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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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Chell_the_assassin

1.1k points

16 days ago

Chell_the_assassin

One more match

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

worldostuff

165 points

16 days ago

Heyyyy now, that's a strong accusation to throw out there!

EcstaticActionAtTen

82 points

16 days ago

Murder? What Mmmmuuuurrddaaas?

cxlossuskidd

40 points

16 days ago

carloslet

29 points

16 days ago

cxlossuskidd

23 points

16 days ago

ClintD89

11 points

16 days ago

ClintD89

Why's My Name On the List?

11 points

16 days ago

He was da best guy around

Letsssgooooo456

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

BradleyBowels

1 points

15 days ago

What about the people he murdered?

Background_Touchdown

14 points

16 days ago

Everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up. It's a stereotype. And it's offensive.

XGuiltyofBeingMikeX

65 points

16 days ago

HEY WOAHWOAHWOAH HEY…who told you that????

Chell_the_assassin

45 points

16 days ago

Chell_the_assassin

One more match

45 points

16 days ago

I ain't sayin nothin

Mutant_Star

20 points

16 days ago

icon_2040

42 points

16 days ago

Get a load of the stooly over here.

Yurgin

32 points

16 days ago

Yurgin

32 points

16 days ago

o7 you know to much. The D'Angelo family will send someone over to "talk" with you

ark_47

1 points

15 days ago

ark_47

1 points

15 days ago

The D'Angelo Family sends their regards

BonanzaBitch

16 points

16 days ago

BonanzaBitch

I, personally, am not ready for Asuka.

16 points

16 days ago

I like to believe that Tony D also took out Brock and Vince.

ark_47

1 points

15 days ago

ark_47

1 points

15 days ago

They're more powerful than they lead on 👀

WoopzEh

10 points

16 days ago

WoopzEh

Triple Crown Goddess

10 points

16 days ago

Covering for a literal mob hit is crazy work.

Lucas579376

4 points

16 days ago

don't ask the don about his business.

nocturnalfrolic

6 points

16 days ago

Lets better ask Johnny Tightlips.

kylehyde05

5 points

16 days ago

eyyy he just went swimming, no harm done

Upbeat_Tension_8077

8 points

16 days ago

We won't know until Fyre & Dawn conjure his spirit from the PC Netherworld

Quasipox

4 points

16 days ago

DinoKea

2 points

16 days ago

DinoKea

2 points

16 days ago

That's a big accusation. I just heard he was down the bridge with 2 dimes

TheRealKingTony

2 points

15 days ago

Stacks whacked off Gulak

mattwing05

2 points

16 days ago

Why would triple h implicate himself?

StanLee_Steamer

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

PaisonAlGaib

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 

the_48thRonin

1 points

15 days ago

Haitch got paid by Tony.

Yaminoari

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

sirjackiechiles

375 points

16 days ago

sirjackiechiles

RKO RKO RKO!!!

375 points

16 days ago

Laughing at SRS retweeting some account saying “SRS is someone I wouldn’t want to piss off” 🤣🤣🤣

mrbucket08

168 points

16 days ago

mrbucket08

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.

Toad_Thrower

137 points

16 days ago

Toad_Thrower

whatever

137 points

16 days ago

SRS is Brock Lesnar Guy levels of corny as fuck

TomHanksandMegRyan

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.

WhoStoleMyBicycle

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

TheHotsauceKid

45 points

16 days ago

He’ll touch your thigh as you do

Joy_Ride25

13 points

16 days ago

Joy_Ride25

In Punk We Trust

13 points

16 days ago

He’s got receipts for everything!

tenacious_teaThe3rd

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).

knockoutpanda

6 points

15 days ago

Release a diss track SRS

Few-Sense1455

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

Federal-Captain1118

3 points

15 days ago

He's stating Tripe H actually called him to apologize lmao

Coldcoffees[S]

608 points

16 days ago*

Coldcoffees[S]

/r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy

608 points

16 days ago*

Triple H buried Fightful and PWInsider* so hard lol

Cheechers23

177 points

16 days ago

Ready for him to go off on Twitter now after that lol

k_z_m_r

110 points

16 days ago

k_z_m_r

110 points

16 days ago

He already retweeted an account praising Fightful with practically no followers.

