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10 minutes ago, Tamura said:

Thanks for the correction and thanks for posting that. For a man who has been through hell he really shows so much class and dignity. 

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8 minutes ago, bAzTNM#1 said:

He should show up in NXT but not do any of that Al Qaeda/Islamic State type shit.

With everything going on in the US, with WWE's history of being as sensitive as a Katie Hopkins motivational pic, and with US wrestling's traditional fanbase, it's very unlikely that would happen right now.

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14 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

 For a man who has been through hell he really shows so much class and dignity. 

Indeed.

Perhaps some proper facts would settle this debate. 

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Source: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system (citing multiple Department of Justice reports)

The percentage of those that are false reports varies, but studies have shown it's between 2% and 10%.

Source: https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/2012-03/Publications_NSVRC_Overview_False-Reporting.pdf

So the idea that someone not being prosecuted meaning the allegation was false is quite simply not supported by statistics.

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"Out of every 1000 rapes" ... shouldn't that be "Out of every 1000 alleged rapes" ?

For better or worse, there was insufficient evidence to find Enzo guilty therefore we have to treat him as innocent going forward, otherwise what's the point of a criminal justice system ?

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4 minutes ago, Love-Wilcox said:

For better or worse, there was insufficient evidence to find Enzo guilty therefore we have to treat him as innocent going forward, otherwise what's the point of a criminal justice system ?

I don't think anyone is arguing otherwise. Obviously the same standard should be applied to his accuser, who is innocent of any claims of perjury or similar until she's been found guilty. 

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I see Tom McGee got the fucking shit beat out of him outside his house, doing his neighbourhood watch duties. The pictures are shocking. Broken jaw and shattered eye socket. The bloke is 60? What slime.

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/17/former-pro-wrestler-beaten-badly-in-front-of-his-home-over-parking-spot/

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On 5/16/2018 at 5:14 PM, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said:

WWE have just announced the first 8 names for the UK Tournament 

Jack Gallagher

Joe Coffey

Dave Mastiff

Joseph Connors

El Ligero

Kenny Williams

Zack Gibson

Amir Jordan

The final 8 will be announced on Friday and the first round matches happen at the NXT shows at Download weekend with the last 8 on being at the Albert Hall the following week

Final 8 have been named

Ashton Smith

T-Bone

Tucker

Jordan Devlin

Drew Gulak

James Drake

Flash Morgan Webster

Travis Banks

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What might you be missing?  The fact that he's American?

Travis Banks and Jordan Devlin aren't from the UK either.

And why would it matter.  Do only US wrestlers go for the US title?   The UK title's been defended against Americans on NXT loads of times.

The only thing about Gulak being in it is:

he lost a qualifying match to Jack Gallagher

 

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https://deadspin.com/wwe-is-poised-to-hit-the-tv-rights-jackpot-in-its-upcom-1826123768?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=fridayPM#amp-jVCSNHnwB8HBciWn0xtNsPpv5qMhNnV9byO0VgR_DqXgXZSmWDDLbZEomwksFX75

Fascinating article on WWE's current business success which shows that while WWE itself is putting out a generally rubbish wrestling product and we spend all our time complaining about the booking of Roman Reigns they are making serious cash and progress.

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On 5/18/2018 at 5:52 PM, chokeout said:

Could do without Joseph Connors, James Drake, Tucker and Devlin being in again. Apart from that it's a cracking line up. 

Maybe i am in the minority, but i really like Joseph Connors. Never seen him have a bad match, right back to the days when he had two ears & tagged with Paul Malen as "The Predators".

His physique has improved & so have his matches. He works his arse off, no matter where he wrestles & looked great at the WWE Smackdown show in Sheffield on Friday... Proper love Joe Connors, i do! ❤️

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