See ya Alberto!

[Mercenary]

http://www.wwe.com/inside/alberto-del-rio-released

[GD]

I wasn't ready for this.

WWE announced the release of Alberto Del Rio due to unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee.

[Rammsteinmad]

Oh cool. I can't wait for all the reports to come out on what he did.

And then for him to be "re-signed" a week or two later.

[Juan]

:(:(:(:(:(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:o

[Fignuts]

Could never get into him.

He was by no means bad, either in the ring or on the mic, but he didn't stand out to me either. He was just there.

[dronepool]

Cool , he was not a big deal/that interesting.

[road doggy dogg]

whoa

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow.

[Fignuts]

Hope he kicked Adam Rose in the balls or something. Hate that guy.

[Volare]

Hope he kicked Adam Rose in the balls or something. Hate that guy.

I can see that now... "King! He just got Del Rio'd!!"

[KaosDarksol]

Wonder what happened. We won't really be missing much though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Oh cool. I can't wait for all the reports to come out on what he did.

And then for him to be "re-signed" a week or two later.

Had to be something really serious considering he didn't get the "future endeavors" stuff the WWE does for almost everyone.

[Nowhere Man]

But now who is going to wrestle Dolph Ziggler on every single show for no reason?

[Shisen Kopf]

Getting released was his destiny.

[erickman]

wasnt he retiring this summer anyway, wonder whos ass he kicked, wonder if he will show up in japan for bound for glory.

[Lock Jaw]

Damn, that sucks.

Was just thinking on Monday after his match with Ambrose how much I love watching the guy's matches... and made a little wish that they would do something to "fix" him and make him a big player again...

[DaveBrawl]

Well they fixed him. Way to go Lock Jaw.

[el bobbo]

This is a little shocking, but I do not even care. He always seemed to take up a spot that another, more interesting member of the roster could have occupied and succeeded at. He was a great worker, but really bland and vanilla, which was probably a big fault of the writers and not really his own.

[Vastardikai]

He was truly a victim of the title unification.

[#1-norm-fan]

He was a victim of WWE booking not knowing how to keep more than 2 guys interesting at the same time. He had the rasslin' skill, the look, the charisma... With some writers who could consistently book him in something compelling he could have been a big deal.

[GD]

Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez have arrived in the Impact Zone.

[Black Widow]

Iv'e heard about many wrestlers having altercations in the back.

I wonder if maybe it was one of the divas?

[Vastardikai]

I'm thinking maybe Kevin Dunn. Because the wrestlers and the divas aren't employees.

[GD]

Some highlights from his career

Alberto wins the prestigious World Heavyweight Championship for the first time

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Alberto wins the second most prestigious WWE Championship for the first time

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The infamous Alberto Del Rio vs Ricardo Rodriguez classic

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When Alberto Del Rio main-evented Wrestlemania as the World's Heavyweight Champion

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When Alberto Del Rio faced the chihuahua - Rey Mysterio in his first ever WWE match

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[Cool King]

Well, I wasn't expecting this, but then again, who was?

As Smelly Meatball pointed out, it must have been something pretty serious, as he didn't get wished the best in his future endeavours, like the WWE usually does when they release someone.

From what I've read, Del Rio is a bit of a dick in real life/has a short fuse, so I'm guessing he must have gotten into a fight/argument with someone who is pretty important in the company, and this is his punishment.

[screech]

Dammit :(

Big Del Rio fan. Never saw a bad match from him. Though I wish he would have gone back to flaunting his wealth and piss, I always enjoyed seeing him. Never tuned him out like I do with Adam Rose or Bo Dallas.

[GD]

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[#1-norm-fan]

He showed the ability to be an awesome cocky face in his feud with Big Show. He played off a comedic love/hate relationship with Ricardo perfectly as a face. After that it was all downhill though.

[VSG]

Wow I wonder what he did!

[Rammsteinmad]

He was a victim of WWE booking not knowing how to keep more than 2 guys interesting at the same time. He had the rasslin' skill, the look, the charisma... With some writers who could consistently book him in something compelling he could have been a big deal.

