Zelina Vega released!!

[supertrekker]

I was thinking...

How many of the wrestlers who have appeared in non-WWE movies/TV shows got their SAG card on the low?

Kevin Nash has his. Doesn't hide it.

 

[Kaydigi]

Salute to Zelina, she was probably one of the best female speakers on the show. I was really surprised by her mic work over the last few months.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Salute to Zelina, she was probably one of the best female speakers on the show. I was really surprised by her mic work over the last few months.

Held down Raw early in the Corona shyt..... for a company that had No Reigns or anyone else.

And this it the thanks she gets

 

[jwinfield]

I was thinking...

How many of the wrestlers who have appeared in non-WWE movies/TV shows got their SAG card on the low?

WWE should get that acting money too, if talent tried some sexual shyt with a minor on set, people would connect it to WWE, that’s how that works

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I don't know how many of y'all listen to the New Day podcast, but all three of them talk about pursuing ventures outside of WWE with the hopes of leaving in a few years, especially Big E & Woods. It's actually pretty wild this is a WWE podcast and they're able to talk so openly about it. I wouldn't be surprised if all 3 of them bounce pretty soon. Same with a lot of those UUDD regulars like Breeze, Cesaro and Adam Cole too.

What did they say they wanna do?

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

What did they say they wanna do?

Woods has his entire gaming platform with UUDD/Twitch. He also wants to host a rumored reboot of Nick Arcade. Big E wants to be a voice actor, and he's already doing it with some cartoon on HBO Max. Kofi said he wants to get into acting/voice acting too, but I don't know if he's actually done anything.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Woods has his entire gaming platform with UUDD/Twitch. He also wants to host a rumored reboot of Nick Arcade. Big E wants to be a voice actor, and he's already doing it with some cartoon on HBO Max. Kofi said he wants to get into acting/voice acting too, but I don't know if he's actually done anything.

That'd be dope cause you know outside of Big E they ain't gonna do shyt with the other two and even Big E I'm not entirely sold they gonna push him like that. They'll all be bogged down in the mid card

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

again, so you connect all the shyt WRESTLERS DO to Vince/WWE, but stick up for the wrestlers? You're making Vince's case for him...when these wrestler do this bullshyt the first thing outta people mouths is "WWE..." How do yall do this thing where WWE has to eat the failure of all these carnies even when it's independent of WWE, but when they do something good on their own that's because of their WWE fame you don't link it to WWE.

Flipflopping like i fukking said.

The shyt you listed is exactly why i have no sympathy for these people. Motherfukkers running around racists, murdering, raping, pedos...fukk them.

Dude, what the fukk are you talking about?

If I got caught with some pedo shyt, you think I could keep my very non public job?

You think if you got caught being a child molester, you'd keep your job at fukking McDonalds or wherever you work?

Now, tell me that if I worked at McDonalds and mowed lawns or baby sat on the weekend that McDonalds should get the money from that?

It's asinine.

Public figures have income streams outside of their movie studio/record label/sports league ALL THE fukkING TIME and don't have to turn over control of it to them

Like how desperate are you nikkaz to make excuses for exploitative corporations?

How fukking retarded are you?

 

[Vice Queen]

Zelina Vega Launching OnlyFans Account Was Last Straw for WWE

Early Friday evening, WWE announced the release of Zelina Vega.

So how did we arrive at the point when Trinidad, who was considered a valuable piece in both WWE’s present and future, is no longer a part of the company?

More than just noncompliant with the new company policy, Trinidad directly challenged WWE earlier this month by opening an account on OnlyFans, a site that allows talent to directly interact with their fans. Trinidad’s account features exclusive videos and photos of “cosplays, lingerie, swimsuits and more,” for a monthly subscription fee of $30.

WWE, specifically McMahon, considered this a breach of contract and responded by terminating Trinidad’s contract. Sources close to WWE informed Sports Illustrated that, following discussions regarding Twitch, upper management felt Trinidad boxed them into a difficult situation by opening the OnlyFans account. As unpopular as this new policy is among talent, Trinidad’s dismissal serves as a sobering reminder that the new policy is going to be strictly enforced.

Trinidad is also an active streamer on Twitch, another site included on WWE’s list of banned third-party platforms. Multiple active WWE stars had a presence on Twitch, including AJ Styles and Cesaro. One option for talent to remain on sites like Twitch was to share their account with WWE and make only a fraction of the profit, with receiving a significant portion. Unsurprisingly, this has not been a well-received option.

