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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 9:16:03 GMT -6
Oh man not Boogs!!!!
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 9:17:33 GMT -6
WWE releasing people the same day as announcing a 1.5 billion dollar TV rights deal is about as on-brand as you can get.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:18:20 GMT -6
I don’t like the chances of Riddick Moss, Xia Li, Hit Row, Mace, Mansoor, Elias either. That’s just some of the names they could cut. I mention them because you don’t see them on TV ever.
It was odd with Emma. She turned into a really solid name in Impact and then just went back to WWE and was forgotten about immediately. She at least got engaged to Moss during this run, so some good personal life news came out of this.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:20:58 GMT -6
Remember how over he was with Nakamura heading into Mania? Then he blew his knee out and came back as just “strong man” and didn’t give him the guitar. How the fuck was he supposed to get over? He was a big meaty man too, you think Vince would’ve loved him. Yeah WWE laid people off when the pandemic was just starting. They’re fucking scumbags, so this isn’t surprising they’re laying folks off right as they signed a fat new deal.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 9:22:39 GMT -6
Aliyah gone.
Didn't know she was here to be honest.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:22:58 GMT -6
She was in developmental forever, was not that good, was brought up and then remained not good. At least she has the fastest win in WWE history under her belt
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 9:23:53 GMT -6
What was the NXT reality show they had a few years ago? I remember her from that.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:31:00 GMT -6
Elias gone. He was amazing at getting heat. Then the bell rang.
No news on Ezekiel
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:31:59 GMT -6
What was the NXT reality show they had a few years ago? I remember her from that. Breaking Ground? Proving Ground? Ground Round? Round Mound of Rebound? One of those.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:33:38 GMT -6
Riddick Moss gone
Top Dolla gone (finally). So Michael Cole shit on him for months and we never got a pay off, haha. Dude also thought he was so much better than he was. I wasn’t a fan.
So far 3 of the folks I listed 15 minutes ago have gotten cut
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 9:42:24 GMT -6
Moss leaning into this is hilarious
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 9:45:57 GMT -6
That's awesome.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 10:03:44 GMT -6
Shelton Benjamin gone
They fucked up the Hurt Business like 20 times and could’ve been so much more than it was.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 10:04:10 GMT -6
That sucks!
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 10:08:32 GMT -6
Wow Ziggler gone
Genuinely thought he’d be there forever
Hire him in AEW and put the straps on the Nemeth Bros!
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 10:20:36 GMT -6
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 10:21:19 GMT -6
Wow Ziggler gone Genuinely thought he’d be there forever Hire him in AEW and put the straps on the Nemeth Bros! They can be arguing about politics all the time!
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 14:55:57 GMT -6
Mace, Mansoor, and Dana Brooke released.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 15:24:46 GMT -6
Shanky, Daba Kato, Bryson Montana, Yuliya Leon and Quincy Elliott have been released
Once Maxine broke off from Maximum Models, the writing was on the wall for Mansoor & Mace. I was surprised Dana got released as she was in the middle of a fresh reboot in NXT. Shanky they did nothing with until they went to India. Daba Kato had a lot of stop/starts. I have no idea who Bryson Montana is. Quincy Elliott was under fire for social media posts and fell off TV, so this isn't surprising. Leon had been used sparingly on NXT.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 15:36:22 GMT -6
No idea who any of those people in NXT are/were.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 15:58:29 GMT -6
It’s wild how dudes like Mansoor couldn’t (weren’t allowed to) show this kind of charisma on TV. Mid 20s, good talker, great shape, unique look. Hope someone takes a chance on him.
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Post by All Drop In on Sept 21, 2023 16:39:55 GMT -6
If every wrestler that never had a chance according to this thread had a chance, we'd have about 315 Rock's running around. Releases still suck.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 16:50:43 GMT -6
While that’s true, there are still a lot of company’s out there that could give a lot of these folks shots. Not saying AEW needs to or should sign any of them (I do think Ali & Ziggler would be fun), but there’s at least options now instead of having one promotion out there.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 16:52:24 GMT -6
Not everyone is cut out for indies though. You see Boogs going out and hustling like Cardona?
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 17:17:13 GMT -6
Oh hell no, not everyone can be a Cardona. But the amount of company’s out there, they will hopefully have places to work and try to continue their dream of being a pro wrestler if they so choose (or if places choose to hire them).
Boogs could use some seasoning. He’s such a fucking massive refrigerator of a dude. His look alone and charisma would hopefully get him work.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 17:25:03 GMT -6
Maybe. Maybe he can work with NWA or MLW. Heck, maybe Impact. It's gonna be hard times though.
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Post by randomone on Sept 21, 2023 17:30:24 GMT -6
NWA just had almost a year of fucking Tyrus as their World Champion. Prior to that Trevor Murdoch.
I’m thinking Boogs would be more than fine
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 21, 2023 20:48:41 GMT -6
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Post by Positivity KS on Sept 22, 2023 17:31:14 GMT -6
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Sept 22, 2023 17:46:00 GMT -6
Honestly surprised he lasted this long.
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