Gangrel released?? He had a job??

[NeanderCarl]

Okay so The Gymini (surprise, surprise...) and Gangrel have been released by WWE.

But Gangrel hasn't been on TV for about two years. He's been under contract ALL that time???

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/3877160223

[Xero]

I thought he was released months ago.

I wonder if this is the beginning of "The Big Clean Up of 2007"...

[Mike the Metal Ed]

:'(

[Anybody Thrilla]

I guess they thought Kevin Thorn was close enough.

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL

Poor Angel Williams.

First she was suppose to replace Jillian Hall managing JBL. That got nixed.

And then a few months ago she was suppose to debut managing the Gymini. And now they got released.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I was really hoping for a Brood reformation with Kevin Thorn and Gangrel.

[DAMN iNATOR]

With blood dripping from his trademark fangs, Heath created a memorable image for WWE fans.

Not one that I'd care to remember, though, thanks...:wtf: :shifty:

[Anybody Thrilla]

Shut up, Gangrel was the man.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Shut up, Gangrel was the man.

I'm not saying he wasn't...it's just that they could have found something a little more...positive to say about him instead of mentioning just his gimmick. They could have listed any titles he may have won, significant feuds, etc., etc. ...

[Xero]

Didn't he only hold the Hardcore title?

Edit: LOL, not even the Hardcore title...

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Didn't he only hold the Hardcore title?

Edit: LOL, not even the Hardcore title...
:'(:'(

[LaLa]

I think Gangrel got signed when they brought back ECW for Vampire stable, but they never used him.

[Xero]

Uh oh! Three more! Looks like it's clear out time!

World Wrestling Entertainment released several more talents this afternoon, including ECW star Tony Mamaluke, Al Snow, and Doug FUCKING Basham.

From PWInsider.

Alienoid just had a heart attack.

[Funky Fly]

Snow and Basham :'(

[MLW]

but I liked fucking Basham :p

[Shadow]

Wait...THEY RELEASED AL SNOW!? WHAT THE FUCK!?

[Crippla]

Holy shit, I never thought they'd release Al Snow. Not really surprised about any of the others though.

[Crippla]

I had the same thoughts as Shadow? That's scary.

[Shadow]

Know what's scary asshole? You posting in every single thread again.

[Crippla]

I'm not though.

[KingofOldSchool]

It's not like Al Snow was wrestling or anything.

It looks like he'll still be a trainer in OVW.

[Crippla]

Yeah, that's what I meant but he was released from the company all together? Surprises me.

[Crippla]

You can say bye to Danny Basham as well.

[Crippla]

Looks like a big roster cut.

[Jaws]

Add Sylvester Terkay, Jazz, and Rodney Mack to the list.

[Xero]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/terkaylegs.jpg

[Crippla]

I didn't hear about Terkay yet.

[Xero]

WWE.com, they're just updating.

Just a bunch of jobbers/guys they aren't using anyway...

[Xero]

Probably one big name will be gone.

Gonna say Sabu.

[aaaaa]

If Lashley wasn't the "ECW Champion" (and I use that term loosely), he would probably be on the chopping block right now. Why did RVD have to get busted? *argh*

Also, I cannot express how badly I want to see "The Miz" added to this list of released workers. They gotta make room in the budget for the new bikini models that WWE will be signing soon. (Seriously)

[Gray]

Few suprises on that one i guess...

Terkay: Not really seen much of him since his transfer to ECW, but on Smackdown im sure he could have had a few decent matches with the likes of Benoit etc.

Al Snow: Been with the company donkeys years? I thought he worked like a talent guy/scout, hohum!

Gymini: The Goldberg-lookalikes, was they ever even defeated? I havent seen em in months mind, but i aint seen Simon Dean in ages either

[NeanderCarl]

Apparently Snow has only been relieved of his duties as a wrestler, not that they used him much since ECW restarted. He will still work for OVW, he'll probably take over the book again methinks.