For WWE, this is a chance to better monetize the streaming world, as well as profit off stars created within WWE. But for Trinidad, as well as WWE personality Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis), who has also been extremely vocal about independently maintaining her Twitch account, it is infringing upon their ability to make money on a platform built outside of WWE.

WWE confirmed to Sports Illustrated that Trinidad was terminated for breaching her contract. Following her termination, Trinidad made headlines on Friday with a tweet that read, “I support unionization,” joining Bevis in floating the possibility of labor organization. WWE performers are independent contractors, though that classification has been the subject of significant criticism, and are not protected by a union.

The new restrictions on supplemental income streams have irked several members of the roster. Last month, a group of wrestlers, not including Trinidad, reportedly met with McMahon at WWE’s Connecticut headquarters to express displeasure with the company’s Twitch ban, to no avail.

Trinidad’s firing also raises questions about her husband’s future with WWE. She is married to Aleister Black (35-year-old Tom Budgen), and both have built a following on Twitch. Black is also an enormously talented wrestler yet he has not been a weekly presence on WWE programming since the Oct. 9 edition of Raw, where he lost in a competitive match to Kevin Owens and it was announced he was moving to SmackDown as part of the WWE draft. Sources within WWE have confirmed to Sports Illustrated that Black remains under contract and he remains a part of the SmackDown brand.

WWE has the deepest talent pool in all of wrestling, and the company will continue to thrive even without the Zelina Vega character. That, however, does not change the fact that Trinidad is an exceptionally talented manager and wrestler. Had she remained with the company, Trinidad had unlimited potential, especially at a time when WWE is missing major stars like Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair. Trinidad will continue to succeed in wrestling, but no longer will it take place on the wide-reaching stage of WWE.

 

[jackswstd]

Dude, what the fukk are you talking about?

If I got caught with some pedo shyt, you think I could keep my very non public job?

You think if you got caught being a child molester, you'd keep your job at fukking McDonalds or wherever you work?

Now, tell me that if I worked at McDonalds and mowed lawns or baby sat on the weekend that McDonalds should get the money from that?

It's asinine.

Public figures have income streams outside of their movie studio/record label/sports league ALL THE fukkING TIME and don't have to turn over control of it to them

Like how desperate are you nikkaz to make excuses for exploitative corporations?

How fukking retarded are you?

Dude claims to not watch as much yet is all up in thread defending WWE like he was on payroll.

 

[HipHopStan]

I was thinking...

How many of the wrestlers who have appeared in non-WWE movies/TV shows got their SAG card on the low?

Rock, Cena and Batista for sure. Edge may still have one from his run on Haven. Hogan’s has probably expired by now. Roman would qualify for Hobbs & Shaw, but unless he plans to act again soon, he may not think it’s worth it. Mick Foley talked about what great healthcare that he got due to being a SAG member (and it was ironically for having cameo in an ICP film.) Tony Schiavone's bio used to mention that he was a SAG member too (due to Ready To Rumble.) Jericho probably has one for his Comedy Central web show with Team Tiger Awesome and starring in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Terry Funk says he always gets some small work every year even at his old age to ensure that he keeps the benefits.

 

[HipHopStan]

Here's the thing from the SAG website:

"To join SAG, a performer must pay an initiation fee plus the first semi-annual basic dues. The national initiation fee rate is currently $3,000 (initiation fees may be lower in some areas). Annual base dues are $201.96. In addition, work dues are calculated at 1.575 percent of covered earnings up to $500,000."

 

[Vice Queen]

Rock, Cena and Batista for sure. Edge may still have one from his run on Haven. Hogan’s has probably expired by now. Roman would qualify for Hobbs & Shaw, but unless he plans to act again soon, he may not think it’s worth it. Mick Foley talked about what great healthcare that he got due to being a SAG member (and it was ironically for having cameo in an ICP film.) Tony Schiavone's bio used to mention that he was a SAG member too (due to Ready To Rumble.) Jericho probably has one for his Comedy Central web show with Team Tiger Awesome and starring in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Terry Funk says he always gets some small work every year even at his old age to ensure that he keeps the benefits.

I guess I'm wondering more or less those who are currently on the roster. I want to see hypocrites, the ol do as I say not as I do people.

 

[supertrekker]

I was thinking...

How many of the wrestlers who have appeared in non-WWE movies/TV shows got their SAG card on the low?

I don't think they would have to hide it. I\m sure Vince is okay with it. Wrestlers being on tv shows and movies brings free publicity to the WWE and if they can get health benefits from SAG then they won't bug Vince for it.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

And the last thing she did was cosplay the biggest company guy in the WWE.


Sheer irony.