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Call it apologists, loyalists, pawns, businessmen, battle soldiers and all the rest, but many WWE current and former superstars have found WWE as they make the much-maligned Saudi Arabia for the payment a la carte Crown Jewel this week.
Randy Orton has repeatedly defended WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia.Credit: WWE.com
Since the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which occurred in the Saudi Arabian consulate allegedly perpetrated by Saudi agents, the WWE's already toxic working relationship with the United States is over. Saudi Arabia have been the subject of its most intense examination so far.
The list of WWE critics is both endless and influential. John Oliver, Dan Le Batard, Senator Chris Murphy, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Bob Menendez, Taryn Terrell, fight fans at the Capitol One Arena; the Colosseum of Nassau; and the Spectrum Center, the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and countless others have condemned the WWE decision to go ahead with Crown Jewel in one form or another.
But what about those who stick with it?
Every story always has two aspects, and even when a story is so dark – and the right thing to do seems so obvious – the divergent voices have not been hard to come by.
Triple H
Triple H unexpectedly led the charge in defending WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia. Triple H played in the first match of the Vision 2030 era when he launched the Greatest Royal Rumble against defenseman John Cena. Crown Jewel, the main event of Triple H, alongside Shawn Michaels, back, against The Undertaker and Kane.
In an interview with Tim Fiorvanti of ESPN Triple H, he said: "You can not bring change to an area that, culturally, is trying to change, you can not help them change that change without being there. present. "
Triple H's message of creating change in Saudi Arabia will be common throughout this oral history.
(via ESPN)
Stéphanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon has been the face of WWE women's evolution, but what was supposed to be one of her best moments was marked by cynicism, while WWE Evolution, the first pay system -per-all-female view, has been widely disputed as a public relations strategy. soften the blow of the TV to the map reserved for men.
McMahon admitted that the decision to go ahead with Crown Jewel was a difficult decision.
"Go ahead with Jewel of the crown in Saudi Arabia was an incredibly difficult decision, considering this heinous act. But in the end, it's a business decision and, like many other American companies, we decided to go ahead with the event and deliver Jewel of the crown for all our fans in Saudi Arabia and around the world. "
(via Sky News)
Natalya
"You're not going to change the culture overnight." I think WWE is taking such positive steps to do positive things in Saudi Arabia, and one day I think we'll be there. "
(via TampaBay.com)
Randy Orton
Perhaps the most honest man in WWE, Randy Orton rarely disappoints when asked to comment. Orton first towed the company when he was asked about Crown Jewel two weeks ago.
"I think we should go in. I think the only way to help change there is to not cancel the trip." Our girls have been performing in Abu Dhabi there is not so much a long time ago and I think we'll finally be there with Saudi and Crown Jewel, that's the goal of making things better everywhere, and I think we're not going, it does not help, go help help. "
(via TMZ Sports)
In a follow-up interview on October 31, however, Orton remained true to form through a series of entertaining, not to say poignant, audio tours. First, Orton did not miss an opportunity to cast a shadow over John Cena's decision to withdraw from Crown Jewel.
"Is he still struggling? I did not know he was retired."
When asked if he was concerned about the bad publicity surrounding Crown Jewel, Orton's direct response dropped the tone of WWE's apologist and captured the news. the spirit of the WWE locker room on this dubious journey: "I have 5 children, I have to earn this dollar. If they want me in Arabia, I go to Arabia. "
(via TMZ Sports)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Who better could defend WWE's imprecise foreign policy against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who is best known for being the WWE's patriotic resident of the 1980s.
"I think they should stick to it, you can not control what's happening elsewhere in the world and they've programmed it, you just can not hold the rest of the world agree with our values.What happens there happens I think it's Harry Truman who said: "It's an SOB but he's our SOB [sic]& # 39; It's a bit like that I look in Saudi Arabia, personally.
