WWE Black Friday: Superstars Released

[slik]

WWE wishes well in their future endeavors...


1. Hornswoggle

2. Alex Riley

3. Zeb Coulter

4. El Torito

5. Santino Marella

6. Cameron

7. Wade Barrett

8. Damian Sandow


...more to come?

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: WWE has come to terms on the release of Hornswoggle, Alex RIley, and Zeb Colter as of Friday, May 6, 2016: <a href="https://t.co/qNwIfWi9EV">https://t.co/qNwIfWi9EV</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/728608271960047616">May 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Innovator]

Rage?

[Bad News Gertner]

Hey Slik, delete my thread please

[slik]

I wonder if the bull guy is next...what was his name, the one with El Matadores?

[Bad News Gertner]

Alex Riley's theme was so great

[Bad News Gertner]

I wonder if the bull guy is next...what was his name, the one with El Matadores?

Owenbrown

[Heisenberg]

They fed Riley to Nakamura and released him?

[Helmsphere]

How could Vince release his own son? That bastard

[Bad News Gertner]

Summer Rae released

[Helmsphere]

Also, with the Cruiserweight Classic, how could you not have the last ever Cruiserweight champion in it.

A-Ry I kinda understand, I mean i like the guy, and the talent was there. Plus the pop he got against Miz when he turned on him was huge, However I'm beginning to wonder if that is just the case, that the Miz is actually that awesome as a heel as Sandow got the same reaction (Sandow is the good, so I don't think it was completely Miz there)

Could of atleast put Colter back with Swagger, it sucks, but I believe Swagger is close to being released as well, which makes me sad, because he has clearly improved alot since his World Heavyweight Title Run back in 2010

[Heisenberg]

I wonder if the bull guy is next...what was his name, the one with El Matadores?






EL TORITO

he's gone too

[slik]

Summer Rae is Fandangoing off into the sunset as well

[Big Vic]

Summer Rae released
source?

[Emperor Smeat]

Summer Rae's released ended up being debunked ... at least for now.

Source came from a fake Joey Styles Twitter account while the others were from the legit account.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Alex Riley's theme was so great

Say it to my face.

Vince: you're fired

[Heisenberg]

This is turning out to be a depressing Smash Mouth Friday,,,,,

[The Destroyer]

Cameron's gone.

[Heisenberg]

I'm afraid to take lunch and come back to a surprising release

[The Destroyer]

I think you should be fine. Not like any of these have really been a surprise.

[The Destroyer]

Bye bye to Santino as well. Amazed he was still under contract.

[Big Vic]

still, no sources cited.

[The Destroyer]

http://www.wwe.com/article/santino-marella-hornswoggle-superstars-released

[Big Vic]

Seth Rollins has been released.

[The Destroyer]

Just leave that page open and hit F5 once in a while. They're updating it as they go.

[Big Vic]

:)

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

About time for all of them. Unless Zeb is going to get moved to a creative/producer job. He's getting up there in age. Might just want to retire with his remaining backhair.

[Sixx]

I thought Hornswoggle was released years ago. Huh.

[ron the dial]

still, no sources cited.
wwe.com is a hard thing to type

[Emperor Smeat]

Pro Wrestling Sheet about more names set to be publicly revealed by the WWE during today's cleaning.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I definitely don't like the names I'm hearing for some of the other releases today. One in particular will piss everyone off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackFriday?src=hash">#BlackFriday</a></p>&mdash; Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/728621563541479424">May 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

still, no sources cited.


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wwe+released

[Emperor Smeat]

Wade Barrett officially released today according to his Twitter account.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE">@WWE</a>.. <a href="https://t.co/bYkPYW628Q">pic.twitter.com/bYkPYW628Q</a></p>&mdash; Stu Bennett (@WadeBarrett) <a href="https://twitter.com/WadeBarrett/status/728624762453434372">May 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[JimmyMess]

Ryback and Mark Henry next?

[The Destroyer]

Sad to see Barrett going.

[Simple Fan]

Ryback and Mark Henry next?

Mark has been rumored to be retiring this year so I don't see them releasing him.

[Evil Vito]

Sandow's finally been put out of his misery. What a waste.

[GD]

Damien Sandow is gone :(

[Big Vic]

wwe.com is a hard thing to type
I'm at F'n work.

[Heisenberg]

Sad to see Barrett going.



Barrett and Sandow...I knew this lunch thing would be a bad idea

[Evil Vito]

I felt WWE did Barrett a real disservice early in his career. First off I think he should have been a bigger deal than he was coming out of the Nexus angle, which in and of itself could have been built into a marquee Mania program rather than Cena systematically killing the group as constructed within a month of being "fired". And then after an injury they spent weeks building him up as a badass bareknuckle fighter only to make him a standard chickenshit heel within two weeks of his return.

