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[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Because I forgot to directly tag them, one last thing:

@TKOGrp bought @WWE when they were on an upswing. Their frequent meddling and astounding greed is ruining this thing I’ve loved my whole life.

They need to do better or the fanbase they are actively exploiting will leave.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Destroying a Successful Product: A Thread

I’ve been a WWE fan since I was a kid. Vince may be disgusting (to say the least), but he understood one fundamental rule: you get rich by building a loyal, generational fanbase.
TKO is currently speedrunning how to destroy it.

#wweraw

[Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com @SeanRossSapp]

A number of people were asked to take pay cuts

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

TKO isn't running a wrestling company; they are running an algorithm designed to squeeze every last cent out of a rock before they throw it away.

You can’t sustain a cultural staple when pure, short-sighted corporate greed is the only thing on the booking sheet.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Now, they are allegedly asking the talent to take pay cuts. They reportedly low-balled Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods (two generational talents who were company “lifers”).

If you are going to squeeze the guys who carried your product for a decade, the locker room is doomed.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

The in-ring product is starting to look like a NASCAR hood.

There are corporate logos plastered on the mat, the turnbuckles, the tables, and the ladders.

You can't even put a guy through a table without it being brought to you by @SlimJim.

It’s visually exhausting.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Let’s start with the audience.

Ticket prices have been hiked so high that an average family is completely priced out of the building.

We are paying for premium streaming services, and the broadcasts are still suffocating under the weight of relentless ads.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Hey @WWE and @TripleH , I’m glad you’re doing something with @itsBayleyWWE, I really am… but is having a caricature of bipolar disorder sending a solid message? It’s reeking of that time you had Goldust mock Tourette Syndrome. It’s outdated and extremely insensitive. #wweraw

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Most accurate sign… @WWE @espn @TKOGrp @BrockLesnar #wwe #Wrestlepalooza #BrockLesnar

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Just watched #BrayWyatt vs @undertaker from #WrestleMania 31… What a stellar match. If they were dead-set on ending The Streak, it should’ve been Wyatt that did it. The story possibilities alone would’ve been worth it. Brock didn’t need it, but someone like Bray did.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@TheMarkHenry So you think that you have to be a trained professional wrestler to know not to punch an unconscious man (who made a mistake and apologized for it) more than 20 times while the man laid convulsing on the mat?

That certainly is a bold and idiotic take.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Maybe it’s a work, maybe it’s real… but @realKILLERkross and @Lady_Scarlett13 not being resigned by @WWE is a massive misstep. The most interesting character on #wwe TV got over organically with the fans and it feels like he was punished for it. #WeWantKross

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@TripleH @WWE @BrockLesnar Oh, and they were chanting #WeWantKross… NOT “We want Brock.” The fans are telling you who they want and you’re opting for someone like Brock Lesnar. We thought the @VinceMcMahon era was gone, but you’re kinda more of the same… just SLIGHTLY better

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@TripleH Google “Brock Lesnar 44 times.” It’s shocking that @WWE would bring @BrockLesnar back while this trial is still going on. Yeah, “innocent until proven guilty” and all that… but damn, it’s kinda gross what you’re willing to do for a “moment.”

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

So sad the original bassist for @Metallica passed away. #HulkHogan

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

He, @undertaker , maybe stay in your lane because your ignorance is showing.

Kal-El of the planet Krypton is literally an illegal alien. It’s nothing new and not shocking if it’s included in the movie.

BTW, did you actually see the movie? Or did @FoxNews ignorance spread?

[Pro Wrestling Centel @PWCentel]

#WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker appeared on Fox News Monday evening to discuss the upcoming release of Superman.

The Deadman was unhappy with the films “pro-immigrant themes.”

[Pro Wrestling Centel @PWCentel]

#WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker appeared on Fox News Monday evening to discuss the upcoming release of Superman.

The Deadman was unhappy with the films “pro-immigrant themes.”

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@Goldberg @WWE @BretHart #goldberg #wwe #gunther

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@TripleH @SamiZayn Like, what “adversity” did he overcome? @SamiZayn isn’t the “underdog” anymore. He’s not “Sami Hogan,” like some are saying, but he’s not an underdog in the least. @realKILLERkross hasn’t won a match since last year and is barely featured in any capacity. HE’S the underdog here.

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

@RonKillings @WWE @TripleH @TKOGrp #wwe #MoneyInTheBank #RTruth

[Motley Nerd @motley_nerd]

Watching #WorldsCollide and this solid 4-Way match for the NA Championship… has @konanplaydirty ever heard of an exclamation point? Dude just does NOT seem into this event?