WWE RELEASES - JTG RELEASED BEFORE HIS TIME!!!! A TRUE WRESTLING TRAGEDY!!!!

[voncouch]

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http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-superstars

WWE has come to terms on the release of the following Superstars as of today, June 12, 2014:

JTG
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Marc Harris (referee)

WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

[Updated 3:53pm EST]

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Forgot most of them were employed in the first place.

Actually kinda surprised Teddy got released. Figured he was just on some sort of backstage deal at this point.</font>

[road doggy dogg]

now hold on a minute playa

[parkmania]

Woah - that list keeps updating, because when I went there 10 minutes ago Teddy wasn't on the list.

[Cuse8]

completely bummed about bourne. i know he had 2 strikes against him, had not been on tv in 2 years but always enjoyed his work

[parkmania]

Also, http://www.lolwrestling.com/how-long-has-jtg-been-employed/

[slik]

Evan Bourne! Noooooooo. :(

[screech]

I was a Brodus Clay fan. Rats.

[Cool King]

Only two days ago I was asking where Bourne was, as he had been gone for what felt like forever.

I'm surprised that Teddy is gone though. I always had him down as one of those guys who would be with the company forever.

I'm not surprised at all about Yoshi Tatsu though. I can't remember the last time I actually saw him in a match, or in a match that was over a minute long, or in a match that he won. He was just never really used at all from day one. Kinda makes me think that they only brought him to the WWE just so they could say "We have an Asian guy on our roster".

I'm somewhat surprised about Camacho. I liked him when he was with Hunico and him being on NXT just made me think that he was safe and would return to the main roster soon.

I'm also not that surprised about Brodus. I still think that if they kept him as the unstoppable monster heel he was originally going to be, he would have went somewhere. He was great in that roll and I really enjoyed him. But for some reason, he became a funky dancing dinosaur.

[Cool King]

Shit, now Curt Hawkins! :'(

[screech]

Had no idea Evan Bourne was still with WWE.

[Cool King]

Keep refreshing that page.

I just did and Hawkins appeared on the list. :(

[Cool King]

It's going to be crazy if JTG gets released today.

[Blue Demon]

Happy "Future Endeavord" day!!!!!!

[Ultra Mantis]

Looks like Main Event Brodus Clay went full Shad after all.

[Cool King]

Now Aksana! :'(

[voncouch]

Now Aksana! :'(

Well, maybe its not all bad then.

[CSL]

current:

Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu

[CSL]

Camacho :( thought he was great and just got lumbered with a shit gimmick. I'd put money on him going and doing well in Japan #BurretCrubaru

[#1-norm-fan]

Damn. The Funkasauraus could have been so much better. I hate when they have a perfectly fine fun babyface character and then turn him only to forget about him. What the fuck is the point? Same with Titus O'Neil. Was it really that important to break up a fine, fun midcard tag team to build a useless heel to job out to Big Show for a couple weeks and then forget about?

[voncouch]

Camacho :( thought he was great and just got lumbered with a shit gimmick. I'd put money on him going and doing well in Japan #BurretCrubaru

He was having some solid matches on NXT. Gotta say I'm surprised.

[Droford]

Justin Gabriel better be praying

[Droford]

http://i.imgur.com/SqoaP.gif

[Cool King]

Jinder is now gone.

3.5MB is now 2.5MB.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I figured they would have done more with the son of Haku than make him Mexican for some reason.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jesus this is awkward. It would appear they're updating the list as soon as they communicate the release to the employee.</font>

[screech]

They hindered jinder!

[Hanso Amore]

Camacho will be in Japan tomorrow and will do great, bet hes in bullet club in a week.

Aksana will be in TNA for a 4 month or so run soon.

Brodus could be a nice fit in TNA

[Hanso Amore]

OH MY GOD THEY KILLED 3MB GERTNER IS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF

[slik]

Jinder!

[Cool King]

I wonder who is going to stop the clock when/if JTG is released.

We don't want the clock giving him more time of employment than he actually got.

[#1-norm-fan]

Sucks to see Evan Bourne go. It seems like the guy has been "about to return very soon" for over a year now. Is he still injured or did they really just kinds lost interest him him returning?

[Hanso Amore]

If Jinder is gone and Drew Mac makes the cut maybe we will see him go off on his own again. He still could be salvaged for a nice IC run.

[Droford]

If you're dumping Mahal you might as well dump Slater and McIntyre at the same time cause their releases are inevitable

[#1-norm-fan]

Holy shit, Jinder!?!?! Really! Hornswoggle just made 3MB a fun stable! What the fuck!?

