<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Timothy Thatcher has been let go from WWE, Fightful has confirmed with the company. He'd been helping coach of late since being off TV</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478856023708418049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hideki Suzuki of Diamond Mine has been let go from WWE, Fightful has confirmed with the company.</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478855946403295236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Gah....

Hate to say it, every damn time one of these happens, but...


Thatcher is a must sign for AEW. One of those along with Keith Lee that should have been and AEW Original but swiped right on NXT when it was still good.

nah

i mean thatcher is fine and i even grew to enjoy him when he was feuding/teaming with ciampa, but he is definitely not a must sign in my eyes.

They should release Roderick Strong, finish off Undisputed Era completely, especially if they are already releasing Diamond Mine guys.

Also, was Regal still considered NXT's GM? I cant recall him doing anything GM related since 2.0. Still a baffling move though, dude did a lot for NXT.

I never saw Thatcher much in NXT but I saw him live a few times at indies I always thought he was a stand out, plus he has a size a legitimacy about his style that I really like.

damn I love Regal. This sucks.

These two names sound familiar but I am not familiar with them, but more releases at NXT/PC

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cathy Corino, also known as Allison Danger, has been let go from WWE, the company has confirmed to Fightful</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478856620578910218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Danny Burch has been let go from WWE, Fightful has confirmed with the company. He'd been helping coach since being off TV</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478856148279255042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

loved oney and burch together but they'd definitely hit their ceiling in WWE. allison danger another one i had no idea even worked for the company.

I dunno, if there's anyone in the wrestling industry who doesn't know their own worth, it's Regal.

does sara del rey still work for them?

Yeah she’s still a head coach (for now)

Danielson doesn't need a mouthpiece, but Regal managing his star student would make me extremely happy

Love Thatcher...

I eagerly await a post from Noid justifying the cuts.

What justification is needed? Not like these were heavily featured people like Wyatt and Strowman were when released. Biggest name is Regal and maybe he wanted to get cut.

DID THEY FIRE ROMAN REIGNS FOR DOING PORNO AS A SIDE GIG???? FUCK YOU VINCE!

Yes. Backstage personnel weren’t heavily featured. Drain the swamp.

I didn't think you meant them because they need even less justification....

Yes. There’s no justification required since they’re low on the totem pole.

what kind of justification are you looking for at this point? sincerely.

I mentioned that earlier. I’m looking forward to Noid’s justification.

If they wouldn't have reported it nobody would have ever noticed.

Damb. Excellent justification. I’m satisfied. Take a green dot.

oh i see you're just in a mood tonight

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if they let Shawn Michaels go.

Regal had to go because they needed to make room for a GM that’s as hip and cool as NXT 2.0 is

https://i.gifer.com/origin/59/598e7d...c2559_w200.gif

Brother Love is hip.

Which needs no justification :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...zSYvQ&usqp=CAU

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the best of all-time. Godspeed to you on your next move, Mr. Regal. <a href="https://t.co/04nQZQvm3Z">pic.twitter.com/04nQZQvm3Z</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts (@DeepCutsWCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepCutsWCW/status/1478852937644453889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eternally grateful that Regal gave me a chance when I was nothing. I owe so much to him. <a href="https://t.co/ML4c4KgICa">pic.twitter.com/ML4c4KgICa</a></p>&mdash; The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1478932764535803905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There would be no Sasha Banks if it wasn’t for <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKingRegal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealKingRegal</a> thank you for giving me a chance and believing in me. �� Forever grateful</p>&mdash; Mercedes Varnado (@SashaBanksWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/SashaBanksWWE/status/1478910154577952771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Regal is one of my favorites in wrestling. It sucks if he was let go against his will, but there’s the chance that this was somewhat voluntary. Sometimes people want to move on and do other things.

He’s a no-brainer signee for anyone if he wants to stay in wrestling.

Timothy Thatcher should have been called up to work in a technical wrestling division with Cesaro, WALTER, Drew Gulak and Oney Lorcan. Missed opportunity there.

