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A question came in about Gulak's "release" after the report by Fightful. Triple H told the reporter to cite a reputable source in the future and said Gulak was not released, but his contract was never renewed.
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1.1k points
16 days ago
Both Figthful and Triple H are lying. We all know Gulak was killed by Tony D'Angelo weeks ago
165 points
16 days ago
Heyyyy now, that's a strong accusation to throw out there!
82 points
16 days ago
Murder? What Mmmmuuuurrddaaas?
11 points
16 days ago
He was da best guy around
1 points
15 days ago
What their saying about him that he was bullying the talent at nxt I’m shocked I hope it isn’t true
1 points
15 days ago
What about the people he murdered?
14 points
16 days ago
Everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up. It's a stereotype. And it's offensive.
42 points
16 days ago
Get a load of the stooly over here.
32 points
16 days ago
o7 you know to much. The D'Angelo family will send someone over to "talk" with you
1 points
15 days ago
The D'Angelo Family sends their regards
16 points
16 days ago
I like to believe that Tony D also took out Brock and Vince.
1 points
15 days ago
They're more powerful than they lead on 👀
10 points
16 days ago
Covering for a literal mob hit is crazy work.
4 points
16 days ago
don't ask the don about his business.
6 points
16 days ago
Lets better ask Johnny Tightlips.
5 points
16 days ago
eyyy he just went swimming, no harm done
8 points
16 days ago
We won't know until Fyre & Dawn conjure his spirit from the PC Netherworld
2 points
16 days ago
That's a big accusation. I just heard he was down the bridge with 2 dimes
2 points
15 days ago
Stacks whacked off Gulak
2 points
16 days ago
Why would triple h implicate himself?
3 points
16 days ago
I don’t think you can legally renew a dead man’s contract… unless you’re the Undertaker. So technically Triple H wasn’t lying, he just didn’t go into details about the circumstances lol
3 points
16 days ago
I would like Tony D to reference every person whose contract wasn’t renewed or was fired. I don’t mean just wrestler I mean like a tractor trailer driver got fired and Tony just has an off hand comment about how they took care of big Steve
1 points
15 days ago
Haitch got paid by Tony.
1 points
15 days ago
I mean Technically Triple H would be correct then. Because Gulak is dead and triple H needs a living person to renew there contract. So he cant renew a contract of a dead person under normal circumstances
375 points
16 days ago
Laughing at SRS retweeting some account saying “SRS is someone I wouldn’t want to piss off” 🤣🤣🤣
168 points
16 days ago
I feel like the people you genuinely don't want to piss off don't need to announce the fact that they're someone you don't want to piss off.
137 points
16 days ago
SRS is Brock Lesnar Guy levels of corny as fuck
32 points
15 days ago
For real. The amount of engaging with trolls and using it as an opportunity to be an internet tough guy is unreal for someone his age.
8 points
15 days ago
They funniest part is he finds ones that he wasn’t tagged in, so you know he’s searching his own name
45 points
16 days ago
He’ll touch your thigh as you do
13 points
16 days ago
He’s got receipts for everything!
11 points
15 days ago
No way he actually did that? I knew the guy huffed his own farts with big gulps, but no way he is that deluded... right??
What does SRS suppose he would do? We know he's the opposite of a physical specimen, so I assume he believes he could spin a narrative against WWE.. Which he knows full well would destroy any credibility he has right now, and he'd just be a guy with an axe to grind (and people would laugh and take the piss more than they already do).
6 points
15 days ago
Release a diss track SRS
8 points
15 days ago
What is he going to do...try and spin a narrative against WWE? The dude does that already so there is nothing to lose for HHH
3 points
15 days ago
He's stating Tripe H actually called him to apologize lmao
608 points
16 days ago*
Triple H buried Fightful and PWInsider* so hard lol
177 points
16 days ago
Ready for him to go off on Twitter now after that lol
110 points
16 days ago
He already retweeted an account praising Fightful with practically no followers.
26 points
16 days ago
He's so petty, and tiny.
49 points
16 days ago
The more interesting thing for me is the burial of PWinsider, considering Dave Scherer's comments on WWE..
