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Lance Cade Released
Topic Started: Oct 15 2008, 01:03 PM (439 Views)
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WWE.com issued the following statement:

Lance Cade released
Written: October 14, 2008

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Raw Superstar Lance Cade as of October 14, 2008. WWE wishes Lance the best in all future endeavors.
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Cybrus
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The only reason this is somewhat surprising is because he has been Jericho's lackey. He was nothing but a fallboy, really, but he has been involved in the biggest storyline on Raw for the past few months. At least he can brag about beating HBK once in his career. :lol:

I won't miss him. Kind of glad he's gone. :wave:
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L69
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You are shitting me.

Cade was getting a major ass push!
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Jknight253
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I'm suprised I thought he was going to continue being used in the HBK vs Jericho feud.
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Purple Marauder
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I'm more surprised because he was one of HBK's students and JR seemed to be in love with him.
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NCR
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Well, I find this a bit random. But, eh... not a big deal in my eyes. Cade was just hitched along the Jericho wagon. Was only amount of time, before he became another Funaki.
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Kame

I was really starting to like Cade. What a fucking shame.
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Kraul

Damn it and just when I thought no one would say it's "a shame".

Yeah, I doubt anyone other than maybe Purps will know what I'm talking about.
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All I can really say is ... "yes!" he was not very entertaining to watch, very boring and bland. Hopefully WWE will see that people don't like that and take care of the crap in the company, by that I mean John Cena.
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MY85
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As many of you know, Lance Cade was abruptly released from his contract this week much to the surprise of many of us. I have always thought that Cade had a wealth of physical potential and he was always a polite young man in my dealings with him. Like many fans, I too did my share of arm chair quarterbacking as to why Cade was not featured in a more prominent role on WWE TV programming. However it seemed that in the past several weeks those issues were being addressed even to the point of Cade defeating HBK on a recent Monday Night Raw.

The story that I have read on many internet sites about the reason for Cade's sudden dismissal isn't accurate. Many pundits speculate that Cade was dismissed because of a bad performance in a recent TV bout against DX on Raw which is absolutely untrue. Lance's dismissal had zero to do with his in ring performances or his lack of ability.

Lance Cade was dismissed from the WWE because, like many humans, he made a major league mistake while utilizing bad judgment that cost him his job. This included Lance having a seizure on an airplane and having to have emergency medial care. Luckily, Lilian Garcia was on the same flight and was instrumental in helping Lance get taken to a hospital where a battery of tests were run that luckily determined that there was nothing seriously wrong with the young man such as a brain tumor, etc.

Everyone makes mistakes, Lord knows I have made plenty in my career, but in this day and time some mistakes just simply can't be condoned. To some fans, Lance Cade will likely still be perceived as the victim in this matter and his punishment too harsh.

Under the circumstances of the situation, I don't know what other decision the WWE could have made. I'm just relieved that it wasn't me in my former role that would have had to address this matter. I really like this kid and hope that he continues to follow his dreams. Second chances are not foreign in the wrestling business so perhaps that could be in Lance's future but that's just a personal observation.

Lance Cade is a talented young man whose best days should be ahead of him and I wish him nothing but success. Lance has been knocked down and now it is up to him to get off the canvas and get back in the game. I'm damn sure pulling for him.

Let's hope Lance's peers are paying attention to this situation.
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So JR was implying that Cade had violated the Wellness Policy, right?
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Oct 16 2008, 05:47 AM
Jim Ross
 

Lance Cade was dismissed from the WWE because, like many humans, he made a major league mistake while utilizing bad judgment that cost him his job. This included Lance having a seizure on an airplane.
That son of a bitch! How dare he have a seizure!!! :angry:

I'm sure JR is probably trying to avoid telling us he did drugs or something, but that just reads really dumb. :lol:
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MY85
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Oct 16 2008, 06:08 AM
So JR was implying that Cade had violated the Wellness Policy, right?
Now that you mention it, maybe. He probably suffered from an overdose.

I still got confused when I read the JR blog entry, though. The way he wrote sounds like they dumped him after getting him off the hospital. :shrug:
Edited by MY85, Oct 16 2008, 06:17 AM.
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Oct 16 2008, 06:12 AM
MakeYourself85
Oct 16 2008, 05:47 AM
Jim Ross
 

Lance Cade was dismissed from the WWE because, like many humans, he made a major league mistake while utilizing bad judgment that cost him his job. This included Lance having a seizure on an airplane.
That son of a bitch! How dare he have a seizure!!! :angry:

I'm sure JR is probably trying to avoid telling us he did drugs or something, but that just reads really dumb. :lol:
Yeah, that was sort of my initial reaction after reading that. I was thinking that it was a pretty lousy reason to fire somebody. I had to read it over again. :lol:
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Kraul

They're going to get a lot of crap because of that confusing area of the post.
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JR can never come out and say things. Always has to beat around the bush and leave speculation. Some announcer... :grumble: Just kidding.

