Let the spring cleaning begin
 

<font color=goldenrod>Paul Burchill and Shane Helms have been future endeavor'd.

Source: WWE.com</font>

Sad about The Ripper, could give a fuck about The Hurricane.

DOnt get arrested unless you are atop guy

What about Katie Lea?

Well looks like TNA will get a new X-Division star to join up with Moore and Hardy

<font color=goldenrod>I figured the writing was on the wall for Burchill. Not only did they seem to run out of stuff for him to do, but Katie Lea shows up on Raw, dropping "Burchill" from her name but keeping the same gimmick. That's when I officially knew Burchill was toast.

Feel terrible about Helms though, guy was super-over and I would have liked to have seen him on SmackDown. But again, I figured he was doomed once they made light of his arrest and he proceeded to not even be involved in the last couple episodes of ECW with the rest of the roster.</font>

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Who won the epic battle between The Hurricane and the Ripper?
 

Vince McMahon did. Hurricane and The Ripper are GONESKI!!

http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100078

Other THREADSKI!

This is a better thread title.

I'm super bummed about Burchill. This is a guy who they missed the boat on. Good in ring worker, good style, look. Don't about the mic work, but I liked him and though he could've been a decent addition to the SmackDown mid card.

I'm pretty meh about Helms as I was not digging the Hurricane reinvetion. As a worker I liked Helms, and like Burchill, he could've easily been supplanted into the mid card on SmackDown and worked well.

Oh well.

everybody 3 count 1,2,3, 1...2...3333333333333333333333333

Did Evan Karagis ever even get a shot with WWE?

<font color=goldenrod>Doing a quick browse-through of the WWE roster...when you throw out people who had been released/quit or people who had been sent down to OVW, only The Undertaker, Triple H, Kane, Edge, William Regal, and Kung Fu Naki had been technically a part of the main roster longer than Helms. Pretty crazy.</font>

Shawn Michaels?

Or are you not counting his hiatus?

Also, I don't think Kung Fu Naki is going to surivive this season's spring cleaning. We should all be preparing ourselves to say goodbye to Slam Master J as well.

Yoshi is an upgraded version of Funaki. There's no need for him anymore.

I don't know, I think Knox is safe for now. They need a menacing heel jobber.

That time of year already?

Either Creative or Vince's fault for Burchill. Guy had talent but nobody had a clue what to do with him. Capt. Burchill, The Ripper, all great gimmicks, but didn't go anywhere.

Injurie(s) got the better of Helms. Came back and didn't do nothing.

<font color=goldenrod>I think Kung Fu Naki is safe at least as far as company employment is concerned. He never wrestles anymore but he'll more than likely slot in as a road agent. Wouldn't surprise me if they just took his profile off of WWE.com without notice one day.

I can see Slam Master J sticking around solely to tag with Jimmy Wang Yang. But, if NXT ends and all of the rookies get promoted to the main roster (which I THINK is the plan), Yang will probably get paired up with Skip Sheffield instead. So yeah, SMJ going wouldn't be surprising.

Charlie Haas might be out soon, as he is rarely ever used. I thought Haas and Knox might wind up being a regular team but that doesn't quite seem to be the case. Primo's also a guy I could see getting axed.

I was surprised to see that Tyler Reks is still employed, but they keep having him run dark match heel promos. So I dunno, maybe he'll get a chance to do something.</font>

Slam Master J, Kung Fu Naki, and Jimmy Wang Yang should probably be let go soon as they really haven't done too much with any of them except to try (and fail miserably, I might add...) to have SMJ & JWY team up on a couple occasions as the "ATL Boyz" or something stupid...wouldn't really miss any of them a single bit.

If TPWW did spring cleaning, DAMN iNATOR would be in the first round of cuts, that's for sure.

I'm surprised Burchill lasted as long as he did. As a fan, I'm glad as this might be a good move for him. He's had a long payday in the big-time and can now go back to really doing what he does best - wrestling - on the indy circuit. I think TNA might be a step too far for him.

I don't see why he would need to use the Vertebreaker at Burger King.

*Prays Charlie Haas survives the Spingcleaning.*

Yeah, I too am surprised Burchill lasted this long. They kept bringing him back over and over again, trying to push him with a variety of gimmicks, but he never caught on.

Got a feeling he'll be next.

Half these guys are are mentioning I don't even know. Like this Slam Master J. Who the hell is this Jabroni?

And I didn't know Haas was still there. Is Benjamin still there?

<font color=goldenrod>WHAT THE FUCK

Maria's been released too. Now THAT is a shocker.</font>

FUCK

<font color=goldenrod>Seriously, she's gotta be in my Top 5 Hottest Divas of All-Time if I were to make a list...probably #1 on Current Divas. Dammit.

Gotta go to her photo page and stock up before it's removed.</font> :shifty:

Holy Crap you are right! "WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Diva Maria as of today February 26, 2010. We wish Maria the best in all future endeavors."

I guess she requested the release rather than WWE giving up on her, especially with her winning the slammy and being involved with that Matt Hardy storyline.

