The Purge

[Vintage Nick]

Of those, the ones who are in the most danger and Haas, London, Chuck, Highlanders, Carlito, Dykstra, Smith.

Jim Duggan is a long term veteran who would be doing work behind the scene's, Snitsky is a big guy who Vince likes, Deuce is the adopted son of a legend, Bob Holly get's on well with Vince, Val Venis has a behind the scenes role, Funaki has a behind the scene's role, and I don't know about the others.

Boogeyman is getting new teeth. Kenny's been doing dark matches I think. Now, onto the releases.

Shannon Moore: I don't understand it. This guy does pretty well in the ring, though him tagging with Jimmy Wang Yang was a little...unnecessary, but they did get some pops from the crowd. Hopefully he gets re-signed or at least goes back to TNA.

Nick Patrick: Ref. Don't care.

Nunzio: The guy is an ultimate jobber. I don't really care at all.

Domino: Saw it coming ever since Douche was drafted to RAW.

James Curtis: Haven't been paying too much attention to ECW lately. Don't care.

BDV: Okay, I was actually looking forward to a slimmer V than a Big Fatty V. He could have probably looked more like a menacing monster rather than a giant tub of lard with jiggly man-boobs.

 

[Tim]

I don't understand why they released Shannon Moore, but the others make sense.

Nick Patrick: He's a referee. I don't really care. They have enough referees as it is.

Nunzio: A jobber. Won 1 match in two years, and that was because he was on Batista's team.

Domino: Either him or Deuce was going to be released after the split, and they chose him.

James Curtis: I don't think he even had a bio on the ECW page. Most people don't even know who he is.

BDV: They probably released him because he couldn't lose enough weight, or maybe his pneumonia was too bad.

Shannon Moore: This one puzzles me. The guy is a good wrestler and not long ago he was on the verge of winning tag team gold. The only possible explanation for this is that they creative didn't have anything for him.

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

ON THE LOOKOUT: Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Charlie Haas, Paul London, Chuck Palumbo, Snitsky, Deuce, Bob Holly, Highlanders, Val Venis, Carlito, Kenny Dykstra, Funaki, Super Crazy, D.H. Smith, Elijah Burke, Bam Neely, Ricky Ortiz, Stevie Richards, and The Boogeyman

These guys seem in danger right now.

I can see D.H.Smith, Dykstra, Hass, London, Deuce, Highlanders, Crazy and Richards getting axed. Its a shame for London because he's got the most talent out of most of those guys listed.

Carlito is probably going to demand his release soon enough. Vince will not be able to talk him around twice.

Ortiz isn't going anywhere for a while. He's had promo time as well as being hyped as undefeated.

I really don't see the point of Bam Neely. No offense to the guy but what exactly has he done since getting brought to the main roster? Has he even had a singles match yet?

As for Venis, Funaki, Holly they have their backstage roles as well so i don't see them going anywhere.

But Boogeyman, Burke and Palumbo? I don't understand why these guys haven't been released already? I can't remember the last time either Burke or Boogey were even mentioned on TV never mind actually appearing. And Palumbo just sucks..... he sucked back in his tag days with O'Haire never mind all the other shit he's done, yet he keeps getting re-signed and i can't for the life of me think why

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Moore is probably annoyed at himself for telling TNA that he Punk'd them. Then again I'm sure they might have him back. Although I doubt he'd be teaming with Samoa Joe this time round.

I hadn't seen Nunzio in months. But with no Cruiserweight title what exactly was he there for anyway? Domino is the one that isn't related to Jimmy Snuka, right? No loss there. Same with all of them really. These releases aren't even intresting.

Big Daddy V is having health problems. All down to his chronic obesity. His release is probably so he doesn't die while under the employ of WWE. Taker hilled him off as a main event wrestler in February anyway.

 

[Matt Phoenix]

The only one on the list that sort of surprised me is BDV but given health problems than it is totally understandable IMO. Anyway I only have 1 comment regarding one person on that list Nick Patrick - I just couldnt stand him as a ref. Did anyone else notice that when he was the ref you always knew when the match would end?

I mean when he was down counting the pin, when it would only go for a two count he would always put his hand under the person getting pinned's shoulders when he raised his hand for the three and twist it before he hit the ground so that the person would raise their shoulders. I havent explained that properly but if you look at any match he has reffed you will understand what I am on about.
It was little thing but it pissed me off no end. Did anyone else notice this?

