Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 11, 2023 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 11, 2023 44 minutes ago, Supremo said: Thoughts and prayers are with Max Caster at this tough time. Itās hard to rhyme with, āSaudi.ā K-Kwik would have had no trouble. Ā Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Itās interesting. Iām amazed no one outside the WWE has taken a look yet, and gone āwe might need to stop thisā. The NFL/MLB/MLS/NBA etc etc would never be allowed to sell to a foreign government, so Iāll be amazed if the WWE get a completely free pass.Ā Ā In this country thereād at least be restrictions on sale. Such a shame if it does go Saudi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBigFella Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Yeah, exactly my thoughts. Are we certain the US Government are going to be happy with what they class as one of their leading 'sports' associations falling into the hands of a controversial foreign Government? I'm sure there is more to this than meets the eye - for example, we can confidently speculate this is Vince's favoured route. Is it possible Vince is briefing the press that a deal is done in order to weaken the hand of other board members who may favour a sale to an American media giant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 54 minutes ago, Supremo said: Thoughts and prayers are with Max Caster at this tough time. Itās hard to rhyme with, āSaudi.ā Howdy. Rowdy. Audi. GaudĆ. Bowdy bowdy. Dowdy.Ā Piece of piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 I won't believe the Saudi deal until someone credibleĀ confirms it, but it would be a fitting end to the company. Everything seems to be moving too fast for a sale of a company of this size to have gone through, but we'll see how it pans out. There has to be more to the Vince story than what's come out already - between Steph getting out a month before the news broke (and again now), Vince's reaction changing from a victory lap to quietly fucking off in the night, it always felt like there was something on the verge of being revealed. Beyond that, I have to believe that Vince knew there was something coming down the line when he opted to wrestle at Wrestlemania for the first time in ten years, and do the self-congratulatory Pat McAfee interview last year. He'd been booking his own departure for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, FUM said: People claiming the Saudi deal is done on Twitter do not have the first idea how a publicly traded company works. Sales donāt get done overnight. Shall we all wait until the contracts are signed before expressing our anger then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 The sumo chap from The Greatest Royal Rumble will be washing his thong as we speak if the Saudi's get the gig.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 Has this been reported by any major news outlets? There's a world of difference between real world journalists and wrestling "journalists", after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, LaGoosh said: Has this been reported by any major news outlets? There's a world of difference between real world journalists and wrestling "journalists", after all. This industry was built on wild speculation and people with no idea what they're talking about offering their unwanted opinions as fact and i'll be dammed if anyone takes that away from me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 The Saudis have had stakes in American companies for decades. Hell watch the Michael Moore films about the Bush government to see the treatment the royal family receive. If you strip away your affection for wrestling, wwe are a medium sized tv production company that makes tv shows that are based around wrestling. Comparisons to real sports being bought arenāt even close.Ā Ā the deal itself is unlikely to be formally agreed in the coming days, but a letter of intent can be signed that has the high level agreements and then it works itās way through lawyers. Wwe wonāt die, most people who watch donāt care, they just want to watch wrestlingĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockbus2 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Is this the same lot who own Newcastle who are buying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Rockbus2 said: Is this the same lot who own Newcastle who are buying? Donāt know. But maybe it will lead to Vince finally buying Newcastle. Maybe an exchange deal.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 PIF who are apparently buying WWE are majority owners of Newcastle with an 80% stake, so yeah mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2023 I'll piss myself if TNA Impact outlives WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 So will Vince, but he can't help it these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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