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Melo · 08-15-2007, 09:50 AM

Vince McMahon being portrayed as a benevolent patriarch of the WWE, makes my head spin. McMahon admitted to steroid use himself and even if he never once said he expected anyone to take steroids, he did set up competition amongst his stable to take them. The biggest, strongest, best wrestlers became the biggest stars and the boss himself set the example. I remember Vince McMahon when he first started getting into the business. He might have weighed all of 150 lbs. When the boss is doing it, it's implied that the workers should do it too. Don't do it and you lose the better roles, lose the better roles, lose your popularity, lose your popularity and you lose your job.

I also don't want to hear how much Mcmahon cares about his wrestlers. A majority of them are only as important as the amount of $$$$ they generate for him. But, to be fair, that's no different than a lot of businessmen. Even the NFL was recently fronted by doctor who still claimed that effects of multiple concussions was minimal even as emerging research was showing that it's long term effects could be quite devestating. What will be interesting to see is if the WWE takes the current research into account and makes a sincere effort to look out for the long term welfare of it's performers.

Finally, as said before, the WWE has positioned itself as the only dog on the block so it's only natural that it be the catchall for all of professional wrestling sins, now and the past. The WWE IS professional wrestling so any wrestler will be associated with them. No one is going to bother to look up who wrestled with what alliance back in the day. I think that's one of the prices of fame.

08-15-2007, 09:50 AM	#50
Melo All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the baned reside Posts: 1,428	Vince McMahon being portrayed as a benevolent patriarch of the WWE, makes my head spin. McMahon admitted to steroid use himself and even if he never once said he expected anyone to take steroids, he did set up competition amongst his stable to take them. The biggest, strongest, best wrestlers became the biggest stars and the boss himself set the example. I remember Vince McMahon when he first started getting into the business. He might have weighed all of 150 lbs. When the boss is doing it, it's implied that the workers should do it too. Don't do it and you lose the better roles, lose the better roles, lose your popularity, lose your popularity and you lose your job. I also don't want to hear how much Mcmahon cares about his wrestlers. A majority of them are only as important as the amount of $$$$ they generate for him. But, to be fair, that's no different than a lot of businessmen. Even the NFL was recently fronted by doctor who still claimed that effects of multiple concussions was minimal even as emerging research was showing that it's long term effects could be quite devestating. What will be interesting to see is if the WWE takes the current research into account and makes a sincere effort to look out for the long term welfare of it's performers. Finally, as said before, the WWE has positioned itself as the only dog on the block so it's only natural that it be the catchall for all of professional wrestling sins, now and the past. The WWE IS professional wrestling so any wrestler will be associated with them. No one is going to bother to look up who wrestled with what alliance back in the day. I think that's one of the prices of fame.