[drave]

If Jinder is gone and Drew Mac makes the cut maybe we will see him go off on his own again. He still could be salvaged for a nice IC run.

This should happen.

[Hanso Amore]

If you're dumping Mahal you might as well dump Slater and McIntyre at the same time cause their releases are inevitable

http://ib3.huluim.com/video/7596082?region=US&size=600x400

[Cool King]

Drew is gone.

[Cool King]

Slater next maybe?

[Innovator]

I'm saddened that the shooter of the divas division is gone

[#1-norm-fan]

Aaaaand there's Drew McIntyre.

[#1-norm-fan]

He's just one maaaaaaaaaaan...

[Savio]

WTF not Jinder

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Heath Slater, whatever you do, do NOT answer the phone call from the 203 area code.</font>

[Savio]

But Drew was the Choosen one.

[Droford]

Heath Slater could end up tagging with Adam Rose, that's about it

[Savio]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/superstar_badge/public/talent/shield/brodus_badge.png

[voncouch]

But Drew was the Choosen one.

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[drave]

Not Drew :(

The one that could actually amount to something.

This is a good time when Gertner's gimmick is going to turn against him.

#BadNews3MB

[#1-norm-fan]

Man. 3MB stayed together just long enough to outlast The Shield.

[Cool King]

Heath Slater could end up tagging with Adam Rose, that's about it

Oh dear.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol. Honestly, how is JTG outlasting guys who have actually been involved in storylines over the past couple months?

[Savio]

Kofi!?!?!?!?

Kofi is gone :(

[Cool King]

lol. Honestly, how is JTG outlasting guys who have actually been involved in storylines over the past couple months?

I was just thinking that.

It's both crazy and humorous to think about it.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I've read JTG is tight with Cena. At this point that's literally the only reason I can think of for why he's still employed. I actually like JTG, too.</font>

[drave]

Oh noes!

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/14734694

[Savio]

jk Kofi is not gone

[voncouch]

Kofi!?!?!?!?

Kofi is gone :(

Kofi isn't on the list. At least, not yet.

[Droford]

Not Drew :(

The one that could actually amount to something.

This is a good time when Gertner's gimmick is going to turn against him.

#BadNews3MB

Now I'm imagining Barrett being the one to make these calls.

"Teddy..I'm afraid I've got some bad news..you've made your last tag match, playa. "

[Innovator]

JTG! JTG! JTG! JTG! JTG!

[Hanso Amore]

Wow Drew - I was a big fan that sucks but it makese sense from the WWE standpoint.

Hope he goes to TNA and makes a big transition like Bateman.

[drave]

Why the fuck isn't Khali released already? He should go too -.-

[Savio]

Maybe if we start #ReleaseCena they will do it! [/smark]

[Hanso Amore]

Khali is a draw in india so he will alway have ajob. He shows up 3 times a year on TV and they make money from it.

[Savio]

Wow Drew - I was a big fan that sucks but it makese sense from the WWE standpoint.

Hope he goes to TNA and makes a big transition like Bateman.
Jinder and Drew will be called 2MB in TNA.

[#1-norm-fan]

WWE just tweeted 2 hours ago a video of 3MB doing an interview where they talk about being the "longest reigning faction of the modern era".

Odd thing to post just minutes before their release.

[Hanso Amore]

No, he will be MVPs new "selected individual"

[Hanso Amore]

WWE just tweeted 2 hours ago a video of 3MB doing an interview where they talk about being the "longest reigning faction of the modern era".

Odd thing to post just minutes before their release.

Im sure the social media group has no idea this is coming.

[#1-norm-fan]

Referee Marc Harris!?!?!?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[whiteyford]

Fucking wasted Drew, he was a hun but still, should never have swapped his solo theme for 3MB.

[Cool King]

Marc Harris has been released!

Not Marc Harris! :'(

[Savio]

Who has bets on brad maddox?

[road doggy dogg]

Damn so what's the deal with this, is June traditionally the time of year they release a bunch of talent?

[Hanso Amore]

I hope someone in the company see this thread and goes "oh shit we all forgot about JTG"

Then fires him

[Savio]

I think JTG is like milton from office space

[Innovator]

I think JTG is Vince's bastard son

[voncouch]

Ref Bump. Marc Harris is gone.

[drave]

Looks like 1MB becomes the new Shield member :cool:

[drave]

https://twitter.com/EmployedJTG

[slik]

Who has bets on brad maddox?


If they release Brad Maddox I will be devastated

[slik]

Adam Rose/Heath Slater for tag champs!