 

[The Earl]

I happen to subsrcibe to the idea that most of these guys released were overpriced jobbers. For years, both feds used local guys as jobbers, so it wouldnt surprise me to see them go back to this, or maybe call some guys up from the minors. Does it really matter if Nunzio loses to Snitzky in 2 minutes or if some local guy loses to Snitsky in 2 minutes? I cant see Moore getting any more of a push in TNA. The X division there is already overloaded, and its not like he made that big an impact before. Domino...well I dont know. He'll resurface somewhere.


As far as Vis, I'm sure he got a good severance package---and dont be surprised if he comes back if he loses the weight. Big Show lost 100 pounds, so it can be done.

If Patrick has health problems and asked for his release, then I'm sure he has other business endeavors he can go in to. Probably wont see him involved with rasslin again,

 

[FromTheSouth]

If they purge enough useless talent, perhaps we can go back to one brand with two shows. Before i digress too far, there is a lot more talent not doing anything.

I don't like the idea of using local talent to job out. Sure, it gets some hard working student a chance to shine, and a story to tell, but in the end, it makes the monsters look, well, less monstrous. Not that Nunzio made Big Show or anything. I like going back to the idea of using everyone in meaningful matches. Purge more guys. WWE Creative is trying to get too many guys on TV (because there are too many belts). Purge more guys. Get rid of Deuce (or Domino, which ever one is left). Mike KNox is scary and all, but useless. Cherry doesn't matter. Santino is funny, but his comedy character has killed his legitimacy.

Instead of bringing in Chris Harris, get rid of dead weight. Colin Delaney serves no purpose, and for that matter neither does Tommy Dreamer. None of ECW is over with the fans. Keep Miz, Morrison, Hardy, Finlay, Bourne, and Mark Henry. I just think that the dilluted product has more to do with too many story lines and not enough writers. A roster with 60 talents that can all get TV time and developed story lines does more of a service to the viewer than one with 120 talents. Continue the purge. Make guys prove their worth to the WWE. Let the rest go to TNA.

Survivor Series used to get most of the roster on PPV once a year, now the same 20 guys get on all the PPV's. The argument that the brand split gets more guys air time is stupid. Purging the dead weight gets DESERVING guys more air time, and that is what makes the product better.

 

[tehblogger]

More releases: Stevie Richards (who?) a referee (another one? man, they really are trying to cut the wage bill), and the Highlanders. So that's another tag-team that goes, albeit that they were only jobbers. I guess I was wrong in another thread when I said the tag-team division couldn't get any weaker...

There's got to be some guys looking over their shoulders now...they knives are out at WWE!

 

[a7xoff]

Apparently the purge continues with the release of Stevie Richards, some ref, and the Highlanders. None of them are shocking at all, and as far as the highlanders, I don't think anyone didn't see it coming. I feel bad for Richards though. He's a vet who constantly got beaten. Oh well. The ref I dunno whats going on there. I guess WWE feels the need to cut some payroll for some reason. At this point if your a lower card guy in the WWE. The time is now to set it up about 10 notches cause at this point only the mid and upper cards are safe. Tag Teams sure as Hell are not safe as the Highlanders are an example. It's just sad that WWE continues to eat their own tag team division. Again though none of the released aside from Big Daddy V really shcoked me...

 

[HellBoundPower]

Honestly I'm not surprised by any of the releases, but I am pretty pissed about a couple of them. I've always been a big fan of Stevie Richards. The guy is good in the ring, but the WWE just didn't know how to use him. They made him a jobber, which I thought was ridiculous. I can see why they let him go, since they don't use him. It looks like Tazz, Super Crazy, and Tommy Dreamer are the only ECW Originals left on the Roster, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Super Crazy released in the near future.

Also, why the hell did they release The Highlanders? It seems they are trying to further bury the Tag Team Division. The Highlanders were a solid Tag Team, that could've been contenders for the Titles. But most likely because Robbie was shown on TNA, and Rory had an injury, they both get the axe. I think it's pretty ridiculous, seeing as how the Tag Team Division needs Tag Teams.

Basically, WWE does need to trim the fat. I just wish they would've picked others to cut (I'm lookin' at YOU, SNITSKY!).

 

[Mr. TM]

This was just on the Main Site. The Highlanders have been released by the WWE. They were never a great tag team, always the lowest level of the tag team division. What do you guys think? did they deserve to be released? Is this going to further hurt the Tag Team Division? Will there be more firings? Any special moments that the highlanders were part of to you?

