Guest Coffey Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I just recently got in contact with one of my friends from the past via e-mail. We lost contact over the years do to conflicting interests. I've always been really big into wrestling and he never was. I watch wrestling. Talk about wrestling. Post on message forums about wrestling and play tons of wrestling video games. I never really realized how big a part of my life it was until he pointed it out like that. I don't have a job. So, all day long all I do is post on wrestling related message forums. I'm up to 5-6 of them now. Now, the topic title was a joke, but with all the lawsuits in the past like people sueing McDonald's for the coffee being too hot and people suing fast food for making them fat, it actually doesn't seem to illogical nowadays. LOL! Not like I would seriously even consider doing so. Still though, it did make me realize how big an impact wrestling has had on me. Maybe now I realize what people are talking about when they say that you should grow out of watching wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted April 20, 2003 Yes...yes you should If you win, then I'll proceed to sue them myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lightning Flik Report post Posted April 20, 2003 Or we could blackmail them. "Either you give us 1 Billion dollars.... OR... Give us a quality wrestling product~!" Sadly though, we all know which one Vince would choose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted April 20, 2003 This is begging for a class action lawsuit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted April 20, 2003 Right... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I only started in 99, so I'll take a small settlement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted April 20, 2003 So...what I'm thinking...we get together a group big enough to take 3/4's of Vince's money. Vince will then be forced to either shut down or release alot of talent. Knowng Vince he'll release everyone good and keep the cheaper hosses. We start our own wrestling company, hire all the guys fired from WWE and form a partership with NWATNA and Ted Turner. Then we put Vince out of business by using money to steal any decent wrestlers he has left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted April 20, 2003 You've done all of this by your free will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest buffybeast Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I've been watching since 84 so I would get a fat check! Of course I'm satisfied watching sexy hosses wrestle so I can't really complain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Army Eye Report post Posted April 20, 2003 You've done all of this by your free will. Same with the 'McDonalds made me fat' stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted April 20, 2003 This would easily get tossed out of court, but think of the media attention it would recieve! WWE sued by their own fans? Media would have a field day with this! And to be brutally honest, it might actually serve as a good wake-up call to Vince. I doubt it, but it might. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RepoMan Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I'd like to get in on this, but sadly, I did not even have a life before I got into wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I'm in. This is just as justifiable as the "McDonalds made me fat" crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2003 The WWE will win once they prove that you never had a life in the first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted April 20, 2003 In the US you can sue for anything. It would be more wise to sue them for the Vengeance 2001 deal (still have time to do that) where they advertised HHH and he didn't wrestle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted April 20, 2003 In the US you can sue for anything. It would be more wise to sue them for the Vengeance 2001 deal (still have time to do that) where they advertised HHH and he didn't wrestle. Doesn't 'card subject to change' prevent you from being able to sue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted April 20, 2003 There is only so much "card subject to change" can do - it has to be within reason. They advertised the "vengeance" show for months and had HHH all over it...but just delivered a video package. That's false advertising. That's misleading the fans and people who would buy the show - people paid to see HHH get his "vengeance" and he didn't. That is a fundamental reason for them to buy a PPV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MillenniumMan831 Report post Posted April 20, 2003 I'd HATE to have to sue for NOT having HHH on the card. Especially, on the same show Chris Jericho won the Undisputed Title in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted April 21, 2003 I started at Wrestlemania IX .... where's my cash? I can prove that when I was 10 years old...i really had no life.... And looking at my post count...I really don't have one now either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest newblood03 Report post Posted April 21, 2003 well ive been watching since 1990...so id get A PRETTY FAT CHECK AS WELL...ooops caps is on im too lazy to retype and shit tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted April 21, 2003 The WWE will win once they prove that you never had a life in the first place. Only because the WWE took away our childhood! Those years could've been used to decide what direction to head in life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evilhomer Report post Posted April 21, 2003 There is only so much "card subject to change" can do - it has to be within reason. They advertised the "vengeance" show for months and had HHH all over it...but just delivered a video package. That's false advertising. That's misleading the fans and people who would buy the show - people paid to see HHH get his "vengeance" and he didn't. That is a fundamental reason for them to buy a PPV. I'm not a lawyer and don't play one on tv so don't take my word as final, but Unless they are giving an absolute