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Vastardikai 04-30-2020 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by screech (Post 5341493)
Damn. Isn't he usually who works out with guys who are coming back from injury? Figured he'd be around forever.
In any event, he'd be a decent midcard guy in NWA.

Bad News Gertner 04-30-2020 05:32 PM
R.I.P Rybaxel

xrodmuc316 04-30-2020 06:49 PM
Vince McMahon killed Nancy Argentino. Tamina has a job 4 life.

Bad News Gertner 04-30-2020 08:16 PM
Axel also has one of my favourite themes of all time.

Emperor Smeat 04-30-2020 09:07 PM
Seems WWE wants to trim their roster down even more than before since the company is now open to granting releases to anyone who asks with some exceptions. Also trying to cut down even more costs despite them making a ton of money the past fiscal quarter compared to last year.

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Originally Posted by WrestlingInc
WWE talents who are looking to be released from their contracts may be able to get those releases as the company is reportedly still looking to make cuts due to tough times brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

It was noted by @Wrestlevotes how multiple sources report that WWE is willing to grant a release to "just about anyone" who makes the request right now.

"Basically if a talent wants out, they can go," wrote WV.

Evil Vito 05-16-2020 08:47 PM
Drew Gulak’s contract has expired and he’s been moved to the Alumni page.

slik 05-16-2020 09:05 PM
wow

Mr. Nerfect 05-16-2020 09:09 PM
I saw that earlier. Having a match with Daniel Bryan on his way out was a nice send-off.

GD 05-16-2020 09:09 PM
Wow! This is official. Very disheartening.

Mr. Nerfect 05-16-2020 09:27 PM
Are you sure his contract expired, because I keep reading released.

Mr. Nerfect 05-16-2020 09:28 PM
As I say that everything changes to not re-signing.

Droford 05-16-2020 10:31 PM
So much for Gulak/Bryan III

Emperor Smeat 05-16-2020 10:42 PM
Guess that's why Bryan requested to work with Gulak recently since he probably knew Gulak wasn't staying and let Gulak have an entertaining storyline on his way out.

XL 05-17-2020 04:23 AM
Oh that sucks.

Jordan 05-17-2020 10:52 AM
He's great. He would've thrived on the pre-Coronoa indy scene. Who knows now?

Supreme Olajuwon 05-17-2020 11:30 AM
Not re-signing? In this economy?

XL 05-17-2020 12:06 PM
Probably more along the lines of “not being offered a new contract”.

XL 05-17-2020 12:07 PM
Or they low-balled him.

Emperor Smeat 05-17-2020 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by XL (Post 5345332)
Or they low-balled him.
That's probably more likely since Meltzer mentioned in this week's Observer Newsletter that WWE froze pay raises for their talent even if they were promised one before. Despite them making huge sums of money last fiscal quarter, they still are penny pinching when it comes to talent expenses using the coronavirus as the excuse.

Emperor Smeat 05-17-2020 08:54 PM
According to the Observer, Gulak could end up back in WWE since talks between the two sides didn't completely end yet.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Some updated notes regarding Drew Gulak. Gulak's contract expired after Friday's show and both sides did not reach a new deal on money. While the belief is that he is gone, it's been hinted to me it's not a dead issue. Gulak I believe is being represented by Barry Bloom in his negotiations.

RP 05-17-2020 10:30 PM
Kevin Owens released!!!!!

GD 05-17-2020 10:57 PM
I don't think so.

Emperor Smeat 05-18-2020 11:58 PM
Add WWE's VP of Television to the growing list of people recently let go by the company.

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Originally Posted by Observer
While the name Michael Mansury isn't one known to most WWE fans, his work likely is as the Vice President of Global Television Production was the director for many WWE TV shows and pay-per-view events.

First reported by PWInsider and later confirmed by Dave Meltzer, Mansury is no longer with the company as of last week after giving his notice several months ago. The reasons for his departure are unknown.

Why this move is significant is that Mansury was seen by some as the eventual replacement for Vince McMahon right hand man and executive VP Kevin Dunn. PWInsider noted that with Mansury and Kerwin Silfies' recent departures, Dunn and Marty Miller, also a WWE director, will be handling the broadcasts.

Evil Vito 05-29-2020 08:52 AM
Nigel McGuinness confirmed to have been among the furloughed workers.

Emperor Smeat 05-30-2020 07:21 PM
Another wave of cuts recently happened except this time it was more pay-based than released-based.

Also WWE's initial hope of bringing back those furloughed in July seem to be less certain now.

Smackdown's lead writer also got released but apparently for a separate reason and not as part of WWE's cutbacks for the coronavirus.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The cost cutting in World Wrestling Entertainment has not ended, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

A number of executives and officials were informed over the last 48 hours that their pay would be reduced going forward due to the company's ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on their business ...