 

[DaDigi]

Stevie Richards - Wow, bit of a shocker on this one. I'm quite saddened by this, as I am from Philadelphia and I always liked him. I guess he can just be thankful that WWE released him AFTER doing shows in Philadelphia and Hershey. Imagine the kinda sendoff that would've been, released the day before preforming in your hometown.

Highlanders - Not too shocking, really. They showed some hope when they debuted, but after the one of them got in trouble for the TNA incident and their lack of TV time, not a big loss.

Wes Adams - I just noticed him around two weeks ago, he didn't look like he had "it". He looked kind of sloppy, and a bit clumsy going to/being in the ring.

 

[Mr. TM]

ECW Original Stevie Richards has been released. This is coming from the main page

The following has just been posted on WWE.com:

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of ECW Superstar Stevie Richards, Raw tag team Robbie & Rory of The Highlanders, and WWE referee Wes Adams as of Aug. 15, 2008. WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

He is just another Jobber really. He follows a long line of recent jobbers being fired, like the highlanders, Nunzio, Big Daddy V. Who will be putting wrestlers over now? What do you guys think?

 

[DrFeelgood624]

Not a big deal, now Raw is down to 2 Tag Teams, Cryme Tyme and Team Priceless.At Least they jobbed to Cryme Tyme on the last Raw, so The Highlanders really did all they could. You know your a bad Tag Team when theres 2 sets of belts, your one of about 5 teams and never get close to gold. I will not miss The Highlanders.

 

[Slyfox696]

Basically, you mark this down under the "Saw it coming, didn't give a rats ass" category. They were jobber team to begin with, sucked horribly, added nothing to any show, and were worthless.

Then one of them shows up on TNA programming during Wrestlemania weekend, and you knew it was only a matter of time.

Better to get rid of them and focus more on some workers that actually have a little bit of talent.

 

[ronthony717]

Ok well every friday keep your eyes on wwe.com lol... Highlanders were a good team when they first started just didn't get over like they should.. I think if they were moved to smackdown and kept rowdy piper by their side they would of actually went somewhere.. Them gettin fired along with steven richards and last weeks crew hopefully means that they are cleaning up to bring in new talent that is ready to improve the tag division and more.. I wish they stayed but I wouldn't mind seeing them move over to TNA.. We all know highlanders can be good given the chance and tna would give it to them.. I hope highlanders keep wrestling

 

[Syxx-Pac]

Well, you see they want to clear out their rosters of people they know will be jobbing for the rest of their carrer. Jobbers don't make WWE much money, So they need to take out the trash. Also, don't forget Colin Delaney has been released also. Colin was over with the fans for a while, but I thought they'd keep them longer. And Cherry too, is now gone. Do you hear the fan reaction she gets when she comes out? Everyone goes crazy! I have no clue why WWE has released her. (Sorry for going off topic, its just that I didn't see any other topics about this stuff.)

 

[Mighty NorCal]

I take the same issue with this as I do the other releases. Yea, they sucked, and yea they were Jobbers. But you need that. Who puts over the big teams now??? Anyone???

*hears crickets*

Right. Unless they bring up local guys every were they go, your just further weakining an already decimated tag division. It also pisses me off they used so much TV time on these guys, with the vingettes and all. Time better used on something that couldve fucking mattered. If anything, the WWE needs MORE jobbers, but, apparently they dont think so. Priceless and Cryme Tyme can just wrestle each other EVERY fucking week, and trade off who jobs. Or we can have stellar old style classic teams like Batista and John Cena as tag champs.

 

[Slyfox696]

I take the same issue with this as I do the other releases. Yea, they sucked, and yea they were Jobbers. But you need that. Who puts over the big teams now??? Anyone???

*hears crickets*

Right. Unless they bring up local guys every were they go, your just further weakining an already decimated tag division. It also pisses me off they used so much TV time on these guys, with the vingettes and all. Time better used on something that couldve fucking mattered. If anything, the WWE needs MORE jobbers, but, apparently they dont think so. Priceless and Cryme Tyme can just wrestle each other EVERY fucking week, and trade off who jobs. Or we can have stellar old style classic teams like Batista and John Cena as tag champs.

They have over 30 workers in FCW, any of which they could randomly bring up to be a tag team. It's not like being a jobber tag team is anything that different.

And the fact they DID use all that time on those guys, and they still couldn't get over is why they are now in the unemployment line. If a company spends time for you, and tries to get you over, and you fail, then you better be on your knees for the right people.

