Tazz is Gone [Archive]

Xero

03-31-2009, 12:19 PM

From PWInsider:

Former ECW World champion and long-time WWE announcer Tazz left World Wrestling Entertainment last night after calling the matches for this Friday's edition of Smackdown. He is now officially done with the company as his WWE contract expires today.

Xero

03-31-2009, 12:20 PM

Did not see that one coming, especially with Mania this weekend. Huge shake-up in the SmackDown! booth.

Impeccable

03-31-2009, 12:20 PM

JBL back on smackdown duty then?

Impeccable

03-31-2009, 12:21 PM

TBH, that sucks...I've always enjoyed Tazz on commentary.

The Mackem

03-31-2009, 12:25 PM

Online petition time. This is a grave injustice to a former ECW champion.

Jeritron

03-31-2009, 12:27 PM

wtf

BigDaddyCool

03-31-2009, 12:35 PM

Says nothing about this on WWE.com, and he is still on the Smackdown roster.

Triple Naitch

03-31-2009, 12:36 PM

Saying I'm surprised is an under statement. JBL going back to the booth is probably the best option, but I don't think he'll mesh well with JR as he did with Cole. Hopefully the Draft will fix that.

I hope Tazz left on good terms so that he can still make an occassional appearance.

Jeritron

03-31-2009, 12:37 PM

Probably a day early April fools joke

Rob

03-31-2009, 12:58 PM

That's all of the PWInsider sources gone from WWE then.

Krimzon7

03-31-2009, 01:10 PM

What will they do now?

erickman

03-31-2009, 01:15 PM

now lets get our hopes up about tazz replaceing west on tna

Team Sheep

03-31-2009, 01:19 PM

What is that legit? How sudden is that. I'm glad JBL can get back at the table now but what the hell are they gonna do on Sunday? Weird.

Jeritron

03-31-2009, 01:25 PM

Will Striker get the nod at mania? I hope so.

Team Sheep

03-31-2009, 01:30 PM

Maybe that's JBL's history making moment? He'll be doing commentary and competing? I dunno.

Jeritron

03-31-2009, 01:34 PM

Well there's no fully ECW matches, so I doubt the ECW team will even be on the show. That would make it quite easy to just insert Striker in there for Tazz.

They probably would have brought Grishiam and Striker in to help with MITB, but now they can just go with JR, Cole, King, Striker.

Then JBL can take the spot in a couple weeks.

IC Champion

03-31-2009, 01:42 PM

Taz will always been one of my all time favourites. FTW TAZ.

RGWhat316

03-31-2009, 01:43 PM

This is fairly shocking, I'm surprised he didn't want to stick around for Mania, since that is usually a big check. He was a decent announcer, but as long as JBL returns, then Im all for it. Maybe they will use Joey Styles with JR then for the SD matches.

erickman

03-31-2009, 01:47 PM

Maybe that's JBL's history making moment? He'll be doing commentary and competing? I dunno.

yea he can be like black snow doing booker t

D Mac

03-31-2009, 01:57 PM

Still think Tazz is a sub par commentator. Great wrestler yeah, but not commentary.

IC Champion

03-31-2009, 02:03 PM

Still think Tazz is a sub par commentator. Great wrestler yeah, but not commentary.

Metallica is sub par, Tazz is the man.

D Mac

03-31-2009, 02:05 PM

Metallica is sub par.

Not. HOOOOOOOO!

ron the dial

03-31-2009, 02:09 PM

ok let's do that jbl retires at mania thing and then he can get in the booth

D Mac

03-31-2009, 02:11 PM

I think I'd rather have Joey Styles and JBL instead of JR and JBL. Put Micheal Cole on ECW and bring JR back to RAW.

Juan

03-31-2009, 02:20 PM

Damn :(

Blue Demon

03-31-2009, 02:20 PM

TAZZ FTW!

Exyle

03-31-2009, 02:24 PM

Tazz leaves and Lawler clings to his chair like a barnacle...

What a world.

Afterlife

03-31-2009, 02:37 PM

I'll never understand the desire to get JBL back as a commentator.

parkmania

03-31-2009, 02:40 PM

We'll know the plans a bit better once we see where in the show JBL's match is. If it's early, he very well might end up sitting down to do commentary the rest of the night.

thedamndest

03-31-2009, 02:48 PM

Name change request: Peter Senerchia Dan.