I don't fault WWE for not doing much of importance with him the rest of his career beyond that, his body just betrayed him constantly so I couldn't blame WWE for just treading water with him after that. Great talker though.

And Sandow...man what a waste. The guy oozed charisma and wasn't a slouch in the ring. The crowd got so red hot for him as Mizdow and I think he could have springboarded from that into a regular contender for one of the midcard belts, at the worst. Barely ever using him on TV after Mizdow ended was criminal.

[Emperor Smeat]

:-\ Sandow's gone.

[Sixx]

Look at the bright side, Hornswoggle's got the time to make like 5 more Leprechaun movies now!

[The Destroyer]

:-\ Sandow's gone.
That'll be the one people will be unhappy about then.

Stupid given how over he seemed to be whenever he appeared, but not surprising considering they hadn't really done anything with him in a year.

[Nicky Fives]

Barrett's the only one that doesn't make any sense in my eyes, but after the way he's been booked, I don't see why he wouldn't leave....He's got enough WWE experience now that he could get decent money doing indies and maybe even take some of that barely-existent TNA money until they die.....

Thank god Cameron is gone, absolutely useless since the day she was hired and never improved at all...

[Frank Drebin]

Lol that Cameron wasn't good enough to wrestle or even interesting enough for Total Divas.

[Frank Drebin]

Sandow vs. Dalton Castle is gonna be epic though.

[The Destroyer]

Barrett's the only one that doesn't make any sense in my eyes, but after the way he's been booked, I don't see why he wouldn't leave....He's got enough WWE experience now that he could get decent money doing indies and maybe even take some of that barely-existent TNA money until they die.....

From what he tweeted it sounds like he just wants out of wrestling for a while rather than just out of WWE.

[Simple Fan]

It would be indeed. Sandown seems like a good fit for ROH. Could see Riley and Cameron ending up in TNA.

[Simple Fan]

Yeah see Barrett going home and maybe even get in to acting.

[Emperor Smeat]

That'll be the one people will be unhappy about then.

Stupid given how over he seemed to be whenever he appeared, but not surprising considering they hadn't really done anything with him in a year.

Yeah, WWE squandered several big moments with him.

MitB case got cut short because the WWE's idea of bringing prestige to the World belt was to just toss it on Cena and then quickly merge the titles. Didn't want Sandow to be possibly around for any of it.

Mizdow ends with the WWE having no clue what to do with the post-split from Miz and wanted Big Show to have the Andre trophy.

Even something like the new Mega Powers was starting to get over but got cut short because of the Hogan mess and WWE having no clue on how to salvage the gimmick.

[Frank Drebin]

Well, at least with Hornswaggle and El Torito out of the way, Austin Aries has a clear path to the main roster.

[slik]

I would lol if they released Baron Corbin

[Innovator]

Sandow is going to make a lot of money on the independent scene

[Heisenberg]

I would watch TNA if Sandow went there

[Frank Drebin]

Damien El Patron

[Evil Vito]

Sandow is going to make a lot of money on the independent scene

Sandow in Chikara would be absolutely wonderful.

[Black Widow]

I can't say I give a fuck aside from Sandow.

[Innovator]

None of these phase me, even Sandow. They were never going to give him a proper role on the show, for whatever reason.

[Evil Vito]

None of these are surprising at all, I'm more just bummed at the wasted potential of Barrett and especially Sandow.

[Stickman]

I really liked Sandow, the guy was given various amounts of chicken shit and always turned it into chicken salad. Somebody at the top doesn't like him which is too bad, he was the goods.

[Emperor Smeat]

Some current speculation Randy Orton might be among those getting cut. WWE's website suddenly took down his webpage although could just be some lingering bugs with their new website design. Others who got released today still have their wrestler pages online at WWE's website but moved to new sections.

[JimmyMess]

Some current speculation Randy Orton might be among those getting cut. WWE's website suddenly took down his webpage although could just be some lingering bugs with their new website design. Others who got released today still have their wrestler pages online at WWE's website but moved to new sections.

didn't think WWE was allowed to cut anyone who's off on injury.

[Big Vic]

Lol that Cameron wasn't good enough to wrestle or even interesting enough for Total Divas.
Baffling she got a win over Naomi at some PPV.

[Heisenberg]

They'll probably cut Ryback and Adam Rose due to their "New Era" piss

[Sepholio]

lol Orton never getting cut

[Lock Jaw]

Biggest thing lost here is Alex Riley's sweet theme song.... Wish someone better had it.... Give it to someone else after a year or two....

[erickman]

time for zeb to go back to book for what ever the new owners do for tna.

