Krazee
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Post by Krazee on Aug 5, 2011 21:16:11 GMT -5
i'd guess that around afternoon time tomorrow and Sunday they'll release more Superstars
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Aug 5, 2011 21:18:09 GMT -5
And.....nothing. Oh well. I guess people are safe. I'd wait until the weekend is over before saying that. Beside, SD just ended. The suspense is killing me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 21:22:13 GMT -5
Melina is pretty random.
Not only was she on TV regularly, but ust a couple months ago she was the top face of the Women's Division.
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Post by Shaun2k5 on Aug 5, 2011 21:24:03 GMT -5
Melina is pretty random. Not only was she on TV regularly, but ust a couple months ago she was the top face of the Women's Division. Not really. She tried to tank Trish Stratus's big return match and then blew a big angle by refusing to turn heel.
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Post by celticjobber on Aug 5, 2011 21:27:45 GMT -5
Melina is pretty random. Not only was she on TV regularly, but ust a couple months ago she was the top face of the Women's Division. To me it's not nearly as shocking as when Maria and Mickie James were released last year.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Aug 5, 2011 21:29:49 GMT -5
what will Zack Ryders dad do now
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Altabane
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Post by Altabane on Aug 5, 2011 21:30:26 GMT -5
Melina is pretty random. Not only was she on TV regularly, but ust a couple months ago she was the top face of the Women's Division. Not really. She tried to tank Trish Stratus's big return match and then blew a big angle by refusing to turn heel. And she's been flat out trolling her employers with her "I don't want to be a heel" tweets and her "my character is this, my character is that blogs"
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Aug 5, 2011 21:31:51 GMT -5
These releases all make sense, Triple H is back, He takes up a lot of air time. So the WWE could spare a few guys.
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BigWill
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Post by BigWill on Aug 5, 2011 21:35:48 GMT -5
Melina is pretty random. Not only was she on TV regularly, but ust a couple months ago she was the top face of the Women's Division. Not really. She tried to tank Trish Stratus's big return match and then blew a big angle by refusing to turn heel. Those were both random rumors which were never proven to be anything more.
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Post by Shaun2k5 on Aug 5, 2011 21:39:03 GMT -5
Yet apparently this high profile diva has been deemed surplus to requirements.
She must have done something very wrong to go from Divas Champion to FE'd in 8 months.
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Dave at the Movies
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 5, 2011 21:39:44 GMT -5
masters was born in 1983 mason was born in 1982 and i dont neccessarly think its fair to say he has a unique look . i mean his look is basically"guy who looks like batista"so much so that the fans have chanted"batista"upon seeing him wrestle. Honestly probably the only reason why they kept mason was because he has insane muscle mass. I stand corrected on the age. Yeah I don't blames you. People forget or just don't realize how young Masters is because he has always looked older than his age
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Aug 5, 2011 21:42:10 GMT -5
Yet apparently this high profile diva has been deemed surplus to requirements. She must have done something very wrong to go from Divas Champion to FE'd in 8 months. She is old.
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Post by slasher911 on Aug 5, 2011 21:49:40 GMT -5
Awww, no more Kozlov? He couldn't wrestle for shit, but he was still entertaining. I like take-no-shit Russians.
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randomranter
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Post by randomranter on Aug 5, 2011 21:51:00 GMT -5
Not really. She tried to tank Trish Stratus's big return match and then blew a big angle by refusing to turn heel. Those were both random rumors which were never proven to be anything more. Trish herself verified that JoMo gave her the cold shoulder. Now while this doesn't mean Melina had any role in JoMo's behavior, it does mean that there is at least some underlying truth to the stories going around, even if they ultimately have been blown out of proportion. And Melina has been very, very outspoken against turning heel. There are several tweets and blogs from her that are completely shattering kayfabe, neutering angles, and essentially saying she hated the role she was playing. There's also the fact that she's completely half-assed her heel turn even when on TV.
