John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers - and how it doesn’t.
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We are enabling the wwe, although it’s entertaining, don’t watch it . It’s same as people who used to watch animal circle , but they stopped doing that , so should we
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I think AEW has different deals than WWE. Unless Tony Khan bought IMPACT, AEW performers can appear on other shows
I didn't know it was possible for someone to be both insane and an asshole. Guess I was wrong.
Vince Is made from the same cloth as the Mercers, a great number of Republicans in Congress. They remind me of the first Hostile movie where rich sadistic pricks bid on young adults unknowingly traveling and staying in hostiles get tortured by the winners of those bids.
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Such big strong guys that would give this nerd talking a wedgy everytime they see him is now trying to help them lol they can take care of themselves. Were in Mommy state with these leftists
how is there 23 minutes of material on wwe
lol why not
Now GLOW makes sense.
The fact you think WWE listens to its fans is adorable. WWE and especially Vince McMahon will do what they want to and with their wrestlers until the government stops them. The fans have no say. Vince has always believed he knows what the fans want more than the fans. He blames falling ratings on anything but himself and his nonsensical yes men. “Oh we can’t possibly be wrong. The fans don’t know what they actually want.” Even more all they care about is trying to gain new fans through pop culture references and guests. They ignore what wrestling fans actually want and that’s why so many go to watch NJPW, AEW, or Impact instead. Why RAW has had lower ratings than ever in its 28 year history. WWE doesn’t care about that because they make money off Saudi Arabia, USA Network, and now FOX. So yeah us fans can’t do shit.
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We love you Jake the Snake!!!
sooooooo vince mcmahon oversees scripts and had his face buried in a sweaty man’s ass? a really nice thick ass too. we are just gonna pretend that he’s not gay af?
a whole month??? arg
Now you can see why they keep throwing Emmys at them. So funny yet so much truth.
11:59 that damn bedpan shot💀😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
My aunt is in her 70s she still hangs posters of wrestlers on her wall... I don't get it but she loves it, she's been watching it for decades
Could go for a follow-up next season with how shady this company has gotten
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I can't believe that after this video Business Hulk still doesn't treat his performers as employees.
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I’ve been an extreme critic of Oliver but I can honestly say, this was brilliant. 🤣 Adding: The UFC is doing the same thing to their fighters.
What about the opposite of one of the things he mentioned. Some of the contracts allow him to add time onto their contact for the amount of time they were injured (which isn't a good thing if one wants out of the contract)
Death Vader would say the N-word all the time.. he would just say it under his breath so it would sound like heavy breathing
Trump participated in WWE.
Participated? He's in the goddamn Hall of Fame. "Participated" is an understatement
No wonder he’s buddies with trump
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Vince mcmahon has the most punchable face in the world. he really reminds me a lot of trump. fucking cunts
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Trump impeached charged and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole please RT
It literally says macho died of a car accident lol whats that got to do with wrestling
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R2D2 used the N-word non-stop, that's why they had to keep bleeping him LOL!!!!
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John makes some good points unfortunately they are very few and far between. Most of the clips are 80's with a few exceptions.The Sources used in this are cherry picked for ratings at best. WWE gives some of the best care anywhere and has the strictest "wellness policy of any sport. Plus they work non-stop 300+ days a year. . What the wrestlers due outside the ring and after they leave WWE is beyond Vince's control. Love the Roman clip. It's funny with that, because most wrestlers who get cursed are in the HOF, i.e. The Rock, Steve Austin, John Cena, etc.
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Even though Vince's attitude towards his wrestlers have not being great, I still continue to admire him for all the great WWF/WWE moments in my childhood. He's made professional wrestling a household name. Thank you Vince. My only wish is Vince would reflect on how wrestlers needs to treated.
That Roman Reigns booing thing was absolutely cheery picked, you have to know the circumstances why he got booed, because the day earlier at Wrestle Mania he defeated the legendary The Undertaker and possibly forced him to retire.
Biggest lie in the video „Vince listens to the fans“
Why Vince M. isn't at Jail???
WWE was dead after 2007......and when taker started being a partimer, everything spiralled downward.....Roman and Seth Rollins don’t have that star quality that Cena, Orton, Eddie G had in the RA era or SCSA, DJ had in the Attitude era.......during the RA era TNA was at its prime too....now they don’t have the X factor......CM punk was the last best thing that could’ve been or should’ve been Vinny’s money making asset, they they fucked that aspect up rather badly....As a result, veterans keep on returning time after time, just because they are trying to feed on the glory from the past.....WWE as a franchise may have the money, but the quality has been long gone
Just lost another one way to early. RIP Brodie Lee
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Look at Roman now.