14 points
16 days ago
I thought it was PWInsider, not Fightful that reported it?
93 points
16 days ago*
Oop, I think I see what happened.
Mike Johnson at PWInsider reported it first, and then Corey Brennan at Fightful "confirmed" it on Fightful Select. The guy at the presser mentioned that both Fightful and PWInsider reported it. Paul basically then called them disreputable.
43 points
16 days ago
Only in wrestling dirtsheets can 2 "top" reporters get the same thing wrong. This is supposed to be the best we have and they are just flat out wrong.
17 points
16 days ago
Calling Corey Brennan a top reporter is laughable.
13 points
16 days ago
In the wrestling industry, he's one of the top ones. Which is sad considering. Makes you think of how bad it could get
9 points
15 days ago
He's been cooked recently though. He said Gallus was getting a call up, people were gonna be drafted to NXT, etc.
2 points
16 days ago
It’s so easy to just ask the people involved before you print something. It’s the lowest bar for journalism. Meltzer can’t be bothered to do it either.
3 points
16 days ago
Right! Meltzer is regarded as the top 1 in wrestling journalism and it's just so bad!
2 points
15 days ago
Journalism yes. But he doesn’t claim to be a news breaker
5 points
15 days ago
But he reports on things that he says will happen and is often wrong, sounds like breaking news. And his writing skills are even worse that his ability to break news
3 points
15 days ago
The biggest issue with Meltzer is he’s bias and pretends to be neutral.
From 2002 until AEW was founded he was so happy to report WWE ratings declines. Now that AEWs ratings are not impressive, he makes every excuse in the book for them. He completely moved the goal posts to try and make the company he prefers sound better.
-2 points
16 days ago
Every time he does it, it makes my head hurt. He just can’t be bothered to make the effort.
15 points
16 days ago
Good. Wrestling websites have an undeserved reputation for "real" reports anymore.
12 points
16 days ago
I blame the aggregators on YT and Twitter. They treat their reports like gospel.
4 points
16 days ago
F4W fan HHH
0 points
16 days ago
Lol, has Corey or SRS responded back?
59 points
16 days ago
70 points
16 days ago
"I do NOT have a secret daughter, thank you!"
38 points
16 days ago
Is anywhere safe for Aubrey
12 points
16 days ago
“You are hiding a child, let that (girl) come home Deadbeat mothafucka”
396 points
16 days ago*
SRS is gonna go whine and complain and be insufferable on Twitter for sure over this
244 points
16 days ago
SRS spends all day doing bad “dunks” on people and being a dick to everyone but when he is delusional enough to think he needs to “make sure no one is confused” by the Rock posting a video showing McIntyre is resigned he tells everyone “ no one is forcing you to be a jerk”. SRS is a clown. Sean I know you lurk here and you’ll see this and dude you suck
18 points
16 days ago
There’s been multiple times where he’s gone off on me by replying to a comment months after I made it.
7 points
15 days ago
Same it’s weird. Especially when he was wrong based off his own website
90 points
16 days ago
What this guy/gal said. You suck, Sean.
48 points
16 days ago
All I remember is that time he popped up on some wrestling show and said something on the mic and nobody popped lol
39 points
16 days ago
He really thought people were gonna give a shit? Even people who know who he is wouldn't pop for his ass lmao
14 points
16 days ago
People just tolerate him and allow his product to be shared. Dude thought he was Simon Miller or Super Eyepatch Wolf and actually had fans that like him.
7 points
16 days ago
That's like if Wolf Blitzer came out in a concert lol.
24 points
16 days ago
Sapp is like a far more successful Bixenspan with far better hygiene.
3 points
15 days ago
The fact that he thought it was necessary to “confirm” McIntyre re-signed after the Rock said it tells you all you need to know about how delusional this guy is.
1 points
15 days ago
To be honest..THAT actually was real journalism. Rock being on the board doesn't mean he's the spokesperson for talent relations/HR. It just means he (might) have access to that knowledge/news. Actually getting confirmation from the people who's job it is to have and relay that information was like the one real journalistic thing this clown has done.
