Jared Shaw is not the reason Elite XC went under
by MMAmania.com on Mar 3, 2009 12:24 PM EST
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Quoteworthy:
"There’s haters in life, there’s jealousy in life. There’s people who are misinformed. I am used to feeling the brunt of hate or gratification - however somebody wants to treat me. To hear my coworkers come out and basically throw stones, slander me, and insinuate things that are not true, it showed that they didn’t know what was going on. I think everybody wants to be in a position of power. Look, the one job that I think is kind of like fantasy football or fantasy baseball to everybody is being a matchmaker, and not everybody can hold that position in a company because not everybody has an eye for talent and because if you got too many chiefs in the kitchen, there’s no cook. So, in that essence, some people felt like they wanted that opportunity, and I am sorry that when they made a statement it wasn’t heard or that they didn’t have a say in the company’s future. I did my job, and I got nothing bad to say about anybody because, at the end of the day, I can hold my head up high and know that I am real human being and I don’t need to take pot shots at others to make myself feel better or to make myself look better to future endeavors. I know what I brought to the table, and I think people from the inside who really understand the sport, I think they know what I brought to the table.... Some people want to blame me for the demise of the company, but those that were close know the truth. I haven’t gone on the record with anybody because I don’t really have anything to say. I know what I brought to the table, and I believe in karma. I believe in what goes around comes around, and those that were responsible for the demise – and it’s not one person in general – they all know it and they’ve all felt it. I don’t need to point my finger at anyone."
Former Elite XC Vice President, Jared "$kala" Shaw, talks about what went wrong with Pro Elite in general and the promotion in particular. He feels that the epic collapse was not his fault -- it was merely a case of too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. Shaw is apparently now focused on managing a stable of professional boxers; however, would not rule out a return to mixed martial arts if an opportunity were to emerge with, for example, the new-look Strikeforce.
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hehe first comment…. Jared Shaw is a douche!
by N-Cryptic on Mar 3, 2009 12:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
id say hes more mature than you are… that was a very reasonable comment from the guy, and i have yet to see anything he has done to get all the criticism that he does… unless someone wants to educate me on why he is so despised im going to side with him for now… dont get what all the hate is about
by brendan on Mar 3, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Jared Shaw could explain how he was in any way a benefiting factor for Elite XC then I see the point of this article. But he wasn’t and he was a leach just like his father with little to no MMA knowlegde and an ego the size of texas to go along with it. He was a factor in the fall of EXC but just not as big as his paw.
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Mar 3, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YOU know what really pisses me off? The fact that I actually know who Jared shaw is! I wish I could smoke away all the brain cells involved with my memory of Jared shaw!
what a scumbag! I guess its not true that Jared was always peaking at Gina while she had to strip down to make weight! Dude is a scum bag….i feel bad for all of those like myself who know who he is!
by john on Mar 3, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn’t Scumbag Jr. who built the entire company around one crappy and grossly overrated fighter who got exposed as a complete joke of a fraud by a journeyman fighter who was paid not to go to the ground so as to give the crappy and overrated fighter a shot to win? Because if it was someone other than Scumbag Jr. who did that, then yes, Scumbag Jr. is correct in saying that Elite’s collapse was not his fault.
by PW on Mar 3, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course Elite’s demise isnt all his fault, but that doesnt mean that he isnt a scumbag.
Dude was one of EliteXC’s exec’s and he was peaking at one of his fighters (Gina) undressing during the weigh ins? R u kidding….that is the definition of a scum bag. If anyone of us were peaking at Gina undressing it would be understandable, after all we are all men, and she is hot. But for one of the heads of ElitexC to do this, is just unprofessional and inexcusable!
by john on Mar 3, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He may not have built the company around one fighter but he sure was pissed when that one fighter lost to a nobody. Not only that but why should he have been put in the position he was in with the company? Because of experience? No, because of his daddy. He had a position I don’t feel he deserved and he proved he couldn’t handle by acting in an unperfessional manner. If there are inside people blaming Jared Shaw for the downfall of EXC I tend to believe those people know something I don’t. So I’m going to go with the general mass here and just say it, Jared Shaw is a douche. (that should have been the title of this article)
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Mar 3, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
forgot about that incident where he was shouting about the back of the head… thats definitely a strike against his character for sure
by brendan on Mar 3, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
John i blame the whole gina thing on her and the fn Florida commission – those crooked f%^ks. If she doesn’t want scumbags to peak then she should come in on weight. Better yet be a professional. Still though $kala was nothing but a worthless peon who just collected checks and made screwy matchups. Champion and Lappen aka the three time loser were the real reason for failure.
