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[Kalmia]

Even if someone is contracted and the show is in their back yard, you should probably give them more notice than the day of the show (if that report is true)

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Apr 2, 2024 15:41:42 GMT -5 Kalmia said:

Even if someone is contracted and the show is in their back yard, you should probably give them more notice than the day of the show (if that report is true)

At the same time, if your I assume high paying job is telling you they need you that night for a storyline and you choose the dinner plans over it, I can't exactly say it's shocking they stopped using him entirely after choosing the said dinner plans...

[Final Countdown Jones]

It's hard to tell from some rando just doing tweets if he was contacted day of to be like 'Hey show up' or if they told him to show up in advance, he wasn't there, so Pat Buck buzzed him and he said "No I have plans". If it was a day of surprise though that's clown shit on AEW's part, people have lives that aren't the job they never get called in to do, that's scuzzy retail shit.

[The Captain]

Apr 2, 2024 15:39:34 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Apr 2, 2024 15:35:04 GMT -5 Facetious said:

I don't even blame Stu. Guy came back to do f*** all. Kind of reminds me of Ethan Page who only appears on AEW TV when it's time to be in Canada.

He had a great Trios Match on an ROH PPV, was coming in with the Righteous to AEW TV originally as a trio because he was in the original segment, and had a Dark Order storyline planned maybe to even rejoin them

That's not "f*** all", who knows what it would've lead to but it wasn't nothing.

He hasn't worked a single AEW or ROH date since August 30th (a dark match vs Robert Anthony) and the last one before that was July 21 at the DBD Fight Without Honor with Dark Order vs Righteous. It certainly became "f*** all."

[chrom]

Apr 2, 2024 15:51:07 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Apr 2, 2024 15:39:34 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

He had a great Trios Match on an ROH PPV, was coming in with the Righteous to AEW TV originally as a trio because he was in the original segment, and had a Dark Order storyline planned maybe to even rejoin them

That's not "f*** all", who knows what it would've lead to but it wasn't nothing.

He hasn't worked a single AEW or ROH date since August 30th. It certainly became "f*** all."

In a Dark match that didn't even air

[markymark]

Damn he is a mad(and I dont blame him)

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Apr 2, 2024 16:02:27 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

It definitely happens, especially with some of the really shady stuff pulled like canning NXT hopefuls after a few weeks when they'd uprooted themselves to Florida.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Apr 2, 2024 16:07:11 GMT -5 Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby said:

Apr 2, 2024 16:02:27 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

It definitely happens, especially with some of the really shady stuff pulled like canning NXT hopefuls after a few weeks when they'd uprooted themselves to Florida.

now that you mention it, i can't remember who exactly it was but I do remember someone coming over from I think it was... Brazil maybe?

uprooted their whole lives and i think it was during the pandemic too

[Final Countdown Jones]

Apr 2, 2024 16:02:27 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

The responses can all vary, but WWE also does at least give you the ninety days of notice and paychecks, on top of the expectation that it can happen. I can't say who for sure but I swear I've seen interviews of ex-WWE guys saying they knew the call was inevitable and were kinda just relieved the cut happened. With AEW it's a lot of compounding crappiness on the suddenness of it and also obviously the fact this was the company where the boss made his huge deal about how this was never going to happen, which probably adds to the sore feelings given that they were basically lied to and blindsided by something that they didn't think would happen.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Apr 2, 2024 16:10:49 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

Apr 2, 2024 16:02:27 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

The responses can all vary, but WWE also does at least give you the ninety days of notice and paychecks, on top of the expectation that it can happen. I can't say who for sure but I swear I've seen interviews of ex-WWE guys saying they knew the call was inevitable and were kinda just relieved the cut happened. With AEW it's a lot of compounding crappiness on the suddenness of it and also obviously the fact this was the company where the boss made his huge deal about how this was never going to happen, which probably adds to the sore feelings given that they were basically lied to and blindsided by something that they didn't think would happen.

yeah that's where i'm with it. on a personal fan level, i am beyond pissed because I adore the workhorsemen, i think they're one of the very tip top tag teams in the world. plus henry was injured. 

i can understand why all of them would be let go, i do. all sorts of people have been telling TK to trim the fat and get the roster more focused but it just does not sit right with me for two specific reasons.


