Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Day 97

  • A WWE taping scheduled for tonight has been called off due to the Performance Center positive test and all talent currently near it being tested.
  • In more bad news for the WWE, a "former wrestler" who performed at the ill-fated 2019 Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia has confirmed the worst, according to a filing in a lawsuit filed by a stockholder in WWE against the company, charging inflation of the value of the company. 
According to the Going in RAW podcast through Wrestlenomics, the wrestler was one who was in company from 2012 until released in April's pandemic cuts.

It is largely believed the wrestler is Rusev, one of several vocal wrestlers during the ordeal, however he joined WWE in 2010!   One commenter on Cageside Seats believes it could be Dax Hartwood of AEW's FTR, the former Scott Dawson of The Revival.

The former wrestler notes that a talent relations person held with him knew EVERYTHING of the dispute as it was reported (money dispute before the card going back to a 2018 Saudi card, Saudi feed was cut as a result, MbS got pissed), and armed guards swarmed around the plane in black uniforms.

AND the claim that talent could opt out of the Saudi cards without consequence was also debunked, as the wrestler also said a number of fellow complainers were told their pushes could be aborted as a result.
  • The NBA has given a deadline of this weekend for the players to agree to start heading to Florida.  A players' coalition has outlined concerns of a number of players surrounding the Orlando "bubble". 
  • The two NHL hub cities for the playoffs have still not been determined.  Prime Minister Trudeau has said Canada IS open for at least one of the sites.
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci has actually stated that MLB should NOT play in October.
  • Olbermann gave that news item, and his nightly Thurbercast as well:

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