Vince is a man who lives in his own World.He owns the majority of Wrestling, it's like own the Majority of Soccer, football or any other sport.
Man u did an awesome job on tht n it was also funny
Vince just said the one word you normally don’t come back from and just trotted next to two black people (who could have easily kicked his ass) And John Cena just looked really confused when Vince said that like, “Really dude”
John is a comedy genius and heaven of a human being!
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I really miss Bra and Panty matches. Women’s wrestling is a bathroom break.
piss off
They treat you like circus animals seriously Bret? You say that when your dad who was a promoter that had a fucking dungeon in his house.
WTF DUDE...Why Are We Talking about Professional Wrestlers??! WHAT ABOUT REGULAR AMERICANS!! GIVE ALL AMERICANS Retirement Pensions, Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave, Living Wage, Mandatory Paid Vacation, Mandatory Paid Sick Leave, Mandatory Paid Holidays, Mandatory Paid Breaks & Lunch, 6 Hour Work Days, Free Universal Healthcare!
dude, its the USA, the moment you say anything involving better working conditions it turns into "WHAT ARE YOU A COMMUNIST?!?!?", specially involving universal healthcare
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh.
He wanted to play pretend as the villain? Girl with those terrible acting skills...he can't play pretend to save his life.
It’s just a word,and with that word he got Oliver to talk about him and the WWE for 20 minutes. Vince McMahon = genius
It is December 2020 and they fired wrestlers for not giving up their Twitch accounts which was a source of income for the talent, took them off of cameo unless WWE can make money AND they just got their lowest ratings this past Monday. Listening to the fans isn't real, John, time for a part 2.
14:50 When living in that dumba** fake world of wrestling rubs off to you. He reminds me of a certain former president.
Unpopular opinion: I think americans give the so called n-word far too much power. It's almost worse than saying Voldemort in the Harry Potter universe. Villainizing a word like that doesn't solve anything, in my opinion it makes things worse.
unpopular opinion: Calling something an unpopular opinion, does not make it less wrong. It actually is a pretty good solve, first of all people do not get hurt, just because "they are not sure how you meant it", or playing the whole semantics game, and then accusing people for being too agressive if they start to hit people. Second of all, very few people actually use it. A great example would be your comment. This is only around 50 years after it was commonly used. There are literally people alive whom learned to use it in comon language and removed it from their linguistics
I think it would be awesome if some of the famous wrestlers would come out with books about there wrestling career without breaking Kay Fabe (ie in character). I had the thought while reading the Wikipedia articles about The Big Show and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
So what character was Mick Foley when he broke through the table? Was that Cactus Jack? I know it wasn't Mankind because I remember him wearing a mask when I watched in the late 90s.
All sports are rigged #gematria
I miss Joey styles check out nxt aew mlw and nwa.
I'm gay for wrestling but not the the wrestlers🤷😂
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I love that clip
Stone Cold hitting Vince with a bedpan is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
I am just waiting him to talk about chrish Benoit.
This audience is braindead
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No doubt CM Punk left that shit show for good..
this video is instantly a classic
A year later, and it’s gotten even worse: in addition to being unable to wrestle in other promotions, WWE wrestlers now can’t even have side gigs outside of wrestling like Twitch channels
Vince Mcmahon is a disease that seemingly can't be cured, his name literally spells "hmm no vaccine?"
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I generally don't agree with Oliver on many things, but I love him for this.
I just want to point out the bald white guy who is perfectly framed by Vince's head in the other man's butt cheeks, he is way too into that cheek sandwich...
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this video would be great if..... they were forced to do this stuff.
@Michael Kiesel you are
@Ilan Smolders no one forced them to sign those contracts. youre full of shit
they are
Vince McMahon about to make John Oliver the new member of the Vince Mcmahon kiss my ass club
Has to be better than the things I like; this is thee single best episode of LWT
Surprised Mick Foley is still alive, Jesus
10:50 yo someone can someone tell me what that song is called
OKAY wait, the Booker T N-word is hilarious because Booker T is shocked at Vince for saying "Nigga" BECAUSE Booker T himself accidentally dropped it on a live broadcast many years before (and was immediately embarrassed, seriously go watch it). That clip is awkward and hilarious at the same time when you know the actual context.
John Cena's expression after the N word is meme material
Plz make video about how UK is covering up imperial history
Ok I hope someone made a gif of the rock smacking Vince with a trash can lid
Fuck you John Oliver
very insightfull
They often wind up on Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security Disability, so the Tax Payers are subsidizing his Profits
Sounds a lot like the NFL
remember when john didnt have to talk about covid? seems so much happier...lol
my favorite episode of all time
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Just shit my britches on smackdown. Please retweet. Lmaooooo
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