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Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
footage from the incident

https://i.imgur.com/4XO8f93.mp4

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Sigma
Aug 24, 2003

...
Grimey Drawer

ChuckDeNomolos posted:

rose was a domestic violence charge brought against him for something that happened in his home without witnesses, and was given the kidnapping charge when he prevented her from using her phone. this is a case where he supposedly grabbed her, put her in a vehicle against her will, and she was screaming for help, which is imprisoning someone against their will. unless the witnesses retract or alter their statements during discovery, or the video footage clearly shows he didn't put his hands on her, he is done. He is not as well connected as lawler was with his recent incident or had a lack of evidence against him to get these charges dropped.

This is something that is often missed when covering domestic disputes. It is often framed as a partner “dropping the charges”, even though the only party that can decide to bring changes to a grand jury are prosecutors. What usually happens is an involved party refuses to testify or revises their statements to police.

That might work if the only witnesses are the victim and the accuser, but violence that happens in public is another matter. If there are third party witnesses there is more to hang a case on. Also, prosecutors have an obligation to protect the public.

Another factor to consider would be that most cases brought by prosecuting attorneys are pled out. Even if Rich pleads down to something else, it would have to be something like disturbing the peace or another vague charge in order to escape the language of WWE’s zero tolerance policy toward domestic violence.

And even if Swann gets lucky and he pleads down to a non-violent misdemeanor, do you think that WWE will renew his contract when it comes up?

Destroy My Sweater
Jul 24, 2009

i thought clash of champions was tonight

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

Destroy My Sweater posted:

i thought clash of champions was tonight

They are re-airing 2016's Clash of Champions tonight.

Blaise330
Aug 13, 2007

GOD'S FAVORITE CHAMPION
Swann vs Enzo was totally happening just to fill time til royal rumble/mania. Gulak was just the Goro to Enzo's Shang Tsung. A Goro with microsoft office suite.


Of course Gulak turning face is totally going to happen now assuming they don't just toss in Cedric Alexander.

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

Blaise330 posted:

A Goro with microsoft office suite.
The productivity gains from having four arms... :allears:

Auritech
May 27, 2004

Blessed be the tailors
The masks are cut to fit

Blessed be the woodworkers
The crosses and the gallows

Blessed be the forgers of iron
And the spikes and the barbwire

Blessed be the stone cutters
It took a quarry to bury the dreams
If I were WWE, I'd give Neville $5,000 and a 50% off coupon to the fast casual restaurant of his choice to come back on Monday

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




Grimey Drawer

MotU posted:

more like 2 to 5 Live

You are always on fire with these man. GodDAMN.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Guess the Havok/Sami side is siding with Swann

https://twitter.com/nevaehOi4k/status/940019779775205376

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



Blaise330 posted:

Swann vs Enzo was totally happening just to fill time til royal rumble/mania. Gulak was just the Goro to Enzo's Shang Tsung. A Goro with microsoft office suite.


Of course Gulak turning face is totally going to happen now assuming they don't just toss in Cedric Alexander.

push ali instead

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




Grimey Drawer

rovert posted:

Guess the Havok/Sami side is siding with Swann

https://twitter.com/nevaehOi4k/status/940019779775205376

I for one am shocked.

shiksa
Nov 9, 2009

i went to one of these wrestling shows and it was... honestly? frickin boring. i wanna see ricky! i want to see his gold chains and respect for the ftw lifestyle

rovert posted:

Guess the Havok/Sami side is siding with Swann

https://twitter.com/nevaehOi4k/status/940019779775205376

ohhhhh woooooow thats a shooooock

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

I don’t know who that is but she named herself Heaven Christ so I hate her.

shiksa
Nov 9, 2009

i went to one of these wrestling shows and it was... honestly? frickin boring. i wanna see ricky! i want to see his gold chains and respect for the ftw lifestyle

Pinwiz11 posted:

push ali instead

gently caress yeah mustafa ali rules.

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

Aphrodite posted:

I don’t know who that is but she named herself Heaven Christ so I hate her.

That's her real name, well at least the last name is. She was just Nevaeh before she married one of the Crist brothers from the indies.

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

KungFu Grip posted:

That's her real name, well at least the last name is.

Obviously the marriage is a sham just to set that up.

DeNomolos
Jan 10, 2013

mild mannered meatspin historian

rovert posted:

Guess the Havok/Sami side is siding with Swann

https://twitter.com/nevaehOi4k/status/940019779775205376

two posts before it she's got a big anti-bullying post, lmao.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingMag/status/939954192332001281

TheRico
Mar 1, 2007

This needs all the love.

AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel

holy crap, i am dying

cams
Mar 28, 2003


...i have a new avatar for some reason

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/939906603834331136

https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/940069963934547969

achillesforever6
Apr 23, 2012

psst you wanna do a communism?

cams posted:

...i have a new avatar for some reason


Bad posts tend to lead to that

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

rovert posted:

Guess the Havok/Sami side is siding with Swann

https://twitter.com/nevaehOi4k/status/940019779775205376

fav'd/rt'd by three wrestler wives whos husbands were in trouble for doing gross poo poo this year. Solidarity!

Distant Chicken
Aug 15, 2007

yet another storyline revolving around a 40-year-old relic from the attitude era

sign me the hell up

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

OatmealRaisin posted:

yet another storyline revolving around a 40-year-old relic from the attitude era

sign me the hell up

im going to kick ur rear end

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

matt hardy is not 40.

Jackie D
May 27, 2009

Democracy is like a tambourine - not everyone can be trusted with it.


OatmealRaisin posted:

yet another storyline revolving around a 40-year-old relic from the attitude era

sign me the hell up

Matt Hardy rules. gently caress you.

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

It's too bad eventually this will result in a Bray Wyatt/Matt Hardy match.

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
njpw jericho is really cool

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST
Advertised for RAW tonight:

- Roman Reigns vs Cesaro

- Seth Rollins vs Sheamus

- Dean Ambrose vs Samoa Joe

- Kane vs Braun Strowman

- Asuka and Absolution likely colliding.

- More Woken Matt Hardy stuff.

All of this per wwe.com, I guess.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
That card looks badass.

MJeff
Jun 2, 2011

THE LIAR
If they give those matches time that could be a hell of a show but I expect nonsense in at least a couple.

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

Sheamus has that neck injury so that match probably won't be much.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Kane/Braun's absolutely gonna have some nonsense because that feud isn't ending before the Xmas show at least

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold
Braun/Kane in a miracle on 34th street fight would be fun at least

Destroy My Sweater
Jul 24, 2009

Seth Rollins w/ the shoot neckbreaker KINGSLAYER indeed

MJeff
Jun 2, 2011

THE LIAR
I thought about it and I'm pretty sure Jordan is running in on Dean/Joe.

Now I don't have to watch this episode after all. Thanks guys! :toot:

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Durrr i don't want to watch a Big Dog/Cesaro match. Put me on ignore

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Sugar Blaster
Dec 15, 2004

All ears, all eyes, all the time!

VJeff posted:

I thought about it and I'm pretty sure Jordan is running in on Dean/Joe.

Now I don't have to watch this episode after all. Thanks guys! :toot:
it'll be fun watching heels and faces set aside their differences under the common banner of hating simpering little piss baby jason jordan.

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