by NameNotRequired on Mar 3, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
clearly you didnt follow his interviews and way of acting while he was at elite xc. do some u tube surfing and you mite understand. from him basically jerking kimbo under the table on mma live to screaming about petruzzeli hitting the back of the head when he was beating down kimbo, this guy is a train wreck and a cancer for the sport that was thankfully removed.
by bobby o'shea on Mar 3, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Responisble? he takes no responsibility for the company’s demise. What would have been responsible is if he had said that he, along with the others who he said were responsible should share the blame. The hate is for $kala akting like he is the greatst thing to happen to MMA and that he in no way was responsible for Elite EX failing.
by DB on Mar 3, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Take “Jared Shaw” out of your comment and add “N-Cryptic” in its place and then you have a true statement.
Can we please put an age restriction on this website. Maybe we make some of these kids get their parents to write a letter to mania to make sure they are capable of handling posting on a website in a mature manner.
by Jason on Mar 3, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
please. he didn’t say anything that most of the rest of the MMA community isn’t thinking. Based on Jared’s past actions, its not far fetched to call him a douche. he acting in a douche like matter, therefore he was just calling it as he saw it, as do the rest of us.
by kitsunex on Mar 4, 2009 1:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
typing hehe is very non manly, you sound like a 2nd grade girl
by kayo on Mar 3, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he may have lost it cuz he sounds like a dumbass
by brian on Mar 3, 2009 12:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
was he not the guy that was screaming at the ref about kimbo getting hit on the back of the head?
by ruan-fiy on Mar 3, 2009 12:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No he was screaming in agony because all of his hopes and dreams were going down the crapper!!! lol
by Dragon on Mar 3, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah so it was him then, yeah he did his job trying to fix a fight by telling a fighter how he should go about his business. he’s the man. he should write comics then he would be able to have his own outcome in fights lol.
by ruan-fiy on Mar 3, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
keep the scum who ruined boxing out of mma
by hatteras on Mar 3, 2009 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not that I think he helped Elite XC by any means but I do agree that he wasn’t the whole problem. I’m sure that if one was to dive in a little deeper they would find that Jared Shaw wasn’t the only douche working for Elite XC, there were many douches and this is why the went under.
by Dragon on Mar 3, 2009 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love the part where he talks about an eye for talent, Jared and Gary Shaw are full of lose. Bad for boxing and bad for MMA.
by Mrs.Featherbottom on Mar 3, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hereby nominate this guy for the biggest douche of the universe award.
by Lester the Pimp on Mar 3, 2009 1:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very deserved nomination. But he’s going to have a tough time unseating John Edwards.
by GregC on Mar 3, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
John Kerry’s running mate or the fake psychic?
by PW on Mar 3, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He gets hated on becasue he was showing very obvious favoritism towards Kimbo when Seth was ending Elite XC’s run. His screaming like a little kid for the ref to stan them up or whatever he was screaming was dumb. Also, he tryied to sneak a peak at Gina when she was bucky naked at the weigh ins and people called him a scumbag! Hey on that end, i wont hate on the guy ID WANT TO SNEAK A PEEK AS WELL!!!! jaja and any other mofo on here would too!!! jaja how can one resist!
by Adam on Mar 3, 2009 1:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
election for douche bag or turd sandwich (south park)
by The Philicutioner on Mar 3, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is there an award out there for: 1st post on a forum, that I’m unaware of? Whoever thought up the 1st crap, needs a serious ass beating. Moreover, if your are the 1st post, I’m not retarded and can figure out that the post with nothing above it, is indeed the first post. Thus, I’m no longer in need of your confirmation. Thank you.
That said, if one is the first poster in a forum, please for the love of God, come with something stronger than, “fill in name here is a douche”. Present a starting point for the debate and/or a comment that is deep enough to invoke some thought.
by Jeff on Mar 3, 2009 2:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Amen! THat juvenile crap pisses me off too! I have been 1st a zillion times on threads, and I am proud to say that I have never posted that lame “1st” crap! When I get the 1st post my eyes light up and it makes me want to write something good to start the debate flowing….instead idiots waste it with boderline retard crap!
by john on Mar 3, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Are these lyrics to his next rap song?
He should have put “Word” in caps at the end.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Mar 3, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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