But, he obviously had broken the wellness policy. I mean, they don't suspend for having a seizure on a plane... there must have been more to it and drugs are my only anwser since he doesn't have a tumor or anything.
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So was that his 3rd violation, or because he OD'd the way the did, they just said "fuck it"?
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Well, yeah, I think even if you didn't violate the policy beforehand, OD'ing, or doing something that will cause you to have a seizure is a bit more extreme... It's funny too, because when I read it (from his actual blog) I thought he was serious and was just being sarcastic about how the WWE didn't have any other choice or anything. But then I looked back and read the word "included," which is pretty much the key word in the whole thing.

And I don't blame JR for not really saying anything. Obviously if it was a big thing, it wouldn't be right to tell the whole world about it.
Edited by WWEFootos48, Oct 17 2008, 12:12 PM.
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Cade wasn't too bad, I liked his finisher, I actually use it as my finisher in real life,

Fucking WWE is cleaning house, they're all about stealing FCW guys for they're new "Talent" bullshit thingy, it's stupid.
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Sometimes you can have a seizure and not know why. When I was younger, my parents told me some story about me having one.

Though I don't recall any of it which I'm glad I don't but there are different ways he could've had one. It's speculation right now and guess only insiders will know the truth along with Cade at the moment.
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Yes I suspect the WWE actually fired someone because they had a seizure.

lolwut?
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MY85
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"Lance Cade had his WWE contract terminated a few days ago which completely caught me off guard. As I wrote a few days ago, I was and still am a fan of Lance's and was shocked when I heard news of his dismissal. I feel confident that Lance will rebound from this misstep and find the success that many feel he deserves. Nonetheless, for some to compare Lance's incident where he had a seizure on an airplane that necessitated an emergency trip to a hospital with Jeff Hardy being asked to leave a plane because it was perceived that he was allegedly intoxicated seems like a stretch to me. Neither individual was on the right side of the equation of their respective issues but Lance, unfortunately, came too close for comfort by incurring a life threatening seizure and put the WWE in a position to make a really tough call. Could this matter have been handled better? I have no idea as I was not in the loop, thankfully, but I do feel that at some point in the future, and this is simply my opinion, after enough water has gone under the bridge that both parties could well do business again with each other."
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Kraul

...and that does absolutely nothing to make the first blog better.

Lance either did something to himself to cause a seizure that is severe enough that WWE won't even hint at what it is, or WWE fired a guy for having a seizure. Either scenario is pretty bad.
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WWE released Lance Cade because of the seizure he suffered on a commercial flight. WWE officials believed the seizure was due to prescription pill abuse. His punishment was more severe than the Wellness Policy suspensions because it happened in public and became a life and death situation.

Lillian Garcia informed the airline attendants that it was Cade who had the seizure. He was rushed to the hospital and underwent tests to find out what caused the seizure.

Credit: ProWrestling.net
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Kraul

So what's the evidence for their belief? Did he fail a test or did they find pills curiously scattered on his pillow in an all too perfect display seen only on episodes of CSI or are they just assuming?
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New information has surfaced concerning the sudden release of WWE Raw superstar Lance Cade last week. According to a new report released by Jason Powell of prowrestling.net, abuse of prescription drugs appeared to be a major catalyst for the seizure Cade had during a flight with colleague Lillian Garcia. Generally, WWE would suspend wrestlers who are found abusing prescription drugs for 30-60 days, however, considering the abuse in Cade's case resulted in a potentially life threatening seizure, they decided to terminate his contract as they felt the situation was much more grave than any others they have dealt with in the past.

Following the seizure, Lillian Garcia informed flight attendants that Cade was a professional wrestler, and he was rushed to a hospital as soon as the plane landed. He was reportedly still incoherent while at the hospital, and the medical staff ran a battery of tests to determine if the injury was athletic as opposed to drug related. Of course this report is now indicating that drug abuse may have played a key factor in this potentially deadly seizure.
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L69
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It would be interesting to see if WWE would go all Benoit over the situation if the worse of the 2 possibilities did happen.
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They wouldn't have to go all Benoit on it because besides a couple of clips on some RAW shows, there's really nothing they would have to purposely "ignore." It's not like his name would be mentioned in the greatest of all time category...
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Plus he didn't kill a child.

On a side note, this is the most discussion Lance Cade has ever gotten on this wrestling forum. :lol:
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