[NeanderCarl]

This slew of firings is rather ominous for ECW, don't you think? It currently stands at:

Sylvester Terkay (ECW)
Jazz (ECW)
Al Snow (ECW)
Tony Mamaluke (ECW)
The Bashams (ECW as the enforcers)
Gangrel (due to join the ECW vampires)

The Gymini (brandless)
Rodney Mack (brandless).

No active Raw or SmackDown wrestlers on the list. Surprise, surprise...

[Xero]

OMGKPUNKIISDGONE!DING

[The MAC]

this is great! I hope more get cut! A leaner wwe is better than havng more guys than they need.

[6to1]

i thought al snow had a job for life like holly.

[Xero]

He was only release of his wrestling contract. He's still with the company.

I'd guess either he was getting two paychecks or they wanted to cut back on his payout.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I was enjoying Elijah Burke and The Man Bear. Oh well, I guess Burke's better than nothing.

Also, anybody notice the abundance of black guys in ECW?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Maybe they're looking to get picked up by The WB. :shifty:

[Testicle]

All these cuts make sense except for Mamaluke. Whats up with that.

[Crippla]

CW. :(

[6to1]

i wonder will sci-fi ch drop ecw soon with vince getting rid of all there wrestlers

[Crippla]

All these cuts make sense except for Mamaluke. Whats up with that.
Mamaluke makes more sense than most of the cuts. He was hardly being used and there really wasn't much use for him anyway.

[KingofOldSchool]

I bet Stevie Richards is holding his breath right now.

[Crippla]

If they release Richards, it would only be from his wrestling contract because he has a "lifetime" contract with WWE as mentioned like Al Snow.

[Crippla]

No one from Raw yet? I bet Conway gets the boot.

[KingofOldSchool]

Ken Anderson is the next to go.

[Crippla]

LOL, you have to be joking.

[Jeritron]

Gangrel. Now thats a name I've not heard in a long time....a long time.

[KingofOldSchool]

It looks like they are changing the Royal Rumble match to Batista vs. The Miz.

[aaaaa]

CanadianCrippla, Rob Conway was fired on RAW a few weeks back, remember? [/uber McMahon mark] :lol:

Apparently, Christopher W. Anderson has been released twice...the WWE.com page has him as the 2nd and last name on the now expanding list.

[addy2hotty]

Is The Zombie still on ECW?

[Jeritron]

No, but hes penciled in for their main event at wrestlemania.

[addy2hotty]

ZOMBIE VS KHALI BAHGAWD!

[Crippla]

I think Tim Arson AKA The Zombie is under contract with WWE but doesn't wrestle for ECW. I think he works down in OVW or DSW but that was just a one time thing when he made an appearance as The Zombie.

[Rammsteinmad]

Tony Mamaluke?! WTF?! :mad:

This guy is the goods! What the hell?! I was seriously hoping that EVENTUALLY ECW would pick up and get a tag devision going that would put the FBI on our screens a bit more. Guido and Mamaluke are amazing as a team.

Fucking <s>WWE</s> ECW! :mad:

[Jeritron]

is this the end of zombie shakespeare?

[TerranRich]

WWE.com annouonces new releases

To see a complete list of all superstars released, please visit: http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/extremists

We wish all the best in their future endeavors.

[TerranRich]

but I liked fucking Basham :p
I didn't. His ass was too loose. I did like fucking Al Snow though. Nice and tight.

[FourFifty]

It looks like they are changing the Royal Rumble match to Batista vs. The Miz.

OOO-RAH!

[Gerard]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Vince McMahon, WWE ceo Linda McMahon stated that "Vince was about 10 years behind the times, and about as useful as a condom in a convent" as reasons for his departure.


WWE wishes him the best in his future endeavors.




If only :lol:

[addy2hotty]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Doug Basham, WWE CEO Linda McMahon stated that "We found him in a drawer, and his gibbering and scratching was a concern". The whereabouts of the other Basham, who's name escapes wwe.com at this time, is unknown. However, it is suspected that he has turned into a giant sludge creature which is prowling the WWE offices. If true, it's highly likely that 'Oily' Basham will challenge The Giant Khali for the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania.

