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Old 09-15-2012, 11:50 AM   #1
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Would the WWE Ever Be Justified In No Longer Paying for Talent's Rehab?
This is in reference to former wrestlers like Sunny and Scott Hall who have been to WWE sponsored rehab multiple times, but always seem to relapse. In that ESPN story, Steph said they've spent over six figures on Hall and this will be Sunny's fourth go around. Overcoming addiction isn't easy, but does that make the WWE responsible for them indefinitely?

Would you guys be upset with the WWE if the company cut them off at some point?

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Old 09-15-2012, 11:54 AM   #2
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Hold up...WWE still pays for talent no longer under contract to go to rehab?
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They would always be justified. Not a good move PR or ethics wise, but they could pull the plug tomorrow.
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I can't see it ever happening, you can argue the point of it not being their responsibility, especially after multiple times, but i'm sure its cheaper than the cost of the negative publicity it would cause.
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Hold up...WWE still pays for talent no longer under contract to go to rehab?
Yeah man! Most of the talent they send to rehab is talent no longer under contract.
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Never knew that. But yeah, they should keep doing that.
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When she was interviewed for Scott Hall's E:60 story, Stephanie said they pay for ex-WWE superstars' rehab because once you become a member of the WWE family, you're a member of the WWE family forever.

So I think that's an awesome move.

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Old 09-15-2012, 02:04 PM   #8
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I admire WWE for doing it, but on the other hands the people that go to these rehabs should consider themselves eternally grateful that WWE are even doing this. I think once should be a big enough gesture for anyone, but twice is really pushing it.

Hell, nobody would pay my rehab fees if I had to go in tomorrow, why should people like Tammy have rehab paid for her four times?
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You've got to walk in the shoes of an addict to really understand what it's like. I'm sure if they really wanted to stop using/abusing drugs and/or alcohol, most addicts would. But that's not all it takes.

Again, I admire WWE for doing this. Can you imagine how WWE would feel if they just went like "Ok, enough. No more help for you" and then that superstar dies, and WWE is left with the thought of "Damn, perhaps that last time would've saved him/her, and who knows if it would've been the one time where that person actually kicked the addiction for good?"
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Old 09-15-2012, 03:45 PM   #10
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But what if it was your money going into their rehab? Would you have the heart to keep paying for it again and again?
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Old 09-15-2012, 04:15 PM   #12
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The real question is: how many former talents have gone through rehab and stayed clean? If that number is more than 0 it is probably worth it. Scott Hall has got to be close to rock bottom (which is usually what it takes), but I imagine his absolute rock bottom will probably be six feet under.
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The real question should be does rehab actually work and actually help people stay sober? Or is it just a temporary solution to an even bigger problem? Does it really, truly, attack the root of the problem and all the issues surrounding it?

But of course, that's a debate for another day.
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The real question should be does rehab actually work and actually help people stay sober? Or is it just a temporary solution to an even bigger problem? Does it really, truly, attack the root of the problem and all the issues surrounding it?

But of course, that's a debate for another day.
There are multiple kinds of rehab and each case is unique and has so many variables that there is no way to throw a blanket statement over the effectiveness of "drug rehab" in general.
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It should be like the Wellness Policy, 3 strikes and you are out.....
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But what if it was your money going into their rehab? Would you have the heart to keep paying for it again and again?
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It should be like the Wellness Policy, 3 strikes and you are out.....
Pretty much this.
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It should be like the Wellness Policy, 3 strikes and you are out.....
At the end of the day they could justify the policy pretty easily this way, same way they do with people recieving organ donations to an extent, but it would be more cost effective from the PR/stokeholder perspective to just keep sending them to rehab I'd imagine. And especially while Linda is still playing politics.
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McMahon does not like it when wrestlers die. I think it's that simple.
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McMahon does not like it when wrestlers die. I think it's that simple.

You wouldn't know that by his outward persona. There were some comments about Vince that Heyman made and an interview Vince himself gave not too long ago that make me think he won't be content until he works himself and his employees into the grave.
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You've got to walk in the shoes of an addict to really understand what it's like. I'm sure if they really wanted to stop using/abusing drugs and/or alcohol, most addicts would. But that's not all it takes.

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You wouldn't know that by his outward persona. There were some comments about Vince that Heyman made and an interview Vince himself gave not too long ago that make me think he won't be content until he works himself and his employees into the grave.
He won't be. But he will be sad when they die.
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