1. what you mentioned, how he said he wouldn't do this. you have the added attachment of him saying it wouldn't happen during a pandemic but even away from that, it feels a lot like when wwe's own horrible abuse issues were used as a shitposting platform for the guy on twitter but then he goes and signs ric flair because he's always idolized him. it immediately becomes a "oh well wwe did this so", bro I don't f***ing care if they also did it it still makes YOU look like shit when part of the reason I liked AEW in the first place is that they put off the aura of being above that. same with ospreay to some people.

2. it is an exaggeration but it feels like half the roster has wanted out and to go to wwe. some could be of note, some others might not but you're telling me you gotta get rid of all these bit pieces but let those people just continue to stew? if they don't want to be there, let them go. if you let those albatrosses go, you could take some of these people you just let go of and try to work them into more stuff. again, keep the people who want to be there and if they don't, ship their asses out. nobody else who desperately wants out is going to cause WWE to skyrocket and put AEW in the dumps, why not keep people who want to be there and focus on cutting those who do not?

[Bo Rida]

Apr 2, 2024 15:41:42 GMT -5 Kalmia said:

Even if someone is contracted and the show is in their back yard, you should probably give them more notice than the day of the show (if that report is true)

From what we've heard about aew's local promotion there's a good chance Stu didn't even know their was a show in his hometown until he got the call.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Apr 2, 2024 16:19:02 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

Apr 2, 2024 16:10:49 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

The responses can all vary, but WWE also does at least give you the ninety days of notice and paychecks, on top of the expectation that it can happen. I can't say who for sure but I swear I've seen interviews of ex-WWE guys saying they knew the call was inevitable and were kinda just relieved the cut happened. With AEW it's a lot of compounding crappiness on the suddenness of it and also obviously the fact this was the company where the boss made his huge deal about how this was never going to happen, which probably adds to the sore feelings given that they were basically lied to and blindsided by something that they didn't think would happen.

yeah that's where i'm with it. on a personal fan level, i am beyond pissed because I adore the workhorsemen, i think they're one of the very tip top tag teams in the world. plus henry was injured. 

i can understand why all of them would be let go, i do. all sorts of people have been telling TK to trim the fat and get the roster more focused but it just does not sit right with me for two specific reasons.


1. what you mentioned, how he said he wouldn't do this. you have the added attachment of him saying it wouldn't happen during a pandemic but even away from that, it feels a lot like when wwe's own horrible abuse issues were used as a shitposting platform for the guy on twitter but then he goes and signs ric flair because he's always idolized him. it immediately becomes a "oh well wwe did this so", bro I don't f***ing care if they also did it it still makes YOU look like shit when part of the reason I liked AEW in the first place is that they put off the aura of being above that. same with ospreay to some people.

2. it is an exaggeration but it feels like half the roster has wanted out and to go to wwe. some could be of note, some others might not but you're telling me you gotta get rid of all these bit pieces but let those people just continue to stew? if they don't want to be there, let them go. if you let those albatrosses go, you could take some of these people you just let go of and try to work them into more stuff. again, keep the people who want to be there and if they don't, ship their asses out. nobody else who desperately wants out is going to cause WWE to skyrocket and put AEW in the dumps, why not keep people who want to be there and focus on cutting those who do not?

Yeah, Miro and Malakai undoubtedly make more than all of these people... hell they might make more than all of them combined.

Malakai has at least played ball while wanting out, but Miro? He's sat on his ass for like a full year... (he is allegedly injured now, but I think the only one who has said that is him)

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Apr 2, 2024 16:26:25 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Apr 2, 2024 16:19:02 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

yeah that's where i'm with it. on a personal fan level, i am beyond pissed because I adore the workhorsemen, i think they're one of the very tip top tag teams in the world. plus henry was injured. 

i can understand why all of them would be let go, i do. all sorts of people have been telling TK to trim the fat and get the roster more focused but it just does not sit right with me for two specific reasons.


1. what you mentioned, how he said he wouldn't do this. you have the added attachment of him saying it wouldn't happen during a pandemic but even away from that, it feels a lot like when wwe's own horrible abuse issues were used as a shitposting platform for the guy on twitter but then he goes and signs ric flair because he's always idolized him. it immediately becomes a "oh well wwe did this so", bro I don't f***ing care if they also did it it still makes YOU look like shit when part of the reason I liked AEW in the first place is that they put off the aura of being above that. same with ospreay to some people.