"McMahon, I think he sees it, of course, a huge business opportunity, and that's why he'll go out there, but I do not think we can stop an entire operation. As a result of a horrific incident, obviously a tragedy and all you can say, but compared to what is happening in the rest of the world, in Libya, Syria and Iran, it's relatively as bad as it may be, so if you're going to start picking things, you can not go anywhere, there's something negative everywhere. "
Duggan also weighed on John Cena's withdrawal:
"John Cena, of course, he's in a different position than 90% of the players on the list, but of course he has his own opinion and he's in a position where he can express that opinion." a business man, so said a lot so that the guy gets up and make his own beliefs.Hogan, myself and this generation – rain, slush or snow or natural disaster, we'll do the show, so I can to see Hogan be there. "
(via TMZ Sports)
Marc Henry
Henry is probably a WWE convict and rarely has a bad word to say about the company that has been using him since 1996. By adopting a more direct approach, Henry said the following about Crown Jewel in Arabia Arabia:
"We do our work until we know differently and we do not know it yet."
Henry also took into account that John Cena and Daniel Bryan withdrew from the event:
"I would never say that this person is making the wrong decision, I would say it's not the decision I would make, I would maintain my weapons and do what is best for business. I am firmly convinced that I do not leave people to dry up and I have done many things in my career and in my personal life, where I could say that I do not do it. "But there were people in I do not want to see these people, that's the situation we're in, our fans, they want to see you, you know, give our fans what they want. "
Henry believes that it is unfair that WWE receives criticism for doing business with Saudi Arabia, while countless companies are also doing business internationally.
"WWE is just a business, with hundreds of thousands of companies doing business internationally, why choose one?"
(via TMZ Sports)
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey supports WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia.Credit: WWE.com
Faced with the rise of society, especially with Roman Reigns who was not supported by leukemia, Ronda Rousey did not mince words to defend the WWE against the backlash of Crown Jewel. Drawing on examples of his past Olympic athlete, Rousey emphasized the importance of international visibility:
"I'm an Olympian twice, so I'm an idealist in sports." One of my favorite memories of the 2004 Olympics was that I was at the gym, that I was getting lean, and that I Just next to me He was an Iraqi boxer, he was running next to me and it was the beginning of the Iraq war: there would be nowhere else in the world an Iraqi and a little girl from Venice Beach who would respect and share their space, think that sport is where we find common ground. "
Rousey continued:
"I think going out of Jewel of the crown That would be a bad thing, because it's an opportunity to share our cultures and find out what we have in common. Especially in times of adversity between two countries, it's the wrong time to get away. It's time to discover what we have in common and better understand each other. It sounds almost frivolous – these WWE events and these big global issues, but in a world where we always look at it as "us" and "them", I think these big events like Jewel of the crown that brings everyone together just makes us realize that it's 'us' all around. "
Rousey concluded by emphasizing the importance of the positive influence of various cultures.
"I think having these events and sharing our culture in Saudi Arabia is the first step so that we can really understand each other and find this ground of understanding.I mean, it's an excellent opportunity for a group of children in Saudi Arabia [who love] American culture: WWE is part of American culture [and] they invite [it] in and kiss him. You have these children of Saudi Arabia who idolize these people of America and all these countries. Then you will see people from Saudi Arabia enter the WWE and American children idolize these people. It's just a great way for us to be able to share something and understand each other. I think this should be the goal. An "eye for and an eye" leaves the whole world blind. "
(via TMZ Sports, transcribed via WrestlingInc)
Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash channeled Sept. 11 into his Crown Jewel defense, urging critics via tweet to "push Saudi Arabia to move forward". When asked if WWE should move forward with the event, Nash replied "Honoring your contract [sic]. It is not a UN summit, it is an entertainment. "
The attacks of September 11 were led by 15 of the 19 Saudi attackers. Our response was to attack Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, a successful team is responsible for the death of a Saudi journalist. Should we hit Yemen and Iran? We will never know the truth. Let's push Saudi Arabia to progress.
– Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) October 17, 2018
John Bradshaw Layfield
If Triple H led the charge in Saudi Arabia's defense, John Bradshaw Layfield was his five-star general. Layfield has spoken extensively in many interviews of WWE's relations with Saudi Arabia and the hypocrisy of those who denounce it. While infusing the usual point of change, JBL also discussed several historical examples of foreign cultures advancing through sport.
"After what I understood, yes [it is taking place]. The idea is that WWE will go there. At present, the official line is that they are monitoring the situation. My personal opinion is that they should go there. I think the only way to promote change … Look what we did with Cuba, you isolate a country and you only impoverish it. You want to promote change. The WWE went to Abu Dhabi for the first female match in the history of the Middle East, and the crowd chanted, in English, "it's a change." "
JBL then turned its attention to the bipartisan criticism of various senators against WWE regarding Crown Jewel.
"For these Senators to want to criticize the WWE … I spent seven Christmas in Iraq and Afghanistan with WWE.I was with WWE, the first group to visit the Twin Towers, while They were still burning, we were the first group to hold a mass rally on September 9, 2013. Immediately after September 11, people did not know what was going to happen, so these guys would be hiding behind their patriotism. and their flag waved, for me, trying to improve their abominable approval ratings, it's a mistake, WWE has been at the forefront of change, and if you want to change Saudi Arabia, you send something like the WWE. "
(via Fox Business Network)
JBL was not finished. A true maniac for damage control, he doubled his support for the WWE to visit Saudi Arabia. During a fiery storm where support for WWE is scarce, it has highlighted some of the strongest arguments in favor of the continuation of the WWE with Jewel of the Crown.
"You look at something like Russia or China where you really allow free markets, and you have not seen the change that we would probably like in the western world.You still have a bit of a dictatorship, some would say more than just a dictatorship, in Russia and China, but you see a change in this country and Saudi Arabia.I think that stay away from Saudi Arabia [are] Macroeconomic reasons for not staying out of Saudi Arabia, huge macroeconomic reasons currently in the world. But for me, to the extent that you want to do something to promote change, you allow businesses and free markets to enter. "
JBL continued:
"I think it's horribly unfair [for WWE to receive criticism for continuing with Crown Jewel]. I mean, you look at what's going on in the world right now. Russia has this Novichok poison. They are the only ones to have it manufactured. They obviously killed this guy in the UK. They poisoned another. Several guys have been poisoned. It is obviously Russia. You still have the World Cup there and people are not boycotting the World Cup. "
Returning to the theme of change in Saudi Arabia, JBL firmly believed that sport was an integral part of the rapprochement of racial and social divisions:
"You want something to change, you send sport, look what happened when Pee Wee Reese put his arm around Jackie Robinson, it did more for race relations in the United States through the This is one of the reasons I would like to drive away WWE Saudi Arabia, and people say, "Ah, they are just trying to make money." That's They should try to make money, but for me, the greatest good is to go out there and show people that it is normal to "It's good to be a woman and to be competitive." I do not think that will be the case. so important that sport … change the world, man Once you stand next to someone in the sport, you do not care about their color, their ethnicity, their orientation, it does not matter. "
(via Busted Open Radio, transcribed by WrestlingInc)
WWE has been put to the test as it prepares to put in a long international nightmare (for now). Critics will continue until the day of Crown Jewel, who will come back en masse during future negotiations under a heated $ 10 million deal with Saudi Arabia.
Supported by those in a bubble that goes from idealistic to out of touch, and even by outsiders, WWE will not be without its supporters. So, rightly or wrongly, the show will continue.
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Call it apologists, loyalists, pawns, businessmen, battle soldiers and all the rest, but many WWE current and former superstars have found WWE as they make the much-maligned Saudi Arabia for the payment a la carte Crown Jewel this week.
Randy Orton has repeatedly defended WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia.Credit: WWE.com
Since the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which occurred in the Saudi Arabian consulate allegedly perpetrated by Saudi agents, the WWE's already toxic working relationship with the United States is over. Saudi Arabia have been the subject of its most intense examination so far.
