Another major discrepency

[Chadmw]

A few weeks ago Triple HHH came out and said the contract the Brock Lesnar signed was not valid because big Johnny didn't have the approval of the Board of Governers.

Move ahead two weeks later and Big Johnny resigns Big Show to an Iron Clad contract, which obviously Mr. Mcmahon does not approve, so couldn't they just tear up that contract as well because Johnny did not have the approval of the Board of Governers.

You know I don't mind when the WWE does a storyline that contradicts something that happened two or three years in the past, but the fact that they are not conistent from one month into the next just makes sloppy writing.

 

[JaDoE05]

A few weeks ago Triple HHH came out and said the contract the Brock Lesnar signed was not valid because big Johnny didn't have the approval of the Board of Governers.

Move ahead two weeks later and Big Johnny resigns Big Show to an Iron Clad contract, which obviously Mr. Mcmahon does not approve, so couldn't they just tear up that contract as well because Johnny did not have the approval of the Board of Governers.

You know I don't mind when the WWE does a storyline that contradicts something that happened two or three years in the past, but the fact that they are not conistent from one month into the next just makes sloppy writing.

Or maybe you just don't understand. The reason the contract was torn up is partly because of lack of approval. The main reason was because Brock was already under contract . The Big Show had been fired and therefore his contract was terminated. Therefore the new contract stands. Everything doesn't have to 100% to the tee sit back, relax, and enjoy instead of nitpicking and you will probably have a better viewing experience.

 

[Chadmw]

Actually I am probably one of the few people that don't nit pick. Like I always see people here say remember that storyline 2 or 3 years ago, well it's not consistent with what they are doing now, Blah Blah Blah. That I don't care about. But when it is something that happened just over a month ago, yeah how about a little consistency.

And I don't remember where it said it was torn up because he had one, Triple H said to John L, You did not have the approval to give this contract, so it is null and void. I'm just saying if he had to get approval on that contract, he should have to get approval on all contracts.

 

[Kizzani]

A few weeks ago Triple HHH came out and said the contract the Brock Lesnar signed was not valid because big Johnny didn't have the approval of the Board of Governers.

Move ahead two weeks later and Big Johnny resigns Big Show to an Iron Clad contract, which obviously Mr. Mcmahon does not approve, so couldn't they just tear up that contract as well because Johnny did not have the approval of the Board of Governers.

You know I don't mind when the WWE does a storyline that contradicts something that happened two or three years in the past, but the fact that they are not conistent from one month into the next just makes sloppy writing.

Did they say he didn't have the board approval for Big show? NO
So it is already different maybe the board agreed at the time, you don't know.
Is brock lesnar a bigger douche bag than anyone else in the world? Yes. Should they rally tear up is contract and send him back to UFC to get his ass handed to him once a year? Yes.

 

[Chadmw]

Seeing as Mr. Mcmahon is on the Board and he didn't seem to approve of it, that to me means it didn't get the approval of the board

 

[FlairFan2003]

Really all they had to do was make some reference that the Board approves Big Show's contract and yot would have had storyline continuity. It does seem stupid and contradictory when these things happen and it is irratating.

WCW was famous for this stuff. Remember when the NWO Hi jacked Flair's limo and beat him down in the woods, showing the clips on Nitro and the announcer acted as if they had seen nothing and didnt know where Flair was while members of The Horsemen wrestled on the show and seemed clueless as to his whereabouts even though the video packages aired inside the arena - a fact made worse when Piper came out to attack Hogan on the program because he knew the kidnapped Flair, never explaining how he knew what no other wrestlers or announcers that night knew ? What originally looked like a great way to build serious heel heat on Hogan & NWO plus give the now injured and badly beaten Flair a face saving excuse for losing at the upcoming SuperBrawl PPV turned into a nonsensical farce that just got worse as the night went on (remember the NWO left the cameraman behind so we had film of bloodied Flair hitching a ride to the arena hosting Nitro so he could attack Hogan ?) - That kind of storytelling is so bad it kills interest in the product.

I felt WWE did a similair thing two years ago, refusing to acknowledge that Triple H had wrestled Taker previously at WM - like everyone watching doesnt know that, like there hasnt been a hundred articles, many in their own website and magazines about Taker's streak and who he beat. We may not be geniuses and this aint rocket science but really!

