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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Jun 12, 2014 13:43:57 GMT -5
I could have sworn we just had a newz report suggesting that WWE doesn't fire people in large groups anymore for PR reasons. I'm guessing Linda has given up on her political aspirations.
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Post by stealthamo on Jun 12, 2014 13:44:33 GMT -5
I wonder if JTG is so far down the totem pole that the WWE refuses to formally acknowledge they released him. I see it playing out like this: HHH: JTG. Laurinaitis: Who's he? Stephanie: You know, thug looking guy, loses a lot. Laurinaitis: Oh, yeah. HHH: Yeah, we can't actually find a record of him being a current employee here. Stephanie: I looked into it more deeply and I found that apparently what happened is that he was future endeavored five years ago and no one ever told him about it; but through some kind of glitch in the payroll department, he still gets a paycheck. HHH: So we just went ahead and fixed the glitch. Vince: Great. Laurinaitis: So, uh, JTG has been let go? HHH: Well, just a second there, Johnny. We, uh, we fixed the *glitch*. So he won't be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it'll just work itself out naturally. Stephanie: We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible. Problem is solved from your end.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 13:45:19 GMT -5
I'd just like to point out people are mad at WWE mistreating Jinder Mahal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 13:45:33 GMT -5
How much are they really saving by releasing these guys, though? None of them were million dollar salaries. For god sake, Vince lost $350 Million(IIRC). I can see Drew Mac showing up in ROH at some point. I just hope we get to witness 3MB's music hit, Heath Slater walk out and start crying, then walk back to the locker room. Vince actually lost nothing in real-life money. The high stock was a projection, and he didn't sell a single share of his own at the risen price. The only people that made money were people like me who sold high. You have to sell to get the projection, or to lose your original investment when it perceived value goes down. As for the contracts, it all adds up. WWE is just tightening their belt. This won't offset their start up costs or MLB cuts, or all the other first year money grab losses of the Network performing so below projection and needed subscription, but its a trimming of the fat in their eyes, and the end of unneeded spending. That said, to everyone who says that guys with potential being put into comedy jobber roles like Drew, being forced to put over midgets, should just be happy to be featured prominently on TV -- well, this is proof that it really adds nothing of value to your personal brand and future. You're just a disposable cog in the WWE wheel, and as such, when released, it will be harder to make money on the indies than a guy who was at least painted as credible, since you're perceived as so worthless. This was the reason, back in the day, guys like Brody and Abdullah and dozens of others protected their image so much and refused to put themselves into compromising positions. I will never understand why wrestlers do not say no to stupid gimmicks. Granted not everyone is going to be booked as a main eventer, but if I were a wrestler, the first thing I would do was nix any idea that involved dancing or comedy. Those rarely ever work (Rikishi is the only one I can think of, and even he was a fat guy in a sumo thong), and once they no longer work for the WWE, that gimmick will pigeonhole their future work. I wish wrestling was formatted differently to give the individual more power over characters, for their own sake.
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Post by hassanchop on Jun 12, 2014 13:46:33 GMT -5
Well, since the Undertaker lost his streak I guess Teddy feels he has no meaning no more.
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Jun 12, 2014 13:47:38 GMT -5
Is Triple H now the one doing the releasing or is it still Laurinaitas? I think Hunter would but it wouldn't shock me if there was an underling handling all this. As for the releases, I really hate it for Drew. He is great but could never shake off the stink of getting beaten up by Taryn. I selfishly hope he got his citizenship so he can work the indies here. I kinda hope he can head back to this side of the Atlantic for a bit. Saw him a couple of times in IWW, and he kicked ass. I could have sworn we just had a newz report suggesting that WWE doesn't fire people in large groups anymore for PR reasons. They had stopped for a while, but this is a combo of clawing back some money (as @seancareless alluded to) and trimming off some of the roster ahead of NXT call ups, since it's gonna start getting crowded down there too.
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Post by Malcolm on Jun 12, 2014 13:48:50 GMT -5
I'd just like to point out people are mad at WWE mistreating Jinder Mahal. This just means that there's hope for anybody. Yes, even Alberto...