guarantee that a performer will be at a show, they don't have to deliver. "Card subject to change" covers them in the event of any no-show. Sort of like how in baseball, a Cinncinati season ticket holder can't sue the team because Griffey Jr. isn't playing. There are factors beyond the promoters control, and they can't be held responsible for them. The Vengeance ads were misleading but they were not false advertising. They didn't explicitly state that HHH would be at the show, wrestling fans were just led to believe this. And like Nelson on the Simpsons, Vince pointed at us all and gave a "Ha Ha!" when we realized we got ripped off. So the only recourse for pissed off fans is to not buy tickets or PPV's. Hmmm, what are the latest buyrates anyways. Think Vince will ever catch on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jester Report post Posted April 21, 2003 You should sue WWE because everyone else is. Maybe they'll finally get tired of the negative publicity and the shareholders asking why they can't seem to avoid getting sued, and just settle out of court with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2003 I watch wrestling. Talk about wrestling. Post on message forums about wrestling and play tons of wrestling video games. I never really realized how big a part of my life it was until he pointed it out like that. I'm in the same boat, WWE needs to be stopped before it ruins other innocent lifes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted April 21, 2003 I watch wrestling, but I never followed wrestling on a consistent basis. There have been three instances in which I have stopped watching. One was from about 91-92 (forgot why, a bit young). The second one was from about 92-96, in which I barely watched anything that wasn't a major ppv. That's four years in which I was phased out of wrestling. From 1996 until the summer of 2002 I watched pretty consistently, then i left until January of 2003, but ever since then I've watched, at best, sporadically. The court would throw this case out before the actual trial (in the arraignment), but it would make for a lot of media coverage ("Fans sue WWE for mistreatment"), and that would definitely make Vince notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted April 21, 2003 There are factors beyond the promoters control, and they can't be held responsible for them. But the factors WERE in Vince's control. They could have easily had HHH run in on a match. The Vengeance ads were misleading but they were not false advertising. They didn't explicitly state that HHH would be at the show, wrestling fans were just led to believe this. Having HHH on a poster that says "vengeance" and then talking about him getting revenge is explicit enough. So the only recourse for pissed off fans is to not buy tickets or PPV's. Hmmm, what are the latest buyrates anyways. Think Vince will ever catch on? Yes, he will... when the WWE is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted April 21, 2003 There are factors beyond the promoters control, and they can't be held responsible for them. But the factors WERE in Vince's control. They could have easily had HHH run in on a match. The Vengeance ads were misleading but they were not false advertising. They didn't explicitly state that HHH would be at the show, wrestling fans were just led to believe this. Having HHH on a poster that says "vengeance" and then talking about him getting revenge is explicit enough. So the only recourse for pissed off fans is to not buy tickets or PPV's. Hmmm, what are the latest buyrates anyways. Think Vince will ever catch on? Yes, he will... when the WWE is dead. Actually, you're wrong. Look up the false advertising laws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2003 I started watching both WWF and WCW in '94. In '96 I watched mostly WCW because the WWF was kinda stupid at the time. In '97 I got back into the WWF and watched both again. Then I went to college and hardly watched wrestling at all, except during the summer. I watched mostly WWF during '98 cause that's all my roommates really watched and I went back to only seeing it in the summer and winter breaks from '99 - '01. Once I graduated I've watched regularly. I chatted on WWF.com chat for awhile and even wrote a wrestling column for awhile. Then I started posting on TheSmarks ezboard around late '01. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evilhomer Report post Posted April 22, 2003 There are factors beyond the promoters control, and they can't be held responsible for them. But the factors WERE in Vince's control. They could have easily had HHH run in on a match. For Vengeance yes, but I was talking in general. If someone breaks an ankle the day before a PPV, they can't exactly throw them out there. "Card subject to change" covers this eventuallity. The Vengeance ads were misleading but they were not false advertising. They didn't explicitly state that HHH would be at the show, wrestling fans were just led to believe this. Having HHH on a poster that says "vengeance" and then talking about him getting revenge is explicit enough. Like Jago said, technically it's not false advertising. Every possible assumption you could make would be to have HHH make some kind of appearance and Vengeance, but the key word there is assumption. They didn't specifically advertise that HHH will make a live appearance, so they didn't have to deliver. It's all about Vince going for one big buyrate and not giving a shit about who he pissed off. In his defence, a HHH run-in would be tough to do (Jericho was going over, and HHH couldn't attack a face), and they wanted his big return to be on Raw, but hey, how about keeping that in mind and not leading fans to believe he'll be at the PPV. The few extra buys that they got from people wanting to see HHH have been lost many times over since then by fans who tuned off because they got ripped off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Plushy Al Logan Report post Posted April 22, 2003 I only started in 99, so I'll take a small settlement. Fan since '88, so give me a huge settlement so I can retire. Right Now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