The fact that Del Rio is technically a four-time world champion and a Royal Rumble winner, yet has "been there" for the last year pretty much demonstrates WWE's knack of having too many big names doing nothing.

[Lock Jaw]

I think I am one of the only people who greatly enjoyed Alberto Del Rio as a face.

[Lock Jaw]

Also, I was the first to make Alberto Del Rio a Heavyweight Champion in the chronicles of ARMCHAIR WARFARE.

[Mercenary]

We noted before that WWE did not use Alberto Del Rio's real name when announcing his release from the company this evening. It's also interesting that they did not wish him the best in his future endeavors.

For what it's worth, Rob Feinstein of RF Video wrote on his Facebook that Del Rio was involved in a backstage incident at the recent WWE TV tapings. RF claimed that Del Rio had words with an employee who works for WWE's social media department and allegedly slapped him. This should be taken as strictly rumor for now.

We've noted how Del Rio has expressed interest in leaving WWE and returning to Mexico once his deal expired this year.

[Vastardikai]

so he pulled a Cornette?

[FourFifty]

Hope he kicked Adam Rose in the balls or something. Hate that guy.

Don't be a lemon, BE A ROSE BUD!



Anywho, I'm not sad, but I am quite shocked at this. Del Rio wasn't shit... he was just not at a main event level. If they would have had him go after the IC/US strap, I could get behind that. For now, we shall call him by his proper Lucha name.

Destello en la Cazuela

[Corndad]

Honestly. He bored me. Curious to see what happened to cause his firing.

The one memory I actually enjoyed of him was life. Christmas Eve episode where he ran over Santa Claus with his car starting one of the funniest chants I've ever heard "You killed Santa.... You killed Santa" LOL then he proceeded to have a street fight with Cena that was a lot more entertaining then I expected. This was the kick off to his face turn which may have lead to his downfall from relevancy.

[slik]

Surprising, but nothing of value of lost.

[slik]

Since there is no one for Sheamus to wrestle 800 times on television now, might as well get rid of him too.

[#1-norm-fan]

I think we can safely say now that WWE's butchering of ADR is completely and his initial push didn't mean anything... Santino should have won that Rumble, dammit.

[Lock Jaw]

http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/stylesclash/998116427/1/tumblr_l7lyasjWfu1qzwfme

[Bad News Gertner]

Del Rio was probably the most smoothest performer in the company. Everything he didbwas so effortless. Loved his matches with Sheamus.

[ClockShot]

DAMAS Y CABALLEROS! THERE GOES, ALBERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sad to see him really go. Actually liked the guy. Either as a heel or a face.

Worth noting that Timekeeper Mark Yeaton got released also. Which makes me wonder if this is actually a round of cuts starting to happen?

[GD]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/superstar_bio/public/talent/bio/2012/01/alberto-delrio-bio.png

What a handsome sonofagun.

[slik]

Does this make Sin Cara or El Torito Mexico's greatest export?

[Bad News Gertner]

Juan Cena

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>He wasn't wished the best in his future endeavors.</font>

[Heisenberg]

Moderator Damage Control Post:

Evening gents, just overheard the news about ADR. I know he was a favorite among countless posters here and guests as well.

You have to understand that your actions and words can touch others around in an uncomfortable way. YOU MUST NOT RESORT TO THREATS OF PEDOPHILIA

VSG is a post or two away from getting tickets to see Rey Mysterio lose himself to the music, the moment, he wants it.

If you need solace don't hesitate to leave a PM and we'll see what Ryan Clark can do for you.

[Bad News Gertner]

I feel safer now

[Curtis]

This is the biggest travesty in wrestling history since last week when mg hursts mom refused to give him a ride to play wrestler with those nice casatt boys.


Seriously tho its not like WWE was doing anything with del rio anyway...

[Dark One]

I'm really just interested to find out what exactly happened.

His matches were generally good or at least passable--I really enjoyed his title match with Christian--it's just that he stopped having anything to do, so his matches essentially became "Here's a guy who's doing nothing who's going to beat X or Y who could use a win to keep their momentum."