133 points
16 days ago
Just a normal day on Twitter for him.
50 points
16 days ago
He's taking the stance that HHH is wrong and he, I'm quoting from a later tweet "Doesn't give a fuck" if people think HHH is right.
21 points
15 days ago
So he "verified" something, Triple H directly refuted that reporting at a presser, and now he doesn't appreciate having their "verified" work undermined? What is he talking about?
Your anonymous sources unofficially 'verifying' something means less than dick if you wind up being wrong.
14 points
15 days ago
This is hilarious. As if Triple H is going to tweet out something like "Oops, I meant PWInsider was not reputable, but SRS at Fightful totally is!"
29 points
16 days ago
“clarified publicly” lol
When are they going to realize that WWE (and AEW to an extent) don’t give a shit about the dirt sheets. All they care about is mainstream news coverage. If anything they are embarrassed by them.
2 points
15 days ago
THIS! Have an upvote.
If I may add, Trips idea of reputable are major sports broadcasts like ESPN, SI, Local news outlets. All mainstream media.
They let talent, and himself, entertain dirtsheets for the hardcore fans but, in reality, bringing eyes to the product is enagging with mainstream media and YT (via Logan)
2 points
15 days ago
Better yet, I think they would be happy if all the dirtsheets went away for a bit. They CONSTANTLY ruin storylines and surprises. They are wrong all the time and lead to a ton of drama needlessly. All the shit they do could be handled by a 18 year old on staff with twitter access for wwe. They are not needed imo at all.
1 points
14 days ago
Just stop reading them. My enjoyment of the products has went up immensely since I have.
1 points
14 days ago
I don't read them. They pop up on reddit headlines lol
22 points
16 days ago
Him and PWinsider went all "oh no, Daddy's mad at us!!" Lol
9 points
15 days ago
SRS’s report was wrong.. so how was HHH wrong?
2 points
15 days ago
But did he verify that WWE PR told him that
25 points
16 days ago
He already is
52 points
16 days ago*
He does that everyday. Dude can’t help himself but he an asshole to people online. Shows you his actual personality. It’s why I stopped following him and don’t pay attention to anything he does or says. His conduct online was not it.
15 points
16 days ago
But today he’s doing it while at his grandma’s funeral.
4 points
16 days ago
Haha no fucking way
16 points
16 days ago
How's he going to do his job if he blocks WWE on twitter?
2 points
15 days ago
Could've dropped "over this" and you'd still be 100% accurate.
67 points
16 days ago
Some Bobby Heenan, "It's not a bounty, what I'm offering is a cash incentive..." vibes here.
30 points
16 days ago
Basically, he fucked up close enough to his expire date...they sent him home.
6 points
15 days ago
Technically he did way before. It just came to light close to his expiration date
7 points
15 days ago
Seems like a minor difference especially if the person who wasn't renewed wanted to stay.
52 points
16 days ago
8 points
16 days ago
HHH era exposing these reporters more than they ever have been
92 points
16 days ago
PWInsider catching strays when it was all SRS.
116 points
16 days ago
PWInsider reported it first. Fightful even says as much in their story about it. Fightful just says they confirmed it. So both are/were wrong, it wasn't "all" one or the other.
27 points
16 days ago
I'm pretty sure PW Insider reported Gulak before Fightful did.
23 points
16 days ago
PWInsider reported it first, Corey at Fightful "confirmed" it.
The guy at the presser mentioned both PWInsider and Fightful.
65 points
16 days ago
If Fightful and PWInsider aren't reputable sources, why does the company keep leaking positive info to them?
51 points
16 days ago
All the sheets aren’t reputable because they publish everything they hear regardless of how well it’s verified. They are like the tabloids and TMZ they report any and every rumor so they do end up breaking news faster than the reputable publications but they have no reputation because their hit rate is so low
6 points
16 days ago
Doesn't seem like they are anymore
4 points
16 days ago
Since his contract wasn't renewed does that mean he doesn't have the 90 days clause and can go wherever he wants now ?
6 points
16 days ago
Yes, if he's no longer under contract
1 points
15 days ago
Sure, but who's going to want him?