WWE wishes Doug and Oily the best in their future endeavors.

[TerranRich]

LMFAO, Oily Basham :rofl:

[NeanderCarl]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of the World Wrestling Entertainment fanbase. WWE C.E.O. Linda McMahon stated that "We at WWE have enjoyed a mutually satisfying relationship with our fans. However, the time has come to explore other avenues."


WWE wishes their fans the best in their future endeavors.

[.44 Magdalene]

:( I was legitimately looking forward to Gangrel.

[samichna]

lol Gangrel

[NeanderCarl]

Yet Henry O. Godwinn, the wrestling pig farmer, remains under a deal. Where's the justice?



































Sid Justice.

[Corkscrewed]

While in WWE, Terkay registered several notable victories
LMAO. I love that generic "good word about him."

Surprised at Snow, though. I thought he had a job as trainer for life, basically.

[The MAC]

job for life..bret hart thought the same thing. Vince doesnt keep his word about anythng. As far as the releases..Good! Fuck em!the cowards are jobless,weak get released,the good get mis-used on RAW.

[Jeritron]

It saddens me the Al Snow got the axe. the only WWE superstar who has a job for life is Triple H, and thats not even beyond falling apart pending the marriage.

A guy like Shawn Michaels or Taker I would assume are as good as family, but then again I thought that about Foley and Austin. And how about a guy like J.R? Earl Hebner was up to shady shit but that still shocks me. It seems that the "deep" bonds of the WWE "family" have fallen on tough times.

[Jeritron]

And what about Vickie and the Guerrero family. I just read that their new home is having to be sold because they can't pay off the 500,000 dollar final payment or whatever.
What the fuck is that? I thought they'd be there for them, didn't they say they would? For the love of christ you've made enough dough off Eddie alive and dead alike, and milked the whole thing. Can't you just pay the family's house off and reuse a stage for one goddamn PPV instead of springing for a whole new overdone setup?

[Gerard]

LMAO. I love that generic "good word about him."

Surprised at Snow, though. I thought he had a job as trainer for life, basically.


Notable victories :lol:

Gotta love how they have that line like the "sport" isn't a work. :nono:

[NeanderCarl]

Apparently Mike Knox is the next ECW star to get released.

But just so this isn't a clean ECW sweep, SmackDown's Tatanka is history too.

These haven't been confirmed, but were apparently posted on WWE.com and quickly removed earlier.

[TerranRich]

It's not like Al Snow was wrestling or anything.

It looks like he'll still be a trainer in OVW.
Apparently Snow has only been relieved of his duties as a wrestler, not that they used him much since ECW restarted. He will still work for OVW, he'll probably take over the book again methinks.
He was only release of his wrestling contract. He's still with the company.

I'd guess either he was getting two paychecks or they wanted to cut back on his payout.
Calm down, people.

[Crippla]

Notable victories :lol:

Gotta love how they have that line like the "sport" isn't a work. :nono:
It's good to see them keep kayfabe but it doesn't make sense when half of their site is not in kayfabe and half is.

[NeanderCarl]

I reckon they lost interest in Terkay when Koslov showed up with a lot more personality.

They should've held onto him though, if any of this cross-promotion/buying out PRIDE comes to fruition.

[Flashman#2]

OHHHHHH Gangrel. Such a big guy for giving people Blood Baths back in the day. Have a release pal. Have another. a hole.

[Xero]

Don't be shocked to hear of more releases being announced today. Obviously, World Wrestling Entertainment has no plans to bring back ECW standalone house shows at this time, since most of those let go would have been undercard talents for those events. When the ECW events were first dropped, the internal belief was that they would return shortly after Wrestlemania 23. That's obviously not looking to be the case at this point.

From PWInsider.

[Crippla]

Apparently SmackDown writer Andrew Goldstein was released as well.

[Crippla]

Only releases that bother me so far are Terkay(I have a thing for the MMA type gimmick) and CW Anderson. :(

[Flashman#2]

CW was a favorite of mine too :(

Never liked Rodney Mack and his whole Back the Blacks thing. So he's better not having a job if you ask me. Need to keep him down.

