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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jun 2, 2021 9:07:51 GMT -5
Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast added that it's likely NXT UK talent are included in the next round of cuts.
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Post by mistery on Jun 2, 2021 9:16:30 GMT -5
I assume Major names can be guys like Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin Or even too NXT guys.But I dont thinm anyome should expect someone like Drew ,Charlotte or Bray to be.I definitely see someone like Asuka being cut for being " damaged goods" to WWE after having her lose so many big matches and feuds That would be directly pissing off USA Network and NBC Universal so probably not in hindsight. She is all over their advertising when it comes to WWE stuff. And when you are setting up a Peacock profile, she is one of three pictures you can chose from the WWE lineup (the others being Roman and Sasha). Also Asuka moves like the most merch of any woman outside of Alexa and Sasha I think. And she might even move more than Alexa these days.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Jun 2, 2021 9:26:05 GMT -5
I assume Major names can be guys like Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin Or even too NXT guys.But I dont thinm anyome should expect someone like Drew ,Charlotte or Bray to be.I definitely see someone like Asuka being cut for being " damaged goods" to WWE after having her lose so many big matches and feuds That would be directly pissing off USA Network and NBC Universal so probably not in hindsight. She is all over their advertising when it comes to WWE stuff. And when you are setting up a Peacock profile, she is one of three pictures you can chose from the WWE lineup (the others being Roman and Sasha). Also Asuka moves like the most merch of any woman outside of Alexa and Sasha I think. And she might even move more than Alexa these days. Precisely, same reason Miz is untouchable, for example, USA would rip them a new one because of his other show.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jun 2, 2021 9:34:14 GMT -5
I'll be honest, kind of uncomfortable with us basically speculating about whose losing their job here. It's tough to have a discussion without speculating if names aren't being reported for one day, for example. What's the solution to this?
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Post by bogey316 on Jun 2, 2021 9:34:35 GMT -5
I mean hasn't Daniel Bryan been gone for weeks? Unless they'd just confirm it here I guess but by all accounts he's been a legit free agent. Don't see Asuka going anywhere. Jeff maybe but he's seemingly been waiting for the full crowd return and he just cut a promo about it on RAW, but other than that he's been barely seen or jobbing out. I have no clue what's going on with Keith of Wyatt it's astounding how they've just vanished. Bray's been basically gone outside of the brief Mania return since Orton "Set The Fiend on fire" last year and Keith's been gone for months and very vocally frustrated on Twitter but no specifics. Major names are always interesting because they can't keep everyone and touring might mean they do let more people go but I guess we'll see... I hope June isn't another bloodbath but this don't have my hopes high... Of those names I see only see Bryan and Hardy getting released. No way Asuka or Wyatt are getting cut unless they asked for it and even then they probably wouldn't grant it to them. Both have been among the most pushed in their respective divisions the last five years or so. Not sure what's going on with Keith Lee but I find it unlikely they would turf him as well. It's probably just going to be a bunch of lowercard talents that haven't been doing much and having been getting jobbed a lot like the April releases. Bryan can't be released. He's not under contract. If Asuka is released, there's no hope for this copy. There's no way that's happening.
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Post by mistery on Jun 2, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5
Expect the cuts to start rolling in very soon.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Jun 2, 2021 10:29:10 GMT -5
Knowing that more people are about to lose their jobs makes me sad.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 10:29:12 GMT -5
Holy shit. Wow. SRS just reported these folks are gone, these are some big names:
- Braun Strowman - Aleister Black - Ruby Riott - Lana - Santana Garrett - Buddy Murphy
They literally just brought Aleister back to TV. What the f***. They must be trimming larger contracts because they're gearing up to sell. There's no other explanation that seems valid to me. Braun was a pretty major player on TV.
I hate speculating but I wonder if this means Liv and Naomi just haven't answered the phone yet...
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jun 2, 2021 10:31:34 GMT -5
Holy shit. Wow. SRS just reported these folks are gone, these are some big names: - Braun Strowman - Aleister Black - Ruby Riott - Lana - Santana Garrett - Buddy Murphy They literally just brought Aleister back to TV. What the f***. WTF HOW do you miss on most of them!?
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Jun 2, 2021 10:32:02 GMT -5
Strowman was in a world title match at the last PPV three weeks ago and Aleister Black literally returned two weeks ago to start a feud with Big E.
What the hell?
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Jun 2, 2021 10:32:52 GMT -5
Braun is surprising
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:02 GMT -5
Yeah, until further reports can confirm I'm calling hard bullshit on that list.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:05 GMT -5
Strowman was in a world title match at the last PPV three weeks ago and Aleister Black literally returned two weeks ago to start a feud with Big E. What the hell? They have to be trimming budget because they're gearing up to sell this thing. Only thing that seems to make sense to me. It's bizarre. I'm worried other big names are coming.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:09 GMT -5
Strowman and Black (especially since he’d just started a return angle) are absolute shockers. The others... They seemed way more plausible.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:29 GMT -5
Yeah, until further reports can confirm I'm calling hard bullshit on that list. Aleister already confirmed on Twitter in the last few minutes. Fightful doesn't post bullshit.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:37 GMT -5
Holy shit. Wow. SRS just reported these folks are gone, these are some big names: - Braun Strowman - Aleister Black - Ruby Riott - Lana - Santana Garrett - Buddy Murphy They literally just brought Aleister back to TV. What the f***. No way!!!! Black is freaking Money. Braun JUST was in a World title match at the last PPV. Ruby Riot, I hope that also doesn't mean Liv too. Also further proved that the womens Tag titles don't need to be a thing.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 10:33:44 GMT -5
Holy shit. Wow. SRS just reported these folks are gone, these are some big names: - Braun Strowman - Aleister Black - Ruby Riott - Lana - Santana Garrett - Buddy Murphy They literally just brought Aleister back to TV. What the f***. That's a lot to wrap your head around. Riott and Lana gone basically kills the women's tag division when it was beaten, left for dead and thrown in a dumpster before this point. Garrett appeared on Main Roster TV exactly once and wasn't used for reasons nobody really knows. Murphy seemed like it was going to happen sooner rather than later but it's still shocking considering the year he had. Black, as you said, just came back and it basically feels like a "Why bother?" with his recent return. The f*** happened with Braun?! Like...he felt like a lifer because of his size and ability, that feels crazy to me.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Jun 2, 2021 10:34:26 GMT -5
Yeah, until further reports can confirm I'm calling hard bullshit on that list. Sean Ross Sapp at Fightful as been extremely reliable in the past
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 10:34:28 GMT -5
So if I'm AEW, I sign Santana and Ruby as soon as the 90 days are up. They'd be super helpful for their women's division.
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