[erickman]

wheres swagger did they forget about him

[ClockShot]

The annual "Spring Cleaning" day has arrived.

Bummed out about Barrett. Loved the Bad News Barrett character, but we all knew he was leaving sometime soon. I guess with everyone getting pink sliped today, he took advantage.

[Big Vic]

wheres swagger did they forget about him
I remember last time they did 'spring cleaning' they released everybody then people started tweeting about JTG and then they released him too.

[harmsway]

I felt WWE did Barrett a real disservice early in his career. First off I think he should have been a bigger deal than he was coming out of the Nexus angle, which in and of itself could have been built into a marquee Mania program rather than Cena systematically killing the group as constructed within a month of being "fired". And then after an injury they spent weeks building him up as a badass bareknuckle fighter only to make him a standard chickenshit heel within two weeks of his return.

I don't fault WWE for not doing much of importance with him the rest of his career beyond that, his body just betrayed him constantly so I couldn't blame WWE for just treading water with him after that. Great talker though.

And Sandow...man what a waste. The guy oozed charisma and wasn't a slouch in the ring. The crowd got so red hot for him as Mizdow and I think he could have springboarded from that into a regular contender for one of the midcard belts, at the worst. Barely ever using him on TV after Mizdow ended was criminal.


All of this!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Just a few hours after several WWE talents were released, two of those talents are already booked for Global Force Wrestling/WrestlePro shows.

Hornswoggle and Zeb Colter have both been announced for the June 11 show in Keyport, New Jersey. You can check out the announcements from Global Force Wrestling below. Hornswoggle will be using the name 'Swoggle.'

[drave]

Your new GFW Champion, Swoggle.

[Disturbed316]

A lot of dead weight being cut, that's best for business.

Yes, Sandow was entertaining at times, but when his biggest gimmick was being someone else, he was doomed once it was over.

[Ultra Mantis]

Wouldn't be surprised if Sandow was the rumoured second guy who opted not to renew his contract.

[Stickman]

Could have sworn Santino retired years ago.

[Stickman]

A lot of dead weight being cut, that's best for business.

Yes, Sandow was entertaining at times, but when his biggest gimmick was being someone else, he was doomed once it was over.

When he debuted as the smarter than you guy, he was awesome.

[Simple Fan]

I'm on the pooper and my brother just yelled Randy got released. Is it true. Haven't see anything.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

When he debuted as the smarter than you guy, he was awesome.

Yeah but he wore terrible tights that proved he wasn't smarter. Nobody with brains would wear bright pink/purple tights. Should have gone for blue velvet or something classy.

Austin talked about Sandow on his show. About how time WWE will do stupid shit just to see if you have gumption enough to say No. Forgot the episode might have been a shooting the shit with Ted Fowler.

[#1-norm-fan]

How do you fuck up Sandow? How? You have to TRY. Seriously.

[Sixx]

I'm on the pooper and my brother just yelled Randy got released. Is it true. Haven't see anything.

Nah. Rumors. His WWE profile was down for a few hours and I guess that's what got people talking.

[#1-norm-fan]

"Oh shit! He's getting massively over in the midcard scene! Better take him off TV immediately and then release him!"

An actual thought process by someone.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How do you fuck up Sandow? How? You have to TRY. Seriously.

You don't get over unless Vince wants you to get over. It was Ryder all over again woo woo woo, you know it. :(

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sandow is the one that makes me the most annoyed. You'd think you'd find something for Zeb fucking Colter to do though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Going to be honest, I'm a bit worried for Fandango, Adam Rose, Jack Swagger and even Tyler Breeze right now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This would be the perfect time to release Darren Young and Titus O'Neil and not get much shit about it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oh, and The Ascension will likely be coming too.

[Shadrick]

This would be the perfect time to release Darren Young and Titus O'Neil and not get much shit about it.

theyre both safe. for painfully obvious reasons.

[Lock Jaw]

Sandow is definitely massively overrated by those here, and was not anything special..... but The Miz did get him really over, and I will agree that it was "weird" how they didn't do anything with that.... but at the end of the day no big loss.

[Mr. Nerfect]

theyre both safe. for painfully obvious reasons.

In a group of releases though? Especially if you negotiate early outs for guys like Mark Henry who are going to be stepping down soon anyway. What's Darren Young going to say? "Oh, they fired me because I'm gay and black"?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sandow is definitely massively overrated by those here, and was not anything special..... but The Miz did get him really over, and I will agree that it was "weird" how they didn't do anything with that.... but at the end of the day no big loss.