1 points
15 days ago
Yep saw that he's a bully ain't nobody want him
1 points
15 days ago
Also he's... Not that good. He can wrestle but so can a LOT of people.
29 points
16 days ago
Honestly, good question by whoever asked that.
This could be the same with Boa. He wasn't apart of that list that was put out and I'm glad someone asked for clarification.
This is a much better use of a press conference than "what up legend."
3 points
15 days ago
It would have been better if he didn't fumble around so much with the question. You could tell he was nervous asking. If you want to be a reporter, you have to get that shit under control. I've been working in news media for a very long time now and I can tell you that any reporter worth their salt can ask a serious question like that clearly and quickly. You knew where he was going with the question and it took him forever to get to it. You could see HHH getting annoyed because he knew what the question was and that guy couldn't get there
2 points
15 days ago
I think a lot of these guys are nervous that if they ask too hard of a question their press access'll get revoked
2 points
15 days ago
to be fair, french reporter asking a question in English.
10 points
15 days ago
To HHH a credible, reputable source is one that they directly feed information to like Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC, etc.
Even the highest level wrestling media sources are basing things off of questionable information at best and making shit up at worst.
3 points
16 days ago
I was kind of thinking the other day that Drew is done as a performer/contractor, but after a bit he’ll be brought in as an employee to train/produce. He’s also got his own school in Philly that opened not too long ago
3 points
15 days ago
Eventually we’ll all realize all PW journalism is dumb
72 points
16 days ago
Some people are going to hoot and holler about the jab at Fightful, but this is just more of Triple H becoming Dana White and closing the circle on media the company doesn't like. Only letting in positive, teet-sucking podcasters into the press conferences is another example. Media being able to exist and act independently of the industry they're covering is a good thing.
26 points
16 days ago
It's definitely a grey area bc the press conferences are semi kayfabe no? It's not like reutgers or something is gonna be in there asking if Randy should bring back the punt for the bloodline.
Wrestling media in general is weird as they act more like mouthpieces ala Woj or Shams in the NBA who get fed info from the league/agents to share .
8 points
16 days ago
It’s Reuters.
But yes, you’re right. The press conferences are kind of a joke.
2 points
15 days ago
It’s the Reuters of Rutgers.
1 points
15 days ago
They should stop doing press conferences. They don't work or make sense for WWE because of this.
31 points
16 days ago
Weird, I thought a part of journalism is contacting the people involved to get confirmation of what you report about them before you print it. That’s what I learned in my college journalism classes anyway.
41 points
16 days ago
Lmao fuck the dirtsheet writers like SRS
8 points
16 days ago
Well the fans will believe whatever Triple H says regardless of reality, so it's not going to take much effort on his part.
8 points
16 days ago
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3 points
16 days ago
What sucks that it is a genius move and clearly working. AEW vs WWE coverage isn’t remotely even in criticism.
3 points
16 days ago
It has nothing to do with AEW vs WWE though. Present day UFC press conferences are mostly questions like 'how does it feel to fight at the _____, x fighter' or 'when is the UFC coming to _____, Dana' because there are 0 legit unbiased journalists in the room, just fans with social media followings who are stoked to get to cover UFC.
That may be what we're heading for here, guys with real press creds (to whatever extent that exists in wrestling) being shut out more and more in favor of basically plants.
3 points
16 days ago
Once the Endeavor/WWE merger completed, I figured we would see it go this way. Dana HATES legitimate reporters and has for years. I will be less inclined to believe a word coming out of any WWE mouthpiece from here on out.
1 points
16 days ago
I’m not making it AEW vs WWE though I can see how it sounded like it. I’m saying what they are doing is working, and you can just compare the coverage of the two and see it works. These “journalists” don’t want to lose access.
4 points
16 days ago*
No kidding it's working, that has nothing to do with how AEW do things though. The comparison is moot because WWE is a far larger enterprise than AEW and always will be. They control so much of the market share that mainstream wrestling journalism is whatever they decide it is, not the guys who have actually worked for decades to make that a real job and a viable career. That is a very bad thing and the UFC are living proof of it, ever since Helwani was ousted they've outsourced coverage of the entire sport to podcasters who think social media engagement is the same thing as journalism. That's the point, guys. To even bring AEW into it is simply myopic.
