Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted October 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 I imagine WWE will see it out. Yes, it’s going to bring bad press, but I imagine it’ll be span at board meetings that yes, while it will affect the share price over the next couple of news cycles, once everyone’s moved on WWE will still be getting that sweet, sweet Saudi money, income will be higher than ever, and the share price will recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 I reckon they'll bottle it. By the time Monday comes round I think they'll feel too uncomfortable giving the show the hard sell it's been getting so far. According to Meltzer, the back up plan is for everything to be moved to Survivor Series, at which point they'll likely lose their arse having to pay Brock and Shawn their expected fees for a much smaller, self-financed show. It's amazing how things work out. Between Linda's desperation to be involved in politics landing her in Trump's cabinet and Vince's money-grabbing Saudi deal, they must have known they were playing with fire to begin with. It couldn't have gone much worse. It's a shame we won't get any more photos of another LADS meal though. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 If they don't go I wanna see the return of Muhammad Hassan, sent by the Saudis to kidnap/chop up Vince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted October 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 If I had to put a tenner on it, I'd bet they still go. Sure, they are going to get some bad PR, but it won't affect them as much financially as losing this huge ten year deal. It'll really depend what kind of contract they have with the Saudis. If WWE have to pay for the shows that they don't put on, then you can bet your ass they will be in The Kingdom lickity split. If WWE were worried about positive PR as much as making money, then they wouldn't have signed this deal to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Maybe they will go, take the money but not show the event on WWE network live in the hope it will cut them some slack if nobody watches it. Then if/when everything calms down they can show it as a special on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Thing is though, there are fuckloads of US businesses who deal with the Sauds, including many that the higher ups in the Trump administration are part of. Â WWE should do a Steiner and say "Great, get them to announce they're ceasing their business interests and we can do it together". Â I'd be amazed if they pull out of this lucrative deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 They'll just act as if it never happened. It's not even like they have to scrub the bloke's name off Wwe.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted October 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 The only way they'll cancel is if sponsors/TV networks get cold feet. If FOX threaten to pull their big new TV contract over this, that's WWE caught between a rock and a hard place. While it's on nothing like the same scale, it was pressure from sponsors that got them to drop Moolah's name from the Wrestlemania Battle Royal, and it will be external pressure that gets them to stop here. But so many US businesses deal with Saudi Arabia that even that would be a sticky situation - though I wouldn't put it past one or two of them to focus their attention on WWE purely to be seen as objecting to Saudi shenanigans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gay as FOOK Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 The WWE event is mentioned at the seven minute mark, with another "you can't see these human rights abuses" rib on Cena at the end of the clip. Pretty mental to see. As a fan you always sort of sit up and take notice when your weird interest is mentioned on something other than the usual Conan/Larry King type channels. I'd thought there was no chance they'd pull out of this but I'm starting to see how it could happen when you look at a clip like this, where they've actually gone and shown bits of the show where Michael Cole is telling the viewers what a wonderful, progressive city they are in. What a tragically awkward situation they're in. It's unlikely nowadays but I wonder will Vince stick his neck out and do the whole WWE-as-Rocky "the media always picks on the underdog" shit he used to always pull. Fuck them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 They’ll cancel this show and push everything to Survivor Series surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted October 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, TildeGuy~! said: They’ll cancel this show and push everything to Survivor Series surely? They're apparently tied into a 10 year deal with the Saudis, so who knows if they even can cancel it at this point? And if they've already promised Michaels and Lesnar huge money to work this show, they're going to be losing their arse paying out the same fee from the coffers, rather than from the Saudi blood money slush fund. Even worse if they have other big names on top already for either this or the April show - I'm expecting a Hogan appearance at one or the other, and rumour is that they want The Rock for April, so if they've already put up the money, could be an absolute disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gay as FOOK Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I certainly can't see the Rock nipping over for cash or company loyalty after this debacle. He's bigger than the WWE. Better, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 Stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Yeah I can't see The Rock turning up in April now. It is of no benefit to him at all. He doesn't need the bad press or the money. Quite frankly it serves WWE right. From Trump to the Saudi's, they have associated themselves with awful people . Its about time it blew up in their face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 WWE knew what they were getting into, but they are also an easy and "safe" target for the media to aim at. There are far bigger, more well-known companies out there involved with the Saudi's that these media outlets won't touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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