I wasn't even a fan of him winning Money in the Bank and I think he was a lot more than what he ended up. Perception made him special eventually. But the WWE never did anything with it post-Mania 31. A real shame. Guy could have been an over component to any show he was on, which matters in the mid-card as much as it does the main event.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see Zack Ryder end up in this slew of releases. Sort of a washing their hands of the problem once and for all sort of thing.

[Shadrick]

In a group of releases though? Especially if you negotiate early outs for guys like Mark Henry who are going to be stepping down soon anyway. What's Darren Young going to say? "Oh, they fired me because I'm gay and black"?

They're not safe because of what they will complain of it of, they both fill a quota in a publically traded company that's trying to portray themselves as progressive.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They can always hire another gay guy.

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to be honest, I'm a bit worried for Fandango, Adam Rose, Jack Swagger and even Tyler Breeze right now.

Out of the group, I'd say Rose is the most likely and Breeze the least. Rose recently reposted his doctor's note online after taking it down while Breeze got scheduled recently for an upcoming NXT tour against Nakamura.

WWE probably going to let Swaggie's contract expire since it only has a couple of months left.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Worried about Sin Cara too.

[Theo Dious]

Only one I gIve a shit about so far is Sandow.

[Frank Drebin]

Shinsuke Nakamura released.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Most of these I can understand but WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK @ Sanyino?! He would have been just fine with doing occasional comic relief like he had been in recent times.

Also, really enjoyed the Santina storyline until a certain "presumptive" Republican nominee named Donald J. Trump killed the character...

[Lock Jaw]

He can not be under contract and still make just as many appearances as he has in "recent times"

[Shadrick]

They can always hire another gay guy.

How obvious would that make it that their trying to keep a quota filled? lol.

"Hey we fired Darren Young, BUT HEY, HERE'S DEVON BRIGGS!"

[Sixx]

BRING BACK BILLY AND CHUCK

[GD]

Can't wait for Hornswoggle to become the TNA World Heavyweight and X-Division Champion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

How obvious would that make it that their trying to keep a quota filled? lol.

"Hey we fired Darren Young, BUT HEY, HERE'S DEVON BRIGGS!"

How obvious is it by keeping around a guy who hasn't done anything good in the six years he's been there?

[Sixx]

And that's another guy I thought was let go long ago.

I don't watch, but I do read the results and I haven't heard his name mentioned in forever.

[Droford]

Jack Swagger strikes me as being endangered but he's a former Champion and still has a smidgen of credibility because of it.

Heath Slater probably shouldn't answer his phone though.

[Shadrick]

How obvious is it by keeping around a guy who hasn't done anything good in the six years he's been there?

You know he does things other than wrestle on tv, right?

[GD]

Jack Swagger strikes me as being endangered but he's a former Champion and still has a smidgen of credibility because of it.

Heath Slater probably shouldn't answer his phone though.

Your post amuses me as Jack Swagger and Heath Slater are the current NXT Tag Team Champions on my 2k16 roster.

They call always FedEx him the papers :-\

[GD]

http://i.imgur.com/y75zG.jpg?1

[Fignuts]

Feel like Santino could have been amazing as a heel manager.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah but he wore terrible tights that proved he wasn't smarter. Nobody with brains would wear bright pink/purple tights. Should have gone for blue velvet or something classy.


Fuck that, it was awesome. Only problem was he wasn't paired up with Henning* years sooner, and have them be the revival of Perfect and The Genius instead of the "Meta Powers" thing that got tanked because Hogan had some verbal diarrhea.

[Tom Guycott]

Cameron's gone.

Lol that Cameron wasn't good enough to wrestle or even interesting enough for Total Divas.

Surprised nobody made a #GirlBye joke.

Where I scratch my head is that they get rid of her, and also get rid of the christened "First Lady of NXT", but keep and continue to try to groom a girl who can't sell for shit and EVEN STILL AFTER ALL THISE CAREFUL TRAINING could potentially still hurt/injure/possibly kill another woman with her sloppy botching because she's supposedly hot and apparently oozes bitch heel heat on some show we don't give a fuck about? You can't simply re-create The Miz in female form.

[erickman]

Sandow is the one that makes me the most annoyed. You'd think you'd find something for Zeb fucking Colter to do though.

well zeb will book for gfw now. what was booker t doing on the gfw poster did he leave wwe too.

[jbizness]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-KhVMViOU

[Blue Demon]

None of them are particularly surprising. Barrett least of all, as he wanted to leave anyway.

[drave]

Leaving this here for greatness. Sandow was fucking amazing.


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[Theo Dious]

Now that the main firings are over will we be treated to supplemental firings exclusively on WWE.com?

[#1-norm-fan]

Sandow is definitely massively overrated by those here, and was not anything special..... but The Miz did get him really over, and I will agree that it was "weird" how they didn't do anything with that.... but at the end of the day no big loss.

