Show me where anyone said that. 
Re-read and try again
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āIf the US attorney isnāt looking into this, thereās something very, very wrong.ā
āThis will go before a jury.ā (And through discovery). Although he suggests it ends at a summary judgement because the evidence is so overwhelming against Vince and WWE.
āThis will be for hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, if not a billion.ā
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Bruce Rivers heās the criminal lawyer!
Great channel.
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āMy office and my inbox have had a barrage of people wanting to come forward to attest about this culture of corruption and also possible victims. We are just beginning now to wade through all this but weāre frankly overwhelmed,ā
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Soā¦ It seems like the turning on one another has begun.
This is going to get messy.
Also, by doing this, John is admitting everything accused is true.
At the end of the day John Laurinaitis was also also an employee of Vinceās. Iām sure people will dismiss his claim because of his gender which is problematic, but if he legitimately felt coerced and pressured into having sex with his boss and other employees, there is a case to be made.
Now did he actually feel this way? Is this a false narrative created by his attorney? Were he and Vince just two ābuddiesā who got off on raping women and heās as big of a rapist as Vince? Does he have proof that he felt coerced (ie. text messages or emails to other people about it) I donāt know, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
I image that the current WWE, and everyone involved is going to frame all this as āVince coercing and pressuring everyoneā and ruling with an iron fist.
I donāt have org charts in front of me, but if that reason works (legally) for Johnny Ace, doesnāt it works for pretty much everybody? āVince was my boss, and I was afraid of himā probably isnāt even a lie for most people who have worked there.
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If a lawyer can prove that Vince created a culture of fear which was enforced with an authoritarian style where he would verbally explode on people, fire people at the drop of a hat, and possibly even doing things to ruin their chances of having a career outside of WWE (wouldnāt put this past Vince) Iām sure itās possible.
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Paywall removed:
https://archive.is/J4YHP
This isnāt going away, and going to get a lot worseā¦
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Might end up being accurate, but that quote screams āquote from a guy who doesnāt really know anything and doesnāt like Triple Hā rather than actual info, Might as well ask Nailz to weigh in.
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This is fair.
What I would say is also fair is that Paul Lesveque is one of two things:
- An accomplice to all of this and part of a cover-up at worst, and part of creating and fostering the culture of that work place for the last twenty years.
Or
- Completely oblivious to a a brewing company sex trafficking scandal, inappropriate relationships and general incompetence, and should not hold a management position of any sort.
Take your pick.
Paul, Nick, Hayes, Prichard, Shawn - none of them are surviving this.
As more and more comes out - even if theyāre not directly implicated - people who stood by and welcomed back Vince (even for just the sale) - will be looking worse and worse.
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Levesqueās history regarding NXT and Bill DeMott illustrate he has been complicit with allowing and covering up abuse in the past.
editing to add: Obviously worlds different levels of abuse, but abuse none the less.
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So why is Shawn Michaels now being blamed for this? Has he been accused of something Iām not aware of?
Iām putting Shawn on that list as somebody who has a questionable past (numerous rape allegations from earlier in his career). And if heās in power within the company, TKO will see him as a liability. Probably doesnāt help that heās been incredibly close with Vince for as long as Lesveque.
Shawn is a stretch for sure - but there are definitely parts of his past that are very questionable.
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https://www.sescoops.com/features/editorial-vince-mcmahon-is-going-to-jail
The company has said it had reached out to Grant, but didnāt get a response. That wonāt save any member of the McMahon family with TKOās board. It wonāt save Paul Levesque, who was on the road and backstage with McMahon through his most sordid days.
Levesqueās performance before an even milquetoast group of questioners at the Royal Rumble press conference shows how little he understands the reality of the situation heās in. Heās done. Nick Khan is done. Bruce Pritchard is done.
A week later, and the media (rightfully) isnāt letting this slide.
Ok, I see where you are coming from when you give context.