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Post by nisidhe on Feb 2, 2022 21:46:22 GMT -5
Honestly cutting Shane might have spared some other people for now. Guarantee he was getting a pretty penny and you don't want to cut off too many expenses at once, you want to stretch it out. Only reason I would expect them not to cut too many right now because if they did they would have practically no one left and Mania would be co main evented by Veer Vs Von Wagon Wheels. After Mania though all hands on deck. We're assuming that the bean-counters at WWE (particularly those with an eye for those dividends) are going to take that into consideration. They already have at least one superstar collecting their downside without any ideas from creative; that's dead weight to them and expenses they can wipe off the books in another quarter by releasing them now. Not sure that Nick Khan cares about Wrestlemania or for Vince's penchant for ensuring that everyone gets that Wrestlemania payday.
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Post by CeilingFan on Feb 3, 2022 4:37:41 GMT -5
I fear for the future of Finn Balor, Roderick Strong, and Akira Tozawa.
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 3, 2022 5:27:58 GMT -5
I fear for the future of Finn Balor, Roderick Strong, and Akira Tozawa. With Dolph being sent down to NXT, I would add Bobby Roode to that list. And I think Elias is done, with him having everything that got him over stripped away from him and not being on TV for months.
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Post by nisidhe on Feb 3, 2022 7:47:23 GMT -5
If numbers are all that are being considered, I'd say Ali, Balor, Elias, Bobby Roode, Akira Tozawa, Lacey Evans (not a good look but she was due back after mat leave), Kairi Sane, Roderick Strong, Tommaso Ciampa, quite possibly Io Shirai and Candice LaRae (mat leave, yes, but they'll buy her out.) Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander might not want to pick up their phones the rest of the week, either.
Dana Brooke, I think, is safe for now because of the 24/7 title but that's not a guarantee. Nikki A.S.H., on the other hand, doesn't have a direction anymore and her name no longer works now that (if rumour holds) the Bellas are back.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 3, 2022 8:02:24 GMT -5
It's reading more like "Shane was sent home" than "YERRRRRRRRRR FIREEEEDDD!"
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Post by Totorob101 on Feb 3, 2022 8:03:40 GMT -5
If numbers are all that are being considered, I'd say Ali, Balor, Elias, Bobby Roode, Akira Tozawa, Lacey Evans (not a good look but she was due back after mat leave), Kairi Sane, Roderick Strong, Tommaso Ciampa, quite possibly Io Shirai and Candice LaRae (mat leave, yes, but they'll buy her out.) Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander might not want to pick up their phones the rest of the week, either. Dana Brooke, I think, is safe for now because of the 24/7 title but that's not a guarantee. Nikki A.S.H., on the other hand, doesn't have a direction anymore and her name no longer works now that (if rumour holds) the Bellas are back. It's awful to speculate but i have to agree that it's probably close to the end for all the talent you mentioned,with Ronda back,the horsewomen dominant,the bellas set to come back and bayley too there really is no room for the Io Shirais or Dakotas. Heck I think Asuka will be out as its clear there is no plan for her to return anytime soon.
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Post by mistery on Feb 3, 2022 8:13:37 GMT -5
If numbers are all that are being considered, I'd say Ali, Balor, Elias, Bobby Roode, Akira Tozawa, Lacey Evans (not a good look but she was due back after mat leave), Kairi Sane, Roderick Strong, Tommaso Ciampa, quite possibly Io Shirai and Candice LaRae (mat leave, yes, but they'll buy her out.) Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander might not want to pick up their phones the rest of the week, either. Dana Brooke, I think, is safe for now because of the 24/7 title but that's not a guarantee. Nikki A.S.H., on the other hand, doesn't have a direction anymore and her name no longer works now that (if rumour holds) the Bellas are back. Asuka isn't getting cut as they have plans for her return within the next month or so. PWInsider reported on it last week. Io Shirai is safe as well, as Bryan mentioned on WOL that WWE is freaking out internally right now because they feel like they cut too many women, and can't start the Dusty Rhodes Classic for them as a result. Kairi's contract expired a couple of days ago.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 3, 2022 8:48:23 GMT -5
Asuka isn't getting cut as they have plans for her return within the next month or so. PWInsider reported on it last week. ago. Even with seemingly regretting how many women they cut, that frankly isn’t a guarantee of anything anymore. If it helps the red turn into green and the line go up, damn them.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Feb 3, 2022 8:53:59 GMT -5
I fear for the future of Finn Balor, Roderick Strong, and Akira Tozawa. Me too. Finn even more since WWE reported have no plans or faith in pushing him and being left out of the Royal Rumble.