Even though you're just ridiculous for not thinking Sandow was anything special, even YOU can agree that them squandering his overness was batshit crazy. I'm telling you, there's something weird going on with WWE's creative process outside of just being inept. Some of the things they do are just too bizarre.

That's right. I'm going all out conspiracy theory on this fucking company.

[Bad News Gertner]

Probably off on Sandow but: Mizdow was amazing and Sandow was awesome. That being said, it had a short shelf life. Once Mizdow became Sandow again he became less interesting and I think without the Mizdow gimmick he's a boring baby face.

[XL]

How obvious is it by keeping around a guy who hasn't done anything good in the six years he's been there?

They've got Bob Backland in to make Darren "great again".

[#1-norm-fan]

"Make Darren straight again"

Would be lol.

[#1-norm-fan]

Probably off on Sandow but: Mizdow was amazing and Sandow was awesome. That being said, it had a short shelf life. Once Mizdow became Sandow again he became less interesting and I think without the Mizdow gimmick he's a boring baby face.

Would have been easy enough to have him turn against the fans and become the savior of the masses again. "I did all that to prove how easily entertained you fools are" or some such nonsense. The guy is entertaining as fuck and was over. Take advantage of that, keep the momentum rolling and use him.

[Bad News Gertner]

Sandow is better as a reactionary character than a guy who gets himself over.

[Savio]

Really wish when he was mizdow him and miz would have a fatal four way for the IC title.

Sandow would win when he and miz would both get their opponents int the figure 4 and sandows would tap out first

[Mercenary]

http://i.imgur.com/y75zG.jpg?1


yeah he works on wwe's legal team now. Not going anywhere

[Mercenary]

Also I love how people get worked up over a bunch of talent that either were injury prone. Not that great or haven't been on TV in months being let go.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

yeah he works on wwe's legal team now. Not going anywhere

Probably already quietly switched from a contracted superstar to an employee. Not sure about that but that would mean he was released from that contract.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Also I love how people get worked up over a bunch of talent that either were injury prone. Not that great or haven't been on TV in months being let go.

People only getting worked up about Sandow. Sandow was over and could have been something but he was de-pushed for no reason.

[erickman]

zeb is the big loss now he will book double j

[Frank Drebin]

Even though you're just ridiculous for not thinking Sandow was anything special, even YOU can agree that them squandering his overness was batshit crazy. I'm telling you, there's something weird going on with WWE's creative process outside of just being inept. Some of the things they do are just too bizarre.

That's right. I'm going all out conspiracy theory on this fucking company.

Sandow wasn't in Skull and Bones. Only members of Skull and Bones are allowed to get over.

[Mercenary]

Probably already quietly switched from a contracted superstar to an employee. Not sure about that but that would mean he was released from that contract.


Still under contract to WWE though you fool. He works for WWE.

[Shadrick]

Still under contract to WWE though you fool. He works for WWE.

I think he was referring to an on-air talent contract to an employee situation, where you're still working for the company, but your role is different. HHH gets paid as an on-air talent AND as an employee.

[Curtis]

Im only upset at Sandow here. When he first came in he was amazing and I loved his gimmick, but WWE never did anything with him. I think everyone pretty much covered the topic though.

[GD]

Was Chris Benoit ever officially released by the WWE?

[Mr. Nerfect]

You know he does things other than wrestle on tv, right?

Again, others can do that. Scotty 2 fucking Hotty could come back and do anti-gay bullying campaigns. That one guy has a lock on charity in the WWE is a bit of a joke.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Probably off on Sandow but: Mizdow was amazing and Sandow was awesome. That being said, it had a short shelf life. Once Mizdow became Sandow again he became less interesting and I think without the Mizdow gimmick he's a boring baby face.

You're usually on the money, but what did Sandow actually *do* once he split from The Miz? He actually cut a really good promo on the RAW After Mania last year, what with the crowd chanting "Thank you Sandow!" and Sandow responding with a genuine "You're welcome." Brilliant stuff. Then Curtis Axel came out and he went right into the copying bullshit again.

Why not *try* to get a Miz vs. Sandow feud going? They even had new music done for Sandow that I can't remember if they ever actually used. I don't think you can blame him for getting less interesting.

[#1-norm-fan]

Just randomly thought of how great a feud between "Savior of the masses" Sandow and a face version of Barrett's badass bareknuckle fighter could be. The dichotomy of the two personalities. The promos. My God. I'm not one for Noid posts but if you could see the feud I've built in my mind... I need to take out a loan and start an indy wrestling promotion. It may not make a penny and ultimately render me bankrupt but Goddammit I wanna see this come to life now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It could be a good feud, but Bennett himself is clever. I'd like to see Sandow built up as a babyface for a few months, then have Bennett come in as his "match."