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Post by froggyfrog on Jun 12, 2014 13:49:02 GMT -5
This is a bummer. Jinder and Aksana will be missed most for me at least. I'll also miss Brodus, Evan, Camacho, and Yoshi but they haven't been doing anything lately. RIP 3MB
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jun 12, 2014 13:49:29 GMT -5
3MB has been awesome lately! Why would they do that?
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jun 12, 2014 13:50:37 GMT -5
Vince actually lost nothing in real-life money. The high stock was a projection, and he didn't sell a single share of his own at the risen price. The only people that made money were people like me who sold high. You have to sell to get the projection, or to lose your original investment when it perceived value goes down. As for the contracts, it all adds up. WWE is just tightening their belt. This won't offset their start up costs or MLB cuts, or all the other first year money grab losses of the Network performing so below projection and needed subscription, but its a trimming of the fat in their eyes, and the end of unneeded spending. That said, to everyone who says that guys with potential being put into comedy jobber roles like Drew, being forced to put over midgets, should just be happy to be featured prominently on TV -- well, this is proof that it really adds nothing of value to your personal brand and future. You're just a disposable cog in the WWE wheel, and as such, when released, it will be harder to make money on the indies than a guy who was at least painted as credible, since you're perceived as so worthless. This was the reason, back in the day, guys like Brody and Abdullah and dozens of others protected their image so much and refused to put themselves into compromising positions. I will never understand why wrestlers do not say no to stupid gimmicks. Granted not everyone is going to be booked as a main eventer, but if I were a wrestler, the first thing I would do was nix any idea that involved dancing or comedy. Those rarely ever work (Rikishi is the only one I can think of, and even he was a fat guy in a sumo thong), and once they no longer work for the WWE, that gimmick will pigeonhole their future work. I wish wrestling was formatted differently to give the individual more power over characters, for their own sake. Unfortunately anybody who says no isn't likely to enamor themselves with creative. They're kind of trapped in that sense: either turn down a goofy gimmick and end up off of television for being rebellious or hard to deal with or go with it and as you said, end up being pigeonholed with little room for growth. In that sense they're kind of stuck.
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Post by Freddy BooJangles on Jun 12, 2014 13:51:43 GMT -5
For f**ks sake WWE you just disbanded the most entertaining team on WWE TV today, looks like we have a very thin tag team roster.
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Post by froggyfrog on Jun 12, 2014 13:52:43 GMT -5
This is an American tragedy
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Post by Freddy BooJangles on Jun 12, 2014 13:53:47 GMT -5
2 members of 3MB gone, T-Lo gone, the hottest WWE diva from Europe (IMO) gone.
-_-
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jun 12, 2014 13:55:53 GMT -5
And yet, Zack Ryder and JTG stay employed. I can't fathom why they'd kill 3MB.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Jun 12, 2014 13:58:03 GMT -5
Someone suggested Miz should hide, which is insane, especially since he just finished filming Marine 4, even if they wanted to fire him, that would basically mean burying the movie, which would lose them a decent amount of money.
Same reason Santino hasn't even broken a sweat today.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 12, 2014 13:58:43 GMT -5
Wasn't a big fan of Drew (or Heath) but I really thought this was going to be Jinder's eventual escape back into something relevant. That they were letting him do this gimmick while still retaining his cultural traits, and that he was really starting to get into the groove (no pun intended) of the gimmick really appealed to me. Meh.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Jun 12, 2014 13:59:52 GMT -5
oh FFS they seemed to be more popular than ever these past few months! so sad that Drew is gone, he had ALL the tools to make a bigger impression, Vince just wouldnt let him
hopefully this leads to Heath coming out to 3MB's music and crying, turning to a sympathetic face after getting his mojo back
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Post by kolani on Jun 12, 2014 14:00:52 GMT -5
Heath is down two partners. Ambrose and Reigns are down one partner. Not saying, but just saying...
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 12, 2014 14:01:39 GMT -5
Why is this happening?
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Jun 12, 2014 14:02:28 GMT -5
gonna miss most of em alot (except Aksana and ref)
how they wasted someone like Drew is just another example why Vince has to step down
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