Who of the stay of executionees has a chance?

[InfoWarlord]

Funaki, besides being Stephanie McMahon's helper monkey is also Shawn Michaels good friend and neighbor. No Asian wrestler has really lasted that long in WWE except Funaki. If they were ever going to fire him it would have happened long ago.

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

Charlie Haas is easily the best wrestler listed in the bunch. He was released once already in 2005, but WWE made the correct decision by re-hiring him in 2006. He is a very solid in-ring performer, he's pretty good on the mic (better than Shelton Benjamin), and he would go far with a push, if ever given one. With his gimmick-stealing gimmick, it helped with win a "Slammy Award". Who would have ever thought that Charlie Haas of all people would win a "Slammy"?

Festus going to Raw was just a huge mistake in it's own. He didn't do a very good job of making a name for himself on Smackdown, so going to Raw was just dumb on WWE's part. Jimmy Wang Yang was getting a very decent with Shannon Moore in 2007 and 2008, but know' you're lucky if you see him once a month, and when you do see him, you can assume that he'll lose. Kung Fu Naki? I knew changing his gimmick wasn't going to take him anywhere, but now it's even worse. Slam Master J, as Slam Master J should just take backstage segment roles and not be involved in the ring. His mic skills are much better than his ring work. I started to gain a liking to DJ Gabriel, but I hear he's working with a new gimmick on FCW. Hopefully, that gimmick can help him succeed. Curt Hawkins hasn't been seen in almost a year, and I don't see a re-debut in the near future.

So, my choice is Charlie Haas! He's on a stage much higher than the rest.

[SavageTaker]

From the list of wrestlers posted in the OP, I’d say that DJ Gabriel and Funaki have the highest chances of getting second chances.

I wasn’t a fan of the gimmick that DJ Gabriel used when he first debuted on ECW (the dancing gimmick with Alicia) but I do think he is a solid wrestler with solid mic skills that has a good look. I don’t see why they wouldn’t give him a second chance since he has a lot of the things that Vince looks for in a wrestler and because he was doing pretty well on ECW. Maybe he has attitude problems or something.

The other wrestler I chose was Funaki and it’s not because of his wrestling or mic skills. For whatever reasons, he has been with the WWE a long time and I don't see him going away any time soon. I don’t know what he does backstage that’s keeping him around or if it’s because of his connections, but it’s been like that for a long time and I don’t see him going away any time soon. Also, he seems to always be pretty over with crowds so maybe that’s another factor in him getting a “second chance.”

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

If Haas can find himself some backstage work like Funaki, he'll stick around and quite possibly be drafted to ECW next time around to help work with the younger talent.

Festus has a shot at being repackaged just because of his size. They tend not to let those guys go for a while.

As others have said, Gordy's pretty safe from being canned because of his connections, although I wouldn't say he's going to stick around a whole long time. Look at Manu.

DJ Gabriel is currently working as a masked wrestler...that's a bad sign. How many people do that gimmick and then are released afterwards because that was their last shot?

Curt Hawkins and Jimmy Wang Yang haven't been used in such a long time that I think it's more of an issue of them waiting for their contracts to expire. Hawkins might have a shot at returning if they can find something for him to do and have faith in him, but seeing as how he hasn't shown up AT ALL since the draft while Ryder has been on TV every week and even given ECW title matches, that doesn't look too good for Hawkins. JWY, I'll bet you we see him pop up some random week, get squashed, then we'll read that he's been released.

[SMB298513]

If Jesse got his ass in gear, there's a slight chance he could have had an angle where he tried to join Legacy. I'm not going to say who's son he is, because you should already know. If you don't...

Gabe's in FCW.

Personally, I think that Hass is a great asset, but he will never be used to his full potential in the WWE. The newgen fans don't know who he is (Or Bret Hart for that matter) and more than likely won't get behind him.

So, my final verdict? Boogeyman.

[Freddy4190]

It's a rough one. I'm gonna go with Jimmy Wang Yang. He's a pretty good wrestler, he's a good job man. He can make the other wrestler look pretty good. He's still a little bit over, not as much when he debuted, but still enough that the crowd isn't asleep. Charlie Haas isn't going anywhere I believe or he'd have been released already.

[Mustang Sally]

As much as I hate to think it, Jamie Noble should probably be added to the list. Yes, he's made a couple of ring appearances recently, but it was to serve as a human sacrifice to an up-and-comer.

To his disadvantage, he's a little guy, just the kind that VKM has no use for.

To his advantage, he's a terrific technical wrestler and a guy who knows how to make his opponent look good (hence, the "human sacrifice" label). But the "trailer trash" program he ran with Nidia a few years ago showed that Jamie has a great personality that could be used in so many ways. Still, I can't help thinking his days in WWE are numbered. Hopefully, it will be a long time in coming.

As to the list provided, I want Charlie Haas to stay. That "impersonator" program he was in was hysterical. I think he proved to management he should be retained.....and did it at a time they might have been ready to release him. This past summer, he was in a few televised matches and I thought a push might be coming up.

So far, it's fizzled........




Sorry, Charlie.

[RawIsRamsey]

Jamie Noble is a road agent and helps with the divas, so he's safe...he's like Finlay pretty much.

NO mention of Tyler Reks? The guy is constantly jobbed out and hasn't looked good even when he wins. He's just not connecting, probably due to the similar look to Zack Ryder, who's getting super over (mostly cause we're all shocked he could actually wrestle).

And what of Abraham Washington? We all know Vince doesn't tolerate non-wrestlers for too long, so this guy may be on borrowed time (he's like a less-talented version of Armando Estrada) if he doesn't start wrestling and wrestling well soon.

And, despite his push, Mike Knox isn't long for the company either...right now is nut up or shut up for him, and considering his lack of reaction, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a pink slip soon too.

But, if we gotta pick from the crop listed above, it's easily going to be either Charlie Haas ("creative has nothing for you") or Festus...

Reason Festus? Vince has too many giant, lumbering guys on each show...Festus, nor his gimmick, have any place on any show. He doesn't have tenure (Funaki) or pedigree (Jesse Gordy), he's not a development project (Gabriel and Hawkins), and he's not a reliable jobber that still gets a pop (Wang). Sure, Vince likes big guys, but I think even know he realizes he has too many, and it's much easier to get rid of the guy who hasn't been on screen in months (Festus) than a guy getting a current semi-failed push (Knox).

Question is...who's going to get the ax when all the TNA talent jumps ship during the Hogan fiasco? Gotta make room somehow...