C.S. Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 The WWE dumpster fire continues... Wrestling Inc.: WWE Issuing Violations For Social Media Posts Naming Third Parties Quote WWE is issuing “violations” to talent for tweets or Instagram posts naming any third party business, person, brand or charity, Wrestling Inc. has learned. Wrestling Inc. has learned that the violations start with a warning, then a fine, and finally suspension. The company is claiming ownership of talent Twitter and Instagram accounts via a clause in their contracts that grants WWE the exclusive use of their likeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 These people are insane. Batshit insane. I'm sure those people working for them must be so proud and happy that they represent such a wonderful company. Uh, Daniel Bryan ?... (I mean, I'm sure some actually do because that's what brainwashing does to you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Meh, just another no effort source of revenue for WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm funk Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Lance Storm brought up something interesting on the most recent F4D He said that a lot of the guys and gals these days get free ready made meals and things of that nature from various local joints and healthy mail order meal plan deals where talent will endorse them on twitter or whatever and they'll get free food sent to them for the plugs. He said a ton of the talent does it these days, and given most of them are on downsides and aren't working house shows this is a big deal to them It's insane that they're screwing their "independent contractors" like this at all, let alone in a pandemic when they can't even work to maximize their earnings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, cm funk said: It's insane that they're screwing their "independent contractors" like this at all, let alone in a pandemic when they can't even work to maximize their earnings "Greed id good". WWE business practice is fascinating (and repulsive) to watch because it's über-capitalism in a nutshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Until wrestlers start advocating for themselves, nothing will change. WWE pulls this stuff because they know they can. It has been a buyer's market for wrestlers for the last 20 years. It still is in a lot of ways, but not nearly as much as it has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 THIS FUCKING COMPANY Wrestling Inc.: WWE Reportedly Fining Wrestlers For “Thigh Slaps” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 WTF I love WWE now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 It's like fining people for punch stomps in the 80's. Dumb as fuck. Is Orton getting power ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 If you look at a match, like say, Roddy vs. Finn from this week, when Roddy does his running forearms, the camera shots show how obvious it is with him slapping the thigh to the point of outright laughter. Also, this is what you get when you fire Hero, who's the greatest audible strike wrestler maybe ever and knew how to hide it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I certainly don't mind discouraging it, but putting the financial onus on wrestlers (assuming this is accurate) is petty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 There are petty fines across all professional sports behind the scenes (baseball alone is enough to make folks cringe) so I come from a different viewpoint on it, but WWE hasn't exactly done a lot to teach it out of these folks who learned it on the indies coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Will they fine Nia and Shayna every time they concuss someone ? This is ridiculous. Kota Ibushi fucking slaps his tighs. I guess he doesn't know how tow work either. It's a simple trope. The best guys and biggest stars would stomp while punching for ever (yes, that includes Bret Hart, The Rock, Steve Austin), that was just as idiotic. Fining the workers is just yet another exploitative bullshit move from the pieces of shit who run that company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Sure, fine the wrestlers for thigh slaps, but do nothing about the seizure inducing camera work that seemed designed to capture every one in detail. WWE, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 A fine is stupid but shit like this has to stop I mean, come the fuck on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 Here's one of Johnny Gargano slapping his thigh when throwing a chop. I'm unsure of the context, maybe he was taking the piss, maybe it's so ingrained it's reflexive. https://preview.redd.it/cjf4dsjc31i21.gif?format=mp4&s=439963fb0c6349e529bb6f5af35e7ee1ca6ff94b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 The real issue is not thigh slapping. The issue is that too many people have mid-range offense that is too similar to other people on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Loss said: The real issue is not thigh slapping. The issue is that too many people have mid-range offense that is too similar to other people on the roster. I think both are the problem. Too many people overdoing the same moves up and down the card is an issue regardless if they do thigh slaps or not. But doing it so overtly is an issue too, just look at the last two clips posted, that's from the two top stars from NXT, it's kinda hard to expect people not to get used to doing it that badly when Ciampa, Gargano (and Cole, and Strong) do it like that. It's a slippery slope imo, if every top star was doing punches like Shane McMahon in every match, I would hope people would take issue with it. Thigh slapping has gotten to that level of bad, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 This tweet is so downright disingenuous, so obviously profit-motivated, that it may as well say ""philanthropy is the future of marketing, it's the way brands r going 2 win" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Does that link rick-roll to a QAnon page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 At least the people in charge of WWE are finally taking COVID seriousl- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 As Bix once said, “WWE Has a Drake Wuertz Problem.” It’s bonkers that so many of these wrestlers (especially in NXT) are pilled to the gills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 To be fair, WWE isn’t the only brand playing the philanthropy card, but they’re definitely the most egregious about representing causes where their company values and many of their employees values are in direct contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Seriously, why doesn't WWE just fucking fire Drake? It's a ref, it's not that big of a loss. Let him go & save a bit of PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 No one knows or even notices who he is. For most people, and that included me for ever, he's just a short jacked up orange referee. BTW, this Andrade thing is the story of modern WWE. Then sign a hot lucha libre superstar. They deprive him of *everything* that made him cool in Mexico. Surprisingly, he doesn't get over. Then he turns heel and gets paired with Vega and magic happens. He has that match with Gargano which was deemed by some as the greatest WWE match ever. He goes up to the main roster. They eventually split him up with Vega. He vanishes because Heyman who wanted to push fresh talent ain't got the book anymore. 5 years after, he asks for his release despite being engaged to one of the biggest name in the company. Meanwhile, The Miz got a world title push and Edge is main eventing Mania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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