[NeanderCarl]

C.W. never got a fair shake in WWE. You would have thought that Arn Anderson would have been behind him, because if C.W. got over, no doubt they would end up associated on screen.

Plus, any new Four Horsemen reformation (like it or not, it's bound to happen eventually) would do well to involve C.W. as the enforcer.

Plus he's got my initials!

[Flashman#2]

your initials are N.C.

are you like that Eugene guy? I have a buddy who has the same problem.

[Crippla]

I think he was refering to the initials of his name not his username.

[MLW]

I think he was refering to the initials of his name not his username.

Your saying that people have ather initials then the ones they use o the board? I dont believe you! I dont have...and well your obviusly Christian Cage irl! (couldn't think of another wrestler with CC)

[RottingFreak]

Your saying that people have ather initials then the ones they use o the board? I dont believe you! I dont have...and well your obviusly Christian Cage irl! (couldn't think of another wrestler with CC)
CC is obviously just correcting Flashman over his dumb misinterpretation of NC's post. That sarcastic post you just made is making you look like a douche. Seriously some people will just jump on CC for no reason just cuz it's the "cool" thing to do. Sad...

[Flashman#2]

why don't you rot in hell, you freak. BURN BABY BURN

[MLW]

CC is obviously just correcting Flashman over his dumb misinterpretation of NC's post. That sarcastic post you just made is making you look like a douche. Seriously some people will just jump on CC for no reason just cuz it's the "cool" thing to do. Sad...

And here I thought I was making a joke...well apparently I was wrong...And by the way...I like CC (except when he is beeing an ass...yea it does happen sometime) oh and thank you for getting me to waste 30 secunds of my life first reading you post and then replying to it...

[addy2hotty]

MLW, you just got owned by CC.

[Anybody Thrilla]

CW was a favorite of mine too :(

Never liked Rodney Mack and his whole Back the Blacks thing. So he's better not having a job if you ask me. Need to keep him down.

Racist :nono:

[Flashman#2]

what? hey, come on man. I'm a big Will Smith fan.

[MLW]

MLW, you just got owned by CC.

So you are saying that RottingFreak is CC in disguise :shifty:
Well I should have guessed it :nono:

[tucsonspeed6]

Maybe it was an "owned by proxy" kinda thing...

[Anybody Thrilla]

what? hey, come on man. I'm a big Will Smith fan.

Then when are you gonna 'get jiggy' with the Emancipation Proclaimation?

[Flashman#2]

do what? lol, is this a song or a new movie of his coming out?

[addy2hotty]

do what? lol, is this a song or a new movie of his coming out?

Hopefully, neither.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Good lord.

[TerranRich]

I reckon they lost interest in Terkay when Koslov showed up with a lot more personality.

:rofl: :rofl:

[NeanderCarl]

What? I think he's got a strange foreign charisma which will go down well with the audience as a heel.

Come on. "I love Double Double E"? To a chorus of boos? That's gold.

Terkay was the most stoic wrestler on the roster since Dan Severn.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Or Steve Blackman before Head Cheese.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Or Dean Malenko.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Stinko Malenko :lol:

[NeanderCarl]

Malenko was the "Ice Man" though, he was supposed to be stoic.

Of course, he played THAT role so well that Vince McMahon figured "screw that silent ice man gimmick that Malenko portrays down to a tee, let's turn him into JAMES.... FUCKING.... BOND. Oh, yeah!"

[NeanderCarl]

The Man Of 007 Holds

[Crippla]

I miss Ken Shamrock, I always liked him as a wrestler.

[NeanderCarl]

What?

[Crippla]

Tatanka's release has been confirmed.

[weather vane]

Tatanka
Sylvester Terkay
CW Anderson
Jazz
Rodney Mack
Tony Mamaluke
The Bashams
Al Snow
The Gymini
Gangrel

[NeanderCarl]

Expect Mike Knox to join that list later today then. I wonder if there will be any more?

