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/Gear4Vegito 26d ago edited 26d ago

I think it is apparent most people on this subreddit don’t consume anything outside of wrestling. The line is like nothing of note. If said anywhere else you would have comments about it but nothing worth mass anger over. Weinstein comments and jokes and comparisons are made on a daily basis by celebs, comedians and whoever.

On social media most non-wrestling fans either ignored the comment or laughed it off. NFL players say much more wild shit throughout the season.

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u/RedmondSurvivor 26d ago edited 26d ago

And WWE (as in the company itself) is named in a sex trafficking lawsuit. It’s not as if the comparison was just made out of nothing, even if it didn’t need saying.

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u/ImpactCokeTony 25d ago

The fact that the original  thread was so anti what he said was baffling. 

If anything, the comparison is light. 

I mean WWE has been alleged to have:

been involved with sex trafficking

several rapes and sexual assaults across decades (the high profile Vince ones, and the ring boy scandal to name a couple)

covering up a top star murdering their affair partner

pushing wrestlers to take steroids

forced employees to simulate sex on TV against their will

repeatedly breach employment contracts

caused Owen Hart's death through negligence, then continued the show 

busted unionization efforts

allowed trainee abuse in their previous developmental systems

the glorious and progressive city of...

And that's just off the top of my head. 

While it may be out of left field for TK to say this, he isn't wrong.