Saudi government told the WWE that they didn't wanted Sami Zayn on show because of his ethnicity

[The axe murderer]

"For one, all along we were told the only men off the show were Bryan and Cena, who decided against going, and Zayn, who the Saudi Arabian government told WWE they didn’t want him on the show due to his ethnicity."

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Extract from newsletter wrestling observer

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

same reason as last time, even though he was injured

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

This Sami situation has been such a fukking disgrace

 

[The axe murderer]

full exerpt from dave

WWE’s unique Super Showdown card on 6/7 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is a show with a unique dream match from 20 years ago, a grudge match from 15 years ago in a country outdated by about 100 years.

The company is pushing the show with the tag line that it will be “as big if not bigger than WrestleMania.”

While the show will put far more money into the company’s coffers than WrestleMania, the as big or bigger likely ends there. With a show scheduled from 2-6 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, the audience watching will be minuscule in comparison and the overall interest level will likely fall well below Double or Nothing from a group that has no television.

Currently there are nine matches announced for the show that pretty much exposes that whatever principles WWE has regarding women and minorities are for sale, admittedly, for a high price.

There was talk in certain media places last year that Roman Reigns was not going to do the Saudi Arabia show like John Cena and Daniel Bryan in November. He ended up getting leukemia so he had bigger things on his plate and it was a decision he never had to make.’

Based on his doing this show and comments on it, that doesn’t add up.

For one, all along we were told the only men off the show were Bryan and Cena, who decided against going, and Zayn, who the Saudi Arabian government told WWE they didn’t want him on the show due to his ethnicity.

By the way, you can say whatever you want about empowering women and being against racism but at the end of the day, real stands involve putting your money where your mouth is. Prejudice against ethnicity is just like skin color or any other banning of someone without any actions they have done.
It can’t be justified and that’s the end.

As for Reigns, he told Newsweek, “It gets a lot of mixed and negative reactions. The bottom line for me is, if we’re going to help promote change, if we’re going to set out to make an impact, then I have to be a part of it. I’m not going to sit on the sideline and talk about how we can get there. I want to be part of the action. I look at it a being part of the solution while still respecting cultures, but it’s a big world and I want to experience all of it. So if we can help make a positive impact that’s what we’re here to do. We’re here to put smiles on everyone’s faces. We don’t discriminate, that’s our goal to help and promote positivity and take that to every inch of the world.”

I’m sorry, but yes, WWE doesn’t discriminate on their own, but based on the situation with Zayn and Black, it’s more than just doing business with people who do, which is one question and quite frankly a lot of companies do, but this is one step farther.

It’s one to do business with those people, but this is different. This is being paid by people who are telling you that for what they pay you, you can’t hire people we don’t like, based on gender, religion or where they come from.

This is allowing discrimination to be part of your own company and product on your own show, and you can make all the excuses you want for it, but I can’t believe that deep down people can’t see that. Anyone can talk the talk when they don’t have a hard decision to make. The test of if you’re real is if you walk the walk when you have a hard decision to make.

They didn’t want Syrians in. They didn’t want women in. They could have easily said they didn’t want African-Americans, Canadians, Jews, Mexicans or Samoans because the principle we’re talking about is the same.

If you really want to make change, the company should put its foot down and do what so many athletes and entertainers did a generation ago in South Africa. That’s what led to change, not taking money and going there while professing the company is behind women and against discrimination and racism.

The lack of women proves their much-pushed Women’s Revolution, itself 50 years behind the times, is a buzzword that they won’t back up with actions. Freedom of religious thought was for sale, given Aleister Black not being allowed to go. Racism, well their Martin Luther King tributes are exposed as being convenient, but money means more, with Sami Zayn being held back.

Or, the reality, that they have no beliefs, but profess to have them because it’s a nice marketing gimmick.

What we’ve got instead is a show where they have banned mentions of the country it is taking place on their broadcasts. They’ll probably ban it during the show as well.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Dave has been going in on this story "Promoting change" what's changed since last time with Sami? He's still banned from the country because of his ethnicity. What's changed with the women? They're still prevented from performing. They'll still be using this line in 2035. Transparent as fukk. Go put smiles on the faces of people in Yemen. The ones that haven't yet been starved and incinerated by the Saudi regime. Just be honest Vince, it's blood money and you love it. This hypocrisy is sickening.

 

[Jmare007]

[QUOTE="the old mongoose, post: 33827456, member: 26609"

They didn’t want Syrians in. They didn’t want women in. They could have easily said they didn’t want African-Americans, Canadians, Jews, Mexicans or Samoans because the principle we’re talking about is the same.
[/QUOTE]

I'm not defending Saudi Arabia for anything, to me they are an even worse evil that the US - and that's fukking saying something -, but I think it's best for Sami not to go. The ethnic/religious wars are no fukking joke, specially in a place like SA.

Of course then the argument is why the fukk do business with a place like that one. Cokeboy gonna Cokeboy.

 

[Alexander The Great]

imagine supporting this shyt(the show and the wwe as a company). in any way. and that includes the wrestlers that are going.

 

[The axe murderer]

Dave has been going in on this story "Promoting change" what's changed since last time with Sami? He's still banned from the country because of his ethnicity. What's changed with the women? They're still prevented from performing. They'll still be using this line in 2035. Transparent as fukk. Go put smiles on the faces of people in Yemen. The ones that haven't yet been starved and incinerated by the Saudi regime. Just be honest Vince, it's blood money and you love it. This hypocrisy is sickening.

Promote progressive change while no women are allowed to wrestle brehs
@krackdagawd #nwg been said this fam

 

[The axe murderer]

[QUOTE="the old mongoose, post: 33827456, member: 26609"

They didn’t want Syrians in. They didn’t want women in. They could have easily said they didn’t want African-Americans, Canadians, Jews, Mexicans or Samoans because the principle we’re talking about is the same.

I'm not defending Saudi Arabia for anything, to me they are an even worse evil that the US - and that's fukking saying something -, but I think it's best for Sami not to go. The ethnic/religious wars are no fukking joke, specially in a place like SA.

Of course then the argument is why the fukk do business with a place like that one. Cokeboy gonna Cokeboy.[/QUOTE]
same cokeboy that restarted the xfl to capitalize on racial protests in nfl. He's a slimey mofo

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

they hate the Irish?

 

[Thebadguy]

I wonder why Mojo can go but not Sami? Davari too.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

While the show will put far more money into the company’s coffers than WrestleMania, the as big or bigger likely ends there. With a show scheduled from 2-6 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, the audience watching will be minuscule in comparison and the overall interest level will likely fall well below Double or Nothing from a group that has no television.

While I understand his point, I wouldn’t have shilled for AEW in a piece like this

Hope the cash is worth the long term negative stigma in WWE’s case with this Saudi shyt. Low morale in the locker room compounded by being kept off shows due to discrimination won’t work out well in the long run.

 

[julesocean]

It's just amazing that in 2019 this is still the climate in some parts of the world. It's even more amazing that an entity NOT from said part of the world, who are supposed to be so far past that, are complying to this.

 

[RammerJammer]

imagine supporting this shyt(the show and the wwe as a company). in any way. and that includes the wrestlers that are going.

Dave went off on Roman’s comments about Saudi Arabia too

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Sami had one of this rented ready to go too