting. I dont want to touch the poop but its hard not to lash out at those posts and responses.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:03 |
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Vince is on the Isle of Relevancy flight logs
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:04 |
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I think Pause is the key word from Slim Jim because that pretty much immediately says ""We're gonna give it a month or two til this poo poo blows over and people are back to fawning over everything WWE does"
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:04 |
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Drakkel posted:I think Pause is the key word from Slim Jim because that pretty much immediately says ""We're gonna give it a month or two til this poo poo blows over and people are back to fawning over everything WWE does" yeah, people don't need to get too excited for these upstanding brands who are currently just waiting to see how the wind blows on this situation and they'll immediately be back on board if the PR radiation levels are deemed safe enough
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:08 |
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Akileese posted:It's a complete and utter refusal to see a human being as anything other than property that shook me to the core. We've all been around these parts (as in Something Awful and the internet for a while) so we've some poo poo, but nothing could possibly prepare me for how horrible this was. I didn't get close to getting through it all, then I saw some of the texts and it pretty much broke me once I internalized another person was put through this pre-meditated horror. i will spoiler how it gets at the end because it gets worse but it shows the compounding a couple weeks before he breaks her, which he does knowing or not, but he can tell when she's been broken completely, he starts getting off on texting poo poo like 'you will beg for me to sell you' its a level of evil i dont think ive ever read about
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:24 |
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Ganso Bomb posted:Business as usual for ole Nia Jax "Webster's Dictionary defines rape as..."
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:26 |
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:27 |
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C. Everett Koop posted:2: What could be found in Discovery that could be worse than what's already been made public? Note: this is not a creative writing challenge for the thread. 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. With how fast and loose Vince was with his abuse it's basically guaranteed that somewhere in the wwe/tko files that have to be maintained for sec reasons there is at least one quattrone level incriminating communication that matches one in the complaint. I'm sure you can imagine the level of chickens with their heads cut off scrambling happening right now trying to figure out exactly how exposed the company is to Vince's actions and how large a settlement they need to offer to prevent discovery. Regardless, this settlement will be large enough that they will have to report it in their financials which will then be a causus belli for shareholder suits that will also need to be settled because if the evidence is there that executives and the board knew but turned a blind eye or helped conceal it then it's a clear failure of fiduciary duty and probably securities fraud.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:34 |
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https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1751044291521073234
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cagliostr0 posted:If I'm remembering correctly this is being filed in California. It's filed in CT
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 01:53 |
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BigBallChunkyTime posted:I'm sure demand was high for a shirt commemorating a match he won 25 years ago. Were they still selling that prophetic shirt of his mugshot?
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edogawa rando posted:What are they meant to say about it? No matter what they say, there's really little way it won't come off as a bunch of chancers taking the opportunity to dunk on the WWE, and as stated in the post above this, it's also a reasonable possibility that other promotions and companies have their own skeletons that might get dragged out into the light as a result. Agreed. Nobody should say anything because of reasons. What if someone who says a bad thing about a bad thing but was also guilty of a bad thing?? The house of cards would tumble to dust. Thank you for your input on the wwe/Vince McMahon trafficking allegations thread. Looking forward to more exciting insights
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 02:27 |
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Sex Farm posted:Agreed. Nobody should say anything because of reasons. What if someone who says a bad thing about a bad thing but was also guilty of a bad thing?? The house of cards would tumble to dust. Thank you for your input on the wwe/Vince McMahon trafficking allegations thread. Looking forward to more exciting insights I have no obligation to defend a position I never took.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 02:30 |
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Boom https://twitter.com/seanrosssapp/status/1751055804369711363?s=46&t=Q9JsEynxHxZ9F2lOwU2Uuw
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 02:34 |
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Professor Funk posted:Boom That came quick.
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# ? Jan 27, 2024 02:35 |
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edogawa rando posted:I have no obligation to defend a position I never took. I was agreeing with you? Not sure what this post means. Could you elaborate?
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Sex Farm posted:I was agreeing with you? Not sure what this post means. Could you elaborate? Passive-aggressive shots aren't helpful. There's no need to aggravate a discussion about an already tumultuous situation.
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