Kane86

03-31-2009, 02:57 PM

I wanna see him beat up Jerry Lawler again.

Supreme Olajuwon

03-31-2009, 03:06 PM

Maybe they'll just have JR and the King do the whole show like the good ol days

Supreme Olajuwon

03-31-2009, 03:07 PM

But I'd much rather have Striker as a fill in.

Dave Youell

03-31-2009, 03:08 PM

Jebus! Wow.

Can't see why he'd leave unless he has something else in the pipeline

Krimzon7

03-31-2009, 03:11 PM

Or some coin in the bank. He's been with the E for a while. Maybe he's tired?

screech

03-31-2009, 03:16 PM

Tazz Dan

03-31-2009, 03:26 PM

WTF?? :(

Tazz Dan

03-31-2009, 03:26 PM

Does this make me We wish you your best in your future endevours Dan now? :shifty:

Loose Cannon

03-31-2009, 03:42 PM

Meltzer is saying he fucking flipped out backstage and told JR to go fuck himself. lol

Jeritron

03-31-2009, 03:46 PM

Don West and JR on Friday nights!

Triple Naitch

03-31-2009, 03:48 PM

Meltzer is saying he fucking flipped out backstage and told JR to go fuck himself. lol

Wow.

Striker and JR go well together. That ECW episode they did together was very entertaining.

Mr. C

03-31-2009, 03:54 PM

They’ll just have King, JR, and Cole do the whole show.

Vastardikai

03-31-2009, 04:00 PM

JR did really good with Striker. Striker kind of reminded me of a combination Gordon Solie/vintage (pays $500 to Cole) JR. JR seemed to take him under his wing on commentary, and he was able to roll with Striker's wrestling geek-dom.

Theo Dious

03-31-2009, 04:38 PM

I want JR and JBL because JR is guaranteed to look like a total ass. :y:

Theo Dious

03-31-2009, 04:39 PM

Online petition time. This is a grave injustice to a former ECW champion.

What part of "he left" do you not understand? Sure as hell doesn't sound like he was fired.

Krimzon7

03-31-2009, 04:40 PM

What part of "he left" do you not understand? Sure as hell doesn't sound like he was fired.

DON'T PISS OFF THE PIDGET!

Mooияakeя™

03-31-2009, 04:44 PM

Santino or Piper on the mic. This will do for at least 3 months.

Kane Knight

03-31-2009, 04:49 PM

What part of "he left" do you not understand? Sure as hell doesn't sound like he was fired.

What part of the joke didn't you get?

The Fonz

03-31-2009, 05:02 PM

Theo Dious

03-31-2009, 05:57 PM

Online petition time. This is a grave injustice to a former ECW champion.

What part of the joke didn't you get?

There was no :shifty:, therefore what he said was entirely serious.
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Juan

03-31-2009, 06:03 PM

As reported earlier, SmackDown announcer Tazz is gone from World Wrestling Entertainment. His WWE contract expired today and he will not be at WrestleMania on Sunday.

The buzz in the WWE locker room last night was that Tazz gave WWE officials notice a few weeks ago that he would not be renewing his deal. He is leaving on good terms.

Tazz reportedly had been telling friends that he is burnt out and needs some time to recharge his batteries. That said, the door is still open for him to explore other options, including TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor or even UFC.

With Tazz gone, there will now be an open spot at the SmackDown announcer's table. One name that's been talked about is John Bradshaw Layfield, who is looking to retire from the ring this year and is a former SmackDown announcer himself.

Theo Dious

03-31-2009, 06:14 PM

Makes sense, and I'm happy to hear it.

Londoner

03-31-2009, 06:16 PM

I don't blame Tazz for leaving/ feeling 'burnt out', given the way the shows have been lately.

Mooияakeя™

03-31-2009, 07:18 PM

I'd still do with Piper or Santino for a few months.

Also, maybe he's just pissed off with Vince bombing down his ear. I would of thought many people in the business would <3 to do WM. I know he has before, but leaving what 6 days away from WM is a bit weird.

I am really surprised they didn't have Jericho "put him on the shelf" on SD! Saying He is an ECW legend or something like that. Or just kick his ass at WM.

So yeah, to throw that out there again. I find it strange he got before WM.