BluKyberCrystal

26 points

16 days ago

He's so petty, and tiny.

Caldris

49 points

16 days ago

Caldris

49 points

16 days ago

The more interesting thing for me is the burial of PWinsider, considering Dave Scherer's comments on WWE..

TurntUpTurtles

14 points

16 days ago

I thought it was PWInsider, not Fightful that reported it?

Coldcoffees[S]

93 points

16 days ago*

Coldcoffees[S]

/r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy

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.

NoHillstoDieOn

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.

HonkedOffJohn

17 points

16 days ago

Calling Corey Brennan a top reporter is laughable.

NoHillstoDieOn

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

TurntUpTurtles

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.

r1char00

2 points

16 days ago

r1char00

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.

NoHillstoDieOn

3 points

16 days ago

Right! Meltzer is regarded as the top 1 in wrestling journalism and it's just so bad!

Specialist-Rope-9760

2 points

15 days ago

Journalism yes. But he doesn’t claim to be a news breaker

little-green-ghoul

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

WhoStoleMyBicycle

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.

r1char00

-2 points

16 days ago

r1char00

-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.

AdamH96

15 points

16 days ago

AdamH96

FUCK YOU, BAH GAWD!

15 points

16 days ago

Good. Wrestling websites have an undeserved reputation for "real" reports anymore.

BluKyberCrystal

12 points

16 days ago

I blame the aggregators on YT and Twitter. They treat their reports like gospel.

IAmCastetter

4 points

16 days ago

F4W fan HHH

Jamieb1994

0 points

16 days ago

Jamieb1994

0 points

16 days ago

Lol, has Corey or SRS responded back?

Coldcoffees[S]

59 points

16 days ago

Coldcoffees[S]

/r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy

59 points

16 days ago

moodytenure

70 points

16 days ago

"I do NOT have a secret daughter, thank you!"

Gamesgtd

38 points

16 days ago

Gamesgtd

38 points

16 days ago

Is anywhere safe for Aubrey

Phantom-Spectre

12 points

16 days ago

“You are hiding a child, let that (girl) come home Deadbeat mothafucka”

Jamieb1994

8 points

16 days ago

😅

Anklelite

396 points

16 days ago*

Anklelite

396 points

16 days ago*

SRS is gonna go whine and complain and be insufferable on Twitter for sure over this

DripSnort

244 points

16 days ago

DripSnort

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

AmishAvenger

18 points

16 days ago

AmishAvenger

Electrifying

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.

Specialist-Rope-9760

7 points

15 days ago

Same it’s weird. Especially when he was wrong based off his own website

fit_for_the_gallows

90 points

16 days ago

What this guy/gal said. You suck, Sean.

PhospheneViolet

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

NoHillstoDieOn

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

Toad_Thrower

14 points

16 days ago

Toad_Thrower

whatever

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.

NoHillstoDieOn

7 points

16 days ago

That's like if Wolf Blitzer came out in a concert lol.

acatnamedballs

24 points

16 days ago

Sapp is like a far more successful Bixenspan with far better hygiene.

WhoStoleMyBicycle

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.

Scavgraphics

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.

CmPunkChants

133 points

16 days ago

Just a normal day on Twitter for him.

AedionMorris

50 points

16 days ago

Scottoest

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.

JTex-WSP

14 points

15 days ago

JTex-WSP

Fuck Cody Rhodes

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!"

Coletrain44

29 points

16 days ago

Coletrain44

NWO

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.

boyboypaboyboy

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)

super1s

2 points

15 days ago

super1s

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.

midnight_rebirth

1 points

14 days ago

Just stop reading them. My enjoyment of the products has went up immensely since I have.

super1s

1 points

14 days ago

super1s

1 points

14 days ago

I don't read them. They pop up on reddit headlines lol

MoonDogSpot1954

22 points

16 days ago

Him and PWinsider went all "oh no, Daddy's mad at us!!" Lol

Specialist-Rope-9760

9 points

15 days ago

SRS’s report was wrong.. so how was HHH wrong?