[Cool King]

I think that's all the releases for today.

There's been a nice even amount of ten releases and no new names has been added for around twenty minutes now.

[drave]

That's what they want you to think.... and then.

BAM RELEASE OUTTA NOWHERE!

[voncouch]

That's what they want you to think.... and then.

BAM RELEASE OUTTA NOWHERE!

RUSSO SWERVE!!!!!

[Innovator]

Whomever is doing the firing is taking their lunch

[GD]

Has JTG surpassed Funaki? This is hilarious.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm glad the hood is still being brought to me.

...that is still his theme, right? Fucking still.

[slik]

They should send Bo along to encourage them in their future endeavors.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I really hope Slater inexplicably keeps this theme, in the vein of JTG:

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So good.

[screech]

Kinda want JTG to have a match on RAW with a full entrance now.

[Sepholio]

Fuck them for releasing Evan Bourne :(

[Anybody Thrilla]

I could care less about a copper. They call me the copper stopper. Break them off something proper.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I guess my hopes for a John Morrison/Evan Bourne rematch on ECW are OFFICIALLY dashed now.

[erickman]

OH MY GOD THEY KILLED 3MB GERTNER IS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF

guess slater has a job for life though but the band broke up damn

[Heisenberg]

JTG has been released according to that Metsfan guy on Reddit, could he be JTG??

[Heisenberg]

Curt Hawkins firing shots at Mark Henry, whoa now

[erickman]

is drew still married to that taryn chic if so that would be a good reunion in tna

[Heisenberg]

They didn't stay married for long, it was swift

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I was actually kinda shocked by the Teddy Long release in that I figured he was just a lifer at this point and had signed some sort of backstage/production/consulting type of contract. I figured his days as an on-screen performer were over. I was actually just reminiscing about Long as SmackDown GM...I know the endless tag matches are a punchline with him, but Long as GM from like 2004-06 or so reminds me of a time when I actually watched SmackDown every week to see guys who only wrestled there, before they abolished the brand split.

Drew and Jinder were definitely the biggest surprises. When 3MB first debuted I thought they were only going to last a couple of months and instead they stuck around over a year and a half, featured on Raw most weeks. They were never going to be more than a comedy group, but they did their jobs well. Pretty much anybody released from WWE can find indy work fairly easily, but especially these two. Heath surviving the cuts means WWE is at least aware that he is excellent. I imagine he'll get a Santino-esque comedy heel push circa 2007/08.

Brodus Clay feels like a big wasted opportunity. Heel Brodus could have been an absolute badass who could have easily gotten into the US/IC title picture with minimal effort. It seemed like they were letting him hash out a heel persona on NXT so definitely disappointing he didn't get another crack on the main roster. I think he would do wonderfully in Japan if he wanted to go that route.

Camacho is another guy who should be able to do great things in Japan if he wanted to go there. WWE saddled him with a shit gimmick and even after moving him back to NXT they didn't really change it at all.

I like Curt Hawkins, I really do. He was a solid hand in the ring and I have a soft spot for him because he's a suffering from the soul-sucking disease of being a Mets fan, just like I am. He really did seem best suited as a tag team guy, and I enjoyed his team with Tyler Reks but they'd done nothing with him since. He'd make an odd appearance on Superstars or NXT but barely. He started his own wrestling school probably because he knew the release was coming sooner or later, so I doubt this is too much of a shock to him. At least on the indies he'll be able to wrestle more than once every 3 months.

Aksana...she was pretty funny. Not a good worker in the ring or anything but that's not why I liked her. There are several divas who might be getting called up soon and they obviously weren't going to get rid of Cameron or Eva Marie due to Total Divas, sad to see her go though.

Yoshi Tatsu was the fucking man. But WWE just wasn't using him. I think the only main roster work he was getting was a token booking when they'd do a tour of Japan. I imagine he'll have no issues finding work, especially back in Japan. Kinda weird to think that WWE doesn't have a Japanese wrestler under their employ for the first time in ages, unless KENTA has actually signed.

Sad Evan Bourne never made it back. He was an idiot by allowing himself to get suspended a second time, but the injury he suffered was pretty brutal and it seemed he was working his ass off to make it back. My favorite Bourne match was a match he had against John Morrison on ECW, I believe that match was quite popular in IWC circles, actually. I bet those two get booked against one another on the indies.</font>

[Heisenberg]

Global Force probably jizzing in their pants right now

[Droford]

Adam Rose/Heath Slater for tag champs!

