True Story Behind One Of WWE's Darkest Days
Pointless Aggression.
WWE had two options with which to manage this crisis in regards to its roster of talent, much like any non-essential business that cannot function remotely.
They could have endangered their staff, by making them work in direct proximity to others, hastening the indirect chain of contact that is, yes, deadly. Or, they could have furloughed or terminated the fringes of the roster outright. Because it's WWE, and WWE is just the worst company, they did both!
They super-served the double-ended dildo with which they f*cked them.
After months now of empty arena shows, and the obvious, inevitable positive test that comes with not staying at f*cking home Jesus Christ, WWE on Black Wednesday released or furloughed several employees and independent contractors. Those wrestlers were placed into a difficult position in the first instance. They didn't "have" to work, of course, but anybody who has worked anywhere ever knows the stress and anxiety such a dilemma would cause. And so they worked in their role as sports entertainers, a performance art Vince McMahon helpfully described, in 1989, to the New Jersey Senate, as "an activity in which participants struggle hand-in-hand primarily for the purpose of providing entertainment".
What's the one thing we're all being told what not to do right now? Isn't this literally, beyond even how farcical the new designation is, the opposite of essential?
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