Baron Corbin was supposed to win the title at summer slam

[Superkick Party]

He's a former boxer, right? He should of backslapped the fukk out of Cena.

The guy who was a Jobber to the stars in NXT was gonna backslap the face of the company huh

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

So all he did was come at Meltz and all this happened?

 

[Norrin Radd]

Backstage News On Baron Corbin Having Heat Due To A Recent Incident At WWE Talent Meeting - WrestlingInc.com

Baron Corbin unsuccessfully cashing in his Money In the Bank briefcase and then quickly losing to John Cena at WWE SummerSlam had a lot of fans speculating on if he had backstage heat with company officials. Word now is that Corbin likely picked up heat after an incident at a talent meeting during the first week of August, according to PWInsider. There had been speculation on Corbin getting heat over a Twitter incident but that is not the case as officials actually want their talents to be more interactive on social media.

Regarding the incident in early August, Dr. Joseph Maroon had been brought in to talk with the roster about the importance of concussion-related injuries and why talents should immediately report injuries to WWE officials. During the meeting, Maroon reportedly brought up a recent study on deceased NFL players who had been diagnosed with CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) post-mortem. The way Maroon talked about the study reportedly "downplayed" it as being solid proof that anyone who played football would then develop CTE.

Corbin, who played college football before a brief NFL career from 2009-2011, reportedly cut Maroon off and expressed an opinion that challenged the doctor. Multiple sources noted to PWInsider how Corbin argued that there would always be some form of head trauma as football helmets are constantly cracking against each other during every play. Corbin also mentioned how he is part of a concussion-related lawsuit against the NFL, and that he knew Maroon was against CTE. Corbin was apparently referring to how Maroon was portrayed in the 2015 "Concussion" movie starring Will Smith. This led to Maroon stating, during the meeting, that his depiction in that movie was incorrect. This would not be the first time that Maroon was forced to address his depiction in that movie. Maroon did agree with Corbin that CTE was a problem but he was trying to make the point that the study did not mean 99% of NFL players had CTE, noting that people have to put things into proper perspective. Corbin and Maroon ended up going back & forth for several minutes as Corbin disagreed with Moon's opinion.

The incident between Corbin and Maroon was described as awkward, "time standing still" and "an awkward moment that led to awkward laughter." It was also noted that this was not a case of Corbin being belligerent or yelling at Maroon, but a situation where he was expressions his opinions at "the wrong time and the wrong place." There was a feeling among one source that Corbin would have been better off pulling Maroon to the side for a private discussion after the meeting so it would not take away from the matter at hand. There was also a feeling that Corbin hurt the flow of the meeting and took away from the importance of talent health by making the discussion about previous comments Maroon has made on the NFL, which put Maroon into a defensive position instead of educating.

With that said, there were a few talents who were impressed by Corbin speaking out.

While there's no confirmation on this incident forcing officials to put the brakes on Corbin's push, the feeling among multiple sources is that if anything led to the delayed push, this was it. PWInsider also points to Corbin remaining in the SmackDown main event scene, an indication that the Maroon incident isn't bringing any long-lasting damage for Corbin.

 

[GOATpernick]

That's my CorGOAT

 

[Larry]

he honestly a real one if that's the reason..


lets be real brehs


he still fukkin sucks and should never be on my tv tho

 

[R=G]

There was also a feeling that Corbin hurt the flow of the meeting and took away from the importance of talent health by making the discussion about previous comments Maroon has made on the NFL, which put Maroon into a defensive position instead of educating.

Hurt the flow? Lol. They would never try that shyt with Taker, Rocky, Austin..they treat these cats like str8 up sissies

 

[jadillac]

Corbin needs to find another job.

He's not a fall in line type of guy, and that's not a knock on his character. It just wont work in dumbass wwe

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

so he's being punished for calling someone out of their bullshyt in front of others

had he pulled him to the side, nothing would be addressed or at least people who aren't informed wouldn't have heard more than 1 side of the discussion

 

[reigun]

Can't hate on Corbin if he was trying to call the doctor out on being a hack. Especially if he was giving out misinformation on CTE.

Of course, in this company that expects wrestlers to just grin and question nothing, of course he'd rub people the wrong way.

 

[TL15]

Can't hate on Corbin if he was trying to call the doctor out on being a hack. Especially if he was giving out misinformation on CTE.

Of course, in this company that expects wrestlers to just grin and question nothing, of course he'd rub people the wrong way.

The meeting was about reporting injuries ASAP (concerned about brain health)
Corbin gets upset and says that impacts happen all the time in the NFL (concerned about brain health)

It sounds like they had the same stance. It seems like (from the brief reading we were provided) that Corbin was out of line honestly

It's such a fallacy that "this company expects their employees to grin and question nothing" as if MOST employers expect differently. I work in a corporate environment and if my company brought in a specialist to talk about "the sales cycle" (or something related) and some idiot stood up out of place...they would get the side eye too. This wasn't him being a locker room leader or some type of stand up guy. He was more likely interrupting a presentation paid for by his employers and making it about his singular experience (years of football, CTE lawsuit) and was semi-disruptive. It makes sense he would be "disciplined" but not fired...I would expect the same thing at my company

 

[Box Cutta]

CeGoat had to put his foot down...

 

[Prince Akeem]

so he's being punished for calling someone out of their bullshyt in front of others

had he pulled him to the side, nothing would be addressed or at least people who aren't informed wouldn't have heard more than 1 side of the discussion

Par for the course in a company that believes its own bullshyt and covers for bad people.

 

[reigun]

The meeting was about reporting injuries ASAP (concerned about brain health)
Corbin gets upset and says that impacts happen all the time in the NFL (concerned about brain health)

It sounds like they had the same stance. It seems like (from the brief reading we were provided) that Corbin was out of line honestly

It's such a fallacy that "this company expects their employees to grin and question nothing" as if MOST employers expect differently. I work in a corporate environment and if my company brought in a specialist to talk about "the sales cycle" (or something related) and some idiot stood up out of place...they would get the side eye too. This wasn't him being a locker room leader or some type of stand up guy. He was more likely interrupting a presentation paid for by his employers and making it about his singular experience (years of football, CTE lawsuit) and was semi-disruptive. It makes sense he would be "disciplined" but not fired...I would expect the same thing at my company

I read it as the doctor gave out some faulty information, Corbin called him on it, and it escalated from there. Yes, it's on Corbin if he let it go too far. But at the same token, if you bring in someone to discuss employee health concerns and they aren't giving out accurate information, someone should be calling them on it. It's not even about being a "locker room leader" or whatever, since this kind of thing affects Corbin personally.

 

[JQ Legend]

I think those of y'all who think Corbin is an a$$hole backstage just work yallselves into shoots.

Y'all think he's an a$$hole because that's his character on screen. I have yet to see him say something on Twitter that is unlike the character he portrays on TV.

Only time I seen him out of character was the AJ Styles vs Seth Rollins Madden video on up up down down when Xavier was interviewing him and Corbin came off like a cool dude out of kayfabe and also seemed like he get along with the roster at least to some extent.

Y'all really think because he's a jackass on the mic he must be one in real life. Y'all prolly also thought Hogan really gave a fukk if u took them vitamins too.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Where was Locker Room Leader during all this