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Unless I was on RAW on Monday, or a serious player, I'd chuck my cell phone into the nearest container of water

I am bummed about all three of these releases.

Benjamin is taking part in MITB again i believe. Either way we certainly haven't helped Haas's case by reminding Vince he still has a contract.:D

Loose Cannon, Slam Master J = Jesse

Maria? Seriously? She was just on Superstars.

Maria too. Caught me off guard. We're all in anticipation hoping Jillian would get the ax and we get Maria instead.

Oh well, last month she filled in for Munn for a day on Attack of the Show. She did alright if I do say so myself.

wait, they seriously made Terry Gordy's son be called Slam Master J? WTF

Maria is hot, very hot, but my eyes are all over Maryse these days

wow.... Burchill & Helms are not really a huge surprise... but Maria is..... I can definately see Helms going to TNA, Maria will never been seen from again

MY WIFE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

You'll be fine.

Yeah it's pretty ridiculous.

that the fuck is going on in the E?

you don't cut troops right before you go to war

It's not a war when your opposition uses nerf guns and you have a nuclear arsenal.

http://maria-kanellis.org/gallery/

<font color=goldenrod>Go to town.</font>

Doesn't Maria have a bunch of side projects going on now?

I'd rather have Cena than Hogan to be perfectly honest

Yeah, getting rid of these wrestlers is really gonna hurt them.:roll:

Well, Burchill might be able to become a Pope-like success if TNA picks him up.

That said, Pope, Burchill, nor no one in TNA who wasn't in WWE before looks anywhere near what a WWE star is.

But they're the cream of the crop! Heavily featured weekly!

:shifty:

trump has not started yet, so she ether sucked real bad on trump or she won.

He's had a white rapper gimmick for years, long before he was on WWE TV

Pope looks like a million dollars, one of my favourite 'looks' around atm

I've seen her naked.

Got any proof of that?:shifty:

:shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty:

Moderate Safe Search: Off

Lazyness gets in the way

Oh that is so F***ing awesome... Nicely done...

DAMN YOU WWE! DAMN YOU TO HELL AND BACK!

Spanks and Kisses

Jesus Christ girls suck

This is pretty messed up. I was a fan of Burchill, but WWE obviously didnt know how to use him. Helm's injuries and arrest probably led to his demise. But Maria too?? That doesnt make any sense at all. They have been promoting her on Celebrity Apprentice, she was just diva of the year, and she has been used actively lately. So I am definitely disappointed in this one.

I can't believe girls put cocks in their mouth and suck them

I love how every guy that ever laces up a pair of boots in WWE that doesn't make the main event is misused.
Maybe he didn't know how to use WWE?

fck im going to miss maria thought she had what it took to eventually be a champion

helms is better off in tna with moore and jeff now to get matt over there

as for burchill in ring he was awesome but never got a fair shake imo

Maria Kanellis had just turned 28 yesterday

lol happy birthday

Well, "Pirate" Paul was scrapped because Vince hadn't heard of Pirates of the Caribbean, so he assumed that NO ONE had heard of Pirates of the Caribbean.

I just realized Paul Burchill and The Hurricane feuded with each other not too long ago. Now they get released on the same day. WWE better not mess with Goldust. I want Goldust on RAW. Hopefully, they see how hard he’s worked and keep him around.

Also, I’ve always wanted to see the team of Shark Boy and The Hurricane. Super Helms to TNA!

Maria!?! That's insane. They've kept her along all this time and now they release her just before she's on Celebrity Apprentice? Wouldn't WWE want to take advantage of the publicity from that? What odd timing. It would however be funny if TNA signed her and took all the pub for it.

Goldust was feuding with Sheamus not too long ago. :shifty:

Somebody post some of them tittys quick while my moms is gone

Could he become WWE Champion? It could be done, but would have to be done right. All sorts of fans can get with Goldust just because he's who he is. He looks better in the ring than he has in a while and can be entertaining, so why not? There's a lot you can do with the character before they "got nothing for him."

Couldn't care less about maria, tbh.

is Torrie Wilson the only Diva in WWE to leave on her own terms after posing nude in Playboy?

Will Helms be a super hero in TNA? Will he have a terrible knock of of his last theme in WWE? Will he have the exact same gimmick and somehow manage to put over WWE in promos?

Find out in 90 days or in one more sentence. Yes he will.

STAY IN THE BACK! THERE'S A TSUNAMI COMING THROUGH!

From PWInsider:

World Wrestling Entertainment also released referee Scott Armstrong today. Armstrong was hired shortly after the company launched the ECW brand in 2006. Armstrong, son of Southern legend Bob Armstrong, also refereed for WCW following a long in-ring career. A number of WWE workers were really bummed hearing he was let go as he was well liked by the wrestlers.

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Can't say that I care, hate his refereeing.

She's pretty, but she's a dime a dame in the WWE.

I couldn't care less about Paul either. Meh.

I guess Bullet Bob won't be going into the HoF this year after all.

C'mon Hornswoggle........

Of the 3 wrestlers, I liked Hurricane the most. His feud with the Rock dealing about which superhero was better was my favorite promo involving him.