JBL says he would have backed WWE firing 43-year-old star over recent controversy

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Now, JBL has addressed the controversy on the Something to Wrestle With podcast. The Hall of Famer said he agrees with WWE fining Tama Tonga and would’ve backed them if they would’ve even fired him.

“This was always a fireable offense. You release something like that, you release secrets of your company…I completely agree with WWE for the fine, for whatever the amount was, and if they’d have fired him, I’d have agreed with it,” he said.

JBL also addressed the difference between Netflix releasing Unreal, which exposes backstage secrets, and a wrestler sharing footage of a rehearsal. He said the company choosing what to put out was different than a talent sharing a backstage video on their own.

“The company chooses to release that in a way that is canned in their WWE Unreal, which is the prerogative that they have to be able to look at that, edit that, figure out what they want to put out, what they don’t,” he added.

Tama Tonga responded after WWE fine

Tama Tonga was reportedly fined a five-figure sum for posting behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage.

The veteran addressed the situation on a live stream and said he had already moved on from the incident.

Tama said he had to go to his happy place after what happened and he had to take the hit and move on. He also talked about whether he was in the company’s doghouse, joking that he had been in the doghouse for his entire life.

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