Former AEW Coach Rants About "Corruption And Negligence" In Company

After outbursts couple of months back regarding criticism of the WrestleDream match between Darby Allin and Jon Moxley, former AEW coach Sarah Stock is back on social media to throw some harsh words in the way of her former employer, this time taking aim at the HR department and changes AEW have made in this area, among other things. 

Stock wrote:

“Corruption and negligence are running UNCHECKED at @aew. There is so much more than this.  Receipts are coming.   Anyone who doesn’t want to listen, stop listening.  I don’t care. In the meantime, TALENT AND COMPANY SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE PUT AT RISK, to line the pockets of Kosha and Manzione. Of all the departments to eliminate…”

“I’m calling out corruption.  Hi, Karen “Fibber” Bibber and Chris “Not A”  Man-zione . Sleep tight.”

Doubling down, Stock would then tag Chris Manzione of AEW. 

“Oops, forgot to tag them. It’s @the_real_manzo and I can’t find Karen’s handle; probably disappeared publicly out of embarrassment for her grand flop of a ‘greatest accomplishment’ in @aew: renaming ‘Human Resources’ to ‘People & Culture’. You go, girl! Earn that paycheck!”

“I’d like some clarification, please @the_real_manzo. How many mental health-related ‘issues’ are @aew wrestlers permitted per year before they start getting charged? We’ve been directed to you for answers. Thanks!”

“Has Manzione explained yet how the decision was made to replace an extremely qualified, diverse, and beloved team of mental health professionals  with a 3rd-party booking app?  Karen From Not-HR places the blame on talent, saying they asked for “more accessibility”.  That’s the biggest joke of this entire fiasco.  Please talk us through it, @the_real_manzo”

Stock was asked whether she’d get a response to her comments on social media, to which she said:

“I’m not sure why he wouldn’t! The new mental health “program” he implemented  (eliminated) surely benefits TALENT and STAFF!  You’d think the man in charge would be excited to come online and clear up any misunderstandings.  The floor is yours, @the_real_manzo!”

On top of these critiques, Stock also called out AEW’s handling of Mexican talent: 

“Here’s how @koshairby and @aew took care of 🇲🇽 Mexican talent: to save money on flights home btwn Dynamite and Collision, they’d fly in Mexican talent on Tues and keep them in the country until Sunday, no per diem, no food allowance, and ONLY ONE DAY/WEEK AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILY. I was furious when I found out. I addressed the insanity and immorality of that with Kosha, but, ‘Then I’d have to do it for everyone.’”

Stock would also call out production meetings:

“Only a small specialized niche of professionals will understand how disastrous this is, but @aew doesn’t have production meetings, either.  Poor Mansury, pro of pros, trying to get a minimum of 2 live shows each week on the air with next-to-zero information, and a whole roster and staff even more in the dark as 8 pm Wednesday hits.”

“The meeting: Q-Tip texts the coaches. We’re in TK’s office. In comes Swerve or Mox or Darby or Christian or Jericho or Edge or anybody who believes their time matters more than everyone else’s. That’s how it was 6 months ago. TK spends 45-120 min with each. Coaches go back to their job w no direction, disgusted at what they’re witnessing. Show starts at 8, cross your fingers.”

Several AEW talents, the likes of Ricochet and Kip Sabian, have hit back at Sarah Stock’s comments, with Mercedes Mone also making some vague tweets not tagging Stock, but stating that her hope that “she” is okay.