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Post by Yambag Jones on Apr 15, 2020 14:43:45 GMT -5
I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be a d*ck. According to their own press release, $48 million would cover every talent and employee payment for the rest of the year. They also said they have $500 million in reserves to "weather the storm". They're using the pandemic to lay people off and it's a bad look. I do rip the WWE pretty often. I'm critical of their business practices and the way they waste the talent they have. I want WWE to be the best they can be because that would force the rest of the world's wrestling to become better too. Again, I'm not arguing just to argue. This company does some really sh*tty stuff and it's bonkers that people blindly defend it. They do some awful stuff. No question about that. The Saudi arrangement is just terrible.
You need to watch Drake Maverick's video that he posted on twitter. It will get to you, believe me. He is very emotional about today.
Sure thing man, I'll check it out. Honestly, I feel the most for the people who are on the road for them like 5-6 days a week hauling their production stuff all over the world. WWE should do everything in their power to keep paying them. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 14:44:22 GMT -5
If you want to see what this day means to at least one of the performers, please go and find Drake Maverick's video he posted on twitter. It's a pretty powerful two minutes. I cried. That was heartbreaking |
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Post by jking1979 on Apr 15, 2020 14:45:07 GMT -5
I think some of them will go to AEW, Impact Wrestling, NWA and Lucha Underground. do you have any other amazing predictions? like that the sky may be blue tomorrow or that the sun will shine? lol lucha underground isn’t a promotion any more anyways Yes. I believe AWA will come back this year. |
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Post by JL Styles on Apr 15, 2020 14:46:10 GMT -5
They do some awful stuff. No question about that. The Saudi arrangement is just terrible.
You need to watch Drake Maverick's video that he posted on twitter. It will get to you, believe me. He is very emotional about today.
Sure thing man, I'll check it out. Honestly, I feel the most for the people who are on the road for them like 5-6 days a week hauling their production stuff all over the world. WWE should do everything in their power to keep paying them. I agree 100%. Those folks should be taken care of. |
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Apr 15, 2020 14:46:30 GMT -5
Bye Zack.  ! |
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Apr 15, 2020 14:49:45 GMT -5
If you want to see what this day means to at least one of the performers, please go and find Drake Maverick's video he posted on twitter. It's a pretty powerful two minutes. I cried. That was heartbreaking That ing killed me. And then it enraged me. WWE right now. With everything in my heart and voice... ...W...W...E! |
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Post by tylerbreezee on Apr 15, 2020 14:50:29 GMT -5
Lol you understand this is because of COVID-19 right? Otherwise all these people would still be employed What part of you not understanding that because of XFL shutting down, Vince's pet project, he lost a crap ton of money, therefore this is trickling down because of that? AEW has yet to release anyone, have they? This is just Vince's greed and lining his own pocketbook. Don't be so naive as to think it's as black and white as all that. XFL shut down because of COVID-19 LOL what don’t you understand? |
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Post by jking1979 on Apr 15, 2020 14:50:34 GMT -5
WWE has even more money to give to Bill Goldberg and Brock Lesnar now.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Apr 15, 2020 14:52:46 GMT -5
I went to the WWE.com site and I don't see Zack Ryder's name on the list. Where are people getting these names from?? Because I seen on FB someone saying Kari Sane, Ruby Riott and Peyton Royce were released too.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 15, 2020 14:53:38 GMT -5
The only positive I take away from this, is it will give a lot of guys who weren’t being given the opportunity to improve at their craft a shot back on the indies that have been fairly depleted the past year and a half with Wwe’s signing spree, ROH and AEW. It will give guys a chance to show their worth. The releases were def needed and pre pandemic most would agree that a major release spree would be a great thing for all of wrestling. Questionable timing for sure though!
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Post by rkmo: Everyone Else but Me on Apr 15, 2020 14:54:10 GMT -5
Did he not sell some WWE stocks to fund this? Oh, he'd did. Like a year ago he sold off a ton and then the price went up like a few days after. He instantly lost money. A few weeks ago he also received a calculated $80 million in advance for agreeing to sell 15% of his WWE shares in the future. And to address a previous comment about WWE and XFL, the bankruptcy filing did show WWE held almost 25% stake in the league. |
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Post by Goldust on Apr 15, 2020 14:54:22 GMT -5
Lol you understand this is because of COVID-19 right? Otherwise all these people would still be employed AEW has yet to release anyone, have they? Their roster is also a fraction of WWE's and most of them are EVP's. I agree that what WWE did blows, but this is directly related to the pandemic. It's crappy, but it's the reality. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 14:54:29 GMT -5
I went to the WWE.com site and I don't see Zack Ryder's name on the list. Where are people getting these names from?? Because I seen on FB someone saying Kari Sane, Ruby Riott and Peyton Royce were released too. Are you on your phone? His name is on the article list for me. Try clearing your browser data to refresh it maybe. I frequently have that issue with live results at track meets when I'm coaching and they update frequently and that tends to fix it. Zach is 100% on the list though |
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Post by Warriah' on Apr 15, 2020 14:56:00 GMT -5
VERY sad to see Hawkins and Ryder gone.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Apr 15, 2020 14:56:21 GMT -5
I went to the WWE.com site and I don't see Zack Ryder's name on the list. Where are people getting these names from?? Because I seen on FB someone saying Kari Sane, Ruby Riott and Peyton Royce were released too. Are you on your phone? His name is on the article list for me. Try clearing your browser data to refresh it maybe. I frequently have that issue with live results at track meets when I'm coaching and they update frequently and that tends to fix it. Zach is 100% on the list though
No, I am on the WWE.com site on my computer. But it just keeps the same names from a few hours ago on there.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 15, 2020 14:56:24 GMT -5
I went to the WWE.com site and I don't see Zack Ryder's name on the list. Where are people getting these names from?? Because I seen on FB someone saying Kari Sane, Ruby Riott and Peyton Royce were released too. Just keep checking Wwe.com. For whatever reason people have been already adding a ton of names via photoshop for shock and awe. Seen that Kairi one floating around but at the moment it’s untrue, someone even tried faking one that had Orton and Joe on it too. Just check the reliable stuff. |
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Post by Eugene69 on Apr 15, 2020 14:58:01 GMT -5
Sorry but I don't see what the big deal is. They got rid of guys they don't use at all. They used to do this every year. They needed to get rid of alot of these guys years ago.
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Post by jking1979 on Apr 15, 2020 14:58:23 GMT -5
There might be enough money to bring back Sting and Hulk Hogan to WWE.
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Post by marino13 on Apr 15, 2020 14:58:46 GMT -5
Damn shame to see so many talented people released. Some are more surprising than others that's for sure. But rather than acting like I know WWE's finances, I'll just be feeling sorry for them (and everyone else in the country having similar issues).
The situation sucks. Simple as that.
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Post by Old Zeke on Apr 15, 2020 14:58:47 GMT -5
Are you on your phone? His name is on the article list for me. Try clearing your browser data to refresh it maybe. I frequently have that issue with live results at track meets when I'm coaching and they update frequently and that tends to fix it. Zach is 100% on the list though No, I am on the WWE.com site on my computer. But it just keeps the same names from a few hours ago on there. I keep getting that - I have to refresh a couple of times to get it to update. |
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