The list of WWE critics is both endless and influential. John Oliver, Dan Le Batard, Senator Chris Murphy, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Bob Menendez, Taryn Terrell, fight fans at the Capitol One Arena; the Colosseum of Nassau; and the Spectrum Center, the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and countless others have condemned the WWE decision to go ahead with Crown Jewel in one form or another.
But what about those who stick with it?
Every story always has two aspects, and even when a story is so dark – and the right thing to do seems so obvious – the divergent voices have not been hard to come by.
Triple H
Triple H unexpectedly led the charge in defending WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia. Triple H played in the first match of the Vision 2030 era when he launched the Greatest Royal Rumble against defenseman John Cena. Crown Jewel, the main event of Triple H, alongside Shawn Michaels, back, against The Undertaker and Kane.
In an interview with Tim Fiorvanti of ESPN Triple H, he said: "You can not bring change to an area that, culturally, is trying to change, you can not help them change that change without being there. present. "
Triple H's message of creating change in Saudi Arabia will be common throughout this oral history.
(via ESPN)
Stéphanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon has been the face of WWE women's evolution, but what was supposed to be one of her best moments was marked by cynicism, while WWE Evolution, the first pay system -per-all-female view, has been widely disputed as a public relations strategy. soften the blow of the TV to the map reserved for men.
McMahon admitted that the decision to go ahead with Crown Jewel was a difficult decision.
"Go ahead with Jewel of the crown in Saudi Arabia was an incredibly difficult decision, considering this heinous act. But in the end, it's a business decision and, like many other American companies, we decided to go ahead with the event and deliver Jewel of the crown for all our fans in Saudi Arabia and around the world. "
(via Sky News)
Natalya
"You're not going to change the culture overnight." I think WWE is taking such positive steps to do positive things in Saudi Arabia, and one day I think we'll be there. "
(via TampaBay.com)
Randy Orton
Perhaps the most honest man in WWE, Randy Orton rarely disappoints when asked to comment. Orton first towed the company when he was asked about Crown Jewel two weeks ago.
"I think we should go in. I think the only way to help change there is to not cancel the trip." Our girls have been performing in Abu Dhabi there is not so much a long time ago and I think we'll finally be there with Saudi and Crown Jewel, that's the goal of making things better everywhere, and I think we're not going, it does not help, go help help. "
(via TMZ Sports)
In a follow-up interview on October 31, however, Orton remained true to form through a series of entertaining, not to say poignant, audio tours. First, Orton did not miss an opportunity to cast a shadow over John Cena's decision to withdraw from Crown Jewel.
"Is he still struggling? I did not know he was retired."
When asked if he was concerned about the bad publicity surrounding Crown Jewel, Orton's direct response dropped the tone of WWE's apologist and captured the news. the spirit of the WWE locker room on this dubious journey: "I have 5 children, I have to earn this dollar. If they want me in Arabia, I go to Arabia. "
(via TMZ Sports)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Who better could defend WWE's imprecise foreign policy against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who is best known for being the WWE's patriotic resident of the 1980s.
"I think they should stick to it, you can not control what's happening elsewhere in the world and they've programmed it, you just can not hold the rest of the world agree with our values.What happens there happens I think it's Harry Truman who said: "It's an SOB but he's our SOB [sic]& # 39; It's a bit like that I look in Saudi Arabia, personally.
"McMahon, I think he sees it, of course, a huge business opportunity, and that's why he'll go out there, but I do not think we can stop an entire operation. As a result of a horrific incident, obviously a tragedy and all you can say, but compared to what is happening in the rest of the world, in Libya, Syria and Iran, it's relatively as bad as it may be, so if you're going to start picking things, you can not go anywhere, there's something negative everywhere. "
Duggan also weighed on John Cena's withdrawal:
"John Cena, of course, he's in a different position than 90% of the players on the list, but of course he has his own opinion and he's in a position where he can express that opinion." a business man, so said a lot so that the guy gets up and make his own beliefs.Hogan, myself and this generation – rain, slush or snow or natural disaster, we'll do the show, so I can to see Hogan be there. "
(via TMZ Sports)
Marc Henry
Henry is probably a WWE convict and rarely has a bad word to say about the company that has been using him since 1996. By adopting a more direct approach, Henry said the following about Crown Jewel in Arabia Arabia:
"We do our work until we know differently and we do not know it yet."