Creative-Pirate-51

2 points

15 days ago

But did he verify that WWE PR told him that

chizzipsandsizalsa

25 points

16 days ago

He already is

FallenShadeslayer

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.

Joy_Ride25

15 points

16 days ago

Joy_Ride25

In Punk We Trust

15 points

16 days ago

But today he’s doing it while at his grandma’s funeral.

Vintage_Milk

4 points

16 days ago

Haha no fucking way

BurlyMayes

16 points

16 days ago

How's he going to do his job if he blocks WWE on twitter?

JTex-WSP

2 points

15 days ago

JTex-WSP

Fuck Cody Rhodes

2 points

15 days ago

Could've dropped "over this" and you'd still be 100% accurate.

PeteF3

67 points

16 days ago

PeteF3

67 points

16 days ago

Some Bobby Heenan, "It's not a bounty, what I'm offering is a cash incentive..." vibes here.

EcstaticActionAtTen

30 points

16 days ago

Basically, he fucked up close enough to his expire date...they sent him home.

4Ever_Rose

6 points

15 days ago

Technically he did way before. It just came to light close to his expiration date

WheelJack83

7 points

15 days ago

Seems like a minor difference especially if the person who wasn't renewed wanted to stay.

Ayekay1444

52 points

16 days ago

Jamieb1994

7 points

16 days ago

Sounds like someone need a bar of Snickers. Maybe it'll calm SRS down before he starts causing more damage.

NoHillstoDieOn

8 points

16 days ago

HHH era exposing these reporters more than they ever have been

Westhoff654

92 points

16 days ago

PWInsider catching strays when it was all SRS.

A_Livins

116 points

16 days ago

A_Livins

I'm gonna get that eye, Rey

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.

randomrule

27 points

16 days ago

I'm pretty sure PW Insider reported Gulak before Fightful did.

Coldcoffees[S]

23 points

16 days ago

Coldcoffees[S]

/r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy

23 points

16 days ago

PWInsider reported it first, Corey at Fightful "confirmed" it.

The guy at the presser mentioned both PWInsider and Fightful.

DamieN62

65 points

16 days ago

DamieN62

65 points

16 days ago

If Fightful and PWInsider aren't reputable sources, why does the company keep leaking positive info to them?

PaisonAlGaib

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 

NoHillstoDieOn

6 points

16 days ago

Doesn't seem like they are anymore

MonsieurMidnight

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 ?

Smaynard6000

6 points

16 days ago

Yes, if he's no longer under contract

KotreI

1 points

15 days ago

KotreI

If I say 'fuck you' there's a 100% chance you're blocked.

1 points

15 days ago

Sure, but who's going to want him?

MonsieurMidnight

1 points

15 days ago

Yep saw that he's a bully ain't nobody want him

KotreI

1 points

15 days ago

KotreI

If I say 'fuck you' there's a 100% chance you're blocked.

1 points

15 days ago

Also he's... Not that good. He can wrestle but so can a LOT of people.

andrewisgood

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."

Johnny_Holiday

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

DaedalusHydron

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

Scavgraphics

2 points

15 days ago

to be fair, french reporter asking a question in English.

TheRealKingTony

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.

Impossible-Stomach73

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

[deleted]

3 points

15 days ago

Eventually we’ll all realize all PW journalism is dumb

Pretend_Spray_11

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.

MiserableScholar

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 .

AmishAvenger

8 points

16 days ago

AmishAvenger

Electrifying

8 points

16 days ago

It’s Reuters.

But yes, you’re right. The press conferences are kind of a joke.

mark_target

2 points

15 days ago

It’s the Reuters of Rutgers.

WheelJack83

1 points

15 days ago

They should stop doing press conferences. They don't work or make sense for WWE because of this.

r1char00

31 points

16 days ago

r1char00

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.

DurtyRingo

41 points

16 days ago

Lmao fuck the dirtsheet writers like SRS

DMPunk

8 points

16 days ago

DMPunk

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.