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Post by mistery on Feb 3, 2022 9:17:14 GMT -5
Asuka isn't getting cut as they have plans for her return within the next month or so. PWInsider reported on it last week. ago. Even with seemingly regretting how many women they cut, that frankly isn’t a guarantee of anything anymore. If it helps the red turn into green and the line go up, damn them. Nah, I don't think they are gonna cut many women, if any in the next round of releases. If there even is one. Brandon Thurston doesn't even think there will be a round of cuts this time, or if there is one, it'll be very small. Also I would argue Io and Asuka are probably the safest women outside of the 4HW, Alexa, and Bianca right now.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 3, 2022 9:18:44 GMT -5
Even with seemingly regretting how many women they cut, that frankly isn’t a guarantee of anything anymore. If it helps the red turn into green and the line go up, damn them. Nah, I don't think they are gonna cut many women, if any in the next round of releases. If there even is one. Brandon Thurston doesn't even think there will be a round of cuts this time, or if there is one, it'll be very small. Also I would argue Io and Asuka are probably the safest women outside of the 4HW, Alexa, and Bianca right now. At this point, I'm just expecting disappointment so I can be happy when it doesn't happen. They haven't really shown me a reason not to be, to be frank.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 3, 2022 9:20:28 GMT -5
Well the earnings report is soon and these en masse cuts tend to happen right before Smackdown for whatever reason... so I will not be surprised if I leave this thread and come back later in the day to see it suddenly has swelled 10 pages...
There are quite a few names where it feels like the writing is on the wall, but there are always one or two names in these events that are both baffling and jaw dropping so... I am thoroughly braced for the bullshit.
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Post by CeilingFan on Feb 3, 2022 13:50:03 GMT -5
no announcement yet.....
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Feb 3, 2022 13:52:30 GMT -5
I fear for the future of Finn Balor, Roderick Strong, and Akira Tozawa. With Dolph being sent down to NXT, I would add Bobby Roode to that list. And I think Elias is done, with him having everything that got him over stripped away from him and not being on TV for months. Remember how Elias got to work with JOHN CENA at TWO CONSECUTIVE WRESTLEMANIAS? ?
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Post by Mecca on Feb 3, 2022 14:00:51 GMT -5
Balor is in the same spot Ali is, they're super fearful those guys will leave and be stars somewhere else.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2022 14:04:39 GMT -5
Balor is in the same spot Ali is, they're super fearful those guys will leave and be stars somewhere else. But yet don't want to use them to their capabilities thus giving them no reason to even think about leaving. But WWE logic is so ass backwards Vince is wearing it as a helmet.
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Post by Mecca on Feb 3, 2022 14:05:54 GMT -5
Balor is in the same spot Ali is, they're super fearful those guys will leave and be stars somewhere else. But yet don't want to use them to their capabilities thus giving them no reason to even think about leaving. But WWE logic is so ass backwards Vince is wearing it as a helmet. It's literally like having a video game collection, and not playing some of your games because you aren't into RPGs or something and you still won't let your friend borrow those games just because.
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Post by CeilingFan on Feb 4, 2022 5:08:49 GMT -5
At what time were the last releases announced?
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Post by nisidhe on Feb 4, 2022 12:50:08 GMT -5
At what time were the last releases announced? If memory serves, the releases were announced in the runup to the earnings call, if not around the same time. But, it's still Friday. The news dump is still possible.
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Post by mattyy on Feb 4, 2022 12:56:05 GMT -5
At what time were the last releases announced? If memory serves, the releases were announced in the runup to the earnings call, if not around the same time. But, it's still Friday. The news dump is still possible. Friday during SmackDown is when we've had a number of cuts happen
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