With Curtis Axel..the 3 man Axel rose band

[erickman]

so what are they going to do with albert let him join the shield

[Savio]

http://www.wwe.com/videos/3mb-shares-an-interesting-fact-wwe-app-exclusive-june-9-2014-26382175

[Cool King]

http://oi57.tinypic.com/15hcqs7.jpg

[screech]

Curt Hawkins firing shots at Mark Henry, whoa now

What's this now?

[Sepholio]

Mark Henry tweeted about it being his birthday and how he is happily still employed after 18 years. Curt replied and basically told him he was an insensitive idiot for the timing of his post since quite a number of his colleagues just got the axe.

Nothing major.

[Heisenberg]

Check Curt's Twitter account, I can't embed RN. I'm pooping

[Cool King]

What's this now?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en-gb"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry">@TheMarkHenry</a>: Here we stand. Still here!!! <a href="http://t.co/V20Wu0v0Tx">pic.twitter.com/V20Wu0v0Tx</a>” Your colleagues lose their jobs &amp; you tweet that? You're an idiot Mark.</p>&mdash; Brian Myers (@TheCurtHawkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCurtHawkins/statuses/477134520844824576">June 12, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Hanso Amore]

Cant say Curt is wrong, I would feel the same way if I just got canned.

That said what mark said was fine im sure he didnt think of that

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod> JTG @Jtg1284 · 4m

Damn ! Why I pick up my phone !</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>And JTG is officially gone</font>

[Executioner]

JTG is gone!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>THE STREAK...is over.</font>

[MikeyMike]

JTG's gone, Slater's still surviving for now though

[Cool King]

Stop the clock!

JTG has been released!

[Cool King]

The site hosting JTG's employment clock seems to have imploded in on itself.

[KIRA]

R.I.P 3MB :(:'(

Gertner I'm here if you need a hug in this trying time.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>My sources confirm that Brock Lesnar was the one who called JTG, meaning he's ended both of WWE's most impressive streaks in the span of a few months.</font>

[Shadrick]

<font color=goldenrod> JTG @Jtg1284 · 4m

Damn ! Why I pick up my phone !</font>

i howled.

[Cool King]

So I've just came across this on Wikipedia.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/5dl5qh.jpg

lol

[KIRA]

Lol nice!

[voncouch]

http://f.ptcdn.info/084/019/000/1400397297-streakend-o.png

[KaosDarksol]

Not JTG... Who is Rusev going to squash now? Will he move on to another minority?

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: JTG got released.

:-\ Drew and 3MB itself being done.

[voncouch]

If one of the mods would like to update the title of this post to more accurately reflect this turn of events, please feel free. I'm too sad to do it myself.

[Droford]

Ryder outlasted Hawkins...but Im not sure Ryder should answer the phone for the rest of the day just to be sure

[Droford]

Ziggler seems safe to me in that the WWE will probably keep him around so that new people they want to push can beat a "former World champion"

[Shadrick]

Leave the memoriiiiiies alooooone

[Shadrick]

I'm not kidding at all when I say that this feels like the end of an era.

[Droford]

and of course..

Mojo Rawley still has a job

[voncouch]

and of course..

Mojo Rawley still has a job

They tried to fire him, but he was too hyped up

[Droford]

that didnt make any sense

err..

[Bad News Gertner]

MasterSlaters unite! The One Man Band is back!

[Shadrick]

MasterSlaters unite! The One Man Band is back!

:heart::heart::heart::love::love::love:

[Shadrick]

This is all the set up to Heath winning MITB and taking the title until his retirement.

[Droford]

My new how and/or why do they still have jobs list:

Santino - i get he's a popular comedy gimmick, but they've pidgeonholed him so far into it thats all he ever really can be.
Kahli - although I get why, they could go find a better wrestler from India..or something..
Ryder - obvious
Kofi Kingston - they really should at least let him have one main event push sometime, even if he doesnt win. He seems to be the most (wasted) potential on this list.
Mojo Rawley - I include him because he's Mojo Rawley, which is reason enough.
Justin Gabriel - just got used on NXT like a couple of the others that were released, they obviously dont have anything for him, seems like a matter of time.

[Poit]

Drew is gone.

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:'(

[Sepholio]

Actually liked JTG back in the day.

[Innovator]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Shoulda been Kofi.</p>&mdash; TRENT? (@trentylocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/trentylocks/statuses/477155987594285056">June 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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SHOTS FIRED

[DrCrawford]

Drew had one of the greatest themes, they should just give it to someone else.

[Krispy Night]

I was so worried the Miz would be on the list. I have so much good relief that he is not.
We could still have Miz vs. Bray. I really want that feud to happen and with Ric Flair as the manager of the Miz so he and Bray can cut promos on one another.

