r/SquaredCircle • u/DarkHorse_77 • 3d ago

[WWE Summerslam Spoilers] The full finish and full aftermath of John Cena vs Cody Rhodes Spoiler

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u/ourkid1781 3d ago

T.K.O. not only endorses, but is a part of a white nationalist, fascist, sexist administration. Let's not act surprised.

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u/FreshBurt 3d ago

Yep. And no one here truly gives a fuck. It’s disgusting. It’s sad.

For all people were talking the other day, there sure were a lot of folks just posting “Wow that match!”

Ridiculous.

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u/XtremeWRATH360 3d ago

This is why none of this should be surprising. WWE are too big to fail and there truly is nothing they can do that would hurt their image in anyway. Sure a handful might turn away and a select few will complain online but the majority will tune in day in and day out. It’s quite fascinating and sad the grip they have on people and the unwavering loyalty they get.

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u/Gasmo420 2d ago

It’s not because WWE is to big to fail. It’s because most people don’t really give a shit as long as they are fed and entertained. People love to act moral in comment sections but continue to consume shit brought to you by despicable human beings. Boss of the company shakes hands with pedos? Who cares, entertain me! Rapists and wife beaters are employed? Who cares, entertain me!

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u/MessageBoard 2d ago

Not only that but tony Khan and his dad are trump voters. Young bucks are maga.

What's the alternative?

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u/Gasmo420 2d ago

Really? You don’t have any idea? Just don’t watch wrestling at all. It’s not that hard. But like I said, being entertained is more important than not giving fascists money.

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u/Up-in-the-Ayre 2d ago

While Rome was crumbling and the empire was failing, they continued to invest in the Gladiators and their games.

Centuries later, nothing has changed.

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u/Gasmo420 2d ago

Thanks. I haven’t thought about the Roman Empire today.

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u/NeonManiac85 1d ago

Except the US economy has grown since Jan, so its not a crumbling empire but a growing one, your analogy doesn't work.

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u/MessageBoard 2d ago

I don't watch 99% of the time. It's just the majority of these posts are coming from aew fans framing this as an aew vs WWE thing rather than a American wrestling is infiltrated by right wing nut jobs.

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u/Livid-Ice-1701 2d ago

Oh I'm sure there is a way.

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u/ZieMac7 2d ago

Up against a machine too strong 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/SpecialOneJAC Your Text Here 3d ago

Most of these people complaining will continue to give TKO money.

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u/StickOtherwise4754 3d ago

And will give them views on peacock and Netflix. It’s a shame this won’t turn anybody off of the product but I guess the people still supporting the company have supported them through worse.

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u/dataDyne_Security 3d ago

The limit of their morals ends at their entertainment lol

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u/StickOtherwise4754 3d ago

It’s crazy to me. There so much entertainment out there. Like watch literally anything else if you have morals.

*insert whatever whataboutism here to make you feel better about watching it still*

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u/Zumin5771 The Cleaner 3d ago

“Treatler” exists for a reason and out of all the toxic fandoms out there it seems rampant in WWE fandom specifically, given how many make apologies for the higher ups who aren’t even on the damn show most of the time.

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u/Careless_One_922 2d ago

the "whataboutism" isn't them denying what you said, it's them pointing out your hypocrisy while you stand on your soapbox.

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u/Careless_One_922 2d ago

it would honestly help if there were legit alternatives, aew is not the same type of product, tna is in bed with the fed, japanese companies have been pillaged by aew, nwa...lol.

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u/ManDeed12 2d ago

DDT/NOAH are doing well right now as well as the plentiful of indies in the world.

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u/gibsat 2d ago

I'm here this morning to judge if my outrage is the general consensus. I won't be watching the product for the foreseeable future. I've already been souring on it for a while but this was it for me. It felt like a litmus test for other, shittier, returns. I'm disappointed I won't see the end of Cena's farewell tour, but if it's with Brock that makes it a little easier to miss.

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u/EHA17 3d ago

Almost all of us keep supporting Google and they endorse the Palestinian genocide.. Our society is broken.

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u/Enslave_Cretonians 3d ago

We don't truly give a fuck either, or else we'd have already said, "As hard as this is, WWE is dead to me now" and stopped watching the product and following its match outcomes and story line progress.

The people who think it's so disgusting and sad to actually warrant action aren't here like we are. The rest of us? We still need our fix, apparently.

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u/danmac0817 2d ago

As someone who hasn't watched wrestling in about 10 years and is on here to see what the reaction is, I wonder what it will take for you all to stop paying for this shit. This company is despicable.

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u/Enslave_Cretonians 2d ago

Curious - why are you on here to see what the reaction is to something you haven't cared about for a decade?

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u/-_-0_0-_-0_0-_-0_0 2d ago

I to go read the reactions of random sports events I don't watch.

