Paid Members LaGoosh Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 I don't know even why I'm still shocked at how petty and cruel that company is, but fuck me what a bunch of bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 So they find Mustafa Ali who hasn't been on TV in months more important to them than Toni Storm who had wrestled Charlotte on the Friday on Smackdown and asked for her release following a house show on the Monday? That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I mean, considering how utterly toxic that work environment must be (even moreso at the minute), it doesn’t surprise me that they don’t want to signal you can just ask to leave and then go. They’d be left with no one but Charlotte, Roman and Orton. Also, Ali probably didn’t help his own cause by making it abundantly clear he was going to reveal some pretty horrible truths about WWE. I reckon they were going to pair him with a pet monkey and call him ‘Prince Ali’ or something. Maybe paint Omos blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: So they find Mustafa Ali who hasn't been on TV in months more important to them than Toni Storm who had wrestled Charlotte on the Friday on Smackdown and asked for her release following a house show on the Monday? That makes sense. He’ll fill some sort of diversity checkbox that blonde white girl doesn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Ambush Solo Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 They need him for their Saudi-shows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said: Also, Ali probably didn’t help his own cause by making it abundantly clear he was going to reveal some pretty horrible truths about WWE. I think that's the most likely reason for them not granting his release. I can only imagine what they pitched him, and they'll likely want to wait until the situation has calmed down, to try smooth things over and kill, potentially, a highly negative story that could have broken on the same week that they trademarked the name of a Nazi commander. 13 minutes ago, Marc Ambush Solo said: They need him for their Saudi-shows... He's American, and his dad is from Pakistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, RedRooster said: 17 minutes ago, Marc Ambush Solo said: They need him for their Saudi-shows... He's American, and his dad is from Pakistan. I think that was the point he was making. He's the right shade of brown, so WWE will trot him out for the Saudi shows regardless of his heritage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Ambush Solo Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, RedRooster said: I think that's the most likely reason for them not granting his release. I can only imagine what they pitched him, and they'll likely want to wait until the situation has calmed down, to try smooth things over and kill, potentially, a highly negative story that could have broken on the same week that they trademarked the name of a Nazi commander. He's American, and his dad is from Pakistan. Yeah and Rey Mysterio is also an American... Doesn't stop them from using him as a Mexican... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Guys, just stop now. This isn’t going to end well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Marc Ambush Solo said: Yeah and Rey Mysterio is also an American... Doesn't stop them from using him as a Mexican... He has Mexican heritage, and as a result may well view himself as Mexican. I'd be slightly surprised if Ali viewed himself as Saudi Arabian. And there's no track record to suggest that WWE does, either. Ultimately, there are valuable discussions to be had about racism in wrestling, but @WyattSheepMask is right, I don't think it's going to come from this particular conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Ambush Solo Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I might be confused because of the Monsoor vs Ali match they did last Crown Jewel... Thought there was some storyline involved... Might remember wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, RedRooster said: He has Mexican heritage, and as a result may well view himself as Mexican. He does. He was born north of the border but to Mexican parents and spent most of his formative years in Mexico, represents Mexican wrestling, supports Mexico in sports etc. Its one the situations like Kane was born in Madrid, doesn’t make him Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 It does mean that next time they do a round of releases, either Ali is first on the list, or they complete expose the "it's for budget cut reasons" claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVM Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 He probably won't even be on the list even if they wanted to release him and their release list includes Bray Wyatt-level baffling releases. Yes, WWE are THAT vindictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, d-d-d-dAz said: I mean, considering how utterly toxic that work environment must be (even moreso at the minute), it doesn’t surprise me that they don’t want to signal you can just ask to leave and then go. They’d be left with no one but Charlotte, Roman and Orton. Sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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