But looking at the whole list I have on thing to say: Oh my goodness!!!

[slik]

"Leave the memories alone"

2014 - The year the streak was conquered and JTG was terminated.

[Shisen Kopf]

Is Otunga still with the WWE?

[Droford]

Hes supposedly headed back for in ring action soon.

I suggested he'd be the perfect RAW GM though, but my guess is they are going to let the GM positions just disappear.

[Droford]

Bo Dallas needs to personally call each former superstar and say something like "Don't worry, you did your best. When you do your best you're always a winner! You just need to...BOLIEVE! "

Maybe draw out an Angry Heath Slater..

[VSG]

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:'(

Such a great theme :'(

Never being able to hear that theme again and seeing Brodus Clay are the only things I am really sad about on this list. Of course, I hope everyone in there gets better things career wise.

[Cool King]

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[Sepholio]

Bo Dallas needs to personally call each former superstar and say something like "Don't worry, you did your best. When you do your best you're always a winner! You just need to...BOLIEVE! "

Maybe draw out an Angry Heath Slater..

LMAO I can imagine him cutting a promo on RAW next week along those lines. "To all my friends who lost their jobs last week, don't worry! Everything will work out for you in TNA. All you have to do is......BOLIEVE."

[Cool King]

It's been updated.

http://www.lolwrestling.com/how-long-has-jtg-been-employed/

The site's radio show will be having a memorial service this Sunday.

[#1-norm-fan]

My new how and/or why do they still have jobs list:

Santino - i get he's a popular comedy gimmick, but they've pidgeonholed him so far into it thats all he ever really can be.

Who cares if that's "all he ever really can be"? He's fucking incredible at it. That's why, unlike most comedy jobbers of the current era, he's actually been consistently used.

[KIRA]

Who cares if that's "all he ever really can be"? He's fucking incredible at it. That's why, unlike most comedy jobbers of the current era, he's actually been consistently used.

The thing I love about Santino is that he shows these tiny glimses of badassery
wrapped up in being goofy and the crowd tends to eat it up.

[#1-norm-fan]

From what I've seen of his OVW gimmick, he could actually play a pretty good badass character if needed. I'd love for them to tweak his gimmick so he can actually beat someone's ass in the ring and win matches but still be the exact same goofy character who is held back by his inability to take anything seriously.

[KIRA]

From what I've seen of his OVW gimmick, he could actually play a pretty good badass character if needed. I'd love for them to tweak his gimmick so he can actually beat someone's ass in the ring and win matches but still be the exact same goofy character who is held back by his inability to take anything seriously.

I'd absolutely love that I thought at one point thats what he was going for(still kinda do)

[KIRA]

*holds up lighter*

[Dark One]

MasterSlaters unite! The One Man Band is back!

Or will it be 1.5MB with Hornswoggle?

[erickman]

hornswoggle got his head shaved for nothing atleast he was not released today.

[#1-norm-fan]

Guys! Guys! What if all these releases didn't really happen? What if they're all gonna come back as part of an invasion of misused wrestlers? Think about it!

You've got a potential mouthpiece for the group in Teddy Long, an "NWO Nick Patrick" official referee for the stable and a diva. COULD YOU IMAGINE!?

In all honestly if all these guys came out at the end of Raw just to fuck shit up ala The Nexus, I'd lose my shit.

[#1-norm-fan]

Cena vs Rollins is the main event of Raw. Suddenly Teddy Long comes through the crowd, hops the railing and grabs a mic. "Now hold on playas! This is now... a TAG MATCH!" and Mahal and McIntyre jump the railing. Triple H and Orton try to hold them back at which point Teddy turns his attention to them. "Oh, you wanna try to stop us? TAG MATCH!" at which point Yoshi Tatsu, JTG, Hawkins and Bourne come out to face off with them. Triple H calls for security and then Teddy calls for his own security which brings Brodus and Camacho, both dressed in suits down from the crowd.

Everything that follows that night would suck huge balls but it would be an awesome 10 minutes or so.

[Lock Jaw]

Brodus Clay was highly enjoyable in his recent NXT run... dealing out some sick powerbombs, and working as a good "monster" against Neville.

Camacho was also impressing me with his work on NXT.