The company has already furloughed a great percentage of the company across every division as well as cut a number of talents, producers and third-parties who had worked for and with WWE. WWE has noted internally that they hoped those furloughed would return in July, but there is no word whether that timeline remains accurate.

The departure of Smackdown Lead Writer Chris DeJoseph, which we reported on last night, was unconnected to these cutbacks, PWInsider.com is told.

Destor 05-30-2020 11:51 PM
Many of the agent positions will be refilled once they begin touring again. Theyre losing unprecedented ammounts of revenue right now and if they want to survive they have to cut costs until they get the gate back

Emperor Smeat 05-31-2020 01:07 AM
Considering they posted record revenues last fiscal quarter and are still well on pace to post record profits and revenues for this fiscal quarter and year, they didn't need to actually cut any talent or staff costs because of the coronavirus.

Even they admitted the vast bulk of the savings was due to them halting work on their new HQ.

Because their new tv deals are massive, it dwarfs whatever their other departments were making or not making and why they'd still set new all-time records for revenues and profits during the next few fiscal quarters even if they don't hold any more live events this year. If anything, they've been saving more money by scaling back and not holding live events than had they been holding them based on recent years trends.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-31-2020 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Destor (Post 5348437)
Many of the agent positions will be refilled once they begin touring again. Theyre losing unprecedented ammounts of revenue right now and if they want to survive they have to cut costs until they get the gate back
You are the worst, lol.

#1-norm-fan 05-31-2020 01:36 PM
I thought Noid was the worst.

#TheInconsistentOne

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-31-2020 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 5348484)
I thought Noid was the worst.

#TheInconsistentOne
At least I'm not #TheIncontinentOne.

Emperor Smeat 05-31-2020 06:03 PM
According to Meltzer, something recently happened between Vince and former Smackdown lead writer Chris DeJoseph that lead to DeJoseph's sudden release last Friday.

Current rumor was DeJoseph was causing issues behind the scenes and got released due to his highly unprofessional behavior.

Lock Jaw 05-31-2020 06:31 PM
He probably sneezed.

Emperor Smeat 05-31-2020 08:31 PM
According to the Observer, agents/producers who were not furloughed got hit with around a 20% pay cut as part of WWE's newest cost cutting plans.

Refs also got hit with a similar 20% pay cut.

Meltzer also reported that WWE's talent are pretty much safe from getting hit with pay cuts since their contracts likely would be voided if WWE went that far with the cuts.

XL 06-01-2020 09:22 AM
What is the furlough scheme over there? The government are paying 80% over here.

Ol Dirty Dastard 06-01-2020 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5348542)
According to Meltzer, something recently happened between Vince and former Smackdown lead writer Chris DeJoseph that lead to DeJoseph's sudden release last Friday.

Current rumor was DeJoseph was causing issues behind the scenes and got released due to his highly unprofessional behavior.
Well that's not vague or anything.

slik 06-02-2020 02:27 AM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh. Well then<br><br>Report: Rob Gronkowski Gets WWE Release <a href="https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX">https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1267690559294115840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Tom Guycott 06-02-2020 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5348905)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh. Well then<br><br>Report: Rob Gronkowski Gets WWE Release <a href="https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX">https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1267690559294115840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
*Ron

Emperor Smeat 06-02-2020 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5348905)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh. Well then<br><br>Report: Rob Gronkowski Gets WWE Release <a href="https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX">https://t.co/tOnH99e1FX</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1267690559294115840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Wonder how many people in WWE wished their contracts also included a release clause available on their end. WWE wouldn't be able to get away with artificially freezing contracts if that option was more common for talent.

Him being considered for a possible match at SummerSlam and the next Saudi show probably wasn't going to happen even if there was no coronavirus going around considering those two shows take place during the NFL pre-season and season.

Emperor Smeat 06-02-2020 08:45 PM
Seems the relationship between Gronk and WWE wasn't that friendly behind-the-scenes.

Apparently he had a lot of heat within WWE ever since Mania 36 and his initial hesitation to do his planned dive spot during the show.

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Originally Posted by WrestlingNews.co
It was noted that those in the company that they spoke with “Even those with a reputation of being easy, helpful, and good to work with, all had negative things to say about working with Gronk after his WrestleMania fiasco.”

Per the report, there was heat on Gronkowski after his hesitation to do his scheduled spot that put the WrestleMania filming two hours behind schedule. It was mentioned that one top name called Gronk “A F**kin’ clown who we are so much better off without.”

The incident at WrestleMania was originally broken by Fightful, which stated at the time that WWE wanted him to do a spot where he would jump off a platform onto a bunch of WWE stars.

It was reported that Gronk was “terrified” of the dive but Vince McMahon convinced him that it was safe, which took a significant amount of time to do.

Evil Vito 06-02-2020 09:12 PM
Lol so don’t bet on Gronk returning once he retires again, then.


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