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Post by Rolent Tex on Jun 2, 2021 0:30:19 GMT -5
Know this all too well. Stood there like a fool as they created new jobs for certain people while being told “there’s nothing for you yet.” This is why I will never, never, never, NEVVVVVVER look down on Brock for how he’s worked out his deals and dates. He and I work with the same philosophy...the one called “f*** you...pay me”. These boys aren’t here for charity...save them that inspirational story crap.
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Post by Totorob101 on Jun 2, 2021 3:01:18 GMT -5
Fightful is reporting that more cost cutting releases are coming as early as next week and major names are being considered. I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 2, 2021 3:28:51 GMT -5
Fightful is reporting that more cost cutting releases are coming as early as next week and major names are being considered. I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. 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...
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jun 2, 2021 3:48:34 GMT -5
I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. 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.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 2, 2021 4:00:56 GMT -5
The story getting kind of over looked in all this is WWE Films effectively being shut down today (not official in title per se, but every employee was let go). While yes, it was Vince's favorite side-baby (And arguably most successful side-entity), Vince willingly killing his favorite babies isn't entirely unprecedented. During the company's 2014 restructuring it was a surprise to see him end WWE Magazine - which was always his favorite first thing to put in front of people at meetings. It really, really looks like they're planning on selling. Perhaps not immediately, but it's coming. I think either this or Ric's guess on it being trying to jettison elements to prepare for costs that'd come with touring again. Beyond that, could see them thinking, "record revenue, but our gross profits are always such a small fraction of that", and Khan sawing off what he views as gangrenous limbs.
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Post by mistery on Jun 2, 2021 6:07:13 GMT -5
Fightful is reporting that more cost cutting releases are coming as early as next week and major names are being considered. I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. If they cut Asuka, that would pretty much completely crush the morale in the women's locker room. She is widely seen as the locker room leader among the women and a mother hen like figure towards them (Becky, Charlotte, Peyton, Billie, and Naomi have all talked about how she is protective of the other women and will lend an ear to listen to complaints or other worries the other women have). I think if any major women are cut, it will probably be Io or Sarray. The cuts are happening as soon as this week apparently, not next week. Io's contract is SUPPOSEDLY up soon (plus they haven’t mentioned her AT ALL since she announced she was "taking a break"), and they don't seem to have anything at all for Sarray right now.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 2, 2021 7:08:24 GMT -5
I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. If they cut Asuka, that would pretty much completely crush the morale in the women's locker room. She is widely seen as the locker room leader among the women and a mother hen like figure towards them (Becky, Charlotte, Peyton, Billie, and Naomi have all talked about how she is protective of the other women and will lend an ear to listen to complaints or other worries the other women have).I think if any major women are cut, it will probably be Io or Sarray. The cuts are happening as soon as this week apparently, not next week. Io's contract is SUPPOSEDLY up soon (plus they haven’t mentioned her AT ALL since she announced she was "taking a break"), and they don't seem to have anything at all for Sarray right now. Like I needed any more reason to adore that woman.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 2, 2021 7:38:21 GMT -5
I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. 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... I don't think they'll let Jeff go. Jeff's somebody the fans are always gonna react to, and he'll move merchandise at live events. They'll keep him around.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 2, 2021 7:44:09 GMT -5
I hate speculating but honestly for big names leaving,you have to assume Daniel has gone and honestly you could make cases for Asuka,Jeff Hardy,Keith Lee or even Bray Wyatt as big name talent who could end up cut due to their terrible booking and misuse. If they cut Asuka, that would pretty much completely crush the morale in the women's locker room. She is widely seen as the locker room leader among the women and a mother hen like figure towards them (Becky, Charlotte, Peyton, Billie, and Naomi have all talked about how she is protective of the other women and will lend an ear to listen to complaints or other worries the other women have). I think if any major women are cut, it will probably be Io or Sarray. The cuts are happening as soon as this week apparently, not next week. Io's contract is SUPPOSEDLY up soon (plus they haven’t mentioned her AT ALL since she announced she was "taking a break"), and they don't seem to have anything at all for Sarray right now. Yeah, Asuka isn't likely to be cut, I imagine. Io, maybe, Sarray seems like a longshot since they haven't really had her long yet.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jun 2, 2021 7:44:15 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... I don't think they'll let Jeff go. Jeff's somebody the fans are always gonna react to, and he'll move merchandise at live events. They'll keep him around. Personally, I would love to see Jeff reunite with his brother in AEW.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 2, 2021 7:49:23 GMT -5
I don't think they'll let Jeff go. Jeff's somebody the fans are always gonna react to, and he'll move merchandise at live events. They'll keep him around. Personally, I would love to see Jeff reunite with his brother in AEW. That's also another reason, he and Matt could reunite in AEW and do good business for them.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jun 2, 2021 7:55:44 GMT -5
If they get rid of Otis, Shotzi or Asuka... this company is dead to me
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jun 2, 2021 8:01:27 GMT -5
They're certainly not booking Jeff like that care about him. He could stay on but I imagine he has a massive contract, especially relative to his position on the card right now.
