There’s an old saying that “all publicity” is good publicity. In that case, WWE fans should be happy to hear that the company has drawn the attention of John Oliver. According to a Twitter post from Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Oliver will discuss WWE’s independent contractor status on Last Week Tonight.
As I reported on Fightful Select this afternoon, HBO's Last Week Tonight is set to talk about WWE's independent contractor status. To what extent, I don't know. I've been led to believe that will be on tonight's show. https://t.co/s7FgjGWb3g
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 31, 2019
There are certainly more troubling reasons the WWE could be in the spotlight but, just before WrestleMania, an analysis of the company’s employment practices doesn’t exactly qualify as a positive development.
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