Jack wanted to **** around and he found out. Can't press someone buttons in front of the camera and behind the curtain and expect things to be fine and dandy. When the boss can't be the boss expect the worst to happen.
It needed to be addressed urgently as this is a systemic problem in the company. Remember Tony's solution to the problem with Punk and the Elite was to split the roster rather than getting the parties to resolve their issues. Tony allowed for problem similar to the Hangman situation to happen because he can't solve problems