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Topic Started: Oct 12 2006, 06:49 PM (246 Views)
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Cybrus
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Oct 12 2006, 06:49 PM
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STAY HYPED!!!
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- http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/news/francinerelease
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WWE has come to terms on the release of ECW Diva Francine Fournier as of today, Oct. 12.
We wish Francine the best in all future endeavors.
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Oct 12 2006, 06:51 PM
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Stand Back! There's a Hurricane Coming Through
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Damn you...I was about to post that!
She was no worse that any other diva they had. Wonder why?
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Oct 12 2006, 07:55 PM
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That makes no sense, they release an actual original ECW member but keep the blonde whore.
Another great move by WWE.
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Oct 12 2006, 08:08 PM
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Vince loves blonde whores and doesn't give a damn about the origional ECW...this is his ECW.
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Oct 12 2006, 10:24 PM
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I don't care... I didn't find her attractive, really... She's aged a lot, and she doesn't look that good at all... I find it weird that she was just in action days ago, though.
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Oct 12 2006, 11:37 PM
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lol, i am lade she was realesed i have never been a real big fan of her
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Oct 13 2006, 12:19 AM
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- Oct 12 2006, 08:08 PM
Vince loves blonde whores and doesn't give a damn about the origional ECW...this is his ECW.
Don't remind me Purps.
I'm still in denial.
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Oct 13 2006, 12:24 AM
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The Wrestling Observer is reporting that that Francine's release from the company was actually expected for quite some time. According to reports, Vince McMahon never liked her look, but they needed her for ECW House Show events for Bikini Contests with Kelly Kelly. When Trinity returned to the company following an injury, it reportedly sealed Francine's fate with WWE.
Well that sums it up.
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Oct 13 2006, 12:27 AM
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thanks for the update -o-
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Oct 13 2006, 12:28 AM
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No prob.
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Oct 13 2006, 01:19 AM
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It was only a matter of time before she would've been officially released. Poor girl.
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Oct 13 2006, 05:55 AM
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While I'm not a huge Francine fan, I liked her being a part of the roster and I think she should've been used more. I know I'd much rather see her come out and kick some "vixen"'s ass than see Kelly Kelly try to strip constantly.
As for Francine's appearence, personally, I think she's much more attractive than Kelly Kelly. Then again, Kelly Kelly makes me throw up in my mouth a little every time I see her, so...
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Oct 13 2006, 04:58 PM
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As reported earlier, the inevitable finally occurred as WWE released "ECW Original" Francine Fournier, 34, from her contract this afternoon. She was basically let go because Vince McMahon just didn't like "her look." Also, fellow ECW Vixen Trinity's recent return to action from a severe knee injury ultimately sealed her fate.
Francine had been used sparingly on television since the ECW brand's startup back in June. She often appeared at house shows in bikini contests to put over fellow ECW Vixen Kelly Kelly. Sans a five second cameo appearance on the 8/1 ECW on Sci Fi show, Francine was left off television until September when WWE finally found her a role as the valet of Balls Mahoney. Mahoney had engaged in a feud with Kevin Thorn, and thus she was used to combat his valet Ariel, who had been interfering in his matches. It appeared as though that Francine had finally secured a permanent role with the company as she was starting to appear on television regularly, not to mention that ECW.com had posted up two articles in which she was heavily put over by her fellow peers which made it seem that she was going to get promoted. A slew of pictures from a recent photoshoot were posted up as well. Also, the articles and ECW show previews pushed her feud with Ariel and thus it appeared as though that this would be a long-term feud. However, without warning, the feud between the four individuals was dropped for some unknown reason. Francine last appeared on the 9/26 edition of ECW in an "Extreme Cat Fight" with Ariel and she was left off television the preceding three weeks in which she was available to appear.
Behind the scenes, Vince McMahon was said to have not been a fan of Francine. The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer reported back in August that upon seeing her in person backstage for the first time, McMahon went up to Johnny Ace and asked him as to who would hire someone that "looked like that." It is believed that Tommy Dreamer was the person who hired her when he was looking to sign some "ECW Originals" back in May for the startup project. Anyways, McMahon believed that Francine wasn't up to par with the daunting "WWE Diva" looks standard when it comes to beauty. She was said to have been on thin ice from that point on (well actually since the day she was first hired) and dubbed as the person most likely to be let go. It was largely believed that she'd be let go soon after her bikini contest program with Kelly Kelly on the house show circuit ran its course.
Francine's saving grace for a short while was that it was believed that she could make the 19-year-old Kelly Kelly look good in comparison to her during bikini contests so that she could get over with the fans. Regardless of what people thought of her, Kelly Kelly often received rave reviews regarding her physique. On the other hand, Francine received quite a few negative reviews from people that had seen her firsthand during the bikini contests at ECW house shows, at least initially. It wasn't so much that Francine was totally out of shape, but many fans in attendance would specifically take aim at how flabby and unappealing her butt looked in the revealing thongs she would sport. Francine was aware of this problem too as it was later revealed that she had purchased a piece of fitness equipment to improve the appearance of her butt and thighs off of eBay in July. She has said this in blogs.
Lastly, Francine has removed all mentions and blogs concerning the WWE's ECW venture off of her MySpace page (myspace.com/francinefournier).
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Oct 14 2006, 08:06 PM
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While I'm not a huge Francine fan, I liked her being a part of the roster and I think she should've been used more. I know I'd much rather see her come out and kick some "vixen"'s ass than see Kelly Kelly try to strip constantly.
As for Francine's appearence, personally, I think she's much more attractive than Kelly Kelly. Then again, Kelly Kelly makes me throw up in my mouth a little every time I see her, so...
Kelly Kelly has absolutely no sex appeal. The whole "I'm only 19 and I'm an exhibitionist" thing doesn't work for her. She reminds me of some guy's little sister trying to impress his friends by dressing sexier and dancing awkwardly. She's a cute girl but nothing more. She's got a lot of growing up to do.
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Oct 25 2006, 10:41 AM
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Since reports first emerged that Vince McMahon was unhappy with ECW Vixen Francine's "look," she was considered an inevitable candidate for a release this year. WWE recently followed through with that release, and according to the Wrestling-Observer Newsletter, her look played a significant part in that decision.
Francine only lasted as long as she did due to WWE officials' interest in using her as "enhancement talent" for Kelly Kelly at house shows. Virtually all crowds preferred Kelly to Francine in the "Extreme Body" contests, which enabled the young ECW Vixen to develop a following for her looks.
But once Trinity—whose look WWE prefers—returned from injury, it felt no need to keep Francine around.
Although its influence on her release is unclear, Francine also reportedly rubbed WWE management the wrong way by making "weird demands" of the front office, including reimbursement for her tanning sessions.
Tanning sessions? That's a bit odd.
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Oct 25 2006, 10:46 AM
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All of the origional ECW Divas were hot and so was Francine but Releasing her and then sending her to a tanning parlour to work on her look is just a major insult.
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Oct 25 2006, 01:53 PM
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Tanning sessions? *sigh* Francine could have been better off at Raw for the Women's Championship.
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