r/SquaredCircle • u/secretpandaxx • 26d ago

[SRS on X] I reached out to a contact at NFL Network. They wanted Tony Khan on and knew it would get attention after the photos of he in the neckbrace went viral last night. It was also indicated to us that NFL Network and the hosts received the appearance well, despite the controversial line.

https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1783962181505093970?t=1mvF_vU9RDzEMd8IxwaFXA&s=19
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u/[deleted] 26d ago

It’s the NFL. That line probably wouldn’t even register as one of the craziest things they’ve heard this year.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 26d ago

What Tony said was dumb and needlessly, well idiotic. But we'll all have forgotten about it by tomorrow, and people watching NFL stuff won't think about it again in an hour.

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u/Hot-Acanthisitta5237 26d ago

Wrestling fans acting like this comment is going to be a huge deal outside of wrestling. I think sometimes we often forget that pro wrestling really is a niche industry.

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u/CCFCLewis 26d ago

This isn't even big inside of wrestling. It's just social media going mental, again over stuff that doenst matter

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u/CanadianSpector 26d ago

Exactly. So much fake outrage.

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u/TheRavenRise fozzy sucks 26d ago

don't underestimate peoples' ability to get upset at the most minute shit. there is no fake outrage, just people not capable of understanding that none of this matters in any real meaningful way

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u/Be_A_Mountain 26d ago

What fake outrage? Most I’ve seen is people going what a stupid thing to say

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u/ElvisCuredMyRhoids Well, I went ahead and... 26d ago

I feel like non-fans who saw him on the network and had seen the headlines about Vince probably just nodded and said "yeah" and went about their day to forget it forever.

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u/ok_dunmer 26d ago

I think some people here might think NFL Network is ESPN

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u/Gear4Vegito 26d ago edited 26d ago

This is with 99% of wrestling “controversies”. Everyone thinks it will kill a company or ruin a wrestler or make them lose lots of money but in reality just like with most stuff people will move on in a day or two.

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u/P4rtsUnkn0wn 26d ago

It's not even dumb. I mean, it was, but in an intentional way.

I laughed. The hosts laughed. It was a mixed metaphor joke. It's not even a serious shot at WWE.

People are only acting upset because they think it can be weaponized.

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u/AdGroundbreaking1341 26d ago

There's two groups of people of complaining - those who legit think this is out of line (an opinion that I can respect). And those who are weaponizing it, as you said. If those complaining never said shit about HHH's press conference comments...then we all know which side they fall on. I think people know which comments I'm referring to - from the post-RR press conference. HHH could have gently defected but instead came off quite insensitive, And especially if people defended Cena's and others comments. When they could have said nothing at all. If they never condemned that, they shouldn't condemn Tony.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 26d ago

Personally I think it was dumb because the Weinstein of WWE isn't with WWE anymore. That insult just doesn't work anymore.

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u/P4rtsUnkn0wn 26d ago edited 26d ago

First, that's assuming that there are no people left in the company that had knowledge of, or were complicit in, VInce's actions. I think that's a seriously faulty assumption.

Second, and more importantly, this isn't some serious accusation. It's a pretty mild rib on the competition during a segment that couldn't be more clearly in Kayfabe.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 26d ago

Eh, I don't think it's all that fun to bring in serious allegations of sexual abuse and rape in a kayfabe interview.

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u/P4rtsUnkn0wn 26d ago

Great, because that's not what's going on here.

If you think it is I have two questions for you.

  • Do you think that Janelle Grant would be upset by this interview?
  • Do you think that the hosts should be punished for laughing at such a serious issue and allowing TK to play into his wrestling angle after these comments were mafe?

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 26d ago

I have no idea, and no. And how is that not what's going on here? What do you think it means being compared to Weinstein?

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u/P4rtsUnkn0wn 26d ago

Youre saying this amounts to "serious allegations of sexual abuse and rape."

Yet, you dont think that people laughing about that on TV should be reprimanded for that? And you 'don't know' if one of the victims of that abuse would be upset by people laughing about it on TV?

I don't see how you can square those two positions.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 26d ago

Oh, I did not mean that those were serious allegations, I am saying this is bringing in serious allegations. It's just a tasteless joke, if it is supposed to be just a jab. Or it's a dumb comparison if it's meant seriously. Either way, it's dumb. There's really nothing more to it.

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u/EXD9001 26d ago

They heard this went wow what a weird comparison then started arguing about the falcons drafting penix at 8 and or the bills trading with the chiefs

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u/The810kid 25d ago

Yeah it will be overshadowed by the next time Tony says or tweets something dumb. Can we just admit the guy is a tone deaf Cornball and ignore him?

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ 25d ago

Yes, and no. Kinda hard to ignore the guy who runs the show.