Innovator

03-31-2009, 07:29 PM

JR and Striker sounds good to me

Rob

03-31-2009, 07:41 PM

Wow.

Striker and JR go well together. That ECW episode they did together was very entertaining.

Seriously, you lot will believe anything.

The Gold Standard

03-31-2009, 07:56 PM

I am going to miss Tazz, but I am very excited for JBL to return to the announcers table. Maybe they can now move JR back to Raw and Cole to SD and JBL can carry Cole again.

Dorkchop

03-31-2009, 08:03 PM

Crazy. I figured he'd be with them for longer. I really liked his commentating for the most part.

Nicky Fives

03-31-2009, 08:25 PM

stupid time to quit... right before WM..... he apparently left on good terms so he'll be back.... I think a JR/JBL combination could be good for Smackdown, where they can play on either their Texas/Oklahoma rivalry, or JBL staying in the charcter he is now demeaning JR as a redneck, imbecile,..... yadda yadda yadda.

parkmania

03-31-2009, 08:40 PM

Say that WWE stays with a 3-man booth for WM - King, Cole, and JR. Someone sits in with JR for the 4/10 SD!. At the draft, could we actually see Josh Matthews get a commentating job on one of the shows?

James Steele

03-31-2009, 08:48 PM

There is no way he left 6 days before WrestleMania, if anything, he will retire for JBL to take his spot.

LuigiD

03-31-2009, 08:57 PM

Wow...I am shocked.
I always thought Tazz was great. He looks like he enjoys it too.
Surprised he took off.
By the way, the guy who said Santino or Piper..oh yeah!

Theo Dious

03-31-2009, 09:08 PM

Or... how about Santino AND Piper!!!

Mooияakeя™

03-31-2009, 09:11 PM

3 votes. We win. I'll email Shane and whilst I'm at it, I'll get some Legacy Tees as well. Share the wealth.

TNASUCKS

03-31-2009, 09:30 PM

Last night Tazz said good-bye to Shane and Stephanie McMahon, but is not known if he had a final meeting with Vince McMahon. Tazz’s contract does expire at the end of the day, and he was not released. He also offered to work WrestleMania, as he didn’t want to leave the company in a bad situation. posted on main page . maybe he will work mania

Krimzon7

03-31-2009, 10:13 PM

Main page of what? That's why people hate you! we need full details!

Mr. Nerfect

03-31-2009, 11:38 PM

Wow, this was a bit of a surprise. I like Tazz and all, but I am more interested to see what the WWE does with the commentary teams than upset Tazz is leaving. After all, it appears to be his choice.

JBL should definitely return to the booth, but I don't want to see JBL and JR as a tandem. That'd be way too redneck for my tastes. JBL should work with Michael Cole again. Give those two RAW to play with. Cole was much better with JBL than Jerry Lawler. I actually think the WWE will put JR with King again, but I'd rather see Matt Striker move up to replace Tazz, as they would make a really good team.

With WWE Superstars making a comeback, there are pretty much eight conventional slots for commentary. Right now the WWE has got Michael Cole, Jim Ross and Todd Grisham as play-by-play guys, which leaves the window open for one to get called up, whereas Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker are their color guys, which leaves room for two.

Mr. Nerfect

03-31-2009, 11:39 PM

Also, I'm still thinking there may be a last minute ECW Title match added to the show. Todd Grisham & Matt Striker would call that. But aside from that, Matt Striker could very easily do SmackDown! color commentary for the event.

Droford

04-01-2009, 12:17 AM

I hope they dont move Striker to SD...Id have nothing to look forward to on ECW.

I do however wholeheartedly endorse Tazz going to ROH and replacing Mike Hodgwood on the HDNet Show.

Not Booked

04-01-2009, 12:27 AM

Maybe they'll just have JR and the King do the whole show like the good ol days

I wish they would. :)

TNASUCKS

04-01-2009, 02:24 AM

Main page of what? That's why people hate you! we need full details!

tpww.net asshole

Rob

04-01-2009, 03:36 AM

There is no way he left 6 days before WrestleMania, if anything, he will retire for JBL to take his spot.

Man you really couldn't have been more wrong here.

Destor

04-01-2009, 03:57 AM

What part of the joke didn't you get?