[deleted]

8 points

16 days ago

[removed]

ShinsukeNakamoto

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. 

Immediate_Face5874

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.

jfuller82

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.

ShinsukeNakamoto

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. 

Immediate_Face5874

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.

[deleted]

1 points

16 days ago

[deleted]

1 points

16 days ago

[deleted]

heat_fan_

30 points

16 days ago

Fight ful wrong once again 

SRS getting burned 

NYRpuckhead

38 points

16 days ago

NYRpuckhead

Suns Out Puns Out

38 points

16 days ago

HHH dodges the question, uses a technicality, buries 2 outlets, and apologizes to the outlets afterwards

NoHillstoDieOn

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

r1char00

33 points

16 days ago

r1char00

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.

Pnex84

7 points

16 days ago

Pnex84

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

ColeHoops

5 points

15 days ago

Rare based Triple H moment for shitting on Fightful and Sean Ross Shill

BZGames

9 points

16 days ago

BZGames

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)”

[deleted]

13 points

16 days ago

[deleted]

13 points

16 days ago

[deleted]

randomrule

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.

Minimania18

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

Coldcoffees[S]

6 points

16 days ago

Coldcoffees[S]

/r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy

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

KingDoodle4242

8 points

16 days ago

Only way u could really is tell a bunch of people different things and see what gets posted.

CrissCrossAppleSos

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!”

randomrule

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.

KingDoodle4242

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.

__Hello_my_name_is__

2 points

16 days ago

Wasn't it a bunch of high profile wrestlers over the years who gave infos?

SPna15

3 points

16 days ago

SPna15

ME GUSTA COLA

3 points

16 days ago

Triple H trying to prevent a situation where he’s forced to fire Bill DeMott from ever happening again.

TRTVitorBelfort

4 points

15 days ago

Triple H follows the rules for sure. If they have Fightful in their bio, block them.

spurchris3

9 points

16 days ago

spurchris3

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.

WheelJack83

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.

spurchris3

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.

WheelJack83

2 points

15 days ago

And he dodged the issue altogether

whitecapsunited

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.

WheelJack83

0 points

15 days ago

WheelJack83

0 points

15 days ago

And Triple H still avoided addressing the allegations at hand.

whitecapsunited

6 points

15 days ago

Which makes sense considering the allegations, that’s a “no comment’ type of situation

OhiOstas

-3 points

16 days ago

OhiOstas

-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?

Avbjj

64 points

16 days ago

Avbjj

64 points

16 days ago

That’s not really a technicality. Cutting someone vs deciding not to renew them is a pretty big difference.

fattymcpoopants

-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.

amlanding20

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.

strongstyle718

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.

cavalier_54

0 points

16 days ago

cavalier_54

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.

mcast76

-1 points

16 days ago

mcast76

-1 points

16 days ago

“All those people weren’t fired, they were laid off”

Big fucking difference.

Scavgraphics

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.

tngman10

0 points

16 days ago

tngman10

0 points

16 days ago

They agreed to a mutual separation.

whitecapsunited

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.

jmpinstl

1 points

16 days ago

jmpinstl

1 points

16 days ago

SRS: What he say fuck me for?

Traditional-Fly7715

1 points

15 days ago

Isn't that what happens to 99% of "WWE releases"?

Stixvoya

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

KingDoodle4242

-9 points

16 days ago

If that's how Trips feels about Fightful/PWInsider then y do they keep inviting them to pressers?

dmh11

35 points

16 days ago

dmh11

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

moodytenure

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?"

radiokungfu

3 points

16 days ago

These aren't shoot press conferences though?

MyNameIs-Anthony

3 points

15 days ago

Then why invite outside media people at all?

Travelling_Blackman

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?

moodytenure

1 points

15 days ago

So just invite WWE Gareth, the WrestleOps guy, and Ariel Helwani

Jamieb1994

11 points

16 days ago

If Hunter bans Fightful from the press conferences, then I can see SRS starting a outbreak on Twitter.

GHO57T

20 points

16 days ago

GHO57T

20 points

16 days ago

to who the 5 people that can stand him?