Henry also took into account that John Cena and Daniel Bryan withdrew from the event:
"I would never say that this person is making the wrong decision, I would say it's not the decision I would make, I would maintain my weapons and do what is best for business. I am firmly convinced that I do not leave people to dry up and I have done many things in my career and in my personal life, where I could say that I do not do it. "But there were people in I do not want to see these people, that's the situation we're in, our fans, they want to see you, you know, give our fans what they want. "
Henry believes that it is unfair that WWE receives criticism for doing business with Saudi Arabia, while countless companies are also doing business internationally.
"WWE is just a business, with hundreds of thousands of companies doing business internationally, why choose one?"
(via TMZ Sports)
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey supports WWE's decision to visit Saudi Arabia.Credit: WWE.com
Faced with the rise of society, especially with Roman Reigns who was not supported by leukemia, Ronda Rousey did not mince words to defend the WWE against the backlash of Crown Jewel. Drawing on examples of his past Olympic athlete, Rousey emphasized the importance of international visibility:
"I'm an Olympian twice, so I'm an idealist in sports." One of my favorite memories of the 2004 Olympics was that I was at the gym, that I was getting lean, and that I Just next to me He was an Iraqi boxer, he was running next to me and it was the beginning of the Iraq war: there would be nowhere else in the world an Iraqi and a little girl from Venice Beach who would respect and share their space, think that sport is where we find common ground. "
Rousey continued:
"I think going out of Jewel of the crown That would be a bad thing, because it's an opportunity to share our cultures and find out what we have in common. Especially in times of adversity between two countries, it's the wrong time to get away. It's time to discover what we have in common and better understand each other. It sounds almost frivolous – these WWE events and these big global issues, but in a world where we always look at it as "us" and "them", I think these big events like Jewel of the crown that brings everyone together just makes us realize that it's 'us' all around. "
Rousey concluded by emphasizing the importance of the positive influence of various cultures.
"I think having these events and sharing our culture in Saudi Arabia is the first step so that we can really understand each other and find this ground of understanding.I mean, it's an excellent opportunity for a group of children in Saudi Arabia [who love] American culture: WWE is part of American culture [and] they invite [it] in and kiss him. You have these children of Saudi Arabia who idolize these people of America and all these countries. Then you will see people from Saudi Arabia enter the WWE and American children idolize these people. It's just a great way for us to be able to share something and understand each other. I think this should be the goal. An "eye for and an eye" leaves the whole world blind. "
(via TMZ Sports, transcribed via WrestlingInc)
Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash channeled Sept. 11 into his Crown Jewel defense, urging critics via tweet to "push Saudi Arabia to move forward". When asked if WWE should move forward with the event, Nash replied "Honoring your contract [sic]. It is not a UN summit, it is an entertainment. "
The attacks of September 11 were led by 15 of the 19 Saudi attackers. Our response was to attack Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, a successful team is responsible for the death of a Saudi journalist. Should we hit Yemen and Iran? We will never know the truth. Let's push Saudi Arabia to progress.
– Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) October 17, 2018
John Bradshaw Layfield
If Triple H led the charge in Saudi Arabia's defense, John Bradshaw Layfield was his five-star general. Layfield has spoken extensively in many interviews of WWE's relations with Saudi Arabia and the hypocrisy of those who denounce it. While infusing the usual point of change, JBL also discussed several historical examples of foreign cultures advancing through sport.
"After what I understood, yes [it is taking place]. The idea is that WWE will go there. At present, the official line is that they are monitoring the situation. My personal opinion is that they should go there. I think the only way to promote change … Look what we did with Cuba, you isolate a country and you only impoverish it. You want to promote change. The WWE went to Abu Dhabi for the first female match in the history of the Middle East, and the crowd chanted, in English, "it's a change." "
JBL then turned its attention to the bipartisan criticism of various senators against WWE regarding Crown Jewel.