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Post by Joe Galt on Aug 5, 2011 21:53:10 GMT -5
I think Chris Masters will benefit from this. I am sure that he could go back to Japan and build a more solid career. I feel bad for Kozlov because he just became a U.S. citizen a couple of years ago.
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randomranter
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Post by randomranter on Aug 5, 2011 21:54:47 GMT -5
Not expecting any more releases tonight.
Personally, I do expect more as I doubt they're just going to fire Raw guys while leaving Smackdown alone. That being said, it's possible that we won't hear any more until as late as Monday, depending on the work schedule of the person(s) involved in posting the releases on the website.
Or there could just be no more firings.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 22:06:36 GMT -5
Not really. She tried to tank Trish Stratus's big return match and then blew a big angle by refusing to turn heel. Those were both random rumors which were never proven to be anything more. The fact that in most release situations the majority of workers are tight-lipped but she got a bit of a twitter send-off from the other woman workers suggests that her reputation among other wrestlers is not quite what news sites have said so many times. People who hate you don't say you're the best, you were important, you were a good person, you were their favorite, etc.
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Post by randomranter on Aug 5, 2011 22:17:18 GMT -5
Those were both random rumors which were never proven to be anything more. The fact that in most release situations the majority of workers are tight-lipped but she got a bit of a twitter send-off from the other woman workers suggests that her reputation among other wrestlers is not quite what news sites have said so many times. People who hate you don't say you're the best, you were important, you were a good person, you were their favorite, etc. I wouldn't be so sure of that. Even in my office, we've had co-workers that were incredibly disliked that either left for other jobs or got laid off, and everybody else still wished them the best of luck, said the standard "we'll miss you" and "you were so nice to work with" lines, despite the fact that they were about as popular as that drunken uncle that comes over every Thanksgiving. It's completely possible that Melina was very popular backstage, and the dirtsheets were (once again) full of shit. But given the fact that she's known for throwing rookies out of the locker room and making them change in the hallway, and cheating on JoMo with Batista, I wouldn't be surprised if the dirtsheets were right on this one, and the other divas were simply being courteous and professional despite their personal feelings.
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BigWill
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Post by BigWill on Aug 5, 2011 22:22:08 GMT -5
Those were both random rumors which were never proven to be anything more. Trish herself verified that JoMo gave her the cold shoulder. Now while this doesn't mean Melina had any role in JoMo's behavior, it does mean that there is at least some underlying truth to the stories going around, even if they ultimately have been blown out of proportion. And Melina has been very, very outspoken against turning heel. There are several tweets and blogs from her that are completely shattering kayfabe, neutering angles, and essentially saying she hated the role she was playing. There's also the fact that she's completely half-assed her heel turn even when on TV. All I'm saying is there was never any proof, and people are acting like it's all fact and they have inside knowledge or something. Trish commented on the cold shoulder yet made no mention of Melina at all. And the half ass heel turn was all speculation. For all we know the heel turn could have been planned like that and WWE just ended up dropping it. Wouldn't be the first time. I myself have no comment on whether or not it is true because I have no idea.
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Post by Error on Aug 5, 2011 22:23:05 GMT -5
The fact that in most release situations the majority of workers are tight-lipped but she got a bit of a twitter send-off from the other woman workers suggests that her reputation among other wrestlers is not quite what news sites have said so many times. People who hate you don't say you're the best, you were important, you were a good person, you were their favorite, etc. I wouldn't be so sure of that. Even in my office, we've had co-workers that were incredibly disliked that either left for other jobs or got laid off, and everybody else still wished them the best of luck, said the standard "we'll miss you" and "you were so nice to work with" lines, despite the fact that they were about as popular as that drunken uncle that comes over every Thanksgiving. It's completely possible that Melina was very popular backstage, and the dirtsheets were (once again) full of s***. But given the fact that she's known for throwing rookies out of the locker room and making them change in the hallway, and cheating on JoMo with Batista, I wouldn't be surprised if the dirtsheets were right on this one, and the other divas were simply being courteous and professional despite their personal feelings. And being liked among the Divas doesn't mean everyone (re: People in power) liked her.
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