[Mr. Nerfect]

What's the bet TNA brings Damien Sandow into TNA as "Bernie Sandow?"

[DAMN iNATOR]

BRING BACK BILLY AND CHUCK

Only if Hogan manages them this time. He said it before (c. Feb./Mar. 2003): He's the right gay guy for the job.

[Shadrick]

Again, others can do that. Scotty 2 fucking Hotty could come back and do anti-gay bullying campaigns. That one guy has a lock on charity in the WWE is a bit of a joke.

But you said he hadn't done anything in six years. That's not true. So is it "he hasn't done anything in 6 years" or "Others can do what he does?"

And you feel like Scotty 2 Hotty, a heterosexual, would be the same as Darren Young, an open homosexual, in his effect and perspective in an anti bullying campaign?

If you do, thats fine. But I think its pretty evident Darren does well for the company outside of wrestling in the ring and has his place, especially in this era. But if you disagree, thats totally cool bud :y:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Again, others can do that. Scotty 2 fucking Hotty could come back and do anti-gay bullying campaigns. That one guy has a lock on charity in the WWE is a bit of a joke.

The one man who has a lock on charity would be Jeaaaaan Cena not Darren Young.

[Mr. Nerfect]

But you said he hadn't done anything in six years. That's not true. So is it "he hasn't done anything in 6 years" or "Others can do what he does?"

And you feel like Scotty 2 Hotty, a heterosexual, would be the same as Darren Young, an open homosexual, in his effect and perspective in an anti bullying campaign?

If you do, thats fine. But I think its pretty evident Darren does well for the company outside of wrestling in the ring and has his place, especially in this era. But if you disagree, thats totally cool bud :y:

I was speaking merely in terms of in-ring. Maybe he does supplementary stuff outside of it, but that is something I can imagine anyone doing. Does a gay Superstar need to do the anti-gay stuff? I'll be honest, I wasn't even aware Darren Young did much stuff. The guy can't string two sentences together for a promo, so the idea of him being a good spokesperson is weird. Maybe he is better without the pressure of the wrestling atmosphere?

It still seems silly to me that people get to keep or get jobs based on PR reasons. I understand, for example, hiring a great Hispanic wrestler because he's good at wrestling and will appeal to the Hispanic crowd; but Darren Young is not that good at wrestling. Hire a better black gay wrestler.

I did enjoy his Bob Backlund thing though. Maybe there's hope? It's very rare I am so down on a wrestler, but after six years of basically looking like a black John Cena but somehow being nothing, it feels like they could cut bait. Especially now.

Am I making sense? I just don't see the reason for keeping around guys because they are good at appearances ONLY. You have to have something relevant to the product.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I saw Christian got released from his contract and thought "NOOOOO!", but then I realized it is his wrestling contract. He's still signed on for WWE Network stuff. But still, a free Christian Cage would actually be kind of awesome.

Really want to see them give him a color commentator tryout.

[GD]

For those who didn't "catch it"

"Captain Charisma" Christian has been officially released from his WWE contract

http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/christian-1813740-1-1892102.jpg

You can add former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Christian to the list of WWE talents that have been released in the past week. His release has nothing to do with his agreement to do The Edge & Christian Show and is more of a technicality do to him no longer having an active performer’s contract. Christian received a concussion in March 2014 and WWE then decided to stop using him due to his history with concussions.

[DAMN iNATOR]

The one man who has a lock on charity would be Jeaaaaan Cena not Darren Young.

Same person. :shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

According to PWI, next wave of cuts is happening after the Extreme Rules ppv and rumored to include a potential big name from the Women's division.

WWE also rumored to be preparing a new wave of signings to be done as the main reason why the cuts are happening now.

According to PWInsider, another round of cuts is expected to be announced after the May 22nd Extreme Rules pay-per-view. WWE usually announces releases on Friday, which means they could announce the next set as soon as May 27th unless they decide to wait.

We've also been heard rumors of another surprising WWE release, a women's star and one who would be considered a top Superstar. It was noted that "stays of execution" are always possible for some talents who go through late negotiations but it sounds like officials already know who will be getting cut.
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0511/611652/rumors-on-when-more-wwe-cuts-will-be-revealed/

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Nattie? Alicia?

[rockman725]

Alicia, Rosa, Naomi, Tamina, Summer would be the most likely candidates. Personally, I'd can Eva Marie as an in-ring talent and re-sign her specifically for Total Divas if that's why they want to keep her. Seems to me that's the only good use for her.

[Lock Jaw]

Nattie and Naomi are announced to be on the cast of next season's Total Divas, so they will be staying.