"For these Senators to want to criticize the WWE … I spent seven Christmas in Iraq and Afghanistan with WWE.I was with WWE, the first group to visit the Twin Towers, while They were still burning, we were the first group to hold a mass rally on September 9, 2013. Immediately after September 11, people did not know what was going to happen, so these guys would be hiding behind their patriotism. and their flag waved, for me, trying to improve their abominable approval ratings, it's a mistake, WWE has been at the forefront of change, and if you want to change Saudi Arabia, you send something like the WWE. "
(via Fox Business Network)
JBL was not finished. A true maniac for damage control, he doubled his support for the WWE to visit Saudi Arabia. During a fiery storm where support for WWE is scarce, it has highlighted some of the strongest arguments in favor of the continuation of the WWE with Jewel of the Crown.
"Vous regardez quelque chose comme la Russie ou la Chine où vous autorisez réellement les marchés libres. Et vous n'avez pas vu le changement que nous aimerions probablement dans le monde occidental. Vous avez encore un peu de une dictature, certains diraient plus qu’une simple dictature, en Russie et en Chine, mais vous constatez un changement dans ce pays et l’Arabie saoudite. Je pense que rester à l’écart de l’Arabie saoudite [are] raisons macroéconomiques de ne pas rester en dehors de l’Arabie saoudite, énormes raisons macroéconomiques actuellement dans le monde. Mais pour moi, dans la mesure où vous voulez faire quelque chose pour promouvoir le changement, vous permettez aux entreprises et aux marchés libres d'y pénétrer. "
JBL poursuivit:
"Je pense que c'est horriblement injuste [for WWE to receive criticism for continuing with Crown Jewel]. Je veux dire, vous regardez ce qui se passe dans le monde en ce moment. La Russie a ce poison de Novichok. Ils sont les seuls à l'avoir fabriqué. Ils ont évidemment tué ce gars au Royaume-Uni. Ils ont empoisonné un autre. Plusieurs gars ont été empoisonnés. C'est évidemment la Russie. Vous avez toujours la Coupe du monde là-bas et les gens ne boycottent pas la Coupe du monde. "
En revenant sur le thème du changement en Arabie saoudite, JBL était fermement convaincu que le sport faisait partie intégrante du rapprochement des divisions raciales et sociales:
"Vous voulez que quelque chose change, vous envoyez du sport. Regardez ce qui s'est passé lorsque Pee Wee Reese a passé son bras autour de Jackie Robinson. Cela a fait plus pour les relations raciales aux États-Unis à travers le sport. C'est l'une des raisons pour lesquelles je voudrais éloigner la WWE Arabie saoudite. Et les gens disent: "ah, ils essaient juste de gagner de l'argent." C'est une entreprise. Ils devraient essayer de gagner de l'argent. Mais pour moi, le plus grand bien, c'est d'aller là-bas et de montrer aux gens qu'il est normal d'être de tous les horizons. C'est bien d'être une femme et d'être compétitive. ' Je ne pense pas que ce sera le cas. C’est pourquoi il est si important que le sport… change le monde, mec. Une fois que vous vous situez à côté de quelqu'un dans le sport, vous ne Peu importe leur couleur, leur appartenance ethnique, leur orientation. Peu importe. "
(via Busted Open Radio, transcrit par WrestlingInc)
La WWE a été mise au crible alors qu'elle se prépare à y mettre un long cauchemar international (pour le moment). Les critiques se poursuivront jusqu'au jour de Crown Jewel, qui reviendra en masse lors de négociations futures dans le cadre d'un contrat houleux de 10 millions de dollars avec l'Arabie saoudite.
Soutenue par ceux qui se trouvent dans une bulle qui va d’idéaliste à hors de contact, et même par des personnes extérieures, la WWE ne sera pas sans ses partisans. Alors, à tort ou à raison, le spectacle continuera.