I'm surprised at Knox. He seemed to be getting a good push, and was in DX's match at Survivor Series (being on the same page as DX at a PPV can be considered a pretty good push) even if he did get jobbed out in seconds.

[Xero]

(being on the same page as DX can be considered a pretty good push)
Unless you get a bigger pop than them :shifty:

[NeanderCarl]

Ah man don't open that can of worms again!

[Xero]

Boogeyman: Worms? Where? Are they here in midcard hell?

[NeanderCarl]

Well.... Boogeyman and midcard hell deserve each other.

[6to1]

well vince hired 2 new divas, maby he will replace ecw's timeslot with the new glow

[addy2hotty]

Malenko was the "Ice Man" though, he was supposed to be stoic.

Of course, he played THAT role so well that Vince McMahon figured "screw that silent ice man gimmick that Malenko portrays down to a tee, let's turn him into JAMES.... FUCKING.... BOND. Oh, yeah!"

I have to say, I LOVED this entrance music during that gimmick.

[thedamndest]

With the recent string of firings, could they be headed towards merging the rosters? A heel Batista against a face Cena could freshen up both men, especially if Batista goes over and learns to talk.

If anything, disbanding ECW and doing a lottery after Mania is definitely necessary, except it would probably entail Kennedy going to Raw and getting stuck back in the midcard.

[addy2hotty]

With the recent string of firings, could they be headed towards merging the rosters?

I doubt it for a few reasons.

1. They fired more people in a single sitting then they did in this one a while ago. If they fired someone relatively high in the standings, such as a Johnny Nitro type level performer, then you could consider that. But they are simply clearing out dead (and underused) wood.

2. That would mean that they would have to admit, not just during a skit on a TV showing that the product is shit at the moment.

3. There's way too many egos to go around at the moment to work on one show. Once Taker retires, maybe.

4. This would mean that Batista would feud with Cena. Which is probably the scariest idea I think I've ever heard.

[thedamndest]

I doubt it for a few reasons.

1. They fired more people in a single sitting then they did in this one a while ago. If they fired someone relatively high in the standings, such as a Johnny Nitro type level performer, then you could consider that. But they are simply clearing out dead (and underused) wood.

2. That would mean that they would have to admit, not just during a skit on a TV showing that the product is shit at the moment.

3. There's way too many egos to go around at the moment to work on one show. Once Taker retires, maybe.

4. This would mean that Batista would feud with Cena. Which is probably the scariest idea I think I've ever heard.

Those are good points, and I doubt they would remerge anyway just because , but if they were going to, now would be the opportune time. The people they have gotten rid of probably would have been axed during a remerge (not that I agree with who was axed). The too many egos thing could actually have been a boon, not in the sense that ego is good, but in the 98-00 sense when there was a credible main event scene. And as for Batista feuding with Cena, it might work better than you would think. If Batista were given a program he actually cared about he might shake that rust that he's had ever since he got back. And Cena wouldn't have to continue with his Monster of the Month feuds. My reasoning is this: WWE is going to keep giving us Cena and Batista as seperate champions on two shows. If they merged and had them feud for awhile, it would be one less of them to deal with, and they might actually walk away with credibility.

[Crippla]

The roster cuts continue from Stanford, CT. Released this time are Ohio Valley Wrestling talents Seth Skyfire, Jack Bull and Ryan Reeves. All three of these individuals have been regularly featured on OVW television.

Source: Mike Johnson @ PWInsider.com

[loopydate]

That sucks! I was really hoping Skyfire would get a call-up. He would have been an asset to either the tag or cruiser division.

[addy2hotty]

Those are good points, and I doubt they would remerge anyway just because , but if they were going to, now would be the opportune time. The people they have gotten rid of probably would have been axed during a remerge (not that I agree with who was axed). The too many egos thing could actually have been a boon, not in the sense that ego is good, but in the 98-00 sense when there was a credible main event scene. And as for Batista feuding with Cena, it might work better than you would think. If Batista were given a program he actually cared about he might shake that rust that he's had ever since he got back. And Cena wouldn't have to continue with his Monster of the Month feuds. My reasoning is this: WWE is going to keep giving us Cena and Batista as seperate champions on two shows. If they merged and had them feud for awhile, it would be one less of them to deal with, and they might actually walk away with credibility.

