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  • reyes the roof
    Hall Of Fame
    • Mar 2009
    • 11526

    #106
    Re: WWE Releases

    Originally posted by cima
    That's always been the speculation but he looks ****ing awful and maybe he realizes he needs to stop and enjoy what he has left of life. Seeing him in the Stone Cold A&E documentary was rough.
    If they sell, instead of enjoying life he’ll probably try and start the extreme baseball league instead

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    • Majingir
      Moderator
      • Apr 2005
      • 47659

      #107
      Re: WWE Releases

      You have to admit, Black got the worst "plans changed" in the history of WWE.

      Imagine being on the sideline for months, they finally give you something, film a few vignettes, make your debut on TV attacking one of the more popular guys in the company, just to be released 2 weeks later.

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      • TheShizNo1
        Asst 2 the Comm Manager
        • Mar 2007
        • 26341

        #108
        Re: WWE Releases

        Originally posted by UFCMPunk
        Explain why releasing them ahead of a sale is good?
        Because you don't have as much outgoing dollars so your profits look much better.

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        Just once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.
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        • jasontoddwhitt
          MVP
          • May 2003
          • 8095

          #109
          Re: WWE Releases

          The main rumor going around is selling to NBC.

          With all the releases and the streamlining of departments, a sale is the only thing that makes sense.

          They are too profitable to be firing people for budgetary reasons.


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          • Majingir
            Moderator
            • Apr 2005
            • 47659

            #110
            Re: WWE Releases

            Apparently Laurinaitis sent a text to everyone within WWE mentioning the names of the people released and said it was due to budget cuts.

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            • SmashMan
              All Star
              • Dec 2004
              • 9745

              #111
              Re: WWE Releases

              Originally posted by Majingir
              Apparently Laurinaitis sent a text to everyone within WWE mentioning the names of the people released and said it was due to budget cuts.
              Is this news though? Of course they're going to say that - pretty much any company is going to give a standard BS PR explanation like that.

              They're not going to send detailed explanations on how they didn't have plans for Santana Garrett, Murphy, or Ruby Riott, how they went as far as they could with Lana as a wrestler but she's only good as a manager, how they never knew what they wanted to do with Aleister Black, or how Braun Strowman peaked really early and they dropped the ball on it.

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              • dubcity
                Hall Of Fame
                • May 2012
                • 17874

                #112
                Re: WWE Releases

                Honestly with how few wrestlers they use on a week to week basis they may as well release more and more. So many wrestlers just sitting at home, or being used extremely sparingly.

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                • UFCMPunk
                  All Star
                  • Jan 2016
                  • 8900

                  #113
                  Re: WWE Releases

                  Originally posted by jasontoddwhitt
                  The main rumor going around is selling to NBC.

                  With all the releases and the streamlining of departments, a sale is the only thing that makes sense.

                  They are too profitable to be firing people for budgetary reasons.


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                  I figured NBC or FOX would be in the running to buy it, but man it's hard not to think about WCW and non-wrestling people being in charge, etc.

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                  • dubcity
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • May 2012
                    • 17874

                    #114
                    Re: WWE Releases

                    Originally posted by UFCMPunk
                    I figured NBC or FOX would be in the running to buy it, but man it's hard not to think about WCW and non-wrestling people being in charge, etc.
                    I think we're already at the point of WWE being run as a content provider/creator and not so much a wrestling promotion. Will probably stay about the same.

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                    • Majingir
                      Moderator
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 47659

                      #115
                      Re: WWE Releases

                      An interesting comment I read about a sale.

                      Let's say NBCU buys them. That could suddenly make all WWE superstars eligible to be part of the SAG. In other words they'll be in a union.

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                      • Majingir
                        Moderator
                        • Apr 2005
                        • 47659

                        #116
                        Re: WWE Releases

                        Sounds like some talent might have asked WWE to waive/modify the 90 day no compete clause.

                        Sure, its WWE, their lawyers are on the ball about everything, but if you're releasing someone due to "budget cuts", how can you justify continuing to pay someone for 90 days after they're released if they request to waive that period to sign elsewhere (meaning you don't have to pay them once the period is waived).

                        In some cases, sounds like they want it waived maybe a few days early at most. Guess it depends on where they want to sign.

                        I think the April cuts are freed on July 14th, which is a Wednesday. Depends how you count the 90 days. If its 90 days after the day they're released, this could be a case of someone wanting to waive the 90 day period a few days early so they could sign in AEW and appear on Dynamite that very week.

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                        • UFCMPunk
                          All Star
                          • Jan 2016
                          • 8900

                          #117
                          Re: WWE Releases

                          More cuts seem to be coming as this only gives away to speculation WWE may be sold soon. The writer who went on the podcast and talked how they didn't require her to have any wrestling knowledge? WWE has already released her (Kenice Mobley) and reports say WWE felt embarrassed about the interview she did.

                          The cuts are beginning from a talent perspective. 205 Live stars Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese have been released. NXT Tag Team Ever-Rise and NXT Superstar Fandango has also been released.
                          Last edited by UFCMPunk; 06-25-2021, 02:26 PM.

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                          • Suntan Superman
                            ****
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 7135

                            #118
                            Re: WWE Releases

                            Originally posted by UFCMPunk
                            More cuts seem to be coming as this only gives away to speculation WWE may be sold soon.

                            The writer who went on the podcast and talked how they didn't require her to have any wrestling knowledge? WWE has already released her (Kenice Mobley) and reports say WWE felt embarrassed about the interview she did.
                            That's too bad. I generally think wrestling can use more non-wrestling writers to balance some of the extremes that wrestling can hit. I thought the reaction to her interview was blown way out of proportion, but what else do wrestling fans know, I suppose.
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                            • UFCMPunk
                              All Star
                              • Jan 2016
                              • 8900

                              #119
                              Re: WWE Releases

                              Originally posted by UFCMPunk
                              More cuts seem to be coming as this only gives away to speculation WWE may be sold soon. The writer who went on the podcast and talked how they didn't require her to have any wrestling knowledge? WWE has already released her (Kenice Mobley) and reports say WWE felt embarrassed about the interview she did.

                              The cuts are beginning from a talent perspective. 205 Live stars Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese have been released. NXT Tag Team Ever-Rise and NXT Superstar Fandango has also been released.
                              Update: RIP Breezango. Tyler Breeze has now been released.

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                              • TheShizNo1
                                Asst 2 the Comm Manager
                                • Mar 2007
                                • 26341

                                #120
                                Re: WWE Releases

                                Originally posted by Suntan Superman
                                That's too bad. I generally think wrestling can use more non-wrestling writers to balance some of the extremes that wrestling can hit. I thought the reaction to her interview was blown way out of proportion, but what else do wrestling fans know, I suppose.
                                What wrestling extremes?



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                                Originally posted by Mo
                                Just once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.
                                Originally posted by Mo
                                You underestimate my laziness
                                Originally posted by Mo
                                **** ya


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