WWE refers to AEW as "gory self-mutilation" business

[Chris]

source: f4wonline.com

WWE commented on AEW in a Toronto Star article that focused on the two companies' rivalry.

In the article, the company said they were in entirely different businesses, citing the street fight between Anna Jay & Tay Conti and Penelope Ford & The Bunny on the episode of Rampage that aired on December 31 as ‘gory self mutilation”.

"If you look at the gory self-mutilation that bloodied several women in the December 31 event on TNT, it quickly becomes clear that these are very different businesses,” WWE told the Toronto Star.

The match in question ended up having multiple women bleed, including The Bunny, and had spots involving thumbtacks, barbed wires, and piledrivers through tables. Anna Jay picked up the win for her team after submitting The Bunny with her rear naked choke submission with one of her hands wrapped in barbed wire.

Vince McMahon in the past has called out AEW for what he sees as excessive violence.

“We’re hoping that they don’t go on with blood and guts and gory things that they have been doing, which would be bad,” McMahon said in a WWE earnings call back in 2019. “And I can’t imagine, I can’t speak for TNT, but I can’t imagine they’d put up with that.”


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Gory Self-Mutilation match incoming

 

[Deezy]

Said the same shit about WCW and everyone else.

Non story.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Maybe the WWE just shouldn’t comment

 

[Hoss]

Gory self-mutilation That's the business I'm interested in

 

[Comrade Khan]

Wwe acknowledges The Bunny once again

 

[Rosie]

Wwe acknowledges The Bunny once again

Bunny = ratings

 

[Moon Bird]

A-E-DUB A-E-DUB!

BLOOD-AND-GUTS BLOOD-AND-GUTS!

Because ya know...the WWE know exactly what the audience wants...

 

[Deezy]

Bunny = ratings

500k viewers

 

[Hidden Blaze]

500k viewers

On New Years Eve when most people probably out drinking and partying. Pretty good numbers all thing considered

 

[Deezy]

On New Years Eve when most people probably out drinking and partying. Pretty good numbers all thing considered

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Deezy is right here. This is the same stuff Vince would say about WCW and then do the same if he had the chance. Nuthin' new.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Nothing to add. Figured. Typical troll moment from ya. Got it.

 

[Deezy]

Nothing to add. Figured. Typical troll moment from ya. Got it.

LOL so you admit it......

Bunny ≠ ratings

 

[Hidden Blaze]

LOL so you admit it......

Bunny ≠ ratings

I’m saying that if you take into consideration that this was in New Years Eve, at 10 pm a time where most people are probably already shit face drunk and partying to ring in the new year, it’s a decent number. plus going up against a college football playoff game as well. It’s not great, but it’s decent when you look at everything around it

 

[Kiffy Lube]

How many of these folks are scared of Covid and decided not to party?