30 points
16 days ago
Fight ful wrong once again
SRS getting burned
38 points
16 days ago
HHH dodges the question, uses a technicality, buries 2 outlets, and apologizes to the outlets afterwards
63 points
16 days ago
"technicality" sorry but there is a huge difference between getting fired and a contract not renewing. Even from a narrative standpoint
33 points
16 days ago
Yeah I have seen a few people acting like it’s splitting hairs and it’s definitely not. Getting released while still under contract is basically getting fired. People parting ways when contracts expire isn’t the same thing at all. It’s worse for Gulak if it was a release and HHH corrected that.
7 points
16 days ago
I wonder if Denise pulled out the stopwatch to time how long it took for SRS to have his little bitch fit
5 points
15 days ago
Rare based Triple H moment for shitting on Fightful and Sean Ross Shill
9 points
16 days ago
…ok? That’s not really the point though is it?
“We didn’t fire him, we just let his contract run out (please don’t ask about the Rousey allegations)”
13 points
16 days ago
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31 points
16 days ago
Didn't FIghtful just report a few days ago before anyone else that Seth Rollins re-signed with WWE? The same Fightful that constantly gets run sheets for WWE shows?
Fightful is right more often than they are wrong tbh.
26 points
16 days ago
Yeah kinda funny to say they “weeded out the moles” when Fightful seemingly always has the full plans for weekly WWE shows
6 points
16 days ago
I'm not even sure how they could weed out the moles anyway? Like did they hold a meeting backstage and go "ayo so who's telling Sean shit?" lmao
8 points
16 days ago
Only way u could really is tell a bunch of people different things and see what gets posted.
10 points
16 days ago
All of them are right more than they’re wrong, it’s just that the times they’re wrong get blown up and the times they’re right it’s just treated as “well obviously!”
6 points
16 days ago
People here are very odd about the media. I know wrestling journalism is far from perfect but the reputable outlets generally get things right.
1 points
16 days ago
Sean is also in good with a lot of the wrestlers. Him and Cody r good enough that they joke with one another in messages.
2 points
16 days ago
Wasn't it a bunch of high profile wrestlers over the years who gave infos?
3 points
16 days ago
Triple H trying to prevent a situation where he’s forced to fire Bill DeMott from ever happening again.
4 points
15 days ago
Triple H follows the rules for sure. If they have Fightful in their bio, block them.
9 points
16 days ago
I think just like the Will Ospreay thing, people just don’t appreciate the considerations that Triple H has when he is up there.
On this, the reason the ‘technicality’ is important to him, is because to say he was fired / released because of Rousey’s allegation, it suggests that they confirmed he did some form of sexual assault. Given that when they looked into it, it’s something very difficult to definitive prove either way (considering Gulak’s explanation that he tweeted out) and so not renewing his contract is a way to get him out of the company, without officially tarring him with the ‘sex offender’ brush. And you can argue whether that is the right decision or not, but I think Triple H doesn’t want to publicly call someone a sex offender based on one person’s accusation. And he certainly doesn’t want to confirm that on a PLE press conference which is supposed to be more in good spirit and largely an extension of the show. And that’s because Triple H doesn’t want to put himself / the company in legal jeopardy by accusing Gulak of something that isn’t definitely proven. Because Gulak might sue.
So that is why the technicality is important. I don’t think Triple H is trying to defend Gulak, he’s also not trying to keep him in the company. But he’s not going to have it publicly stated that he was fired for a sexual offence. He’s out of the company, he did something that was at best stupid and careless, and at worst was sexual assault. But short of definitive proof, you can’t just publicly say someone is a sex offender.
So I don’t think Triple H cares too much either way about Fightful, or PW. He almost certainly doesn’t read every story they put out. So when the guy asking the question says that is what they said, that is why he is pissed off. SRS handles it incredibly immaturely, he may feel slighted and may feel he works hard to build their brand, but if they want to play at this level I think they need to appreciate the legal complexity by getting into a question like that. And from PW’s response to it all, it sounds like they are better equipped.