As reported earlier, SmackDown announcer Tazz is gone from World Wrestling Entertainment. His WWE contract expired today and he will not be at WrestleMania on Sunday.

The buzz in the WWE locker room last night was that Tazz gave WWE officials notice a few weeks ago that he would not be renewing his deal. He is leaving on good terms.

Tazz reportedly had been telling friends that he is burnt out and needs some time to recharge his batteries. That said, the door is still open for him to explore other options, including TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor or even UFC.

With Tazz gone, there will now be an open spot at the SmackDown announcer's table. One name that's been talked about is John Bradshaw Layfield, who is looking to retire from the ring this year and is a former SmackDown announcer himself.
:rofl:

Volare

04-01-2009, 04:33 AM

Taz gone this is Bullshit!

Well, back to my ECW dvds.

Lux

04-01-2009, 04:44 AM

tpww.net asshole

LOL

bitch

Krimzon7

04-01-2009, 07:59 AM

tpww.net asshole

Be specific Jack Off. We can't read your quirky fucking mind. Don't give the rest of this board more reasons to fucking hate you.

twat

FourFifty

04-01-2009, 08:28 AM

What is that legit? How sudden is that. I'm glad JBL can get back at the table now but what the hell are they gonna do on Sunday? Weird.

I'm pretty sure there was a time where Jerry "The King" Lawler wrestled with his headset on to call the match as it was going on. Problem for Mania solved.

Kane Knight

04-01-2009, 09:44 AM

:rofl:

It's okay, if you don't get it, just ask.

Mooияakeя™

04-01-2009, 03:08 PM

http://www.geocities.com/tazzplace/tazz.jpg

Juan

04-01-2009, 03:14 PM

Be specific Jack Off. We can't read your quirky fucking mind. Don't give the rest of this board more reasons to fucking hate you.

twat

Maybe it's just me, but I knew what he meant when he said "main page"

Krimzon7

04-02-2009, 12:14 AM

There's the possibility, Juan. There's also the possibility that he could be talking WWE.com or PWInsider.com, since that's where the story broke. and my response was slanted negatively due to his assinine remark that he made to me once I asked him to be more specific.

But I wouldn't expect that much to be taken into consideration.

Juan

04-02-2009, 12:23 AM

I dunno, never heard WWE.com referred to as the "main page" but fair enough.

Kane86

04-02-2009, 01:33 AM

I am taking over his spot get ready for the greatest announcing team ever.

The Mackem

04-02-2009, 02:38 AM

What part of "he left" do you not understand? Sure as hell doesn't sound like he was fired.

LOL

Krimzon7

04-02-2009, 01:55 PM

I am taking over his spot get ready for the greatest announcing team ever.

Don't know why but this just springs to mind...
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_sportsstuff/images/2008/04/30/foleysocko.jpg

Xero

04-02-2009, 02:05 PM

Kane86 isn't a homo. He wouldn't have a guy's hand up his ass.

BobBitchen

04-07-2009, 08:12 AM

wwe removed Tazz's profile.

Krimzon7

04-07-2009, 08:23 AM

He'll be back. Let the man recharge, and we'll be enjoying his stylings again!

St. Jimmy

04-07-2009, 01:34 PM

I wonder how long until we get "Taze" in TNA

erickman

04-07-2009, 02:29 PM

I wonder how long until we get "Taze" in TNA

ask ryan clark

Kane86

04-07-2009, 06:12 PM

ask ryan clark

THE KING OF COPY AND PASTE!!!!!!!!!

I bet he will know more about Brook Hogan.

Krimzon7

04-08-2009, 08:49 AM

Be careful, he's Taker707/TNASUCKS!!!

Mr. Nerfect

04-08-2009, 09:57 AM

DAMN iNATOR

04-09-2009, 12:28 PM

now lets get our hopes up about tazz replaceing west on tna

"WELL, TENAY, HERE COMES THE BLUEPRINT!"

:shifty:

DAMN iNATOR

04-09-2009, 12:32 PM

It sounds like Tazz's standing with the company is still pretty good. If he holds off on signing with TNA or ROH, he could get another job with the WWE one day soon. Maybe he can take the time off, get his back fixed, and actually make something resembling a return -- if just for a nostalgia run?

If he used this theme:
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erickman

04-09-2009, 12:53 PM