It's very difficult for any WWE news to truly disgust me, has been the case since at least 2016, but all of this shit has managed to do exactly that. Especially the Mansoor shit. As a brown man who was once asked to change seats while on a flight in the USA because my presence was making the old white lady sitting next to me "uncomfortable", all I can say is fuck you Callahan, whoever you are, if there is a hell, you will rot and burn forever in it.

A bunch of "media personalities" who act like passionate advocates of racial equity when it comes to non-WWE pro wrestling sure are silent right now. The grift cannot be more obvious. 

Speaking of lawsuits:

It should be noted that Mansoor was five years old when 9/11 happened. Is the idea supposed to be that he was some kind of boy genius?

 

Oh yeah, fuck Triple H too

Is Sean Waltman the only DX member to apologize for his involvement in that skit?

Of course, let's not forget this:

5 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said:

Is Sean Waltman the only DX member to apologize for his involvement in that skit?

Of course, let's not forget this:

I forget, did Bruce Pritchard try to justify this when he was lobbying real hard to get re-hired by the fed?

Also: 

Holy shit. How was this Callahan dude allowed to keep his job? Does he still work there?

 

Mustache Vince is probably promoting him as we speak.

On 4/14/2023 at 12:34 AM, Embrodak said:

Also the guy who goes yeeeeeesssss on The Simpsons.

That’s basically what the guy in the WB cartoon says too

Vince McMahon said the N-word on live television and made his top black wrestler stand there and say his catchphrase in response. I’m pretty sure it would not be hard to prove a hostile work environment, and I’m frankly surprised they haven’t been sued more often for that kinda bullshit.

I don't often say this but this Callahan dude is dangerous. The kind of batshit racist that would totally do horrible things just to get a kick out of it.

Regarding the pitch that "Mansoor did 9/11", not only it is racist, but why the fuck would you even do that when Mansoor is of Saudi heritage and they are one of their business partners? What the fuck?

That Auschwitz footage looks less "accidental" day by day.

6 minutes ago, Dav'oh said:

That Auschwitz footage looks less "accidental" day by day.

Yeah, you are right. I remember saying it could have just been an edgy low waged worker, but there is the chance this racist fuck was calling the shots.

If Mercedes is interested in napalming that bridge, she should give that writer's lawyer a call. I would bet money she has some info they'd liked to hear. 

Looking back, it seems like there were a disproportionate number of WWE feuds that ended with a racist heel (or babyface) having the last laugh against a POC.

After reading about the Ashley Massaro/Tribute for the Troops shit, nothing about WWE surprises me anymore. That place is an acid pit of filth, ran by people with no morals or apathy, that get away with everything.

5 hours ago, Coffey said:

After reading about the Ashley Massaro/Tribute for the Troops shit, nothing about WWE surprises me anymore. That place is an acid pit of filth, ran by people with no morals or apathy, that get away with everything.

Something, something, welcome to America!

 

The Headbangers just signed ‘general nostalgia contracts’. That verbiage depresses me. Guess that takes the place of the Legends contracts or ‘general nostalgia’ covers lower tier people that don’t qualify as ‘Legends’. The older I get the more garbage the world becomes. 

I'm genuinely surprised there wasn't another big post-WrestleMania talent lay off this year. 

I don’t know if the hiring freeze is still in effect, but either way I’m not very surprised given the Endeavor deal. The optics, which I imagine would be increasingly more scrutinized given that development, would perhaps not be in favor of the situation.

I assume that if/when there'll be layoffs, those will mostly be staff-related with Endeavor using most of their staff to fill in some positions within WWE.

1 hour ago, flyonthewall2983 said:

I don’t know if the hiring freeze is still in effect, but either way I’m not very surprised given the Endeavor deal. The optics, which I imagine would be increasingly more scrutinized given that development, would perhaps not be in favor of the situation.

That’s the weird thing to me. When they bought UFC, it wasn’t long before they started firing people like crazy. Including people who Dana White had given so-called “lifetime jobs” to, like Chuck Liddell.

Despite their many failures and disappointments, I can't help but be impressed by the WWE empire. They've weathered the storm from the pandemic, AEW, Vince's fiasco and somehow came out stronger. I saw an interview with Becky Lynch a while back, she was shaking her head during it saying they're on a whole other level as a production, and it's true. I'm astounded McMahon actually got $9 billion for the company. I continue to believe VKM is a starmaker and "still got it".  

The best thing Vince did was get WWE to the point where it basically runs itself. As long as they keep getting TV money, they will always be profitable. The pandemic was probably the worst case scenario in terms of potential disasters, and they really didn't miss a beat. With the Thunderdome deal they managed to return to a level of normalcy no other sport was able to, and other than the initial few weeks where the whole world was trying to figure out wtf to do next they just kept on trucking. 

 

WWE isn't just coasting on TV money, though. The product is genuinely hot right now. And the idea that the company is on autopilot with Vince having little or no direct involvement flies in the face of everything we know about the guy. Regardless, given his long record of crimes against decency (not to mention actual crimes), Vince is someone for whom the classic dril tweet holds true. You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to him.

Part one of Robert Evans Behind The Bastards six part series on McMahon dropped yesterday. It's great stuff and hasn't even gotten to McMahon yet. Part one covers the origins of wrestling, some old time stories, and the Von Erichs.