[Lock Jaw]

In addition to Drew's old theme, 3MB's theme, R.I.P. to this sweet theme:

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Dunno. I liked it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

3MB was getting too loud pops I guess :(

[GD]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry">@TheMarkHenry</a>: Here we stand. Still here!!! <a href="http://t.co/V20Wu0v0Tx">pic.twitter.com/V20Wu0v0Tx</a>” Your colleagues lose their jobs &amp; you tweet that? You're an idiot Mark.</p>&mdash; Brian Myers (@TheCurtHawkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCurtHawkins/statuses/477134520844824576">June 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[#1-norm-fan]

Hawkins mad, bro.

[Savio]

And JTG is officially gone
WWE probably didn't know he existed until they checked the comments on twitter.

[Tom Guycott]

With Curtis Axel..the 3 man Axel rose band

No. Rybaxel should take credit for breaking up 3MB.

[Tom Guycott]

Guys! Guys! What if all these releases didn't really happen? What if they're all gonna come back as part of an invasion of misused wrestlers? Think about it...

Even though your armchair booking that you go on to do is great, but in a more pragmatic sense, you might be right about releases not neccessarily always meaning anything.

Yeah, most of the time, they do their housekeeping roster cuts, but occasionally you get stuff like them releasing "Matt Sydal", but then they hire "Evan Bourne". Wouldn't be surprised if they "release" Tyson Kidd, then stick him under that rumored mask gimmick and present him as a totally new guy they just hired.

[Sepholio]

Yeah, good point there Tom.

[DAMN iNATOR]

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:'(

Never have the lyrics "Out of time/So say 'Goodbye'" been so apt and sad at the same time.


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[dronepool]

This is the best thing WWE did in 2014, holla if ya hear me.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Can't you see we're all trying to mourn the losses of great talent like Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal and JTG?! :nono:

[Poit]

Never have the lyrics "Out of time/So say 'Goodbye'" been so apt and sad at the same time.

Really, a lot of the lyrics in that song are applicable.

You're almost to the mountaintop
You slip and fall, just like a stone
Rolling ever faster
To this darkness you have sown

You had it all right in your grasp
But in a breath, the moment passed
Now at last the end has come
You are all alone

[Poit]

I did that from memory, so there may be a couple mistakes.

[Mercenary]

Guys! Guys! What if all these releases didn't really happen? What if they're all gonna come back as part of an invasion of misused wrestlers? Think about it!

You've got a potential mouthpiece for the group in Teddy Long, an "NWO Nick Patrick" official referee for the stable and a diva. COULD YOU IMAGINE!?

In all honestly if all these guys came out at the end of Raw just to fuck shit up ala The Nexus, I'd lose my shit.


That would be awesome

[Cool King]

WWE probably didn't know he existed until they checked the comments on twitter.

I guess that would explain the three and a half hour gap between the release of Marc Harris and JTG, compared to the 10 minute gaps between everyone else.

[parkmania]

From what I've seen of his OVW gimmick, he could actually play a pretty good badass character if needed. I'd love for them to tweak his gimmick so he can actually beat someone's ass in the ring and win matches but still be the exact same goofy character who is held back by his inability to take anything seriously.

How long's it been since we had Festus's "ring the bell, become a badass" shtick? I'd love to see Santino get hypnotized into something similar, but I'm afraid it hasn't been 7 years yet.

[Rammsteinmad]

Without Teddy Long, who's gonna book all the tag matches now? :(

[Savio]

I guess that would explain the three and a half hour gap between the release of Marc Harris and JTG, compared to the 10 minute gaps between everyone else.
yeah after mark harris there was a huge gap and I thought everyone else was safe.

[FourFifty]

They fired Haku's son because no one had the balls to fire Haku.

[GD]

Daniel Bryan released

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/14734694

[FourFifty]

http://youtu.be/8ij-6vBT-88

[FourFifty]

Of all the people that got released, I think JTG could have had the most to do.

1. He could have been the new Virgil.
During Ted Jr's run Ted Jr asked R-Truth to be his Virgil. As JTG is all about the money, money, yeah yeah, the role fits. He could have been a smart ass behind Ted's back, and all "Yes sir, no sir" when Ted is looking. It could have been a set up to a full heel turn, or a bigger face turn when he turns on Ted.

2. A Corporate Thug or Gun for hire
In the same vein as being the new Virgil it's all about the money. Just now without a particular gimmick or person. It could have been "Hey, I want to get on tv more, so I'll attack Daniel Bryan or John Cena for Triple H!"

3. Become a tag team with...
almost any black guy. Yea, it's cheap, but he could have kept on as a team with almost any black guy. I think the only exception is Mark Henry. Also, Haku Jr would have been a good feel as gangsters.