I'm sorry but no credibility can come from a Cena/Batista feud on a merged show. 2 shows a week with them two as the focus? Meh.

[Jeritron]

Since they've been the Superman champions of the past 2 years, and haven't squared off...yea some credibility can come of it. Not much because I think them and the business are mediocre right now. But it would be a bigger title fued than we've had recently.

[thedamndest]

Since they've been the Superman champions of the past 2 years, and haven't squared off...yea some credibility can come of it. Not much because I think them and the business are mediocre right now. But it would be a bigger title fued than we've had recently.

Batista would get over as a dominant heel if he were to be the one to end Cena's reign. Wrestling wise, it would be a train wreck lasting all of a collective 10 moves. I'm just saying there are two lame duck champions right now with no real credible challengers, might as well knock off one or make a heel out of him.

[Jeritron]

Well the WWE will need to cash in off it sooner or later, and it would be better sooner than later. They've made them into their two biggest stars. How big or good of stars is an entire other debate, but they're unquestionably their 2 current golden boys. I personally dislike them both and think a fued between them would be mediocre to watch at best, but the one good thing that could come out of it for me would be to see them pit agaisnt eachother face vs face and see who emerges the bigger star. At least one of them would have to job.

It's not a great fued, but what really is these days. It'd probably be the best fued WWE could offer these days from a business and kayfabe standpoint. The matches would suck ass but they could at least build it to bigger than it really is, like they have with the two of them.

[aaaaa]

That sucks! I was really hoping Skyfire would get a call-up. He would have been an asset to either the tag or cruiser division.

Hence the reason he was released. Vince doesn't want talented workers hogging up the ring time. I swear the dopes in Stamford have everything bass-ackwards.

[RottingFreak]

For a guy that was never used in the last year, his release has certainly attracted a lot of attention here. Gangrel was the goods, his gimmick as cheesy as it was, was enjoyable for me. Especially his Brood music, how could you not mark out for that one? hehe good times.

[Jeritron]

He was mildly entertaining for all of 5 months, I'll give him that. I wouldn't go as far as to say that he was the goods.

[RottingFreak]

To each his opinion.

[Jeritron]

Well Gangrel was cool, but he was a vampire gimmick. What was the best part you say? His entrance music? Yea, okay it was cool. Edge and Christian had the same entrance music for a little while, and those are 2 men who are "the goods", their Brood entrance time period being the least of the factors in me calling them that.

[Crippla]

I liked Gangrel back in the late 90s but he isn't really as useful now I suppose. They signed him 3 years ago after one televised match against The Undertaker with Vis and released him months later before he ever appeared on TV again. They signed him again last year for the new ECW and now he's been released again. I don't see any use for him now anyway, I think they're trying to push Thorn as a singles wrestler and the original plan was to have a stable of vampire but it doesn't look like that was gonna happen now anyway. I also don't know what kind of shape Gangrel is in since I haven't seen him wrestle in years.

[aaaaa]

Bill DeMott/Hugh Morrus/General Hugh G. Rection have all three been added to the list of released Superstars.

-From WWE.com:-
DeMott was the head trainer of up-and-coming WWE talent at Deep South Wrestling in Atlanta, one of WWE’s developmental territories. DeMott was a ring veteran who was a Superstar in WCW and WWE. He has held the United States Championship on two occasions, and also is one of the largest Superstars to ever use the Moonsault in his matches. WWE fans who watched WWE Tough Enough will remember DeMott as the no-nonsense trainer who helped to make the show a smash hit. -WWE.com-

These "paragraphs" about all the people they are releasing seem to be a ploy by WWE so as not to burn any bridges. If these Superstars have accomplished so much, A.) why weren't they used recently and B.) why were they released now if they're so great?