(Also safe is Paige)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Tamina is one that should probably be cut based on talent levels and such. I'm sure she's a lovely person and what not, but she hasn't really improved and Nia Jax will be their new "big girl." I thought she would have gone earlier, but I can imagine them not wanting the bad publicity of "Snuka" being on their website and not wanting it to be possibly linked to the Jimmy trial stuff.

I've got a bad feeling about Emma too. I love her so much, but now that Dana Brooke is up, I could see them using Emma to get her over then dumping her. :(

[Mr. Nerfect]

Alicia leaving would also make sense. She's been confirmed for the next season of Total Divas, but maybe there's a last minute change. Isn't Naomi back in it? There's their token black girl.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can still see Jack Swagger going too. :(

[Lock Jaw]

I don't think Alicia has been confirmed for Total Divas, has she?

Wikipedia says she isn't.... and if I can't trust Wikipedia, who can I trust?

[Heisenberg]

It felt good the way they treated Paige on RAW. All the Women's segments were on point. Dana FUCKING Brooke has arrived

[slik]

Lilian Garcia has been let go as well the news sites are reporting

[owenbrown]

which sites? not PWInsider or Observer

[slik]

http://nodq.com/wwe/465197289.shtml

[GD]

Lilian Garcia has been let go as well the news sites are reporting

Still remember Lilian waving and winking towards my general direction. Cool lady.

[Disturbed316]

She hasn't been around due to some family issues, maybe she asked to go? (if true)

[DAMN iNATOR]

I don't think Alicia has been confirmed for Total Divas, has she?

Wikipedia says she isn't.... and if I can't trust Wikipedia, who can I trust?

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/lex-luger-i-dont-know-meme.png?w=650

[DAMN iNATOR]

Honestly hoping it's Eva Marie, but part of me wonders if they might just be dropping Sara Lee...I have no idea what she's even been up to, and as disappointing as that would be for me to see happen personally, I can definitely understand if they did just due to the old "sorry, we don't have anything..." justification.

[Bad News Gertner]

Old horse face finally got canned

[Blonde Moment]

Alicia, Rosa, Naomi, Tamina, Summer would be the most likely candidates. Personally, I'd can Eva Marie as an in-ring talent and re-sign her specifically for Total Divas if that's why they want to keep her. Seems to me that's the only good use for her.

Tamina and Summer make sense but what about maybe Lana or (God I hope not ) someone like Sasha or our Little Irish Lass Kicker?

[Mr. Nerfect]

I didn't even want to consider that they might be done with Becky. It terrifies me.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lilian Garcia going is probably the right call. She's probably a wonderful person, but she's never been a great ring announcer, and they've got so many people who can slip into that role. Honestly, Byron Saxton was a much better ring announcer than he is commentator.

[Lock Jaw]

Think if they were done with Becky, she wouldn't be on TV as much as she is.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They seem to put out a lot of merchandise for her too.

[JimmyMess]

from Lillian Garcia's facebook page:

Imagine my surprise today when I woke up to find out that I was among the top trends in the world on twitter! What for, I said to myself….wait, does that say “Lilian Garcia released from WWE”?? That’s when I knew I had to set the story straight. As you know, I have been absent from TV for the past few weeks missing "WWE Payback" & two "WWE Monday Night Raw’s". I mentioned on twitter that it was due to a family member being ill. Well, that family member is my father. He has been battling bladder cancer and multiple Myeloma (blood cancer) and due to a reaction to the chemotherapy, he became very ill these past two weeks. On top of that, he had to go into two emergency procedures on his kidneys. To say he has had it tough is an understatement. However, he is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army, being a Veteran from the Korean and Vietnam Wars, so his spirit is that of a fighter. I am so inspired by how he has taken on this disease and continues to battle it with all his might. He has allowed me to share this story as he hopes his journey will inspire anyone else who is battling cancer. Luckily he is doing much better now and gearing up for a new treatment next week. As you can imagine, my entire family has been through a rollercoaster of emotions and cherishing all the time we have with him. I truly believe in the power of prayer and ask all of you to please pray for him and also my mother. They have been married for 62 years, so you can imagine the bond they share together.

I want to thank all of you for the many messages you have tweeted & FB’d me when you thought I had been released. It truly shows me how much I matter to you, and right now more than ever, I needed to know that. Above all, I want to thank the WWE for all their support & love during this hard time. They have been constantly checking in on me and also given me the time I needed to get my father strong again. I feel so proud to work for a company that cares so much.

So, on to Monday, I will be back on RAW and couldn’t be happier as I have missed you all very much!! Thank you and I love you!!!
Xoxo,
Lilian

not let go. Just off.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Lilian Garcia going is probably the right call. She's probably a wonderful person, but she's never been a great ring announcer, and they've got so many people who can slip into that role. Honestly, Byron Saxton was a much better ring announcer than he is commentator.

