Papa Pillman
I've got more Ho's than Jim Duggan
Just recently an internet report has come out detailing reaction to the twitter habits of Indy wrestler Scorpio Sky...
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2...eets-of-scorpio-sky-wont-work-with-him-again/
Now the report comes from a website that has articles pertaining to homosexual athletes, and the issues of homosexuality in the sports world.
The article brings light to the fact Scorpio Sky regularly uses the term "******" while tweeting. One tweet even quotes Sky saying "If I have gay followers and ****** offends you, my bad lol. It's just too good an insult. I would never call a gay guy a ****** though."
The article links to instances (one going as far back as May of last year referencing Mark Cuban who owns the Mavs) of Sky using the word, and also vehemently defending his use of the word.
One follower of Sky's had a conversation with him on the social media site about his usage, and also persisted to inform and seek reaction from companies that employ Sky. One of the companies that he contacted was the WWE who recently used Sky as the "Harold" character in its Kane/Bryan anger managment skits on RAW.
The WWE responded with this statement:
"WWE strongly believes that everyone should be treated with respect and this principle is the foundation of our anti-bullying initiative, Be a STAR. Mr. Andrews no longer works for WWE and we have no plans to work with him in the future."
It also notes that Sky has refrained from tweeting entirely over the course of the last week or so.
Now I'm not really looking for people's opinions on whether or not they respect Sky's stance or wish to villiafy him for it, because that could be a long drawn out discussion that veres far from the relevance to this particular case, as obviously the word is a hot button topic and offends many people despite the fact that it is often thrown around in internet circles as if it were a very common and harmless word.
I simply post this to ask this...
There were premature reports this Summer that had Andrews signing with TNA, that became quickly squashed in light of the fact that Andrews instead decided to compete in an open tryout for WWE officials, a tryout that led to his appearing in the aforementioned skits on WWE TV. But nothing else was ever heard from Sky as a WWE employee and he continued to work his indy schedule, most recently working the latest PWG event defeating Joey Ryan in his farewell match with that company. Sky also indicated that the main reason he didn't sign with TNA was that he found their monetary offer insufficient.
With WWE denying any plan to work with Mr. Andrews in the future, how would you feel about TNA once again pursuing his services?? That could mean that they offer him a larger sum of money, or even that, given he now has no leverage up north, he decides that what TNA offered is now satisfactory.
If Andrews is willing to show contrition and create a new TNA roster member twitter handle where he agrees to refrain from using the gay slur that has been cited, would you support TNA signing him to their roster??
I feel it is a shame that this could keep Andrews from being exposed to a national audience, as I feel he is one of the most talented professional wrestlers in the country not already employed by the "big 2".
I would still like to see him come to TNA if mutual interest exists, but would love to hear how others feel on the matter- specifically the matter of his potential TNA employment, not the matter of your personal feelings about the tweets themselves.
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2...eets-of-scorpio-sky-wont-work-with-him-again/
Now the report comes from a website that has articles pertaining to homosexual athletes, and the issues of homosexuality in the sports world.
The article brings light to the fact Scorpio Sky regularly uses the term "******" while tweeting. One tweet even quotes Sky saying "If I have gay followers and ****** offends you, my bad lol. It's just too good an insult. I would never call a gay guy a ****** though."
The article links to instances (one going as far back as May of last year referencing Mark Cuban who owns the Mavs) of Sky using the word, and also vehemently defending his use of the word.
One follower of Sky's had a conversation with him on the social media site about his usage, and also persisted to inform and seek reaction from companies that employ Sky. One of the companies that he contacted was the WWE who recently used Sky as the "Harold" character in its Kane/Bryan anger managment skits on RAW.
The WWE responded with this statement:
"WWE strongly believes that everyone should be treated with respect and this principle is the foundation of our anti-bullying initiative, Be a STAR. Mr. Andrews no longer works for WWE and we have no plans to work with him in the future."
It also notes that Sky has refrained from tweeting entirely over the course of the last week or so.
Now I'm not really looking for people's opinions on whether or not they respect Sky's stance or wish to villiafy him for it, because that could be a long drawn out discussion that veres far from the relevance to this particular case, as obviously the word is a hot button topic and offends many people despite the fact that it is often thrown around in internet circles as if it were a very common and harmless word.
I simply post this to ask this...
There were premature reports this Summer that had Andrews signing with TNA, that became quickly squashed in light of the fact that Andrews instead decided to compete in an open tryout for WWE officials, a tryout that led to his appearing in the aforementioned skits on WWE TV. But nothing else was ever heard from Sky as a WWE employee and he continued to work his indy schedule, most recently working the latest PWG event defeating Joey Ryan in his farewell match with that company. Sky also indicated that the main reason he didn't sign with TNA was that he found their monetary offer insufficient.
With WWE denying any plan to work with Mr. Andrews in the future, how would you feel about TNA once again pursuing his services?? That could mean that they offer him a larger sum of money, or even that, given he now has no leverage up north, he decides that what TNA offered is now satisfactory.
If Andrews is willing to show contrition and create a new TNA roster member twitter handle where he agrees to refrain from using the gay slur that has been cited, would you support TNA signing him to their roster??
I feel it is a shame that this could keep Andrews from being exposed to a national audience, as I feel he is one of the most talented professional wrestlers in the country not already employed by the "big 2".
I would still like to see him come to TNA if mutual interest exists, but would love to hear how others feel on the matter- specifically the matter of his potential TNA employment, not the matter of your personal feelings about the tweets themselves.