4. Adopt a bully gimmick
Just straight up thuggin' and buggin'. As a gangster being an asshole bully is a perfect fit.

5. Go to NXT
Kinda like Kidd, just until there's SOMETHING for him.
Or become a trainer. Either way, from our understanding Triple H has put a lot of stock into NXT, so if people want to help out then he could have kept a contact even if it's off air to keep a job.

[Bad News Gertner]

Loved Drew because he was 3MB, but I admit he's a bore to watch in the ring.

[KIRA]

We're overlooking Yoshi Tatsu

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Nah I don't think so.

[itsmeJD]

The "random tag team" division is fucked now without Teddy Long. Holla holla holla

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah, it wasn't the same when Brad Maddox tried it.

[Heisenberg]

http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/2100000/former-or-nows-wrestlers-wwe-smackdown-2193564-182-242.jpg

[DAMN iNATOR]

We're overlooking Yoshi Tatsu

Nah I don't think so.

Yeah, he was horribly underused after he was moved from ECW and could've been the next Tajiri or Funaki if they had really wanted to build him.

Unfortunately, the sad fact is most fans will barely remember him alone, let alone the one even vaguely notable thing I can think of off the top of my head about his WWE career, and that's his debut on ECW where he attacked Shelton Benjamin for mocking him in a racist manner, leading to an impromptu match that Tatsu won.

Other than that, Tatsu did absolutely nothing to contribute to the company.

[MIZantine Empire]

Yeah, he was horribly underused after he was moved from ECW and could've been the next Tajiri or Funaki if they had really wanted to build him.

Unfortunately, the sad fact is most fans will barely remember him alone, let alone the one even vaguely notable thing I can think of off the top of my head about his WWE career, and that's his debut on ECW where he attacked Shelton Benjamin for mocking him in a racist manner, leading to an impromptu match that Tatsu won.

Other than that, Tatsu did absolutely nothing to contribute to the company.

He won a huge battle royal on the wrestle mania 26 dark match.. seems like they had something in line for him that they shit canned instantly

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He was horribly underused because he had no value except to draw Japanese fans. New Japan has the interest of Japanese and Americans now. His use was run up.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He won a huge battle royal on the wrestle mania 26 dark match.. seems like they had something in line for him that they shit canned instantly

Huge? It was a DVD extra match. They didn't care who won.

[Poit]

I liked Tatsu's tag team with Goldust at the end of ECW.

[Lock Jaw]

"Lol" at Ryan Clark.

Headline "A List of Potential WWE Releases Revealed - Details"

And then it is about DVD releases.

[road doggy dogg]

has Ryan Clark ever been on the podcast

that would be so incredible

[el bobbo]

"Lol" at Ryan Clark.

Headline "A List of Potential WWE Releases Revealed - Details"

And then it is about DVD releases.

That's straight up journalism right there.

[MIZantine Empire]

Huge? It was a DVD extra match. They didn't care who won.

I meant huge as in alot of participants

[slik]

WWE To Cut $20 Million From Budget This Year?


- As you well know by now, WWE made significant (if not unexpected) talent cuts last week by releasing eleven on-screen talents from their contracts. According to WrestleZone, this is part of an ongoing effort to cut about $20 million from the company's operating budget for this year.

Previous reports and statements by WWE have indicated that they will take a loss due to the WWE Network and other elements, and this would lead into the company's cost-cutting measures. In addition to the talent cuts, the company is cutting out some production elements such as Fandango's golden curtain entrance and the lift that Bad News Barrett used. With the company now able to take the truck used to transport those entrances off the road, they have saved about $250,000.

- 411mania

[Cool King]

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[FourFifty]

They released Bad News Barrett's scissor lift :(

[slik]

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[Tom Guycott]

Yeah, he was horribly underused after he was moved from ECW and could've been the next Tajiri or Funaki if they had really wanted to build him.

Unfortunately, the sad fact is most fans will barely remember him alone, let alone the one even vaguely notable thing I can think of off the top of my head about his WWE career, and that's his debut on ECW where he attacked Shelton Benjamin for mocking him in a racist manner, leading to an impromptu match that Tatsu won.

Other than that, Tatsu did absolutely nothing to contribute to the company.

The two things that come to mind are:

1) his twitter feed where somone broke the head off his action figure.

2) the potential angle and subsequent push against Tensai back when they were playing that whole thing straight... kinda like Rusev, but back to my point... Tatsu was basically "offended" by Tensai's gimmick and mistreatment of Sakimoto, and ASKED for a match against that guy we weren't supposed to remember was Albert. Instead of seeing the potential male version of Gail Kim vs Awesome Kong they had on their hands, they made it a one-off squash match that ultimately did NOTHING for either guy.

