Zelina Vega Released

[Bad News Booty]

Back in the day people put up with shit more. In today’s world no one puts up with shit anymore.

Yeah those old wrestlers are really known for putting up with bullshit.....


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[Sabretooth]

What are you basing this on?

Equality for all, me too movement, LGBTQ+ rights. All that shit happened in the last few years. If we wanna go back farther, back in the early 1900s, movie studios used to own their actors lives. I know Vince telling them not to use twitch isn’t as extreme as any of those but it’s the same idea.

 

[Sabretooth]

Yeah those old wrestlers are really known for putting up with bullshit.....


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Most of them did drugs tbh. And none of them stuck around very long either. Shit ultimate warrior was only around like 3 years.

 

[Deezy]

Equality for all, me too movement, LGBTQ+ rights. All that shit happened in the last few years. If we wanna go back farther, back in the early 1900s, movie studios used to own their actors lives. I know Vince telling them not to use twitch isn’t as extreme as any of those but it’s the same idea.

Bruh.......look up Paramount and Tom Cruise for an actual comparison.

 

[Buffy]

WWE Confirms Reason For Zelina Vega's Release

WWE confirmed to Sports Illustrated that Zelina Vega (Thea Trinidad) was terminated on Friday for breaching her contract.

The "final straw" was considered to be Vega opening an OnlyFans account, despite WWE's edict on third-party platforms. Her account featured exclusive videos and photos of "cosplays, lingerie, swimsuits and more," for $30 a month. In September, WWE Superstars were told they would have to close down accounts on sites, like Cameo and Twitch — even if they were using their real names and avoided any affiliation with WWE.

Vega was reportedly very vocal about keeping her Twitch account, but according to the SI report, WWE upper management felt she "boxed them into a difficult situation" by sticking with her third-party platforms. WWE had said previously talent would be fined, or potentially released, if they didn't adhere to their demands.

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This, of course, has brought on the debate of how WWE treats its talent, as they are currently classified as independent contractors. That conversation has grabbed not only the attention of Andrew Yang, but, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris, who sent Wrestling Inc. a statement this morning in regards to the possibility of working with wrestlers:

"Wrestling is as much about media as it is sports, and we are going to directly engage with members of this profession to help find ways for them to protect themselves," Carteris wrote. "As more people reinvest in unions, and as more working people are harassed by employers who don't want to protect them, SAG-AFTRA is committed to doing what we can to help professional wrestlers secure the protections they deserve."

Carteris also personally reached out to Vega on social media after Zelina's "I support unionization" tweet picked up steam.

Source: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/11/wwe-confirms-reason-for-zelina-vega-release-676996/

 

[Necro]

WON: Zelina Vega was told Vince McMahon didn't want to talk to her before she was escorted out of the building last Friday

From Today's Wrestling Observer Newsletter

There was some talk of her willingness to take down her Twitch account, and she had even said on Twitch when the story first broke that her account may not be up longer. According to one person in the company with knowledge of the situation, she was told about it by Mark Carrano, asked to talk to Vince McMahon and Carrano told her that he doesn’t want to talk to you and she was escorted out of the building.

Wow that's pretty brutal.

 

[Buffy]

WWE are some petty bitches for that. Vince didn't want to talk to Vega? And you expect your stars to resign if you don't have at least a civil conversation. WWE never deserved her at all. And it is really starting to show.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

I think we're only gettin' half this story. If she had to be escorted out by security she was probably throwin' a fit. Vince probably would have talked to her if she was in a less emotional state.

I like how everyone is already just sidin' with her without all the details.

 

[RDK]

WON: Zelina Vega was told Vince McMahon didn't want to talk to her before she was escorted out of the building last Friday

From Today's Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wow that's pretty brutal.

sounds like she didn't respect her employers, tried to call their bluff and got burned for it

good riddence

 

[Necro]

Well I'm saying it's brutal it got to this point, people are right to say we don't know what happened. I do understand WWE's side, but if you are going to set rules like that etc, they really should be held as an employer, and they'll have to get rid of this whole independent contractor crap. With everything that is happening with touring it seems like WWE is going to be totally redoing their structure, and scheduling. So I think we will see changes.

 

[Deezy]

Vince didn't want to get stabbed.....he knows Puerto Ricans.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

sounds like she didn't respect her employers, tried to call their bluff and got burned for it

good riddence

Cause telling people what they can do in their free time is totally cool and all.

 

[Deezy]

Is if it's in the contract they signed freely and willingly.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Is if it's in the contract they signed freely and willingly.

It never was until they tried to update it on them.

 

[Deezy]

Renegotiate.

Also....she got what she wanted.....I feel so bad for her, getting her stupid twitch account and 15 minutes if shoot interview fame.