Also he was good for killing Sin Cara Classic.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Figured something was weird. On Main Event he basically turned face speaking Spanish to the Loredo Texas crowd. He then issues a challenge to face Swagger who was booed a bit. Del Rio tapped out clean to the Patriot Lock in the match.

I know he's been wanting to retire for awhile now. Pretty shitty way to leave though. What happened?

[Lock Jaw]

Now who is Kallisto going to have a million matches with when he debuts on the main roster?

[#1-norm-fan]

Remember when Jack Swagger vs Alberto Del Rio was the World Title Match at WrestleMania?

lolwhat?

[Tom Guycott]

I think we can safely say now that WWE's butchering of ___ is completely and his initial push didn't mean anything...

Oh, exploitable!

[Tom Guycott]

Does this make Sin Cara or El Torito Mexico's greatest export?

Nope, just makes Mr. Of The River America's greatest deport. :shifty:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Now who is Kallisto going to have a million matches with when he debuts on the main roster?

Hahahaha. He's gonna get released too probably.

[MIZantine Empire]

I just want to point out that water brain Ryan Clark said he was going to "go back overseas" to mexico. Overseas...to mexico.... from america....

[MIZantine Empire]

Also I'm going to need a new sig.. my dancing del Rio sig is obsolete...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I just want to point out that water brain Ryan Clark said he was going to "go back overseas" to mexico. Overseas...to mexico.... from america....

Classic. :y:

[#1-norm-fan]

Oh, exploitable!

*complete

[Disturbed316]

Never enjoyed him, wont miss him.

[hb2k]

Good wrestler, but was stuck at stage 1 when it comes to character and personality, never really evolved past his original gimmick, and he's been stale for years. They tried a number of times, have exhausted every option at this point, and so I'm glad they've called it a day.

[#1-norm-fan]

I feel like a lot of people are putting his lack of character development on him. The guy had charisma and especially during his debut feud with Mysterio and his face turn, he showed plenty of personality. If you don't give someone shit to work with for a story and they just float around aimlessly for years, they're not gonna be interesting though. I don't care who it is.

[hb2k]

Agree completely, that's not on him, and it's the same for a lot of guys - they'll come in with a fresh act, but it never goes beyond that one note joke. We're seeing a lot of the same thing with Wyatt right now.

[Big Vic]

Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez have arrived in the Impact Zone.
They would change it to "Ricardo Del Rio" and "Alberto Rodriguez"

[erickman]

too bad mvp allready used the rich invester angle del rio would have been good for that

[Big Vic]

They can just re-run it again.

[Vastardikai]

too bad mvp allready used the rich invester angle del rio would have been good for that

never stopped TNA before.

[Simple Fan]

I just want to point out that water brain Ryan Clark said he was going to "go back overseas" to mexico. Overseas...to mexico.... from america....

I seen that too. The Rio Grand ocean?

[Big Vic]

Maybe he is flying from Florida to Mexico

[Sepholio]

I just want to point out that water brain Ryan Clark said he was going to "go back overseas" to mexico. Overseas...to mexico.... from america....

Well that's Ryan 'de derp de derpa derrrr' Clark for you.

[DrCrawford]

He had the best enziguri since Owen

[Poit]

too bad mvp allready used the rich invester angle del rio would have been good for that

He could be revealed as the money behind MVP (it was previously mentioned that MVP had other people funding him), and he's pissed at MVP for squandering the money. Instant feud, just add water (from the river).

[Emperor Smeat]

Based on sketchy stories and what wrestlers have been talking about, at catering, somebody asked the person to clean off his plate. The person joked something along the lines of how that's Del Rio's job. Del Rio found out and confronted him. As the story goes, he didn't apologize and then smiled at him, and Del Rio slapped him.

[DrCrawford]

If that story is true, I can't believe he was fired for it. Especially considering Vince supposedly gets a hardon for men acting manly.

[Theo Dious]

I'm sorry, the idea that that is "racist" is absurd.

