WWE Releases: Spring 2010 Edition - 8 Gone (Update 2)
 

From WWE.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Divas Mickie James and Katie Lea Burchill as well as Superstars Shelton Benjamin, Kung Fu Naki, Slam Master J and Jimmy Wang Yang as of today, April 22, 2010. We wish them the best in all future endeavors.

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/superstarsreleased

From WWE.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of Mike Knox as of today, April 22, 2010. We wish him the best in all future endeavors.

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List of Releases
Mickie James
Katie Lea Burchill
Shelton Benjamin
Kung Fu Naki
Slam Master J
Jimmy Wang Yang
Mike Knox
Tony Atlas

benjamin and mickie will be in tna after the 90 day no compete clause expires

I care

I'm kind of shocked about Shelton and even more surprised about Mickie. I mean, she was involved in a major diva's angle for the last few months, crazy.

mickie james WTF

Geez.

TNA's locker room is gonna be crowded now.

I'd love to see Mickie in TNA though, she will definitely be able to have some solid bouts there. Just sorry that we won't see her vs. Awesome Kong :drool:

From what I've heard she had a lot of heat on the tour for being late getting on busses, etc. Other than that I can't see much of anything. Unless it's Vince adding on her weight gain and shit like that and it's a last straw type of deal.

Honestly, my biggest surprise here is Funaki. I thought he was pretty well in with the company, a job for life. I know he did some stuff for WWE in Japan.

now tna's knockout division ,x division is going to get better,and if they get chalie haas they got a better tag team division as well

getting rid of the most over diva, it must have been something pretty serious, om assuming it was wwe hat fired her and her not asking for a release

I'd love to see Mickie in TNA. She'll probably try the music thing for a while before going in, though.

Sorry about Mickie James and Shelton Benjamin.

TPWW's The Gold Standard is gonna be devastated when he reads the news.

The rest were to be expected. Though Funaki was "to be expected" for a very long time. Kudos for him for staying around as long as he did.

Not a big fan of either of the guys, but I think Haas and Benjamin would be a great addition to TNA's tag team roster.

Shelton Benjamin is a much bigger surprise than Mickie James. TNA would be crazy not to snap him up.

That was a huge mistake getting rid of Mickie James and Shelton Benjamin.

Team Angle reunion? Bring in Haas and you could do something with them and Angle.

Funaki is probably gonna go to TNA and instantly get the X-Division title.

Funaki - TNA NUMBA WON X DIVISION WRESTLER!

My jaw literally dropped for about 30 seconds when I saw Benjamin's name.

From Figure Four Weekly, on Mickie:

James was released because she more than once on the European tour arrived late for the bus, holding up travel. That was considered the straw that broke the camel's back dating back to her being disciplined by being sent to Smackdown.

Shelton Benajmin? Really? ...REALLY?

I like how being sent to Smackdown is a punishment.

Noooo shelton!


Hopefully TNA is cracking that piggy bank for him now if they only get Hass

I missed Mickie in TNA the first time I'm egar to watch this time around


Katie Lea another actual wrestler among the divas :nono:

He is pretty torn up about it.

Wickedly shocked about Shelton..... the others are not much of a surprise..... I can't see any of them in TNA except for Yang.....

pwi has a different story

Not impressed with Benjamin being released

I guess maybe all the fat jokes were for real.

Good. Rather see Shelton and Mickie in TNA.

I was trying to make what you said into a lesbian joke but it just came off sounding like a fat joke and I'm WAYYY to mature for that :shifty:

Anyways, I'm not suprised that Shelton got released, just kinda dissapointed. I'm pretty sure down the line there gonna give the "Paul Burchil" excuse for why they released him (He's talented in the ring and has good mike skills... but he doesnt appeal to 12 year olds so he's gone) :nono:

Yeah definitely a good thing for Mickie and Shelton. Like half of TNA's gimmick matches seem like they were designed with Shelton in mind.

WWE Releases Not Suprising but Benjamin & James?? REALLY??
 

Of all the firings, I am surprised at Mickie James and Shelton Benjamin being gone... Especially Shelton...

Mickie does not have weight issues for God's sake... And I am sure she is pissed...

Benjamin though? Also consistently shitty on the mic... One of the best in ring performers of the last 10 years... Guess they thought they had done the best they could... TNA here they come...

I guess they decided they have a new Shelton Benjamin in Kofi Kingston, so why bother keeping the old outdated model?

Good thing there already isn't a thread about this.

I'm betting Primo's getting let go if this is a big Spring Cleaning (this is happening just before the first quarter's numbers are coming out, as it usually does). I'd say Carlito too but he's on NXT.

Surprised Primo wasn't in the first round of cuts.

I'm... a little pissed.

I could see the following:

Primo
Zeke - Unless they're going to keep him until he's healed then future endeavor him. Can't see him staying around.
Mike Knox
Curt Hawkins
Abe Washington
Chris Masters
Chavo