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Post by Legion on Jun 2, 2021 8:02:39 GMT -5
If they cut a bunch of people, if they're any good, AEW will call. Impact will call. ROH will call.
If they aren't, and they are dead weight, then they wont - unless someone sees $$$ regardless of talent.
The scene is alive and active again, good people have lots of options.
Yeah, it'd suck to get cut, and there are always people who get cut who have fans, but if you really want it, and you're good, there will be someone calling.
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Post by mistery on Jun 2, 2021 8:08:41 GMT -5
If they cut Asuka, that would pretty much completely crush the morale in the women's locker room. She is widely seen as the locker room leader among the women and a mother hen like figure towards them (Becky, Charlotte, Peyton, Billie, and Naomi have all talked about how she is protective of the other women and will lend an ear to listen to complaints or other worries the other women have). I think if any major women are cut, it will probably be Io or Sarray. The cuts are happening as soon as this week apparently, not next week. Io's contract is SUPPOSEDLY up soon (plus they haven’t mentioned her AT ALL since she announced she was "taking a break"), and they don't seem to have anything at all for Sarray right now. Yeah, Asuka isn't likely to be cut, I imagine. Io, maybe, Sarray seems like a longshot since they haven't really had her long yet. Like I said, I don't necessarily see any of those three women being cut, just that cutting them isn't impossible either. It would be an INSANELY bad idea to cut them but WWE has had a track record of bad ideas as of late. One thing AEW is still missing in their women's division is an undisputed ace/veteran. And in the case of Io and Asuka, both would fit that role perfectly. We will see what happens over the next week or so. After NXT last night they are planting the seeds for Io's return. I find it hard to believe she hasn't signed a new deal yet considering they gave her a 300+ day reign and she is the most popular star on NXT at the moment. And one of the most popular women in WWE in general right now.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jun 2, 2021 8:13:17 GMT -5
Fightful is reporting that more cost cutting releases are coming as early as next week and major names are being considered. Riott Squad? I know Paige was forced into retirement due to another neck injury back in 2017, but is it possible she'll be released too since she hasn't been on WWE TV much in over a year, and doesn't have much of a role in the company anymore? She did re-sign in 2019, but that could change anyway. Paige has also been branding herself as "Saraya" for the past few years.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 2, 2021 8:30:59 GMT -5
Fightful is reporting that more cost cutting releases are coming as early as next week and major names are being considered. Riott Squad? I know Paige was forced into retirement due to another neck injury back in 2017, but is it possible she'll be released too since she hasn't been on WWE TV much in over a year, and doesn't have much of a role in the company anymore? She did re-sign in 2019, but that could change anyway. Paige has also been branding herself as "Saraya" for the past few years. Yeah, if they truly part with Paige, wouldn't surprise me. Like even to suck up to Rock, I feel like she has outlived her usefulness on that front.
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Post by Fade on Jun 2, 2021 8:32:40 GMT -5
Don’t pick up the phone, Byron.
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Post by Dub H on Jun 2, 2021 8:46:52 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
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 8:52:54 GMT -5
I'll be honest, kind of uncomfortable with us basically speculating about whose losing their job here.
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