DA NEMISIS
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Post by DA NEMISIS on Aug 8, 2008 21:52:14 GMT -5
Must be that time of year again as WWE are releasing talent left, right and center. Heres the list: Colour Code JUST ADDED WILL BE ORANGE(I will try to keep this one updated as much as possible)WWE WRESTLERSBraden Walker - (Chris Harris of TNA fame) Big Daddy V Domino Shannon Moore Nunzio DEVELOPMENT TALENTJames Curtis Charles "The Hammer" Adams Brad Attitude Matt O'Neal OTHER STAFFNick Patrick - Referee OFFICIAL REPORTSOn top of Braden Walker yesterday, WWE have now released 5 wrestlers and 1 referee. Big Daddy V, Domino, Shannon Moore, Nunzio, development wrestler James Curtis and referee Nick Patrick. Nick Patrick has recently been suffering from back injuries and Big Daddy V has had health issues including weight problems and Pneumonia. More names are expected to be released over the next day or two. --------- Three more wrestlers were released by WWE today. All of which were developmental talents from FCW. They were Charles "The Hammer" Adams, Brad Attitude, and Matt O'Neal. Evans worked WrestleMania 24 as one of Floyd Mayweather's crew and was also a former OVW Tag champ with Justin Larouche, also known as Bam Neely now on SmackDown. O'Neal was a football player hired by Ty Bailey, all of which have now been released also. Brad Attitude only made a handful of appearances on WWE TV, including Velocity where he jobbed to Bobby Lashley and Mark Henry.
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Post by DA NEMISIS on Aug 8, 2008 21:55:08 GMT -5
TNA here they come. lol
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Post by Def Leppard Van Halen on Aug 9, 2008 18:08:55 GMT -5
Nick Patrick was a great referee. It's a shame his neck and back problems limited him now. I could understand that they release him the same way they released Torrie Wilson.
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Post by DA NEMISIS on Aug 10, 2008 0:19:10 GMT -5
i personally hate this matter of release. It's putting a sign up saying "you get injured, sick or not keep up to standards. Then don't expect a job here for long".
I would be petrified if I know I was gonna get released or fired for being sick or for having half a brain and not 'acting like a sheep'. (basically playing 'follow the leader, and not being yourself').
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Post by DA NEMISIS on Aug 13, 2008 18:51:30 GMT -5
MAJOR UPDATES:
WHY CHRIS HARRIS WAS RELEASED: In regards the Braden Walker/Chris Harris release announced last Thursday, it was a rather quick release as he just made his TV debut in early July for ECW. His situation has been described as a guy who had a string of great matches in TNA and when he got to WWE, they were down on him and suddenly he didn't know how to work that style. The talk within WWE was that he went out there like a guy whose confidence was beaten out of him in his matches on ECW. Harris was said to have had a lot of heat on him to begin with in how he carried himself backstage, but no one can really pinpoint if he did one thing to cause that reaction among the wrestlers. One assumption is that he might have carried himself as if he had done something in the wrestling industry already in his time with TNA in the America's Most Wanted tag team with James Storm and in WWE, that is a big strike against you to have had some success elsewhere unless you come in and admit right away that what you did didn't count. The overwhelming opinion was that Harris didn't do well in his debut TV match with Armando Estrada on ECW and didn't come across well on his pre-tapes either.
It should be noted that a lot of people within TNA were described as being all smiles when hearing of Harris' release from WWE because many wrestlers have the idea in that leaving TNA for WWE that the "grass is greener on the other side", but that was not the case for a few stars who have made the jump (see Frankie Kazarian, although Monty Brown shouldn't really be used as an example since his family issues is what caused his eventual release).
WHY BIG DADDY V WAS RELEASED: As for the release of Big Daddy V, he was told some time ago to lose weight and apparently didn't do enough in his time off.
WHY JAMES CURTIS WAS RELEASED: News on the release of James Curtis was rather quiet as he was in developmental for a long time and had a recent string of matches on ECW in a jobbing role. He wasn't well regarded among anyone besides Dusty Rhodes and with Rhodes no longer on the booking team, it pretty much killed his chances.
WHY DOMINO WAS RELEASED: The release of Domino wasn't a huge shock to many after the Deuce and Domino tag team was broken up during the draft. He reportedly realized his limitations and might have been too forthcoming about them, especially when he was overheard saying that he knew Deuce would be the star of the tag team once they broke up. The funny thing about that now is since being traded to Raw, we haven't heard much from Deuce at tapings or on house shows.
WHY SHANNON MOORE WAS RELEASED: Shannon Moore's release was made public a few hours before WWE officially announced it as Moore issued a statement on his official "censor" page. Moore was always described as a solid talent in the ring, but reportedly struggled in pre-tapes. The likely feeling was that the company had no real plans for him despite a re-debut in the early days of the new ECW on Sci Fi. Moore owns a tattoo shop in North Carolina that will be his primary business and is working with Bill Behrens to get booked on the indy scene. It should be noted that Moore is friends with Jeff Jarrett, which was how he got into TNA in the first place. However, the odds of him returning to TNA could be slim as on his way out of TNA in March 2006 he pinned AJ Styles on TV (a move that was second-guessed) and then got word to WWE that he was not working under contract with them and got a deal.
WHY NUNZIO WAS RELEASED: Not much to add on the release of Nunzio. He was described as a good worker, but they continued to bury him on the ECW brand and didn't have any major plans for him.
WHY NICK PATRICK WAS RELEASED: The release of referee Nick Patrick was interesting as he had been out of action undergoing back surgery and was expected to return soon. When he was gone, WWE hired several new referees. A few days after Patrick had underwent back surgery, he was in a car accident (he was reportedly rear ended) and suffered injuries and was back out of action again. The feeling is that WWE wanted younger guys in the referee role that weren't banged up. Patrick has been around wrestling for close to 30 years.
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Post by Iceman on Aug 19, 2008 2:38:18 GMT -5
Big Daddy V was doing well in ECW, surprisingly. So they switch him to the WWE for some reason, then release him. That's the WWE for ya, lol.
Shannon Moore was doing really well when he came on in TNA as the "Prince of Punk", I believe. The WWE stole him after viewing that and seeing his talent. Then the WWE, never really uses him. Lol, crazy. I liked him in TNA though, for the short amount of time he was there.
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Post by RKO Babe on Aug 19, 2008 13:10:58 GMT -5
already released was braden aka chris harris that sucks
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