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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 12, 2014 10:54:35 GMT -5
The Drew firing really annoys me... I thought he was awesome even back when he was just telling people that the party was o'er
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Post by mizerable on Jun 12, 2014 10:54:42 GMT -5
Have the ever future endeavored so many people at once? Around 20+ at one point.
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Jun 12, 2014 10:54:42 GMT -5
Proposal to rename the thread "WWE's Red Wedding".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 10:54:50 GMT -5
Surely that's it? I know we joke about Slater and Ryder and JTG, but they can't fire ALL the jobbers, right? They have the African American equivalent of the roster to do the jobbing, so Ryder and Slater can be axed
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 12, 2014 10:55:09 GMT -5
Would it be weird to think that this was some kind of weird strategy to be Twitter trending on World Cup opening day?
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Post by sybaku on Jun 12, 2014 10:55:18 GMT -5
Zack Ryder for the love of God if WWE calls do not pick up the phone.....
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Post by 543Y2J on Jun 12, 2014 10:55:33 GMT -5
I see a lot of call ups in the future to fill those spots. Plus they need the money for STEEN/KENTA/DEVITTS/MACK'S paychecks. Gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette, and damn it those eggs are going to be worth it for that omelette come August.
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Post by Tessmachers-Ass-Fan on Jun 12, 2014 10:56:00 GMT -5
Have the ever future endeavored so many people at once? They used to fire a ton of people on one day roughly every year. They haven't done it in it in a while though I know, but from memory I'd say they never future endeavored more than 5 people the same day. But my memory is flawed, so i don't know. Teddy Long is gone and 3MB is dead. Someone hold me.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Jun 12, 2014 10:56:11 GMT -5
Surely that's it? I know we joke about Slater and Ryder and JTG, but they can't fire ALL the jobbers, right? JTG, maybe. Ryder and Slater are like the go-to heel/face jobbers, so they are probably safe from their thrones of jobberdom.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Jun 12, 2014 10:56:48 GMT -5
If they're doing this now, they must be real paranoid about their current Network numbers. I mean, there must be next to no new sign ups since Mania.
I thought it was weird that they didn't give a new updated number at the most recent shareholders call. But this mass exodus pretty much proves that they're projecting a loss even larger than even they had planned for and expected.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 12, 2014 10:56:53 GMT -5
Proposal to rename the thread "WWE's Red Wedding". Would "The Red Endeavouring" suffice?
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Jun 12, 2014 10:57:21 GMT -5
This...this legitimately upsets me. They were one of the things I liked the most about raw.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Jun 12, 2014 10:57:47 GMT -5
pisses me off that WWE continue to shove the likes of Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio down our throats every week and then break up one of the most entertaining stables in recent times.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 12, 2014 10:57:59 GMT -5
We've lost a referee too now, in one Marc Harris.
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Jun 12, 2014 10:58:04 GMT -5
Proposal to rename the thread "WWE's Red Wedding". Would "The Red Endeavouring" suffice? Even better
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 10:58:24 GMT -5
HIDE GABRIEL HIDE
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 10:58:32 GMT -5
Add Referee Marc Harris
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Post by 543Y2J on Jun 12, 2014 10:58:35 GMT -5
Ryder will surely be, right? We've lost a referee too now, in one Marc Harris. Isn't that cocky black ref #2? Good, that teaches him. He was nowhere near as good as Original Black Ref...what a guy, he needs to return
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Post by bluemeii on Jun 12, 2014 10:58:48 GMT -5
If they're doing this now, they must be real paranoid about their current Network numbers. I mean, there must be next to no new sign ups since Mania. I thought it was weird that they didn't give a new updated number at the most recent shareholders call. But this mass exodus pretty much proves that they're projecting a loss even larger than even they had planned for and expected. That plus pruning the roster for WWE 2k15...less Royalties on launch and can sell the DLC of the new guys coming up.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jun 12, 2014 10:59:02 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised they started doing the cuts like this. Anyway, a few comments:
Drew McIntyre: Never the same after being jobbed like mad. I guess they see a lot more in Heath Slater Jinder Mahal: Never got off the ground to begin with. Don't know where he'll go, same with McIntyre. Aksana: Terrible wrestler, good to go. Curt Hawkins: He has a wrestling school in his back pocket, which was a good idea on his part. I also suspect he'll make a killer on the northeast indy scene. Teddy Long: They weren't doing much with him anyway. Oh well, the convention circuit will be good for him. Camacho: If I were him, I'd call up my brother and put a bullet club t-shirt on, because I don't know where else he'd go. Brodus Clay: Big surprise here, as he was losing weight. But yeah, Adam Rose should be afraid because he's got Brodus' gimmick pretty much. Evan Bourne: ROH just had an orgasm. He'll probably make the biggest killing if everything is all healed up. He's gonna have an AJ Styles career. Yoshi Tatsu: If he still has the New Japan connections, he should go back they are the second biggest promotion in the world and have money to burn.
But yeah, the two best off people are Curt Hawkins, who invested in his future and Evan Bourne who will make a killing on the indies.
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