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Frankly, the only surprising part of this story is that it hasn't happened before now. Especially with such lengthy incubation periods, their sorry ass temperature checks, only paying attention to folks showing symptoms and Florida's COVID-19 incident rate setting new daily records on the regular.
To think they actually thought it was a good idea to let fans into tonight's tapings without testing them either just goes to show how utterly thoughtless the WWE has been up until now thinking they were impervious to letting this impact them the way it has other sports leagues.
To think they actually thought it was a good idea to let fans into tonight's tapings without testing them either just goes to show how utterly thoughtless the WWE has been up until now thinking they were impervious to letting this impact them the way it has other sports leagues.
It should be noted they let in a low number of fans to today's Raw taping. Kevin Dunn, the director, refused to allow people to wear masks.
My dad works at the PC but has been able to work from home for the last few months. Thank fuck that's the case. Not at all surprised they haven't been testing.
I bet that person has major heat with the office now and will be fired or jobbed out if they ever come back to the company.
Not just WWE but also AEW and Impact. However, yeah all this time WWE thought they could skate by just by doing temperature checks for a virus that can be asymptomatic. As what someone posted above, play stupid games, win stupid prizes. It'll be curious to see how many performers are willing to not come in if things don't change.
I mean, do you expect better from the guy who thinks this is how a wrestling match should be shot and edited?
Last I checked they were both doing tapings in batches, which isn't perfect, but is still miles better than 3-4 live broadcasts a fucking week.
Fucking idiots I thought they had done at least some tests. Sounds like they're just doing temperature checks.
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Heard from a fan attending. He said they had to remove their masks if they wanted to stay in the crowd.
I doubt UFC is that much better tbh. They have a clause stating if their fighters talk about the testing and environment they can take away their pay.
Wait wait. In fucken Florida, they were only doing half-assed temperature checks knowing the incubation period and that not everyone will show symptoms? They were not doing tests all this time. They let fans into the audience and did not allow them to wear masks?
Actually why am I surprised? Only thing that is surprising is that it didn't happen sooner(or maybe it did and we just don't know).
Actually why am I surprised? Only thing that is surprising is that it didn't happen sooner(or maybe it did and we just don't know).
Actually...an on-air talent already tested positive for it a month or two ago.
Wait what? And they continued to do the shows?
Again, why am I surprised. This is a company that continued the show after Owen Hart died. This fucken company man.
It's the same company that wouldn't end a PPV because a wrestler suffered a deadly accident and sued his widow and claimed his widow didn't care for wrestling.
Their priorities are messed up and not normal.
Now I wonder if the entire roster will be punished and furloughed/released so Vince McMahon makes more money.
UFC is actually testing, which says a lot when even Dana White is making you look bad.
I bet anything Vince sees getting tested as some kind of sign of weakness, on some Trump type "if we don't test we won't have corona" type head in the sand shit.
They were originally planning to tape Smackdown today so I suspect that still happened.
Not sure what they're going to do about NXT on Wednesday.
Corporations starved for cash seek refuge in killing Americans, news at 11.
I'm sick to my stomach of the larger implications.
I'm sick to my stomach of the larger implications.
Vince you idiot
I'm just glad Roman is staying home, don't trust Vince to test people
they legit let fans come in 0_o
I'm just glad Roman is staying home, don't trust Vince to test people
they legit let fans come in 0_o
Do we know if it's been consistent though? It's very odd to me that the only guy that has tested positive is the one guy that already informed them he was exposed
Thing is WWE has way too much cash. They could provide all their wrestlers with healthcare and would still make a profit.
Part of the implications I meant, were things like extending this to the larger picture, most corporations are able to do this. They simply don't want to, and would rather sacrifice an employee at the bottom (maybe 10K now, versus 100K later).
I think we need to reform a lot more than the police.
[Insert name of any (sports) corporation.]
AEW tests everyone before every taping and checks temperatures. They also do multiple tapings at once usually.
That rat-toothed motherfucker. He must have so much dirt on McMahon to have his job for all these years.
The WWF is really run by a bunch of neanderthals isn't it? The kind of place where "what are you a pussy?" is used and strongly considered in arguments and decisions.
What's it going to take for some people to stop giving Vince McMahon money and views? Death of wrestlers? Rape allegations? Insulting racial stereotypes? Using a man's cancer diagnosis as a storyline? Wrestlers being held hostage in a foreign country?
Thank God Roman left when he did. This company makes millions of dollars but can't be bothered to make sure their people are tested and ignores rules by making fans take off masks. Guess you can only pipe in fake crowd noise for the "Greatest Match Ever".
God I hate WWE
Thank God Roman left when he did. This company makes millions of dollars but can't be bothered to make sure their people are tested and ignores rules by making fans take off masks. Guess you can only pipe in fake crowd noise for the "Greatest Match Ever".
God I hate WWE
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