No Means No
By Scott Keith on 3 October 2021
Mr. Keith,
With AEW emerging as a legit alternative to the WWE for professional wrestlers, do you think we will start to hear more stories of WWE wrestlers sports entertainers saying no to stupid ideas from bad creative in order to protect their characters and own personal brands for life after WWE? I am thinking of things like refusing to do jobs, get involved in nonsensical angles or read stupid scripted promos, etc. Like the good old days. Or has the talent been so neutered that when Vince says “jump” they say “how high?” no matter how many other employment opportunities might be out there?
With warm personal regards,
Dr. Ashley Spider, PhD
Well, Dr. Spider, I think the current state of NXT is already showing that the answer to that question is a definite NOPE.