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Not a lot notable about his singles career, but we'll always have a lot of memories of hilarious Cryme Tyme moments.

One of my favorites:

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Like so many other teams in the past decade, Cryme Tyme were split up for basically no reason. They thought they could push Shad Gaspard as a monster heel but soon realized he wasn't very good and abandoned it within weeks and just used JTG as enhancement talent.

Cryme Tyme always got a decent reaction. Should have just kept them around. Good team to use to get an up and coming heel duo over and they were over enough that they could have been thrown into a quick Tag Title program in a pinch.</font>

[Mr. Nerfect]

JTG had so much charisma and personality it wasn't funny. There were uses for him, but I guess his attitude kept getting in the way or something.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yoshi Tatsu could have been used more prominently in the new NXT. The crowd cheekily chant for him, so he could have been inserted into storylines. I don't know if it would have made the company much money though, so I guess I can understand them never doing anything with that.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I could see Teddy Long going into the Hall of Fame next year.

Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal could get future shots with the company if they keep working on their craft and keep their noses clean.

[Lock Jaw]

JTG is the best seller of The Cobra ever.

http://niketalk.com/content/type/61/id/1022853/flags/LL

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bo1VLlMCziE/UjzP5GX9-aI/AAAAAAACBQI/_0wCd6sHPA0/s1600/k.gif

[Lock Jaw]

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[Sepholio]

Bring back JTG.

[#1-norm-fan]

I miss Cryme Tyme.

And all the awesome tag teams of WWE circa 2005-ish.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It would have been interesting to see how JTG went in the Full Sail NXT.

[Cool King]

I miss Cryme Tyme.

And all the awesome tag teams of WWE circa 2005-ish.

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:'(

[Sepholio]

Highlanders :(

[loopydate]

I'M ROBBIE!

[Cool King]

I'll always hate TNA for doing what they did to Robbie, which cost him and Rory their jobs and WrestleMania pay checks.

[drave]

? Never knew they went to TNA. What was that about? Really miss The Highlanders.

[erickman]

? Never knew they went to TNA. What was that about? Really miss The Highlanders.

they never worked for them, but they attended a tna ppv and tna showed them on tv and vince fired them

[parkmania]

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[Cool King]

? Never knew they went to TNA. What was that about? Really miss The Highlanders.

they never worked for them, but they attended a tna ppv and tna showed them on tv and vince fired them

Well, only Robbie went to the TNA show. As far as I know, he was invited by a WWE alumni who had a match that night.

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So because of that, The Highlanders jobbed for months, lost their massive WrestleMania pay check, and then were released.

A really big dick move from TNA in my opinion.

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It's good to see that JTG isn't bothered by his release and that both guys are happy.

[Lock Jaw]

To be fair, Robbie should have been smarter than to attend the "competition".

Even if they didn't put him on tv, there are dozens of fans with their cell phones and cameras who will go right home and send it to Ryan Clark.

[Mr. Nerfect]

JTG is deceptively big. And charismatic as hell.

[Mr. Nerfect]

TNA are fucking stupid if they don't try and secure Crime Time for their tag team scene.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They are also insane if they don't try and get Drew Galloway in. Great worker, great look, and his personality might click better with the smaller arena. Getting on the mic and rambling passes as a promo there. And the interactions with Taryn have the potential to be great, providing both are comfortable working with one another.

That being said, I think Galloway would be making a bit of a foolish decision to sign with TNA. I think only guys who know they are well and truly done with WWE should give them a shot. JTG and Matt Sydal are the two that I just couldn't see the WWE bringing back. Brian Meyers too. They kept him around for years and never did ANYTHING much with him over the past few years.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I liked Curt Hawkins. I didn't think he was ever going to be more than a tag team specialist, but still thought he was decent enough to find regular work on Superstars or Main Event. I like his Gatecrashers team with Vance Archer but then they just broke them up for no reason once WWE went into one of their patented "eh, fuck tag team wrestling" moods. His team with Reks was entertaining as well, just bad luck that Reks wanted to move on.

They also had him team with Ryder once when Hawkins got drafted to Raw in 2011, but it was abandoned after a week. Ryder then enjoyed his brief singles push but has floundered since. As soon as Reks was granted his release I thought they should have just but Ryder and Hawkins back together permanently as a comedy team. Neither man had been doing anything, they've got chemistry, they have a history of teaming before, they're childhood friends in real life, etc. Ah well. At least Hawkins has had no trouble finding work and is running a training school.</font>