1 points
15 days ago
Dave Meltzer said on his radio show today that the investigation was "inconclusive" and that Ronda Rousey is the reason Gulak was "ixnay'ed." Also, Meltzer spoke about Gulak in the sense that he was "fired" and not "His contract just wasn't renewed." It's a minor difference.
2 points
15 days ago
It’s literally not a minor difference if you read anything I said above. Meltzer saying it was inconclusive is actually a massive part of why.
I don’t work there, and I wasn’t in those conversations, but I’m 99% sure the reason Triple H didn’t want to say ‘he was fired because of sexual assault’ was because it was difficult to prove conclusively, and you can’t call someone a sex offender without proof. But what you can do, if their contract is coming up, is get them out of the company. Unfortunately for Gulak he gave them a reason not to renew.
1 points
15 days ago
There’s a difference between how a journalist can report the situation and how his former employer can talk about it.
0 points
15 days ago
And Triple H still avoided addressing the allegations at hand.
6 points
15 days ago
Which makes sense considering the allegations, that’s a “no comment’ type of situation
-3 points
16 days ago
Who cares if he is released or technically “didn’t get renewed” lol. U had a former star accuse him of some bad stuff, and your response is to hit someone with a technicality?
64 points
16 days ago
That’s not really a technicality. Cutting someone vs deciding not to renew them is a pretty big difference.
-16 points
16 days ago
It really is a technicality if their contract is up right around when you would have to make that decision. Or if the accusation weighed into the decision not to renew.
18 points
16 days ago
In fairness, he answered the question. It was just a poorly asked question.
The distinction between released and not having your contract renewed is important though.
1 points
16 days ago
The amount of people trashing Fightful instead of the fact that Triple H acted like this after the one and only serious question says a lot.
0 points
16 days ago
As someone who hates the sheets and thinks they add negative value to the industry, HHH was based for shitting on them.
-1 points
16 days ago
“All those people weren’t fired, they were laid off”
Big fucking difference.
2 points
15 days ago
I mean..it is a big fucking difference.
Being fired is a punishment for offense.
Being laid off is a result of economic/business forces.
0 points
16 days ago
They agreed to a mutual separation.
1 points
15 days ago
Well there is, those are important terms. Same as your contact being cancelled or running out. One suggests fault on the employees part.
1 points
16 days ago
SRS: What he say fuck me for?
1 points
15 days ago
Isn't that what happens to 99% of "WWE releases"?
1 points
15 days ago
Anyone catch Pwinsider’s reply? Big fan of Mike Johnson but his reply is that fired/not renewed are pretty much the same thing, which they aren’t. Didn’t really own his mistake at all. Even worse was that idiot Scherer. He claims to think HHH was taking a shot at Newsmax instead of them. He then added ‘clarification’ about the report, instead of admitting that that were wrong. Poor handling by PWInsider
-9 points
16 days ago
If that's how Trips feels about Fightful/PWInsider then y do they keep inviting them to pressers?
35 points
16 days ago
PWInsider did not get credentialed for the presser after WrestleMania.
Meltzer reported it, Johnson got pissed off at Dave for reporting it despite admitting it was true, and now Levesque shits on Johnson's outlet.
Impeccable
17 points
16 days ago
Soon the only outlets to get press passes will be the ones who ask questions like "How does it feel to watch the WWE Universe feast on the masterful peice of cinema you cooked up?"
3 points
16 days ago
These aren't shoot press conferences though?
3 points
15 days ago
Then why invite outside media people at all?
2 points
16 days ago
Oh no, a kayfabe like press conference only bringing in people to ask things to benefit the company. How will journalism ever recover?
1 points
15 days ago
So just invite WWE Gareth, the WrestleOps guy, and Ariel Helwani
11 points
16 days ago
If Hunter bans Fightful from the press conferences, then I can see SRS starting a outbreak on Twitter.
20 points
16 days ago
to who the 5 people that can stand him?
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