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John Oliver Slams Vince McMahon On Usage Of Independent Contractors
WWE was the main subject on last night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”.
Oliver began the segment by discussing how he enjoys wrestling himself, showing clips of Jake Roberts snake biting Randy Savage, as well as classic Attitude Era clips involving Steve Austin.
John Oliver spoke on the high mortality rate of wrestler’s, Vince McMahon’s monopoly on the business, and the time he dropped a racial slur when speaking to John Cena in front of Booker T.
Oliver than spoke on the mistreatment of wrestler’s, talking about WWE’s usage of “independent contractors”, and how that hurt’s talent with the omission of health insurance and pensions.
He encouraged wrestling fans to be vocal on the mistreatment of wrestlers during this year’s Wrestlemania.
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Watch the full segment below (Not available in Canada, UK, and Australia)