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Cardboard Box posted:how big is that wrestlemania check in this post-ppv world, tho It's not so much a cheque as it is a 25% off voucher for WWE Shop.
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AJ showing up in another promotion, namely Lucha Underground, would actually be pretty rad. I don't think it's likely, but it'd be fun to see. I initially thought she just wanted one last WM payday before heading out the door, but now I'm not so sure. It seems like she voiced the opinion that Divas should receive pay in the same neighborhood as male talent (though given the way wrestling is set up, this is the rare case where I don't think you can make a good "equal pay" argument since you have people all over the pay scale and women have their own separate thing going. I'd love to see women get more money in WWE, but it's not as simple as "this man and women are both C-level executives, but the man is making $20k more per year"), and then likely as a result of that she spent a hefty chunk of Wrestlemania napping, which I think it's safe to say isn't how she wanted to spend WM, and this might have been the last straw in a series of straws for her. I do hope she pops in on Art of Wrestling, because she has to have a hell of a perspective on her career, life in WWE after Punk left, and WWE in general. Oh, and I'll get a kick out of AJ chants during the next X amount of Raws as well.
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Mister Perky posted:Kinda says something about wrestling/WWE that I'm always really happy when someone I'm a fan of retires. Between Justin Roberts' article, Steph's tweet and a lifetime of awful stories I've read through the years, a part of me is starting to be glad this industry is rotting away into nothing. Yes, I know that's kind of a bad thing to hope but drat. Carnies, man. Chromatic fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Apr 4, 2015 |
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Chromatic posted:Between Justin Roberts' article, Steph's tweet and a lifetime of awful stories I've read through the years, a part of me is starting to be glad this industry is rotting away into nothing. The early 2000s were plenty enough to beat this attitude into me. Part of why I stopped watching for so long, really: guilt.
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I like AJ so on one hand  and on the other good for her gently caress this company
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NowonSA posted:AJ showing up in another promotion, namely Lucha Underground, would actually be pretty rad. I don't think it's likely, but it'd be fun to see. Shimmer is next weekend, and she lives in Chicago now....
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Nikki Bella is now the biggest Hispanic star in WWE
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TheHock posted:Shimmer is next weekend, and she lives in Chicago now.... I'm sure she has a no-compete.
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electric funeral posted:I'm sure she has a no-compete. Rousey vs. Brooks
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IcePhoenix posted:Do you mean the 13th or is it just being pretaped on the day before because otherwise it's just a house show. Yes I mean the 13th!
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Fat Lowtax posted:Nikki Bella is now the biggest Hispanic star in WWE Only for about six more months until all that Kalisto merch starts moving.
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Smoking Crow posted:Rousey vs. Brooks Punk would die
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AJ is young and pretty and can talk, there's a decade of nerd girl acting appearances she can milk with ease
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AJ ruled and will be missed. Can't wait for the Cabana interview.
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Goodbye AJ. I will miss you in the ring and also all the Hanna Barbera specials.
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WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog:quote:It is offensive to suggest that WWE and its executives had anything but altruistic intentions in honoring Connor and his legacy with The Warrior Award. In conjunction with Connor’s father, Connor’s Cure was established by Stephanie McMahon and Paul Levesque to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer, and to honor a boy that so many people within the WWE family came to love. The fund is managed by the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation and has already raised more than $200,000 for pediatric cancer research. …
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Luigi Thirty posted:WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog: "It is offensive to suggest that WWE and its executives had anything but altruistic intentions in honoring Connor and his legacy with The Warrior Award." jesus christ you idiots
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Luigi Thirty posted:WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog: Hell I think that settles it.
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cams posted:lol it was a really bad idea to even acknowledge it WWE Discussion: jesus christ you idiots
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Guys your chief brand officer tweeted this the same day you gave him an award. There's nothing offensive about saying you had other than altruistic intentions, she pretty much admitted it. https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/581881800659591168
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Luigi Thirty posted:WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog: That might have some traction if Stephanie hadn't literally tweeted that her charity is about marketing.
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It's really striking how loving terrible WWE is at PR. They might as well give the job to Scott Steiner at this point.
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"You guys took a nice thing I was trying to do for a young, dying boy and turned it into a publicity stunt." "Nuh uh, we're super nice! To prove it, here is a public statement about all the super nice things we do for everyone! We're so nice."
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Luigi Thirty posted:WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog: whenever they try to rebut it just show them the worst tweet ever 
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Luigi Thirty posted:WWE statement on Justin Roberts' blog: Tbf I'm on the board of directors of a thing and all I'll say is people talk a ton of poo poo even when you do have pure intentions. (Also it's a nonprofit and I don't get paid in case anyone thinks  is coloring my stance here.)I guess what I'm saying is something about that Roberts blog hit me wrong and now I know what it was. That said WWE doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt but even if they did that doesn't stop people. Roberts owns though. Also Gonzo is 100% right about the tweet. gently caress Steph. SamuraiFoochs fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Apr 4, 2015 |
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Hell that's what corporate charity is all about so it's good to acknowledge it and put it out in the open. WWE is just part of the new sincerity movement.
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Alain Post posted:Hell that's what corporate charity is all about so it's good to acknowledge it and put it out in the open. WWE is just part of the new sincerity movement. It's called the Reality Era™
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That Steph tweet, especially with it coming right before the HOF, might be in the top 10 dumbest corporate moves I've seen in years.
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Alain Post posted:Hell that's what corporate charity is all about so it's good to acknowledge it and put it out in the open. WWE is just part of the new sincerity movement. Pretty much, take the show undercover boss the payoff is always the company being so awesome to it's employees by giving them something like a vacation or something retarded.
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Isnt that an archaic way of thinking anyway? I cant recall any companies following a similar mindset recently. Then again I don't read much into economics because it makes me depressed.
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Well admitting that wrestling was fake was good for WWE, maybe admitting that charity is just about tax breaks and making people like you will be good as well. 
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Photex posted:Pretty much, take the show undercover boss the payoff is always the company being so awesome to it's employees by giving them something like a vacation or something retarded. Loved that show. "Boss found out that his employees work rediculously long hours and rarely see their family. One member of staff broke down in front of boss. Boss decided to spend more time with his family. He changed nothing about his companies exploitative business practices." Amazing show.
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OldTennisCourt posted:It's really striking how loving terrible WWE is at PR. They might as well give the job to Scott Steiner at this point. Speaking of Steiner. http://www.pwinsider.com/article/92818/why-former-wcw-world-champion-was-barred-from-entering-wwe-hall-of-fame-event.html?p=1 quote:Former WCW World champion Scott Steiner was barred from entering the WWE Hall of Fame event this past Saturday as security was given photos of Steiner in order to prevent him from entering the SAP Center.
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for future reference - if you do charitable work with the intention of telling people about it in order to improve your image, it is absolutely not "completely altruistic" justin roberts was doing insanely nice things and going out of his way to make a young man's life better. you know how we know he did it because he was a good guy? because he didn't go around telling everyone about how awesome he was for doing it.
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cams posted:for future reference - if you do charitable work with the intention of telling people about it in order to improve your image, it is absolutely not "completely altruistic" He just did.
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