dragonzombie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) They could just fill up NXT with pc guys or send bigger brand people down. Edited August 7, 2021 by D.Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidNatural Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The WWE is forgetting how they won the Monday night war. They received talent from WCW that were pissed off and were motivated to stick it to them. WWE is sending people into the wild with something to prove. Not saying that AEW will overtake the WWE, but they're releasing talent and filling them with terrible resolve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Some will get tryouts, but I only see a few that get signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Weren’t Tyler Rust and Alex Zayne just signed? Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Is there a logical reason why they are cutting so much talent? I understand spring cleaning/summer cleaning whatever you want to call it, but I think we can all agree this past month or two has been arguably the most egregious list of releases I have ever seen. And just when you think it's done, they keep going and going. No damn way this is ALL for cost cutting measures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Technico Support said: Weren’t Tyler Rust and Alex Zayne just signed? Jesus. Yes, but they went straight to 205Dead. Which is career murder. Look how long Antony Greene/ August Grey lasted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I hope a lot of those people understand they have a big chunk of their careers in front of them and they're fully capable of making it back to the top of the mountain (whatever "top of the mountain" means in the future). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I'm thinking Vince went down to NXT... saw what he really had... took what he liked and told his people to dump the rest. Seriously. Does Bronson Reed look like a WWE guy? Not in the slightest. Does Mercedes Martinez look like a WWE Womens Headliner? Again... no. She doesn't fit Vince's mold. She'd be Tamina Snuka without the lineage. We all know Vince has a "look". The Dexter Lumis types is what you will be getting. Vince is taking back control and reinforcing what his ideals are for a WWE performer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Isn't Tyler Rust in the Diamond Mine?? That's being killed already?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Infinit said: Isn't Tyler Rust in the Diamond Mine?? That's being killed already?? Let's be honest, in WWE are we surprised at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Infinit said: Isn't Tyler Rust in the Diamond Mine?? That's being killed already?? It's not like he was the lynchpin of DM. They've got a warehouse full of guys they'll probably plug in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKERyan Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Feel bad for Bronson Reed/Jonah Rock. Seems like a good dude. To go from thinking you’re probably about to get brought to the main roster to being released. What a shitty fucking company. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 They got rid of one of Jinders goons, so anyone is replacable like Tyler Rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Krone Meltzer said: Is there a logical reason why they are cutting so much talent? I understand spring cleaning/summer cleaning whatever you want to call it, but I think we can all agree this past month or two has been arguably the most egregious list of releases I have ever seen. And just when you think it's done, they keep going and going. No damn way this is ALL for cost cutting measures. 31 minutes ago, The Natural said: Shitty cutting people as Smackdown goes out and with the amount of money WWE has with the deals made by Nick Khan including Saudi Arabia blood money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) That's what NXT needs, a new logo. Edited August 7, 2021 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 minute ago, The Natural said: Roddy, Ciampa, Johnny Kickpads, KOR are all going to be cut. They're all undersized and over 30. There's nothing for them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 "PWInsider.com is told this is the complete list of talents released and no other releases were given this evening. As Dave Scherer and I discussed on the We Don't Need No Name Show this week, there has been lots of talk internally of major changes for the NXT brand including a new logo, new lighting, a focus on younger talents and a different format to the TV shows. This housecleaning tonight appears to be part of those changes." Some people think WWE just wants to go down to around 200 or even around 100 wrestlers. They had 300 plus. Other reasons are moving away from having too many small Indy guys and saving more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKERyan Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, D.Z said: They got rid of one of Jinders goons, so anyone is replacable like Tyler Rust. Giant Zanjeer was the other giant Indian dude. Dilsher Shanky is the one that’s been with Jinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I'd say this is unfathomable, but I don't think anything short of Orton or Reigns would surprise me now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, Krone Meltzer said: Is there a logical reason why they are cutting so much talent? I understand spring cleaning/summer cleaning whatever you want to call it, but I think we can all agree this past month or two has been arguably the most egregious list of releases I have ever seen. And just when you think it's done, they keep going and going. No damn way this is ALL for cost cutting measures. The logical reason is that for awhile they were signing anyone and everyone. At the same time people werent getting fired. The result was a bloated roster which seemed to exist to keep talents away from the competition and give a whole bunch of unused wrestlers a paycheck. Because of crummy talent development there are less than a handful of draws in the entire company making just about everyone except dolph ziggler expendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, D.Z said: They could just fill up NXT with pc guys or send bigger brand people down. ....So there can be like one huge, mass collection of firings? Like a bug zapper but instead of insects...wrestlers' livelihoods? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, JohnnyJ said: The logical reason is that for awhile they were signing anyone and everyone. At the same time people werent getting fired. The result was a bloated roster which seemed to exist to keep talents away from the competition and give a whole bunch of unused wrestlers a paycheck. Because of crummy talent development there are less than a handful of draws in the entire company making just about everyone except dolph ziggler expendable. I think it's less crummy talent development and more bad creative and use of that talent once it gets to the main roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Natural said: Spoiler 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I hate to see anyone lose their job and there is a lot of talent on that list. It sucks. For the NXT show itself, I would welcome a return to developmental talent and less Indy darling types. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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