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Future 'Future Endeavor' signs with WWE

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE hires Petey Williams full-time as a producer <a href="https://t.co/LuiZrNB0k5">https://t.co/LuiZrNB0k5</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hy1L3fPFM0">pic.twitter.com/Hy1L3fPFM0</a></p>&mdash; Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) <a href="https://twitter.com/WONF4W/status/1479217277870522368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Joe the Samoan has been released.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">June 15th 2021 <a href="https://t.co/UnWa3cMIaT">pic.twitter.com/UnWa3cMIaT</a></p>&mdash; Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fightful/status/1479238092364075008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I think the next quarterly conference call is in February so there is a good chance there will be people in the Rumble matches who are gone from the company a month later.

Vince is fucking ruthless.

Next earnings report is February 3rd, Rumble is January 29th

It’s disheartening to see them let go of so many people. It doesn’t get easy. Can’t fathom how stressful it must be to work for the company.

Your contract isn’t worth the piece of paper it’s printed on.

The latest thing seems to be a signing bonus instead of a no cut clause. At least the wrestlers can get a good payday before they have to worry about job security. Aside from Roman and Brock, is anybody else safe? Rollins and Becky because they are married and top stars together are probably safe as a package deal, but literally anybody else on the active roster could be next.

Behind the scenes I would say Bruce and Johnny for now, Stephanie, and Shawn Michaels because Vince has always backed Shawn. HHH is less safe than Shawn, I could honesty see them telling Hunter they don't need him back. Maybe Vince woukd be nice enough to let Hunter keep some token office job.

The following people wouldn't shock me if they were released in the next round of cuts:

Shotzi (called up to SD and then disappeared, ala Toni Storm)
Elias (disappeared from tv a while ago)
OMOS (tall, but he's really not athletic and he's not good in the ring either)
Robert Roode
Veer (I doubt he's ever going to actually appear on RAW if he hasn't by now)

shotzi in aew please. love her so much.

There's a lot of Vincels on the loose now discussing how William Regal was a bad wrestler on Twitter, one example:


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Okay cool.<br><br>Name me his classics. <br><br>Give me his all time best and how they compare to every other wrestler alive we already know are great.<br><br>Your name is tape machines. Where's his comp tape of bangers? <a href="https://t.co/5RkLXTSG7C">https://t.co/5RkLXTSG7C</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Wrotkowski (@AaronWrotkowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWrotkowski/status/1479224719928963078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Even in the chance Regal was a bad wrestler (he wasn't obviously), the sheer amount of talent who have said they wouldn't be where they are without Regal should help the light-bulb go off.

He wasn't bad but he's not nearly the wrestler people make him out to be

Most of the bitching I've heard of Regal is him being blamed for killing ROH, rather than, I dunno, the top of the card fucking off with a Billionaire after using their assets to promote a mega show. Or, COVID. Or, putting all their eggs in the basket of a guy who turned out to be a sex pest.

What is a Vincel? It that the opposite of a Cultist? :lol: :rofl:

Also, it's not like WWE said they released Regal because he is a bad wrestler. I mean maybe Vince will tweet that in the near future while also bragging about how many European friends he has, but until then...

Back in the Monday Night Wars days, RSPW would call WWF fans Sheep, and WCW fans Lemmings.

I'm guessing "Vincel" is the new "Sheep." It's kind of ironic, considering the relationship many AEW fans have with women...

AEW fans respect women and also people who identify as women even though we may not identify them as women, we do it anyway to fit in and be one with the voice.

Aaron Wrotkowski is definitely not a "Vincel" lol.

I feel like I watched this episode recently...

My guess is a vincel is a wwe apologist who like everything they do. The dumb “let the story play out” crowd who defend blatantly awful booking decisions, like turning red hot Becky heel (twice!!!), giving out the undefeated nxt champ in minutes on his main roster debut, big e and Bianca’s title losses, etc etc

Wonder though, if that signing bonus is X amount at the time of signing, X amount after X days (or whatever metric), and then a performance-initiative type bonus. That's been the "new thing" with sign on bonuses for a while to try to keep talent from getting $$$$ and shitting the bed.


Also wouldn't count couples as "safe" give the E's track record with "splitting up" real life couples, be it kayfabe or otherwise. Can definitely seeing HHH not coming back to the same role, and then slowly being pushed out. Seen a eerily similar "political play" happen like this at my current employer a couple months ago :(

I think talent should be able to walk out on their WWE deals too, but when has it ever been the case that your spot in the WWF/E was bulletproof just because you had a contract? Releases used to happen all the time.

You get well paid while you are there too. To say the contracts aren’t worth shit is just weird.

Shane O Mac has been let go

Wow.... Don't even know what to say.

Gives he more time to hang out with his boys The Mean Street Posse.

LOL, damn

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As we reported yesterday, Shane McMahon is believed to have booked the men’s Royal Rumble match last Saturday, which got him heat backstage. The match was poorly received, particularly among talent due to constant changes. But McMahon reportedly ‘rubbed people the wrong way’ when he took charge of the booking for this Rumble. He was described as a “nightmare” by some, allegedly buried Jamie Noble and there were claims he wanted to book the match around himself. McMahon entered at #28 and got one elimination before being thrown out by eventual winner, Brock Lesnar.

Now, a new report from Ringside News suggests that McMahon has been quietly let go by the company due to the heat. The writers were told in a “semi-quiet way” that “there will be no more creative discussions about Shane McMahon.” The creative team then “moved on to other creative discussions.” McMahon was previously rumored to be a regular on the RAW brand going forward, leading to a match at Wrestlemania.

It should be noted that Shane was not actually employed by WWE and wasn’t actually signed when he was brought back. He was “supposed to be involved in the XFL but then COVID hit and XFL went into bankruptcy.” Vince McMahon is using the term ‘let go’ backstage when referring to the situation. It was noted the word “blackballed” was not used.

A source added: “Vince had no choice. Shane created chaos, had everyone in an uproar, pissed off everyone in the Rumble, openly buried other producers, and was changing things that Vince wanted. Vince had no other choice but to send him home.“

It's sad watching Shane over the years trying to find his "thing" only to be met with failure every single time.

roh is there for shane to buy if he can work with sinclare

Well damn that kinda sucks.

In other news

1000000% thought this was coming from kayfabe news or some shit. EARLY WORD says this is actually legit?!


Good.

He 100p got cut because he didn't do the shuffle on the stage when he entered the Rumble.

I was really looking forward to Shane McMahon versus Seth Rollins at the most Stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history.

:lol::lol::lol:

good thing he got all those casuals pumped up at the rumble before they shitcanned him!

Shane McMahon please do podcast with Conrad if you are reading.

Wait....this is real? What in the actual fuck lmao

or are we getting worked in service of a WM storyline??????????