Mmouse Enterprises HQ2
Nashville, Tennessee
November 4, 2019
Reporting: Lawrence Mason
Just minutes ago the third attempt at Vice Chairwoman Mouse’s called special meeting of the Board came to a conclusion. Sources from inside the Board Room mentioned that Mickey appeared five minutes early for the meeting alongside his team of lawyers. As the meeting was called to order by Board President Howard Knuckles, Mickey was raising his hand insisting on his privilege – as Chairman of the Board – to speak. The Chairman, after the President gave him the floor, began by pointing out just how tumultuous this year has been for the industry and especially for the company itself. He then expressed his resentment towards the Board’s apparent loss of faith in his ability to lead despite his leadership supposedly making the PWI and its coming resurrection the talk of the entire wrestling world. Even so – he reportedly continued – Mickey conveyed an understanding in why the Board feels enticed by Catherine’s proposal.
Mickey defended his status as Chairman, citing that he was the one who built this company from scratch and made it a powerhouse which completely revolutionized the sports entertainment industry. He then pointed to Catherine – who sat silently and respectfully intently listening to Mickey’s words – and uttered some praise for her business acumen, saying that her brilliance made him proud, but that her naiveté as far as her uncle is concerned worries him about her ability to stand on an equal footing with him. Catherine visibly rolled her eyes and even sighed, something for which President Knuckles gaveled her as he insisted on decorum.
In his closing argument of the meeting, Mickey offered what he considered to be “the best possible compromise”. He offered his own vote in support of Catherine’s proposal if only the Board strip Catherine of her position of “Chief Operations Officer” and if they compel the mysterious Board member to reveal their identity within a month lest he or she risk losing their position of power by a forced selling of his or her shares to the Board. Catherine was irate at the proposal, attacking it for being yet another power-grab by her father, but then she was quieted when a number of Board members not loyal to Mickey started to speak up in favor of the Chair’s compromise. “It’s actually quite fair, Catherine” one of them stated. Another spoke up, saying “if Mickey has to be demoted as Chair, then you remaining as C.O.O. would technically grant you more authority than he”.
As the meeting dragged on for another three hours, Mickey seemed to be whipping more members in support of his position. Catherine fell silent, and eventually asked the President to call the question (in other words, force a vote on ending the debate so as to move to a vote on the proposal). Mickey agreed, but suggested a vote on the amendment must be guaranteed, which was seconded by another member. Catherine and one other Board member were the only ones to disagree with the amendment. Then, with the amendment approved, Mickey called the question to a vote to rush approval of the newly amended proposal which was almost unanimously approved. Now, with the formal vote on the proposal about to take place, Mickey – according to sources observing the events inside the room – glanced at Catherine and smirked at her as he motioned for a vote. Once another member seconded, there vote was unanimous in support, save for Catherine’s abstention. No attempt at voting was made by the anonymous shareholder nor by any person representing them.
With the vote finished and Catherine demoted just like her father, Mickey walked by her and patted her on the back, saying “proud of you, good job today”. Catherine was said to have looked more furious than ever at that point, but she sat her seat until everyone else cleared out of the room. When she left, we attempted to get a comment from her, but all she could say was: “at least Mickey is no longer the Chairman, but it looks like he got one more small victory out of his downfall. Too bad for him that it will be the last time he will get one over on me.”
Following the meeting, Mickey’s only statement was a tweet he sent out just moments ago: “With that, we can get back to business. No matter whom the Board chooses as our new Chair, I am intent on giving the fans what they want: the best entertainment that money can buy!”
The anonymous shareholder’s representatives were asked for a comment. They said their client has no comment except that they will comply with the Board’s wishes at “Greatness Reborn”.