2. it is an exaggeration but it feels like half the roster has wanted out and to go to wwe. some could be of note, some others might not but you're telling me you gotta get rid of all these bit pieces but let those people just continue to stew? if they don't want to be there, let them go. if you let those albatrosses go, you could take some of these people you just let go of and try to work them into more stuff. again, keep the people who want to be there and if they don't, ship their asses out. nobody else who desperately wants out is going to cause WWE to skyrocket and put AEW in the dumps, why not keep people who want to be there and focus on cutting those who do not?

Yeah, Miro and Malakai undoubtedly make more than all of these people... hell they might make more than all of them combined.

Malakai has at least played ball while wanting out, but Miro? He's sat on his ass for like a full year... (he is allegedly injured now, but I think the only one who has said that is him)

they both would have/would make great champions but it all comes down to what I got into AEW for, it felt different and better but not only in the wrestling sense. it felt like a whole new thing with a sense of morals and a bunch of other intangibles that made it super inviting. am i the fool for buying into that, eh yeah maybe. it is some rich guy and... professional wrestling. professional wrestling just might not ever be a great platform for stuff i care about but i did think it was going to always be like that. 

i'd be able to look at all this with a different mindset, a mindset still very sad that people lost their jobs if it started with people like that who straight up don't want to be there but then you loop around to "f*** i don't want ANYONE to lose their job". it is a shitshow and not at all what AEW needs right now. the fact that it happened yesterday feels like some super f***ed up dark humor joke for multiple reasons.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Apr 2, 2024 16:02:27 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

genuinely asking, how often were WWE talent like this when they were let go?

i don't blame henry either and that slim j thread ruined my whole day but is it common for let go people on the other side of the fence to be this outwardly disappointed/upset?

Rockstar Spud's video is the first thing I think of, and they hired him back after it got a lot of traction

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Apr 2, 2024 15:51:07 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Apr 2, 2024 15:39:34 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

He had a great Trios Match on an ROH PPV, was coming in with the Righteous to AEW TV originally as a trio because he was in the original segment, and had a Dark Order storyline planned maybe to even rejoin them

That's not "f*** all", who knows what it would've lead to but it wasn't nothing.

He hasn't worked a single AEW or ROH date since August 30th (a dark match vs Robert Anthony) and the last one before that was July 21 at the DBD Fight Without Honor with Dark Order vs Righteous. It certainly became "f*** all."

Yeah I know it BECAME that, but at that time, he looked like he had multiple things going on and could've been poised to be part of the Cole/MJF program given Righteous got to be a part of that

If the Tweet is true then idk, that's probably when they stopped with him,, because they seemed ready to use Stu and then he vanished.

[Celexa Bliss]

So I don't know where the Twits are getting the idea that these are guys who won't get a big deal elsewhere. The Tates, Henry, Stu, and Jora Johl are all guys I could see ending up in NXT. Parker has a AAA deal, apparently. Gravity may need more seasoning, but I can see him getting a deal down the road. With how WWE goes through announcers, Dasha could get rehired. Slim J, I honestly don't know. Dude is 38, but maybe TNA will pick him up?

[The Captain]

Gravity would be best served going back to Mexico. He's still really young and he probably jumped the gun in going to AEW in the first place.

[lionheart21]

Apr 2, 2024 15:20:17 GMT -5 Facetious said:

Pretty spot on. Feels like they cut lower guys with the lowest ceiling vs guys that WWE would grab up.

Feeling that he failed his family because he got fired, you can't help but feel for the man.

[stoptheclocks]

Apr 2, 2024 16:38:57 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Apr 2, 2024 15:51:07 GMT -5 The Captain said:

He hasn't worked a single AEW or ROH date since August 30th (a dark match vs Robert Anthony) and the last one before that was July 21 at the DBD Fight Without Honor with Dark Order vs Righteous. It certainly became "f*** all."

Yeah I know it BECAME that, but at that time, he looked like he had multiple things going on and could've been poised to be part of the Cole/MJF program given Righteous got to be a part of that

If the Tweet is true then idk, that's probably when they stopped with him,, because they seemed ready to use Stu and then he vanished.

The tweet refers to the March 16th episode of Collision. Dude hasn't had a match on any AEW/ROH programming since last July.