Former WWE wrestler and actor for 'The Flash' Jake Carter was asked about his thoughts on the current NFL controversy during a skiing retreat this past weekend. He was also asked whether WWE should begin to "take a knee". Here's what he said.
"While American athletes certainly have a right to protest during the US National Anthem, I will not be taking a knee along with them. In Canada, pride and respect to the flag is very important. My uncle, along with a few of my friends, have defended the great country of Canada and I would never kneel in dishonor to what they've given up. So, I don't think I'd be one of the people that would take part in that. As for WWE, please remember that Alan Snyder is a business man before anything, and he's a registered Republican. [Laughs] So, no, I don't think he's going to allow that in WWE as well."
Fellow actor and former WWE wrestler Aaron Snyder tweeted Carter's interview and called him a "Great Canadian Hero" and told Jake that he was the "cutest Canadian alive". We're actually not sure why he added that, or felt it was relevant, but this is Aaron we're talking about. Aaron also added that he would never take a knee and dishonor the American flag, wondering what people were protesting to begin with. He also reminded everyone that the flag that existed in the 1800's is not the same flag we have nowadays.
Speaking of Aaron, he also got into a Twitter scuffle that included Zack Poe and Ashley Snyder.
All's fair in war.
Alan Snyder will be missing the rest of the week's WWE events as he is headed out to Las Vegas to meet with families of the victims of the recent mass shooting. Alan has vowed to donate a significant amount of money to charity efforts.
Conor McGregor is currently scheduled to have a feud with The Big Show for the Ground Zero Pay Per View, putting him in the run for the Intercontinental Championship. After which, Conor will take a few weeks off to prepare for his highly anticipated rematch against Roger Klint at UFC 218 in December. Alan has allowed Conor free reign over his own contract and flexibility with his dates, and Conor's already earning a lot more than most on the roster.
Batista will make an appearance on SmackDown and is expected to enter the already intense WWE Title scene along with Kurt Angle. Things are heating up as there are talks of having a huge multi-man match including Seth Rollins, Hayden Storms, Alan Snyder, Chris Jericho, Batista, Kurt Angle, and possibly even more guys. WWE is looking to book quite an intense war for the Undisputed Championship.
Paul Star was backstage at last night's RAW event. He was only backstage to catch up with some old friends and no talks of a return took place. It's been almost a full year since Paul Star has appeared in a WWE ring. Original plans called for Star to make his return at last season's WrestleMania and lay out "Psycho" Matthew, beginning their highly anticipated feud. However, that wasn't the case, as Star was released from his WWE contract shortly before WrestleMania.
After his match with Matthew in the main event of SummerSlam, our sources tell us that Anthony Chandler is taking significant time off of WWE TV. His wife, Ashley Snyder, recently announced that she was pregnant with triplets, and it appears that Anthony wants to be by his wife's side every step of the way. No word on how long the COO of the WWE will be out of action, however, he will apparently still be working behind the scenes with his father in-law, Alan. Regardless, we wish Anthony and Ashley all the best in starting their family. Mazel tov!
Uh... our sources tell us that former US President George W. Bush will make an appearance at the Slammy Awards. Why? We're... not even sure ourselves, but, yeah, that's happening apparently!
Sources tell us that there is serious consideration for a Hayden Storms Undisputed Championship reign. Hours after SummerSlam concluded, Hayden extended his current WWE contract to run through 2020. Alan and Hayden apparently remained backstage in Alan's office going over the details of the contract while having a few bottles. The details of that contract included a guaranteed World Title in the near future. Also, Hayden will be able to take days off on overseas tours if he chooses to.
Former European Champion Eellis recently sat down for a radio interview. He discussed various things, like his enthusiasm for Sonic Forces, his well-known love for Nintendo's Fire Emblem franchise, what he's been up to recently, his favorite sports, and giving his support for US President Donald Trump. Most interestingly though, Eellis talked about a return to WWE.
"Yeah, I've talked about that. I've been talking to Anthony, to Alan, recently. I'm not saying it's a done deal but it's certainly getting there. As you know, I had an injury that pretty much made my future in wrestling uncertain, and I just recently got cleared to compete. So, Alan's cautious, he wants me to go through test, get cleared by his doctors. Safety's a priority, so I see how it is. But I do miss being in that ring, I miss slaying it on the mic, I miss all of it. After my injury, I had time to do some soul searching and I just can't walk away from wrestling."
We could be seeing Eellistopia open it's doors again real soon.
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