6 Reasons Michelle Beadle Was Right To Dis Triple H
ESPN sportscaster upset with The Game supporting Floyd Mayweather.
When ESPN sportscaster Michelle Beadle was denied press credentials to the biggest boxing match in years earlier this month, she immediately connected the dots and determined that it was rooted in her criticism of one of the combatants Floyd Money Mayweather and his history of domestic abuse convictions. Beadle had been outraged by the attempted whitewashing of Mayweathers criminal acts due to his marketability as a boxing legend and PPV draw. Beadles frustration grew and was refocused last week, when she lashed out at WWE executive vice president Triple H over comments he tweeted out after Saturdays match congratulating Mayweather, who battled Big Show at WrestleMania XXIV, on his victory. Triple H had befriended Floyd during his association with WWE in 2008, even joining his entourage for one of his bouts, carrying one of his title belts. In a 1,200-word post, Beadle an outspoken WWE fan who has attended numerous live events and interviewed several performers, including Brock Lesnar when he announced that he was remaining with WWE announced that she could no longer be a fan of WWE due to Triple Hs public support of Mayweather despite the knowledge of his domestic violence convictions. Beadles decision was met with a mixture of criticism and praise. She was praised for sticking up for victims and women in general, but she also has been criticized for not coming out against other figures who have committed crimes against women, with allegations that this is a publicity stunt of sorts (along with the issue of her press credentials being revoked). Regardless, Michelle Beadle raises a really interesting point given the WWEs current policies and structure. In fact, there are several reasons that her criticism of Triple H and WWE at large is totally justified whether you think she was right to publicly revoke her WWE fan card is beside the point. It also should be noted that this column is not passing judgement on Triple H as a person for his decision to tweet support of Mayweather after his victory. At worst, it could be said that he made a poor decision as a WWE executive to do that, that he should have exercised more caution or distanced himself from Floyd.