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| The WWE Release Thread..; wishing you the best in future endeavors | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 18 2008, 06:00 PM (4,884 Views) | |
| Cybrus | Jan 10 2009, 12:42 AM Post #31 |
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STAY HYPED!!!
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I forgot D-Lo was still with WWE. I was a fan of D-Lo when he was with the Nation and his solo run after it. But this run with WWE didn't seem to go well for him. He didn't have the crowd behind him, didn't get any mic time to get the crowd behind him, and only worked like 3 televised matches. ![]() I thought Val's job was more secure. Thought he was a backstage agent or something. He's another guy that was great to watch during his first run. I even liked his RTC stuff. But he never seemed the same after he went back to being Val Venis after the RTC angle dropped. He was a good worker, but never seemed to get over after the Val Venis gimmick ran its course. Don't care about Bam Neely at all. |
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| Kraul | Jan 10 2009, 12:47 AM Post #32 |
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He was doing pretty good as Chief Morley.
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| Cybrus | Jan 10 2009, 12:55 AM Post #33 |
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STAY HYPED!!!
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I had to google it because I completely forgot about that angle. Even after reading the re-cap, I don't really remember it. Does anyone know why Val wasn't a more of a presence for WWE? He could easily have been a mid-carder on Raw or SD! or even *shudders* ECW Champion. Instead, he played the role of occasional jobber, only being seen on TV maybe twice a year. Did he sustain an injury that caused him to stop wrestling? Did he piss someone off? Or maybe he just wanted to stop wrestling and work backstage? |
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| Purple Marauder | Jan 10 2009, 12:56 AM Post #34 |
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Stand Back! There's a Hurricane Coming Through
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Plus he had moved to a backstage position as an agent. |
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| Kraul | Jan 10 2009, 12:58 AM Post #35 |
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I think it was just creative reasons. And them preferring to build a new superstar than use a proven lower card superstar. |
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| Cybrus | Jan 10 2009, 12:59 AM Post #36 |
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STAY HYPED!!!
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So I wonder if there's any chance of him popping up in TNA or...somewhere else. |
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| Purple Marauder | Jan 10 2009, 01:15 AM Post #37 |
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He should go somewhere else. He is one of the few guys with talent that I think the WWE really dropped the ball on. As Val Venis, he was really pretty over. He could have been built up more. |
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| Kame | Jan 10 2009, 03:16 AM Post #38 |
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| Kraul | Jan 10 2009, 06:41 AM Post #39 |
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I thought Tim White had already left like right after that suicide angle? Wow. |
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| WWEFootos48 | Jan 10 2009, 01:24 PM Post #40 |
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I thought he died! Oh, come on, it was funny! ![]() Anyway, none of these are surprising. Especially Val Venis. When I read the headline on a website that an "Established WWE Star Released" I knew it was him. Still sucks. He was great. I don't know why everyone likes him (including me) but it was something about his character. But he would have never worked in today's company. Instead of saying "Hello, ladies," he would have to change it to "ladies and gentlemen" or something. ![]() BTW, is Kevin Thorn the vampire guy or the one who has been beating down Rey Mysterio? |
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| Kraul | Jan 10 2009, 01:50 PM Post #41 |
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The former vampire who used to team with Ariel. The guy who is beating up Rey is Mike Knox. |
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| WWEFootos48 | Jan 10 2009, 01:53 PM Post #42 |
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Ooooooohhhhh... I uh... knew that... ![]() I don't know why I got them confused. Has Thorn even been on TV in like the last year? I thought he got released already, that's why I thought they meant the other guy. |
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| L69 | Jan 10 2009, 02:36 PM Post #43 |
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Shocked about Venis really, although he wasn't getting much time on TV due to injury. |
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| Kame | Jan 10 2009, 05:33 PM Post #44 |
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| _DL_ | Jan 10 2009, 05:49 PM Post #45 |
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BURN IT DOOOWWNNNNNNNN!
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NOT VAL VENIS! Damn, too bad D-Lo didn't do too much in this run in WWE. |
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| MY85 | Jan 14 2009, 04:35 AM Post #46 |
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It's a fabulous new day, yes it is!
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Source. |
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| Kraul | Jan 14 2009, 05:08 AM Post #47 |
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Wow. Never thought either one of them would go away. Figured they had as close to a permanent spot in the back as possible, especially with Slaughter. |
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| Purple Marauder | Jan 14 2009, 06:22 AM Post #48 |
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Yeah, Slaughter is a huge shock to me considering how long he has been with the company. Guess it shows that no one is safe. |
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| Nubochanozep | Jan 14 2009, 07:11 AM Post #49 |
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NOT VENIS! NOT SLAUGHTER! ![]() Why not release someone with no talent who costs the company a bucketload. Like Batista, for instance. |
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| L69 | Jan 14 2009, 05:23 PM Post #50 |
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Batista is younger and a draw. Slaughter is a shock for me. |
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| TheObserver | Jan 15 2009, 12:16 AM Post #51 |
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| Kame | Jan 15 2009, 12:21 AM Post #52 |
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I'm disappointed that they decided to pull the trigger on Cappotelli. They were awfully nice to keep them signed for as long as they did, especially since he was sidelined with cancer for so long, though. I have a feeling he'll jump over to ROH once he recovers.
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| Lionheart | Jan 15 2009, 01:03 AM Post #53 |
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Heat Lifer
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They fired Ron Simmons?! AGAIN?!
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| MY85 | Jan 15 2009, 05:11 AM Post #54 |
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It's a fabulous new day, yes it is!
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The limo driver...
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| _DL_ | Jan 15 2009, 06:32 AM Post #55 |
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BURN IT DOOOWWNNNNNNNN!
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Not by much
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| MY85 | Jan 15 2009, 07:10 AM Post #56 |
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It's a fabulous new day, yes it is!
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One more guy gets fired... probably -O- would mark out for this.
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| Lionheart | Jan 15 2009, 02:47 PM Post #57 |
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Heat Lifer
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If they're going to fire people, fire Vladimir's Kozlov's ass. |
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| Kraul | Jan 15 2009, 06:41 PM Post #58 |
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Don't forget the rest of him! We don't need an ass-less Koslov in WWE, either! ![]() I wouldn't mind seeing Manu and Sim Snuka
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| WWEFootos48 | Jan 15 2009, 06:45 PM Post #59 |
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The releases weren't bad from a production standpoint. I say the same thing about Val Venis as well, because although he was a cult favorite to all of us, he wasn't needed. Slaughter was a HUGE surprise, though. As was Prichard when they got rid of him. Those were two really unexpected ones. |
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| Kraul | Jan 15 2009, 06:51 PM Post #60 |
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In reality, they should probably release a hell of a lot more people. Maybe then they could un-clutter the rosters, avoid scenarios such as with Vansen (where they put the spotlight on the guy, take it away, and toss him away cause he's easily replaced), and strengthen the overall product as a whole. That could also lead to a roster merge, which they really need because honestly, do they really need two (three if you count ECW) world champions for one company? To be a world champion mean nothing compared to what they used to mean (it doesn't help that everyone is becoming world champ half a dozen times). |
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