I for one think she's done a great job taking over from Finkel c. 2002ish and am glad she will still be on board. Seriously. Tony Chimel, Justin Roberts, Eden Stiles and all the others that have been around during her time with the company, while all great in their own ways have nothing on Lilian.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You're allowed to think that, but I think all three are better than her.

[Sepholio]

Probably Alicia being let go. Her and Wade were still an item weren't they? Would make more sense with it being her.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think they are still an item. They dated for a while, but Barrett was recently dating a television presenter named Rachael David. I think they ended things last year.

http://fabwags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rachel-david.jpg

[Evil Vito]

Swagger's gonna be a goner in the next wave I think. Probably The Ascension too. Just about everybody else on the undercard have at least been given stuff to do for the moment.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I feel that you may be right there. I also think Summer Rae might be gone, as she isn't a part of Total Divas and doesn't really do much of anything else. She shows up at parties and red carpets and such, but I don't see her doing too much else with WWE.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Swagger I could definitely see happening. Ascension seem a little more iffy to me. WWE really need to improve their game in terms of tag teams with gimmicks that connect with the crowds. I'm hoping "The Shining Stars", formerly Epico and Primo/The Cólons will be able to but they only seemed semi-over, and as Fernando and Diego/Los Matadores I don't know if they would've been over without the "¡Olé!"chants and El Torito before the novelty of both wore off. One thing I wish they'd do with those two, which they unfortunately will probably not is to re-sign Carlito and have him be their manager, maybe have him in mini-vignettes with them where he helps them learn how to be more "cool" like he is...would be a tremendous idea at least for them as a heel team.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Hispanic talent are usually quite good at working live crowds and such. The Shining Stars will be able to generate surprisingly good amounts of heat. Whether or not they will be booked well is an entirely different story, but they'll be able to get more heat than The Ascension.

[Simple Fan]

I feel that you may be right there. I also think Summer Rae might be gone, as she isn't a part of Total Divas and doesn't really do much of anything else. She shows up at parties and red carpets and such, but I don't see her doing too much else with WWE.

Hope not, really enjoy her in ring work and think she's one of the better female wrestlers in the roster.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I liked her in NXT, but she really hasn't gotten much chance to progress. She's got a good bitch character, but you've also got Lana around doing the more traditional Diva stuff.

[Evil Vito]

Summer Rae going wouldn't be much of a surprise to me. She's hot and all that but she's not a Stacy Keibler/Torrie Wilson type of irreplaceable hot.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it all depends on what Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn thought of her performance in that movie with The Miz.

[Heisenberg]

Swagger's gonna be a goner in the next wave I think. Probably The Ascension too. Just about everybody else on the undercard have at least been given stuff to do for the moment.



so much for the Biff Swagger gimmick

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

so much for the Biff Swagger gimmick

Instead of released. He's gonna make like a tree and get out of WWE.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

You're allowed to think that, but I think all three are better than her.

Greg Hamilton is the future. :y:

All three are better than her. Not sure if Jojo is. Probably not.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Instead of released. He's gonna make like a tree and get out of WWE.

I think you meant "make like a tree and LEAVE WWE.".

[Evil Vito]

I think Noid already brought this up either in this thread or another one but with Swagger at this point it almost hurts the value of the World Heavyweight Title just knowing that he's a former champion, because they seem inclined to mention it any time he has a televised match even though he's a jobber now.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Pwinsider.com, WWE has released announcer Alex Reyes (real name Alex Del Barrio). He was signed back in October of 2015, and worked for the NXT brand as a live events host and backstage announcer. He also worked with talents on promos in the Performance Center. Reyes was described as a life long fan, who had been trying to get into the company since 2004. Prior to getting signed by WWE, he did announcing for Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion in Texas as well as The Harlem Globetrotters.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm sure if he keeps plying himself places, more doors will open up. The WWE simply has too many broadcasters and announcers that they are either too behind or wear too many hats. If he's good, I'm sure there are opportunities around the place.

[Lock Jaw]

Was bummed about them releasing Kyle Edwards/Arda Ocal, but "understand it" because seems like he would never be able to do any backstage interviews or anything because he would tower over half the roster....

[Mr. Nerfect]

I never saw any of his stuff. What was he like?

[Lock Jaw]

He is pretty energetic.... he did all the WWE News Slams or whatever it is called.... the segment where they promote upcoming live events....

[Mr. Nerfect]

I hope he lands on his feet. There are at least a few viable play-by-play guys for independent promotions that are on onDemand services and such now.