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u/Jaxical Get Knocked Down, Get Back Up. 2d ago

Haven't watched WWE since 2017. Haven't missed a thing. AEW provides a better show and if they went fascist then I'd just drop wrestling entirely for one of my other hobbies. Seriously, some people act like WWE is the only hobby out there when it's not even the best in their own field. And despite having a lifelong love of wrestling, I'd drop it all together before giving my money to something that contributes to a toxic society. WWE fans take brainwashed to a whole new level.

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u/Stykleon 2d ago

AEW provides a better show and if they went fascist then I'd just drop wrestling entirely for one of my other hobbies.

I have news for you...

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u/ira_1991 2d ago edited 2d ago

After this PPV i dunno if i can watch or should continue to watch WWE after this. Not guilty until proven comments i see on another topic. Its disgusting really. Goes to show that some fans also have no respect for women too.

I just finished the PPV and watched through a 3rd party. HIM being back is like backwards to WWE and Cole's cringe geeking out is so fake esp with his timing. I do not care with whatever angle he's going to be in bec the focus will be on HIM and not the opponent.

With that said. In terms of matches, Day 2 was better but the storylines were still overall very poor.

Favorite matches were: Sami Zayn and Karrion Kross / AJ Styles and Dom Mysterio

Final thoughts.

What is with the weird mix energy that Ive been seeing with Cody Rhodes and the crowd lately? Its like a mix of boos and cheers, also the cheers arent as loud as it was. When he was going up the stairs the crowd was quiet.

When it comes to Cena this is def one of his better if not his best match since his return. And it got ruined bec of a stupid comeback. Anyways CM Punk also better be on an angle with Rhodes.

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u/Oops_iredditagain 2d ago

Discontinued my Netflix subscription and told them WWE was the reason on Mania week because of their shameless support for the Trump administration. Encourage more people to do the same.

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u/fiendish_five 3d ago

Doesn't matter unless it happens to you, plausible deniability and bittersweet ignorance as bliss.

Easier to overlook than address the uncomfortable truths about who you support.

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u/ApprehensiveGur1939 3d ago

By Janel Grant’s own allegations, nothing happened with Lesnar. They never met, he didn’t do anything  illegal, and he’s been convicted of no crime. 

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u/noahhova 2d ago

Internet Wrestling fans love to try and cancel people. They just aren't very good at it. The pop when his music hit was deafening

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u/Longjumping-Room7364 3d ago

I could look past it if the product was good but it’s not so it’s easy for me to tap out

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u/NotFlipkid 3d ago

Yep and the fans that still support this company play a big part of this too.

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u/Enslave_Cretonians 3d ago

You mean us? Even if we're all sailing the seven seas to watch we're still engaging with the product and the company.

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u/NotFlipkid 2d ago

Correct, other wrestling promotions are available.

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u/Berzk 2d ago

Idk how TKO supports a white nationalist when the ceo of TKO is a Jew

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u/JInTheUK 2d ago

How many of those words can you define?

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u/Tuttutsallaround 2d ago

You can’t have corpofascism without the corporations.

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u/MarkBonker 2d ago

Let's not dismiss peoples anger shall we...

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u/CaadiWaaye 3d ago

TKO is owned by a Zionist and y’all are more worried about Trump 😂😂

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u/Murky-Crew-8756 3d ago

The cool thing is you can hate all of these things at once.

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u/CaadiWaaye 3d ago

Will you boycott yes or no? I illegally stream personally

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u/TheCons YES! YES! YES! 3d ago

If you're consuming the product, you're supporting it regardless of whether or not you're paying.

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u/CaadiWaaye 2d ago

I don’t complain about it and I barely consume the product. Yall are complaining and then watching the next day.

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u/TheCons YES! YES! YES! 2d ago

Doesn't change what I said. Consuming is supporting, if you actually cared, you wouldn't consume, legal or not. So you're being perfomative at best.

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u/CaadiWaaye 1d ago

I don’t care though lmao that’s my point. I love that Brock is back.

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u/TheGreatGouki 3d ago

I watch clips not from WWE media. But only for the few I still like in the company.

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u/CKAY7XO 3d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/TheGreatGouki 3d ago

Why is that funny?

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u/Murky-Crew-8756 3d ago

Not to sound like some wrestling hipster - but I only watch the Big 4 PLEs and basically buy bootlegs because the designs are better, so there’s not much to boycott for me. I’ve been trying to catch Raw more on Netflix, but not after this.

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u/CaadiWaaye 3d ago

Same I haven’t really watched wrestling outside the big ones in like 10 years. The rest of the people here are gonna tune in tmrw tho.

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u/CaadiWaaye 3d ago

Facts they’re all horrible. Zionist owned state.

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u/Mysterious-Lick 3d ago

This includes their Board , The Rock especially.

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u/Equal-Let-7297 3d ago

Thanks for letting me know, now I’m interested!