zendragon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Meltzer's also of an age where he might just never have been diagnosed as a kid. I think its fine to understand that the WWE is a business and they are under no obligation to pay people forever, It's also fine to feel that they way they conduct their business is shitty (lay off during record profits and a pandemic) at least when the go to excuse was "creative has nothing for you" that was somewhat true. You know it used to be that we had a ton of "characters" and not a lot really good workers. Now its flipped where almost everyone can go in the ring but a lot of wrestlers leave a lot to be desired on the "character" front. In that I would have a hard time defining who they are beyond "wrester". So I enjoyed the Illconics getting over on character work from what I saw of them. I'd love to see them show up in AEW and be chased around by Abadon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Edited May 19, 2021 by nofuture 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 If true better late than never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 He’s a “Dark Side of the Ring” waiting to happen, and not a good one either. He either winds up becoming some wacked out preacher or back doing deathmatches in front of 8 people, or even worse, both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, nofuture said: Vince is a globalist confirmed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Referee Jake Clemons released from WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I hope they offer help or rehab for former wrestlers who are possibly mentally unwell as they do for former wrestlers with substance issues. The latter is one of the unambiguously good things the company has done, and expanding that to the former would be nice. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Ultimo Necro said: He’s a “Dark Side of the Ring” waiting to happen, and not a good one either. He either winds up becoming some wacked out preacher or back doing deathmatches in front of 8 people, or even worse, both. Having visions of a Deathmatch Stations of the Cross gimmick match. The guards are smashing tubes over Jesus' head, he's crucified on a barbed wire cross....I think I'm going to have to get out my copy of "Passion of the Christ," the best exploitation film of the 2000s. Edited May 19, 2021 by RazorbladeKiss87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said: Having visions of a Deathmatch Stations of the Cross gimmick match. The guards are smashing tubes over Jesus' head, he's crucified on a barbed wire cross....I think I'm going to have to get out my copy of "Passion of the Christ," the best exploitation film of the 2000s. What a pitty that Hillbilly Jesus is under AEW contract, because that would be a dreammatch waiting to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 More WWE cuts: Alexander Wolfe, Skyler Story, Ezra Judge. More cuts are expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 They def needed to release him before there was a Rollen Stewart (Rainbow Wig guy) situation at the PC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 But Velveteen still has a job. WWE is a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 More WWE Releases: Jessamyn Duke, Vanessa Bourne, Kavita Devi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Oooo, so they beat up Wolfe's ass on air then fired him. Don't think that happens too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 It feels a little ghoulish to be happy about someone losing their job, but I'm happy Drake is gone. It needed to happen. Here's hoping that at the very least WWE left the door open to offer the guy help that's fully paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Pity about Wolfe. I really liked him as a part of Imperium. Kind of surprised it took this long with Duke and Bourne. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, odessasteps said: They def needed to release him before there was a Rollen Stewart (Rainbow Wig guy) situation at the PC. "Ex-WWE Employee causes dramatic situation outside Performance Centre" is a slightly less damning headline than "WWE Employee causes dramatic situation inside Performance Centre". But not by much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, D.Z said: More WWE Releases: Jessamyn Duke, Vanessa Bourne, Kavita Devi. Being Ronda Rousey's friend is really, really bad for your career prospects. First they go to train with infamous tactical idiot Edmen "head movement" Shahbazyan and ruin their MMA careers. Then a few years later she strops off from wrestling just because the fans like Becky better, and as soon as it's clear Ronda's not coming back, they get fired. In conclusion, if you're going to ride someone's coattails, pick someone reliable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, AxB said: Being Ronda Rousey's friend is really, really bad for your career prospects. First they go to train with infamous tactical idiot Edmen "head movement" Shahbazyan and ruin their MMA careers. Then a few years later she strops off from wrestling just because the fans like Becky better, and as soon as it's clear Ronda's not coming back, they get fired. In conclusion, if you're going to ride someone's coattails, pick someone reliable. Well, I mean, Shafir married Strong and retired, Shayna was just a Tag Champ, and Duke's actively terrible, so it's not like they had actual prospects aside from Shayna. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Maybe it's good she's been doing a lit of uudd stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 All the releases are budget cuts related, but are really for rerouting money in WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Post-Mania Backlash WWE purge. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, odessasteps said: Maybe it's good she's been doing a lit of uudd stuff. Poor Austin does nothing but be sad on Twitter these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I liked Duke on UUDD, but she was indeed actively terrible in the ring. Eva Marie probably has a better chance of being good in the ring than Duke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said: I hope they offer help or rehab for former wrestlers who are possibly mentally unwell as they do for former wrestlers with substance issues. The latter is one of the unambiguously good things the company has done, and expanding that to the former would be nice. You need to want help first and, sadly, I don't see Wuertz as anywhere near that point. Man, what a weird redemption story, then rise and fall. It's really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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