Also, given that people are constantly wanking about WWE's supposed inconsistencies on their anti-bullying activities, one might point out that Del Rio was fired for intimidating and then physically assaulting someone who didn't respond favorably to his demands for an apology is pretty much right in line with the anti-bullying stance. Especially given that a "social media director" is probably not the kind of person likely to whip out some mad fat self-defense moves.

[Fignuts]

Still pretty gay.

Sounds like guy had it coming.

[ron the dial]

I'm sorry, the idea that that is "racist" is absurd.
it's pretty unfair to make a call on that one way or the other without more context.

[Shadrick]

it's pretty unfair to make a call on that one way or the other without more context.

This.

[Savio]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(1/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivaDelRio">@VivaDelRio</a> is responsible for his own actions. If you’re angry at anyone, be angry at Alberto.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845523437875202">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Disturbed316]

Whether the guy had I coming or not, no reason for Del Rio to smack him just for talking back to him. Firing him for unprofessional conduct seems justified to me.

Also, lol a those tweets, obviously hit a raw nerve with some people.

[GD]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(1/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivaDelRio">@VivaDelRio</a> is responsible for his own actions. If you’re angry at anyone, be angry at Alberto.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845523437875202">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(2/2) There’s no excuse for a pro athlete not to conduct themselves in a professional manner.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845542731653120">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Although, I love Alberto (and he doesn't care), his actions cannot be justified. If the rumors are true, he deserved what he got.

[Wishbone]

Can't see how any of y'all can say that Del Rio deserved to get fired over this. If the rumors are true, and that's a big if, then the prick had it coming. This bullshit about being allowed to say whatever you want without consequences is moronic. You can't talk shit about an over 6 foot tall and 250 pound man and not expect him to beat your ass.

[FourFifty]

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10 bucks says he slapped Joey Styles.
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[Vastardikai]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(1/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivaDelRio">@VivaDelRio</a> is responsible for his own actions. If you’re angry at anyone, be angry at Alberto.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845523437875202">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(2/2) There’s no excuse for a pro athlete not to conduct themselves in a professional manner.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845542731653120">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Remember that the guy Del Rio allegedly slapped was the head of the Social Media Department. Which leads me to wonder if these posts were even approved by the WWE, or just the guy being a cunt.

[Shadrick]

Can't see how any of y'all can say that Del Rio deserved to get fired over this. If the rumors are true, and that's a big if, then the prick had it coming. This bullshit about being allowed to say whatever you want without consequences is moronic. You can't talk shit about an over 6 foot tall and 250 pound man and not expect him to beat your ass.

Especially something as insensitive as an alleged racial insult.

But if someone isn't a minority, I don't really expect them to sincerely understand what it feels like, though.

[Shadrick]

Whether the guy had I coming or not, no reason for Del Rio to smack him just for talking back to him. Firing him for unprofessional conduct seems justified to me.

Also, lol a those tweets, obviously hit a raw nerve with some people.

The smack wasn't for talking back to him, I'm sure. I imagine the smack was for what was actually said...

[ron the dial]

....which is something that we still don't know. although i do love speculation based on very little information. made the "chris benoit is dead" thread a great read 7 years later.

[Shadrick]

....which is something that we still don't know. although i do love speculation based on very little information. made the "chris benoit is dead" thread a great read 7 years later.

Exactly, its all speculation at this juncture.

But if Del Rio smacking the guy was the result of the guy being smug about a racial comment he made, Del Rio is still in the wrong, but its a bit more justifiable than just "Alberto got mad and smacked the social media guy."

[Savio]

Ryback used to bully people all the time though.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Don't be a bully be a star! Del Rio stands up for himself and gets fired. Don't be a star at all I guess.

If what happened the way the reports say it is then it's bullshit. The guy deserved to get his ass kicked and lucky he just got slapped. Racist comment. Making it seem Del Rio is Consuela. He probably wanted to ask Del Rio if they were out of lemon pledge. Did Del Rio deserve to be fired?

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[el bobbo]

Ryback used to bully people all the time though.

Look where it got him...

[Savio]

Wonder what they would do if Cena slapped someone.

[Tom Guycott]

Based on sketchy stories and what wrestlers have been talking about, at catering, somebody asked the person to clean off his plate. The person joked something along the lines of how that's Del Rio's job. Del Rio found out and confronted him. As the story goes, he didn't apologize and then smiled at him, and Del Rio slapped him.

Did the guy also wink at ADR while smiling and not apologizing?

If so, he was not only upset about racisim, but the guy was steamming his gimmick! Sounds like he deserved what he got like Bubba got from Kong.



... but you already know that.

[Tom Guycott]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>(1/2) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivaDelRio">@VivaDelRio</a> is responsible for his own actions. If you’re angry at anyone, be angry at Alberto.</p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/statuses/497845523437875202">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Remember that the guy Del Rio allegedly slapped was the head of the Social Media Department. Which leads me to wonder if these posts were even approved by the WWE, or just the guy being a cunt.

"Alberto screwed Alberto".

[Shadrick]

Did the guy also wink at ADR while smiling and not apologizing?

If so, he was not only upset about racisim, but the guy was steamming his gimmick! Sounds like he deserved what he got like Bubba got from Kong.



... but you already know that.

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[#1-norm-fan]

It looks like that wink was really difficult to pull off.

[Shadrick]

It looks like that wink was really difficult to pull off.

No bullshit, it looks like his eye doesn't even close all the way lol

[#1-norm-fan]

And he's gotta almost stop his smug smile because he needs to use so many face muscles on winking.

Who has to put that much effort into a wink? What the h?

[el bobbo]

Wonder what they would do if Cena slapped someone.

Another title run because he defied the odds and stood up for himself.

[ron the dial]

And he's gotta almost stop his smug smile because he needs to use so many face muscles on winking.

Who has to put that much effort into a wink? What the h?
i look like that when i wink :(

i try not to ever wink, for the record.

[FourFifty]

Wonder what they would do if Cena slapped someone.

fired the guy who got slapped for hitting the palm of Cena's hand with their face.

[RP]

I want to c-fed as Alberto Dorito

[Mr. Nerfect]

Loved Del Rio in the ring. His character has been doing pretty much nothing for a long time, but he was still absolute gold in the ring. The dude always carried himself with the confidence of a guy who could legitimately kick your ass (because he probably could).

When he turned face, it seemed really random, but Del Rio was a natural face in the ring. His (probably legit) self-confidence lent itself to a top babyface, but he was put in an awkward storyline and forced to basically make jokes as racist comments were flung in his direction. Not too much aesthetically changed about Del Rio during this time either -- his color scheme changed from golds to the Mexican flag colors and his music got a little faster. What would have happened if they had given Del Rio a cool new theme and changed his ring attire up? What if Del Rio had "seen the light" and given away his riches to charity and went forward as a guy who wants to re-earn everything he has?

When I think of the feuds Del Rio was in over the years, what he really had were pure rivalries. He'd either have a title or want one, and the other guy would either want it or have it. Del Rio never really had anything going on beyond "he's a really good wrestler and sorta mean."

[erickman]

is aaa still working with tna or was that a jeff jerret thing

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it was a Jeff Jarrett GFW promotion has announced that it intents to have working agreements with New Japan and AAA. If that is the case, then Alberto could head to AAA, work for GFW and even make some appearances with New Japan. AAA is looking to get started up on the El Rey Network, or whatever it is, and Alberto could probably be one of their biggest stars heading forward. I think Mistico is meant to be working with the promotion too.

[hb2k]

That gif doesn't look like a wink so much as an untimely facial tick.

[erickman]

I think it was a Jeff Jarrett GFW promotion has announced that it intents to have working agreements with New Japan and AAA. If that is the case, then Alberto could head to AAA, work for GFW and even make some appearances with New Japan. AAA is looking to get started up on the El Rey Network, or whatever it is, and Alberto could probably be one of their biggest stars heading forward. I think Mistico is meant to be working with the promotion too.

then he could be a big help to jeff getting started maby talk punk into joining them.

