• Numenor@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    19 days ago

    The suit, filed in Baltimore County, accuses McMahon and his wife, Linda McMahon, and World Wrestling Entertainment and its parent company, TKO Holdings, of allowing the “open, rampant abuse” of so-called “ring boys” as young as 12 who acted as assistants to ringside announcer Melvin Phillips Jr. in the 1980s and 1990s

    • stoned_ape@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      19 days ago

      Vince should hang and so should Linda (both for a number of things)

      They knew about it, fired everyone, then rehired them

      But also TKO purchased them much more recently than these events, and the DOJ knew about it after it happened and went after him for steroids instead. It’s stupid bc there’s only a handful of people left who could (rightfully) face anything on this, but I don’t think TKO is one of them? Can someone ELI5 this?

      Behind the Bastards did SIX whole episodes on VKM which is a great listen