 

[ProWrestlingFan]

WWE should just stop involving Board of Directors,COO etc in their storylines. They are not good at it and sometimes they do things which seem very silly. Only dumb fans or the younger PG audience who don't know anything related to how a company functions will buy into that.

And the OP is right. It was Laurinaitis who gave Big Show an "Iron Clad Contract" so why can't they just tear the contract up like they did with Brock Lesnar ? Its a botched storyline.

 

[Danger Burger]

Well last time they tore up a contract they wound up in a soon to be lawsuit story line, so maybe tearing up contracts if off the cards for a while? Any one think of it that way??

Vince said he didnt approve, but he hardly wants another superstar taking them to court?

Bigger picture wise it makes a little more sense! Maybe?

 

[Rampage Bentley]

I don't think it's a discrepancy at all.

What does Big Show's contract give? A ton of money and a clause where he can't be fired.

What did Brock's include? Access to Vince McMahon's personal jet, the ability to attack officials, and changing the name of the flagship program.

The guy in charge of talent relations wouldn't need approval on Big Show's, but when you're giving away things that belong to the CEO, it's completely different.

 

[Diablosbomb]

Originally Posted by JaDoE05
The main reason was because Brock was already under contract .

This.

Brock Lesner was signed to a contract already. Then he made all kinds of demands to stay and was given them. That's why Triple H said that he was welcome to stay in WWE with the original contract if he wanted to, but he wasn't going to get the new contract that included all that crazy stuff.

Big Show, on the other hand, was fired and therefore had no contract. All the 'Executive VP of Talent Relations' did was sign a superstar to a normal contract with a higher pay and a high paycheck in the case he is fired. Show said it on Raw, he can be fired, but he gets a nice multi-million dollar paycheck anyway. And it's only 'iron-clad' because Vince won't pay anyone without getting something in return.

 

[GrandSword]

I'm more concerned that Vince McMahon is giving a job evalutaion and has the power to fire johnny Ace, when Triple H is the boss, and we had a teary send off for Vince...

I thought Vince no longer had any power... I think that's the major discrepency...

 

[Ry.the_Stunner]

McMahon still has plenty of power. He's still the owner of the company and he's still the chairman of the board. He's just not in charge of everyday operations.

 

[XXJJ]

I'm more concerned that Vince McMahon is giving a job evalutaion and has the power to fire johnny Ace, when Triple H is the boss, and we had a teary send off for Vince...

I thought Vince no longer had any power... I think that's the major discrepency...

Yeah thats what I thought. The whole teary sendoff was because they took away his control of Raw. Now he returns and has the power to fire the current Raw gm.

 

[DeathClutch]

This is what I love about the IWC, they want something new, fresh, shocking and daring when it comes to wrestling, when it happens but doesn't pan out the way they envisioned they don't like the idea or concept. Same goes for storylines, fans then think get all analyst and crique them to their very core.

Look at WWE like this, it's an never ending book as far we're concerned; they've been plenty of chapters some way better than others and some way worse than others but sit back and enjoy the show, don't crique every little detail, WWE has to rehash storylines and come up with new ones; I'll admit I'd rather WWE tied up loose ends for example the greater power behind the Nexus or The Laptop GM but aside from them little things like new contracts being torn up and what not forget about it and enjoy the show.

 

[The Heartfix Kid]

This is what I love about the IWC, they want something new, fresh, shocking and daring when it comes to wrestling, when it happens but doesn't pan out the way they envisioned they don't like the idea or concept. Same goes for storylines, fans then think get all analyst and crique them to their very core.

Look at WWE like this, it's an never ending book as far we're concerned; they've been plenty of chapters some way better than others and some way worse than others but sit back and enjoy the show, don't crique every little detail, WWE has to rehash storylines and come up with new ones; I'll admit I'd rather WWE tied up loose ends for example the greater power behind the Nexus or The Laptop GM but aside from them little things like new contracts being torn up and what not forget about it and enjoy the show.

I don't think its unreasonable to ask for new and fresh story and expect them to be written with care. I know as a viewer of the show General Hospital, many of us long time viewers complained over the last decade about the lack of stories involving the actual hospital and doctors. The show had been turned into a bad version of the Sopranos. When they would do a medical-centric storyline, it was done half ass. We would be seen as ungrateful and never satisfied. But that isn't the case. We don't want stories done just for the sake of satisfying some need for it. That's certainly a little part of it. But we also want to see that some care and time is being put into the stories.