[Johnny Vegas]

He was a victim of WWE booking not knowing how to keep more than 2 guys interesting at the same time. He had the rasslin' skill, the look, the charisma... With some writers who could consistently book him in something compelling he could have been a big deal.

Agreed :y:

I LOVED when he first showed up in the nice cars, had a ring announcer, and was just an asshole jerk. It fit him really well. Then it seems like the minute people start to cheer for a bad guy, they IMMEDIATELY turn them, instead of building it like The Rock, SCSA, etc...really gets under my skin for some reason

Hasto Luego Mr. Del Rio :wavesad:

[Lock Jaw]

Alberto already booked to be at Triple A's TripleMania this Sunday.

[GD]

Alberto already booked to be at Triple A's TripleMania this Sunday.

Do TPWW members get any sort of discount on the iPPV? :shifty:

[Sepholio]

Sure we do. It'll only cost us $9.99!

[James Steele]

Allegedly, Rey Mysterio will be at TripleMania XXII also.

[Big Vic]

UPDATE x 2: Here are some additional details on Alberto Del Rio’s WWE release. A source reports that Del Rio was, as has been heavily reported, fired after slapping a WWE social media employee. That employee is Cody Barbierri, the WWE’s Manager of Social Media Live Events, and the incident occurred last week on the night of the Smackdown tapings (August 5th). The source notes that Barbierri did in fact make a racist joke about Del Rio’s job being to clean plates. One performer for the company notes that the firing wasn’t as much about the slap but how hard it was, enough to knock Barbierri to the ground and causing a major scene.

Del Rio was told after the incident that he would be suspended until just past SummerSlam, but the belief is that Barbierri threatened to sue the company and that forced the company’s hands for legal reasons. Triple H called Del Rio on August 7th to let him know and Del Rio was reportedly furious.

According to sources, Barbierri isn’t well-liked backstage because he frequently talks down to the talent, but he is a high-ranking person in the company and has the support of the McMahon family.

[whiteyford]

I enjoyed watching him when he was on but if he'd just stopped appearing and nobody mentioned it I wouldn't have noticed, forgot about Mysterio 'til I saw him mentioned here.

[Cool King]

What is with the WWE and hiring people with weird surnames?

[Cool King]

But really, I miss the days when the WWE had a pair.

Apparently though, in the eyes of the WWE, slapping a racist is more unprofessional than being a racist/racist to your co-workers.

It confuses me why Del Rio lost his job and not Barbierri. If I ran a company and an employee was racist to another employee, and the latter slapped the racist for it, I'd fire the racist and suspend the other.

Even if Barbierri did sue the WWE, he wouldn't really have a case, if it was brought up that what caused it all was his blatant racism, right?

[Emperor Smeat]

It confuses me why Del Rio lost his job and not Barbierri. If I ran a company and an employee was racist to another employee, and the latter slapped the racist for it, I'd fire the racist and suspend the other.

Probably a mix of the WWE seeing Del Rio as a lot more replaceable than the other guy and being wary of having to deal with another new problem considering their current situation.

Wrestlers, at least the ones we heard from, were sympathetic to Rodriguez. One said of Barbierri, that he was a jerkoff who was very arrogant, but said he was intelligent, but his attitude flew under the radar of management. Another noted that he had a few situations while on the road over the past year and had a reputation for talking down to wrestlers, but had the backing of Stephanie McMahon and was a key player in WWE’s social media department that had been nominated for key awards.

[Vastardikai]

That's why I'm believing that the WWE tweets are from him.

[XL]

Wasn't ADR looking to leave anyway? I understand him being pissed at being fired, but if he wanted out anyway...

Probably part of the reason why he was let go.

[road doggy dogg]

From all accounts I've read (basically, this thread), the cunt who got slapped should have been reprimanded more than ADR.

But such is life. Sounds like he is at least landing on his feet already.

[Shadrick]

From all accounts I've read (basically, this thread), the cunt who got slapped should have been reprimanded more than ADR.

But such is life. Sounds like he is at least landing on his feet already.

this.

[GD]

Alberto Del Rio and Barbie Lashley deserved what they got.

[#1-norm-fan]

Are you implying that Lashley screwed Lashley???

