For Great Justice Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Surprised not to see Gable Steveson, though I guess there could be a PR element to that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I don't know who Kevin Ventura-Cortez is but he's "stepping away" (Sapp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Alexis Gray released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Liked the Mace/Mansoor act, but they've got Pretty Deadly who I think the office really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Had a bit of a soft spot for Dabba Kato because before he got to WWE he was with the Vikings in Training Camp. Didn't play well (and I don't think anyone expected him to), but it was still kind of cool to see him move on to wrestling after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Do we know if they are likely done with office cuts? Maybe I'm naive or maybe it's just wishful thinking (or both) but I keep waiting to hear that Bruce Pritchard is finally out for good. Just seems like a guy who's a threat to anyone with more seniority than him and an out-of-touch nuisance to everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Belgian_Waffle said: Do we know if they are likely done with office cuts? Maybe I'm naive or maybe it's just wishful thinking (or both) but I keep waiting to hear that Bruce Pritchard is finally out for good. Just seems like a guy who's a threat to anyone with more seniority than him and an out-of-touch nuisance to everyone else. As long as Vince has any level of authority and Bruce is willing to throw his ego to the side to kiss Vince's ass he isn't going anywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Office cuts were done on Tuesday. All the released talent so far https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-releases-mustafa-ali-emma-rick-boogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Sad to see Emma released yet again after a truly lackluster stint. The WWE never really tapped into the potential that Impact did. She was hilarious as Tenille. Always liked Leon and Feroz and thought they had tons of potential as fiery babyfaces. So, it sucks to see her go too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 People could be making up some of these NXT names and I would not know the difference. 3 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Alvarez had a bit where he'd mix up Tatum Paxley and Paxley Tatum and I legit had no idea which was the correct name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Reminiscent of his bit confusing the Naturals in TNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 9 hours ago, Ace said: his pre-WWE name was "Heavy Metal Jesus" Logan Shulo. I announced him once in Cleveland, and he was "The Frontman" Logan Shulo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) I hate to see that anyone lose their job. But none of these surprise me. Even Dolph, when I really think about it. I think the only surprise to me would be R Truth. They m sure that's one of Vince's demands. I'm more surprised that the rest of Hit Row wasn't let go. Either they see something in Fab and The Adonis or they don't want to fire even more POC in one day? Who can say in this kooky era of firing people just as you make a billion. Edited September 22, 2023 by Johnny Sorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 MACE heard about the Texans' offensive line woes and told Vince he needs to go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Gorman said: I announced him once in Cleveland, and he was "The Frontman" Logan Shulo. was he in a group or did his nickname not really make sense at the time? I know it's a band reference and all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 3 hours ago, odessasteps said: People could be making up some of these NXT names and I would not know the difference. While I do feel bad for the folks getting released, I definitely got an "ALL THE STARS ARE HERE!" vibe as more and more NXT/Performance Center names got added to the list. https://youtu.be/R7246Q15uCA?si=PRcltVMQzthU_aFP 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Brooklyn Barlow gone as well Edited September 22, 2023 by Iron Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Time for the part of the releases where talent starts airing some laundry (mostly good stuff) Quote Mace and Mansoor took to Twitch to air out some stuff about their backstage life in WWE They say there was once an incident that led to Matt Riddle slapping GUNTHER and Gunther doing nothing about it. Mansoor wasn't on NXT TV because he wasn't allowed to lose due to the Saudi deal. LA Knight hated them and threatened to quit. Vince loved the MMM gimmick and helped them rehearse Mansoor said Miz is the nicest guy, Mace said it's Cody Both agree Miz is very well respected vet. Both admit that Retribution was just antifa Said Vince is a nice guy Seth doesn't hang out with any other talent. Gargano is a funny dude Kevin Owens is cool Sami is kind of annoying but harmless. Said Jeff Jarrett was the nicest legend in WWE Vince was incredibly nice to them was would joke around during pre-tapes. AJ Styles is really cool and only really talks about video games and Georgia Football Jason Jordan is their favorite agent Micheal Cole is a pro and speaks with talents and takes note as what they want him to get over. Vince thought Mansoor was fat so he got in shape They almost lost their Twitch because Shayna choked out Mansooor on a stream Both Usos are really cool dudes Chad and Otis are nice (this being Reddit, it's always possible that some of this was not said) Edited September 22, 2023 by Cobra Commander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Mace n Mansoor https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/maximum-male-models-mace-and-mansoor-discuss-wwe-release-pitching-ideas-being-tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Surprised Vince hated Knight as their agent. I thought he did well, but then again you could always tell he would rather continue with what was doing before in NXT and now. Didn't realize how invested Vince was in the MMM gimmick. Kind of shocked they got so screwed over when he was out considering the other pet project in Theory kept getting pushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I don't totally trust the numbers, but a lot of people are going on the idea that Dolph Ziggler wrestled the second-most matches in WWE, sandwiched between Big Show at #3 and Kane at #1. Even with Kofi at #4, is it crazy to assume that Dolph did "the most work" in WWE history? Like, in a scientific sense. Did anybody convert more biological chemical energy into mechanical energy in the history of the company?? Especially considering he was always their back-pocket workrate guy who tended to work a lot of longer singles matches on house shows and never had a long tag team run outside of a couple of years with Bobby Roode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Add Brooklyn Barlow and Ikemen Jiro to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I like that breakdown of the roster from Mace and Monsoor. Is Rollins generally known as antisocial backstage? He always seemed like a weird annoying dude even before the dumb Jared Leto character but I've never really heard of anyone within the company having issues with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 how many 2011/12 FCW guys are still in the WWE aside from Seth and Roman and an injured Big E? Looking at an Eight Man Tag main event from the FCW Arena on October 6th, 2011: Husky Harris, Leakee, Richie Steamboat and Seth Rollins vs Cesaro, Sandow, Dean Ambrose, and Leo Kruger. So it's possible that having a certain percentage of your old buddies being somewhere else might put you on a bit of an island? Also, looking at ROH Man Up (September 15th, 2007) with a match between Irish Airborne and Jack Evans vs Jimmy Jacobs, Necro Butcher and Tyler Black. Back in a simpler time with matches like Morishima vs Danielson and The Briscoes vs Generico/Steen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts