King Pitcos Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) But you just said it’s best to never try after taking one chance. Edited May 3, 2019 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted May 5, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 5, 2019 I thought it was pretty funny. Judge me as you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 My newsfeed says Kendo Nagasaki is kicking Lee Rigby’s family out of the house he gave them, but I’ve googled it and only seen results for the Daily Mail and The Sun. Bit rum, if true. Said he’s in financial difficulties himself, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted May 5, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 5, 2019 33 minutes ago, King Pitcos said: My newsfeed says Kendo Nagasaki is kicking Lee Rigby’s family out of the house he gave them, but I’ve googled it and only seen results for the Daily Mail and The Sun. Bit rum, if true. Said he’s in financial difficulties himself, though. You couldn't craft a better tabloid story than this if you had a thousand years. There must be a treasure trove of celebrity landlord stories, I reckon they're all at it. Alvin Stardust used to rent a flat to the band Menswear (I think) in Camden in the 90s. I've also heard that Wham's Andrew Ridgeley used to rent a place to his stepson and charged him market rent, tight cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Some interesting tidbits on Vince and the writing staff... Some of the usual stories (and some new ones) were confirmed on Wade Keller’s Pro Wrestling Post-Show when a close friend of three WWE writers called into his show after Monday Night Raw. It’s very clear that the buck stops with Vince McMahon and it doesn’t look like real change is coming anytime soon. Here are things said on the podcast by the close friend of three current WWE writers: – WWE’s problems are not the fault of the writers. “No one should rip on WWE creative. They have some of the most brilliant, unbelievable cool ideas that I’ve ever heard…” He was told, “We’re writing for an audience of one and never forget that [and if not] you’re out of here.” – “The most frustrated person in the back every single night is Triple H. He’ll always take, especially the NXT guys, under his wing. It looks like he’s consoling them. It looks so much like he was the most frustrated person in the building every single night.” – The Wild Card Rule was not in the script on the morning of the show. – The Superstar Shake-Up changed week to week and it didn’t pan out how it was originally laid out months prior. Everything changed because Vince just decided to change it. – He talked about the turnover with so many backstage people quitting or being fired. – SmackDown and Raw writing teams are the same for both shows. They used to be separate but that changed recently after the Shake-Up. – The caller emphasized that the problems in WWE are not creative’s fault and Vince McMahon is the one person who deserves the blame. – Vince wants suggestions from everyone but it never gets on TV. 99 out of 100 times you can come up with an idea for Vince and it won’t be used. – The entire creative team has pitched to have Raw and SmackDown look completely different with different production, a different way of shooting things, etc. and McMahon shoots it down. – Vince McMahon doesn’t keep track of what is going on with NXT. He “maybe” watches Takeover shows. – The writers say he just watches WWE and works out and is not aware of things going on in the real world. – The writers say there is no chance of Vince stepping down. – Dana Brooke has been the hardest worker for the last 3 years. She goes to the Performance Center, she shows up early and helps set up the ring and she gets in the ring so she can get better. Creative will pitch something for her and she gets nothing up until recently with MITB. – The caller offered to tell Wade Keller off the air of some cool storylines that were pitched and never used. – The writer he talked to said, “we’re all working for Dana Warrior and it’s really awkward.” – The WWE-Fox contract prohibits Fox from moving the show to FS1 even if the ratings drop. – One writer is very close to quitting because he is so “unbelievably unhappy” and many of the writers are paranoid and think they are close to being fired. – “It’s such a toxic atmosphere and it’s all because of one person.” – When Neville walked out, there was a crazy shouting match and he flipped out on Vince McMahon and that was the last time they saw him. The writers praised Neville for being so easy to work with. – Ideas never pan out as originally planned because writers will come up with stuff and then Vince loses interest after a week or two. He used Mojo Rawley as an example. – The money is good and it’s a dream job for many writers but it gets frustrating. The talent is very unhappy and people are trying to get out of their contracts. – The writers say Bruce Prichard is a pleasure to work with. “He’s a funny guy and a pleasure to work with but he’s not getting through to Vince either.” – Shane McMahon, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have tried to talk to Vince but it hasn’t worked. – The people on the writing staff listens to podcasts and they hear fans bashing them. “It breaks their heart,” he said. – Vince is in the announcer’s ear “to a sentence” and he gets on them for tiny mistakes. – On Sami Zayn: “That’s not Sami Zayn’s promos. That’s Vince McMahon talking through Sami Zayn.” – There are 37 total writers and they are now working on both shows. – NBCUniversal and FOX both want the top stars. – Andrade went into Vince’s office and asked for a legit push. Vince looked at him and said, “learn some English and get back to me.” Andrade spoke some English last week and he’s been taking English lessons. – The Firefly Fun House stuff is all Bray Wyatt’s idea. Bray is described is an “absolute genius” and he helps other wrestlers with their promos. “He’s one of the best guys in the locker room.” – The writers he talked to say they loved when there was a real brand split. – He mentioned The Revival/Usos storyline being done because Vince just thinks its funny. – Some of the writers think Road Dogg will eventually end up in AEW. (Note: Road Dogg is currently on hiatus and there’s no word on when he will be back or what he would be doing if he returns). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted May 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 14, 2019 WWE have fined Lars Sullivan $100k and sent him for sensitivity training and to work with a ton of organisations after the shower of shit comments he posted before and just after he was signed. Seems like WWE have had to do something after someone emailed Mars Wrigley who are a big sponsor for them in regards to the comments and the company mentioned they would dicuss with WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 8 hours ago, TildeGuy~! said: Some interesting tidbits on Vince and the writing staff...   Removed the rest to stop the clog up, if this is all true and I suspect at least 50% of this is BS for the fans who lap it up, surely as a public company, with his age Vince could be ousted especially if all the metrics are pointing downwards. That's what would happen in another business and I genuinely cant understand why it doesn't happen in WWE if even Triple H and Stephanie are genuinely frustrated by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted May 15, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2019 39 minutes ago, simonworden said: Removed the rest to stop the clog up, if this is all true and I suspect at least 50% of this is BS for the fans who lap it up, surely as a public company, with his age Vince could be ousted especially if all the metrics are pointing downwards. That's what would happen in another business and I genuinely cant understand why it doesn't happen in WWE if even Triple H and Stephanie are genuinely frustrated by him. I’d say a fair bit more than 50% of that was BS for the fans who lap it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 hours ago, simonworden said: Removed the rest to stop the clog up, if this is all true and I suspect at least 50% of this is BS for the fans who lap it up, surely as a public company, with his age Vince could be ousted especially if all the metrics are pointing downwards. That's what would happen in another business and I genuinely cant understand why it doesn't happen in WWE if even Triple H and Stephanie are genuinely frustrated by him. Vince has majority voting power. Publicly traded or not, he's still in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Shy Dad said: WWE have fined Lars Sullivan $100k and sent him for sensitivity training and to work with a ton of organisations after the shower of shit comments he posted before and just after he was signed. Seems like WWE have had to do something after someone emailed Mars Wrigley who are a big sponsor for them in regards to the comments and the company mentioned they would dicuss with WWE. Is it just me that finds this punishment baffling? Its understandable if they sacked him upon finding out about his past transgressions or sent him for the sensitivity training in a bid to educate him. But the $100k fine for something he did years before joining the company? Strange. Smacks of wanting to be seen to be doing something but falling short of sacking someone they'd rather not show up elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 I think the fact they unearthed comments after he had signed it could be bringing the company into disrepute and a loss of bonus I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 I'm assuming that astronomical figure was put in place with the intention of making Lars quit instead of paying it. Looks like he called their bluff which makes the bluff legit and now he has to fork it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 Lars Sullivan is such a dickhead, I had no idea so I looked up the tweets and I can't believe he still has a job, it wasn't random offensive stuff, he personally attacks wwe and individual superstars and says weird race shit about some of the black wrestlers. Glad Big E called him out on it. Didn't he also have issues with panic attacks and having to pull out of his debut? I can't hold that against him but combined with this he's looking pretty difficult already. If my beloved Ryback can get dropped for being too crazy and difficult then fuck this loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 WWE are so hypocritical it's unreal. As much as I like seeing the goofy old fucker back on my screen now and then, the very fact that they've not just welcomed Hogan back after his comments, but are happily accepting cash from the Saudi's in a deal that sees them having to drop the women from any shows they do over there makes their response to Sullivan's comments laughable. Let's be honest, if it wasn't for a raised eyebrow from Mars Wrigley over the matter they'd likely have done fuck all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted May 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 15, 2019 17 hours ago, Shy Dad said: Mars Wrigley  4 minutes ago, David said: Mars Wrigley The more I read this, the more like a WWE-generated name for a wrestler it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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