Justin Roberts Wrote a Long Ass Blog About How WWE Manipulated the Connor the Crusher Story

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https://medium.com/@JustinRoberts/b...ee-and-portions-of-what-you-hear-296f34743af4

WWE told a version of the Ultimate Warrior’s story from last year. WWE told a version of Connor’s story. I just wish while telling stories, the company’s actions matched their words — they should actually care for the welfare of the people who actively care about the company and devote their lives to making it the best it can be. I wish instead of just paying for rehab of former talents, WWE would take care of the current talent who are on the road nonstop, with no breaks unless they are already injured. I wish they would appreciate those employees who have been there for years and helped them to grow, rather than fire them after they’ve been there “too long.”
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I agree thats why punk left
They dangle prizes pushes and moneh jn front of h tk do what u love but also pull the rug with a smile everytime and expect talent to always lower their talents and beliefs

They qill always win as long as they are number 1 though and can always fjnd new talent
 
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Got the cliffnotes from /wooo/

>Justin helped Connor's dad because he usually helps ringside fans who get his attention for one reason or another
>He helps get him backstage, makes him meet Batista, SHeamus, etc
>Seems like the kid is having a great time, sadly Bryan isn't there that day
>Gives a note to Bryan, sets up a meeting
>In that meeting, Steph and HHH are behind the scenes
>They start getting themselves into it really, really hard
>Justin is still in close contact with Connor/His dad because they're eternally thankful to JR
>Connor passes away
>WWE starts going full rampage mode with Connor's "fundation"
>They make JR intro the Connor fundation video every. single. fukking. event.
>Roberts is devastated by this, starts getting a mild depression
>He sees how they're turning Warrior into another product
>They make COnnor, his FRIEND, into ANOTHER product too
>His dad accepts everything because money and guilt of not being able to save his son
 
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sifon said:
And there are fans that buy the bullshyt, thinking that the new concussion tests are legit and they take care of the wrestlers.

You know how Dean was able to wrestle the night after Mania??? Most likely mad pain pills mixed with alcohol, aka the wrassler special :manny:
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Capitalism has no moral basis and there are plenty of broke wrestlers who wish they were in WWE.
 
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We walked out into the arena from the stage and were approached by Triple H. He said hello to Steve, Steve’s father and Connor. He asked Connor if he were to walk to the ring, what music would he come out to? I thought to myself, Daniel Bryan-duh. Connor responded the same, minus the duh. As he started walking away, I called out “Triple H. If he’s walking to the ring, I sent the stage designers a graphic for the entrance wall.” He just talked into his headset and walked away. Daniel came over to say hello and gave him the sweatshirt off his back along with a hug. Before I knew it, the music hit — the graphic was up on the video wall and my plan to have him walk to the ring was happening. Unfortunately, I was no longer a part of my plan. I wouldn’t get to announce him and Big E wouldn’t be in the ring with him, but now Triple H would play that role. While it would have been very special to introduce him to the ring and announce him as the winner, being in there with the guy that was feuding with his hero was just as cool for him as announcing would have been for me, so I was just happy that this was taking place. On top of that, the locker room was around the ring and they cheered him on as he walked down the aisle and into the ring. It was an amazing moment. I stood in the aisle, watched, and recorded the video on my phone. And even though I wasn’t able to perform my dream part of it (after dreaming it all up), I knew how thrilled Connor was and that was all that mattered.


Stephanie told me that she wanted to put together an internal video for the employees of the company, to see the effect WWE has on people. The cameras recorded Connor at the arena, during WrestleMania and a producer would be calling me to discuss. I thought it was a great idea, even though I figured that it wasn’t just for the employees. I assumed it would make its way out to the public as well. I was ok with that; it was a beautiful story about making my friend happy. Connor and his interactions with the heroes who were helping him numb the pain, and all in the world of WWE. I just didn’t realize that when they retold this story, it was going to become just like those other reality-inspired storylines I mentioned earlier.
The next week came and went. The plan changed and only Stephanie and Daniel Bryan were interviewed. Stephanie was generous to Connor. Daniel was always good to him when they were face to face at the arenas. Daniel is a quality person and incredible performer. I feel bad that the company put him in a position where people on the outside might assume they were closer than they were.
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So from what I gathered Stephanie saw this as a opportunity for her and Triple H to go over :dead:

Off topic but i remember I watching the Ultimate Warrior WWE network documentary and towards the end Vince Was chocked up when finding out UW died. Then literally the next scene Triple H started tearing up it just seemed so disingenuous.I watched that like :camby:

edit: I couldn't stomach Connors induction into the hall of fame after reading Stephannies re-tweet on twitter. Then they brought out his little brother, lil dude didn't even want to be there. I'm glad Justin Roberts added Stephs re-tweet as that really takes his blog-post home.

When this whole thing started, I never wanted anything other than to help Connor. So I kept my mouth closed and went on with my work. The company decided to form an organization in Connor’s name. “Connor’s Cure,” if you’d like to donate. After starting their own charity, they began playing that same video every night, at every event, which meant that as the ring announcer, I had to watch this video every single night and then talk about it afterwards to an audience of thousands of people.

My boss even made a joke out of me making the announcement at the TV events. He would time me and threaten to cut my microphone if I did not finish the announcement fast enough. And this cavalier attitude was especially frustrating for me. After all, it was important to the company to show this video (bordering on propaganda), and the company wanted me to say something after — but make it snappy!
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