[GD]

Are you implying that Lashley screwed Lashley???

Of course, he didn't know his role :-\

[VSG]

I wouldn't mind screwing this Lashley:

http://cache.diva-dirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/kristal1.png?508862

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can understand Del Rio's anger and frustration, to be honest. Racism should not be tolerated. I don't know how this guy's beef with Del Rio and the difference in the handling of the release have gone under the company's nose.

I think Del Rio might have a better chance of being a bigger deal elsewhere. I mean, in far as company focus goes -- there's obviously no place bigger than the WWE. He plans to be involved in AAA's TripleMania, which is a pretty good deal for him. But with GFW working with GFW and New Japan, he could find a place doing exchange work with both those companies and being treated as a major attraction. I could very easily see Alberto Rodriguez as AAA's poster boy going against AJ Styles of GFW and Hiroshi Tanahashi of NJPW.

[Mr. Nerfect]

So is going to be the WWE's new Hispanic attraction? Mistico didn't work out due to alleged attitude problems and a resistance to adapting his style. Hunico could have been something interesting, but was reduced to a stereotype and his current portrayal of Sin Cara hasn't been built on. And he actually seems to be more awkward playing the character each week. Kalisto has a lot of energy and does some cool stuff, but it hasn't gone much beyond that.

Maybe the WWE should just go with Hunico, drop the Sin Cara gimmick, give him a new attitude and pretend he's a solid mid-carder all of a sudden. At least until Kalisto debuts and can defeat him.

[#1-norm-fan]

They should just push Hunico as Sin Cara. The Sin Cara character is much more "money" than Hunico.

[Lock Jaw]

Bring Kallisto up, have Sin Cara become jealous, and eventually lose the mask to be revealed as Old Man Hunico all along.

[Heisenberg]

So is going to be the WWE's new Hispanic attraction? Mistico didn't work out due to alleged attitude problems and a resistance to adapting his style. Hunico could have been something interesting, but was reduced to a stereotype and his current portrayal of Sin Cara hasn't been built on. And he actually seems to be more awkward playing the character each week. Kalisto has a lot of energy and does some cool stuff, but it hasn't gone much beyond that.

Maybe the WWE should just go with Hunico, drop the Sin Cara gimmick, give him a new attitude and pretend he's a solid mid-carder all of a sudden. At least until Kalisto debuts and can defeat him.

El Border del Jumpo

Pretty much a Stone Cold/Lucha hybrid with Alberto Del Rio coming back and feuding with the social media employees, he won't have to work the ring, just see him jump the railing and go straight to the back, exclusive to the WWE App. He becomes a hot commodity and everyone goes home happy

That's a little too Attitude Era like so I know not to hold my breath, I'd love to see him smash dishes on that social media guy's ass

[Fignuts]

Alberto Del Rio and Barbie Lashley deserved what they got.

Alberto deserved to get fired, yes, but the social media guy deserved to get slapped. Just one of life's little quandaries.

[erickman]

So is going to be the WWE's new Hispanic attraction? Mistico didn't work out due to alleged attitude problems and a resistance to adapting his style. Hunico could have been something interesting, but was reduced to a stereotype and his current portrayal of Sin Cara hasn't been built on. And he actually seems to be more awkward playing the character each week. Kalisto has a lot of energy and does some cool stuff, but it hasn't gone much beyond that.

Maybe the WWE should just go with Hunico, drop the Sin Cara gimmick, give him a new attitude and pretend he's a solid mid-carder all of a sudden. At least until Kalisto debuts and can defeat him.

they will just make el toro there top face

[Lock Jaw]

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[Tazz Dan]

I think from the limited information we seem to have, ADR was dealt with harshly. Of course if this guy was a high ranking person at wwe.com then attacking him physically probably wasn't the smartest move, but also from other reports I've read, that guy had a history of being a cunt and probably had what was coming to him. This is the internet though, so grain of salt and all that stuff.

There's probably a heap, more that we'll never know about which contributed to all this, but hopefully it might make another talent think twice before doing the same thing down the track.