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While I'm sure that JBL has acted on VKM's marching orders, shoot interviews generally portray JBL as a dick.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

"Ribbing" has always been part of the wrestling business, but Vince seems to take it to extremes. And there've always been stories about how some people in the locker room seem to go that extra mile to be shitnozzles, and Vince hasn't even remotely given a shit (because he respects it). It's part of why Stephanie's anti-bullying charity work has always kind of come across as laughable.

A lot of it goes back to the carnie trash culture of the business. And, given VKM's nature, I'm not sure he so much encourages it as he just permits it because that's the sort of stuff that was going on during his daddy's and granddaddy's day. When Hogan was trying to get into the business, supposedly a guy broke his leg for fun during a match. And while Steph is starting to assert her control, her husband was a part of that culture and even during her tenure the wrestlers' court has continued. A large part of the locker room might always manage itself, kind of like how athletic leagues have tried to ban hazing but people still wind up doing it.

Granted, a lot of the newer guys coming into the business don't necessarily have this kind of attitude so we might see changes eventually. And, if the whole thing gets more corporate, some of the things will be toned down. Wrestling in general has come a long way from back when you needed an enforcer to make sure that somebody dropped the belt when they were supposed to.
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