Yeah there’s definitely a place for a Thatcher, even if it’s as part of a faction like Imperium. I’m fact if you can’t get Walter to make the move across the pond, you could have just had Thatcher steal Imperium away from him and moved them to the main roster as a midcard heel stable for a few months.

Gabe Saplosky has been let go

I wonder if NXTUK is lucky during cuts that the company forgets they exist

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can’t wait to see what WWE does with that EVOLVE IP they purchased now that Gabe is gone and they released everyone that worked there.</p>&mdash; words (@wordsbig80s) <a href="https://twitter.com/wordsbig80s/status/1479144838541066244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I dont think Vince understands that NXTUK is a standalone brand. I believe he thinks that is what the faction is called for the people that came from the U.K.

I think the NXTUK talent are harder to get rid of due to UK employment laws. They can fire guys like Ligero and Travis Banks who had sexual assault allegations, but the rest of the talent are treated like closer to employees than they would in the US. In all likelihood that brand will just kick around until their deals expire, at which point

A) they'll re-sign the people they want to keep on the condition they move to the US
or
B) the deal will quietly expire

Joe Conners was in the latter group, signed in December 2016 ahead of the original UK tourney and his deal just ran out

:lol:

You're probably right

I read once the NXTUK contracts are peanuts compared to NXT 2.0 and the Performance Center

Very interesting @ Vito

That would explain a lot

There is enough talent out there to start a completely legitimate company. With a head of creative, agents, referees, commentators, etc. Jeff Jarrett must be licking his lips.

Oh yeah baby we need some NJ(ARRETT)PW slappy!

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

https://c.tenor.com/1gvIyBsrssMAAAAC...-chappelle.gif

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??????????

He worked himself into a shoot, brother.




-HausenHausen

Can't wait to see Shane McMahon appear on AEW television.

WWE bought Impact and Shane is going to be running another invasion angle, isn't he?

He's just not good at creative. At all. He's always been that way. You can tell he wants to make his dad proud and is jealous of Steph.

he will be a money mark somewhere ether impact or roh will flease him.

I'm pretty sure his business dealings in China were a disaster.

like i said good money mark, now we can see the jeff hardy shane death match we always wanted to see.

Shane McMahon vs Nick Gage deathmatch

Shane McMahon & PCO indy tag team darlings for 2022. New England Championship Wrestling will never be the same!

I really want them to run a "Shane got let go" angle but he bursts through security and keeps interrupting shit. Can imagine Byron Saxton saying "how can Vince keep his own son out of the building????" or some shit.

That would work better if it was Cole, but Shane's a RAW guy so I gotta work with what's there, brother brother

Weird shit. I don’t believe the heat at the Rumble stuff at all. Also, the dude’s grandmother just died. Like this week. Pretty sure the McMahons all have a funeral coming up.

Plans being scrapped? Sure, I buy that. Shane doesn’t want anything to do with the product right now? Also believable. But there’s something else going on. Not saying it’s a work or anything like that, but the story just doesn’t fit. Shane getting “heat” for the Rumble is not why you would cut ties with someone.

It’s Mania season, screw the Brand Split, brother. Besides, all the top draws appear on both brands; Lesnar, Ronda, Shane.

PWInsider update: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/15...dates.html?p=1

So sounds like he was "sent home" and his plans were scrapped and could probably still come back at some point later. Maybe not a straight up "firing" since he doesn't work there full time anyway

Meltzer has kanefirmed the news as well

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just a confirmation that Shane McMahon is out of WWE. More to come.</p>&mdash; Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) <a href="https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1488930777303699456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I think it's wonderful news. Shane won't get to hog a spot on the Mania card. All the talk of him arguing he and Brock should be the final two in the Rumble is hilarious. Then again, Shane tried to propose a Shane vs Brock match at WM a few years ago too.

I for one will not miss his goofy looking punches.

Shane vs. Austin Theory WrestleMania angle with Vince being involved could have maybe been interesting

Had no clue Shane is Executive Chairman of an electric car company. The guy is probably fucking busy.

Wasn’t the guy there with Vince and co. checking out the new Titan Towers after Triple H recovered from his heart attack? This is despite not working there.

WrestleVotes is reporting this could have a ripple effect that is felt forever, lol.