Thoughts on the latest WWE releases...

[The Masked Jobber]

WWE just released the following six wrestlers...

Gangrel - well he never actually made it too WWE tv after being signed.. though I do like his entrance music..


Mark Jindrak - oh well... he could have been the next person in Evolution. Which kinda makes him being traded to RAw pointless now. See they could have put Charlie haas in his place and have the fued with shelton bejinamen that everyone wanted...

Maven - joiuns fellow TE1 winner Nidia on the unemplyment line.. maybe he can be a teacher again

Shannon Moore - a waste.. good worker too. At least he won't be JBL's favorite jobber anymore.

Akio - I liked him, looked to be an awesome worker. he will be missed.

Billy Kidman - WTF !!!! An actual good worker who can sell moves like a $1,000,000 gets releadsed. much like Jamie Noble and Matt Hardy, just a victim of not having anything for them to do. Justs tupid. Guess Torrie will be the one bringing ho,me the money now until she gets released...

[Rocky Van Heineken]

Just my two cents on the releases ...

Gangrel, Mark Jindrak, Shannon Moore, Maven - it's about time WWE cuts their losses here. I know Gangrel resigned last year, but honestly, what were they going to do with him? It's not like he was going to do anything important.

Akio and Kidman will probably find better luck in TNA or overseas. Kidman's not THAT great of a talent. He's just average.

[barbwireharry]

Akio might have trouble going back to TNA, since he left that company on bad terms.

[rdreynolds]

They also just released Spike Dudley and MORDECAI. I can't really say I'm shocked by any of the releases, but I do hate to see guys lose their jobs because the creative department can't come up with anything for them. We all make fun of Kerwin White (although I have to admit that's really funny in a stupid, Vince Russo kind of way), but now you see why Chavo probably jumped at the chance to have some kind of on-screen character, no matter how idiotic it is.

RD

[The Masked Jobber]

Ok, I understand releasing guys becauae they having nothing better to do, but releasing guys while they are injured is plain stupid. Spike dudley is walking wounded and they release him. Spike loved the business and it sucks guys like Kenzo and heindrich have jobs but talent like Spike, hardy, and kidman get released...

[Ultimo Chocula]

But Tyson Tomko is still employed right? Whew! What a relief!

Botch that kick! Botch that kick!

[Tyfo]

More Releases:

Charlie Haas
Jackie Gayda
Dawn Marie
Marty Jannetty
Matt Morgan
Kenzo Suzuki
Hiroko
Joy Giovanni

and Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley are basically being released as well, as wwe.com says they will not persue renegotiations with them.

wow, if i was in the WWE right now, i would have to change my pants everytime the phone rang. Unless my name was Paul Levesque of course.

[The Masked Jobber]

man.. i read a funny email saying...

Since Billy kidman is released. Does that mean Edge will go after torrie wilson now?

Wow... They cleared out how many people? 16 I believe and are in talks to brinmg back Lesner? geez...

[Ben Wyatt]

I (along with mllions of fans, internet writers, and probably 90% of the Raw lockeroom)would be totally thrilled to read that they relased HHH

[The Masked Jobber]

I guess they needed to get rid of Morgan so brock can have his f-5 back.. and Got rid of Kidman so brock can do a non botch shooting star press.

#Wow those releases kinda nulifies that block buster trade that happened seeing 3 of the 11 guys swapped got released.

[Ben Wyatt]

Yes, and the fact that Morgan sucked something fierce and Kidman was hurt like 12,984 times in the last 2 years

[Ben Wyatt]

They should release Lita (for public health reasons)

[The Masked Jobber]

Here's an interesting question.... if there was #2 wrestling company toe to toe with Vince. Would he be released this many guys?

Probably not...

As for Lita.... all in due time.

[stephendame]

I wonder about Dawn Marie's release. Perhaps they gave her an option; cash up front in return for breaking the contract: since she's about to a have a baby.

Simply firing a woman because she's pregnant (read WWE corporate speak: creative was unable to reconcile a role for her in her current condition) seems cold... even for Vince.

[Tyfo]

they agreed to a contract buyout for Dawn Marie, so she is still getting her money and it is very possible that she may be brought back once she has her child and is comfortable enough and ready to come back afterwards.

[The Masked Jobber]

Well one thing for sure.. if they don't resign matt hardy, Lita maybe next to be shown the door.

[CaptainRon]

The one thing you can say about Vince Russo is that when he was in charge, he gave EVERYBODY something to do--whether it was a character or an angle. Granted, about 98% of the time it was something incredibly STUPID, but you have to applaud the effort.

I find it ridiculous that WWE Creative couldn't find something for everyone. Hell, I could look at half of those people and think of angles or characters in about five seconds.

Vince shouldn't fire wrestlers because Creative can't figure out what to do with them--he should fire Creative.

That said, I hope they fire Bob Holly next. I mean, good God, has the guy done ANYTHING worthwhile in the past, what, ten years?

[Lucky Duck]

He beat ten kinds of hell out of Renee Dupree.......That's pretty special in my book.

[cenamaniac]

Never gave a darn about Kidman. They blew his chance on him refusing to go further injuring his opponent with shoot star press. Sure he's good but no personality. He got point where he couldn't main event a "flea market"

[chrislatimer2005]

i expected the dudleyz to go to be honest.

how does nunzio still have a job