The Undertaker to sue WWE?

Snowman · 01-28-2006, 05:53 PM

(Taken from Chris Hyatte's monday blog)
SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY

Ohhhh, something BIG is brewing.

How big? SO big that the "heavyweight" reporters (Meltzer, Scherer, Keller) are quietly checking and re-checking the facts before reporting on this.

HOW BIG? Well, IF it's true it might cause a mainstream uproar that SHOULD be on the level of Eddie's death and the subsequent Drug Testing announcement

HOW BIG?? Big enough that the Undertaker could potentially have a MAJOR lawsuit against the WWE...

I'm sure you know the story, but let me recap it a bit...

Rumor has it... that "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr has Hepatitus. A pretty nasty, permenant disease that lives in his blood. In varying degrees, it could be fatal. It's also easily transmitted through mixing of body fluids. It just wipes out your liver.

Rumor has it... that Orton has had this for a while.

Rumor has it... Orton only told John Laurenitius. Probably the McMahons too.

Rumor has it... Laurenitus didn't bother to tell anyone else other than, (and this isn't for sure, just possible/probable) the McMahons and.or anyone higher on the management chain

Rumor has it... Orton got to work with this disease that IS EASILY PASSED ON THROUGH MIXING BLOOD in an environment where he sometimes is called to get physical with others and bleed.

Rumor has it... FACT... Orton bled like a stuck pig during his son's Armageddon "Hell in the Cell" match against the Undertaker

Rumor has it... FACT... Orton bled all over the Undertaker

Rumor has it... FACT Undertaker was bleeding too

Rumor has it... FACT Randy Orton was bleeding as well. All three ended up covered in each other's blood.

Rumor has it... Laurenitius saw this and said, "Uh oh".

Rumor has it... Laurentitius waited until it was too late, and until he had a load of muscle behind him, to break the news to the Undertaker

Rumor has it... The Undertaker is infuriated.

FACT Neither Cowboy Bob or the Undertaker have been seen since

And there you have it.

Do you understand what the ramifications are if any of this is true?

First of all, to ignorantly expose the Undertaker, the most loyal dog the WWE has ever had, to this is... is just mind blowing. Years... over a decade of service... of money generating fan appeal, to just callously let him work with a guy WITH A LIVER DESTROYING DISEASE IN HIS BLOOD and allow them to bleed all over each other. Without a warning... without a single heads up.

And the LEGAL ramifications. Mark Calloway, if any of this is true, could possible destroy the WWE. I mean, the irresponsible behavior here is just... it's worse than their ongoing drug problem. At least with drugs and 'roids, the WWE can say, "Hey, we didn't know!" In this situation, management (Laurenitius at least... and he WILL be the fall guy if this is as bad as it looks) DID know... and willfully withheld the information.

If this is true, the reign of John Laurenitius is over. You can't hide this. You can't sweep this under the rug. You can't throw a ton of money at the Undertaker and tell him to shut up.

I took this from JVN.

Danny Diamond · 01-28-2006, 05:56 PM

Oh yeah. I read about this over there. This is retarded.

Mr. Kennedy · 01-28-2006, 05:58 PM

As I already stated over at JVN, I think that none of this is true. I don't think WWE would be that reckless or risk doing something that could potentially end up crippling the company since a lawsuit from The Undertaker could end up costing them hundreds of millions of dollars(knowingly putting someone in a situation where they could end up contracting a potentially fatal disease).

Snowman · 01-28-2006, 06:07 PM

I can't see this being true either. How stupid can you be to let something like this happen.

Mr. Kennedy · 01-28-2006, 06:13 PM

I don't think it's a big deal that we haven't seen "Cowboy" Bob Orton or The Undertaker since then. It was know that Bob Orton would only be around temporarily to begin with, and The Undertaker has just disappeered before and I suspect we will see him again soon so he can begin his program for WrestleMania 22.

Tyler Durden · 01-29-2006, 08:14 AM

I don't for a minute doubt the rumour AND that he was mighty pissed about it, since it figures with other stuff I've heard about what happened at Armageddon.

Given that Taker has been appearing for WWE on their Mexico house shows of late, I'd say there is no way he is going to bite the hand that feeds. Maybe they've made it up to him by saying he can have another short title run or extend his Mania unbeaten run!!

The Half Boy · 01-29-2006, 01:33 PM

From a legal stand point, I think if Taker contracted the disease through those channels, which more than likely could be proven through DNA testing, and died, both the Orton's, & WWE, could be help responsible for negligent manslaughter.

Mr. Kennedy · 01-29-2006, 06:22 PM

The Half Boy is right, if this was true and The Undertaker died because of it World Wrestling Entertainment, and maybe "Cowboy" Bob Orton as well, might be held legally responsible.

I also don't think that giving The Undertaker a run with the World Heavyweight Championship would make up for knowingly and willingly letting him contract a potentially fatal disease.

Tyler Durden · 01-29-2006, 06:44 PM

I stand by the serious belief that this could well have happened in the WWE, it would not surprise me in the slightest bit, and those of you that feel it couldn't possibly happen in such a "professional" company. Hah....you've obviously been referring to a different WWE to the one I know.

Mr. Kennedy · 01-29-2006, 06:57 PM

I know that WWE have done some very questionable actions, but I just don't believe that they would do something like this.

I also really don't hope it's true for The Undertaker's sake, if it is true I will fully support The Undertaker should he choose to sue World Wrestling Entertainment.