And the WWE doesn't need more jobbers, they need better finances. So, holding on to a tag team that does nothing makes no sense, especially if they are never going to be good.

 

[tehblogger]

Seems the main wrestling sites forgot about Cherry being release aswell today.

Still not too shock by the rest just gettin rid of some talent wrestlers but hey wwe normal does this twice a year

Tna mite get a few more wwe stars now

ZOMG, it looks like he's right. Cherry released. At any rate her profile as vanished from wwe.com. Ok, this is weird. She was in the middle of this big push/feud with Maryse - new moves, and what not, some people were even talking about her as a contender for the Diva's title - and then just vanished off our TV screens. So what happened? Wellness Policy? Personal reasons? I have to admit I'm rather confused.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Sly, we both prefer the old school style of booking, and building towards PPVs so I thought you would be a confidant of mine on this.

A lot of guys in FCW are horrid, and do nothing but horrify when on live TV. Hello Braden walker, hello Ricky Ortiz. Are you telling me the Highlanders were less over than those two???

And I understand that. You seem to have misconstrued my post. I know they werent very over, and they sucked. I said I wish they wouldve invested time in other, more talented guys, or at least not just totally throw it all away, once they became jobbers. Now, all that TV time has NOTHING to show for it, when before, a jobber tag team is what they got out of it. A team to put others over is better result for tv time, than NOTHING. Even if they werent that over, they are still more over than two nobodies borught up from FCW, or some local guy when the visit Buggaloosa Louisiana.

 

[Slyfox696]

Sly, we both prefer the old school style of booking, and building towards PPVs so I thought you would be a confidant of mine on this.

A lot of guys in FCW are horrid, and do nothing but horrify when on live TV. Hello Braden walker, hello Ricky Ortiz. Are you telling me the Highlanders were less over than those two???

And I understand that. You seem to have misconstrued my post. I know they werent very over, and they sucked. I said I wish they wouldve invested time in other, more talented guys, or at least not just totally throw it all away, once they became jobbers. Now, all that TV time has NOTHING to show for it, when before, a jobber tag team is what they got out of it. A team to put others over is better result for tv time, than NOTHING. Even if they werent that over, they are still more over than two nobodies borught up from FCW, or some local guy when the visit Buggaloosa Louisiana.

I agree that jobbers aren't used enough, but the WWE can't afford to have squash matches from guys who will never benefit from it. These days, those guys who are getting squashed should have purpose, aside from just getting squashed. It should be used as experience for future prospects, guys you can repackage at a later date for the benefit of your company. Or, it should be used to see which of your guys has the talent to eventually be used in future storylines.

The Highlanders had their chance, and it was determined they had no future in any WWE storyline. Why keep them around, when jobbers are a dime a dozen, and some of them may have potential?

 

[ryantheking07]

I don't care about Colin getting released, even though..if you think about it, wasn't he sort of like Spike Dudley 2.0.?..He'd get his ass handed to him, and then come back for more. The dude could also take bumps well, in my opinion. Almost well enough to where he made you say "Damn that looks like he really got killed". As for Stevie...I'm just glad he's free from the "chains" if you will, of WWE. I hope he goes to Japan to compete, or maybe even ROH. He's a great wrestler, very technical. It's just in WWE, if you don't fit Vinces image, chances are you won't make it, and you'll end up being a jobber your entire stint with the company.

I also forgot to say that, if goes to Japan, or ROH, that's where he can truly shine. Because I think he has potential to be a world champion. Which, sadly was never in WWE with the ECW brand.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

If ive said it once, ive siad it like...4 times now. Wasted vingettes, wasted tv time, wasting the pool of jobbers.


WHO the fuck jobs now??? Moore, Richards, Highlanders, Nunzio. EVERYONE who has been doing job duty this year, gone. And richards actually had a large portion of TV time dedicated to him for about a month, and now, for what?? nothing. wasted time, wasted effort, and one less guy to make people look good. Richards sells well, is still decently over with the crowd, and is technically sound enough to not hurt anyone. still not understanding all this.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Bye to Colin Delaney. Odd choice for a release as he was over, for a jobber anyway. So for moths they build him up as the most important jobber in the federation. They then turn him heel, then poof, released. I don't watch ECW as it's insignificant to me. After pushing somebody for months, then just getting rid of then, I guess it's insignificant for WWE too.