Is the empire crumbling before our eyes?

[MoS]

^Apropos that:

 

[KawadaSmile]

Them releasing Drake is weird since they've just announced the Interim Cruiserweight Tournament.

Lio is a pretty specific case and he seems to be focused on something else.

What bugs me the most is releasing only Karl Anderson. Do they have other plans for Gallows?

[Al]

No doubt they're going to cut talent. The traveling crew though, people that put together the stage, production, moving the equipment, etc., those employees will really get pinched.

I wonder if there's less fear of AEW since they're not in a great position to capitalize on talent. A boom market for wrestlers has completely dried up in a span of six weeks.

[MoS]

They updated the article. Gallows is gone too. As is Eric Young. 

The Drake thing makes it clear that the call and these firings are a last-second decision.

[SirEdger]

@rovert suggested on Twitter that NJPW could use Karl Anderson as the US liaison for New Japan and that would definitely be a smart move, in my book. He could only work the NJPWofA shows without going to Japan.

[SirEdger]

Heath Slater just added to the list.

[C.S.]

Drake Maverick being fired is such a boneheaded decision. He was just as much responsible as R-Truth for the success of the 24-7 division.

Lio Rush being fired sucks too, but he'll become a star elsewhere.

Gallows and Anderson are shockers because they just main evented WrestleMania. Then again, so did Eric Bischoff. I wonder how AJ Styles must be feeling right now. Not happy, I'm guessing.

Releasing Slater is also stupid because you could at least get a mini-program out of him with Drew and/or Drew and Jinder. 

The rest were expected but still sad.

Mike Kanellis lives another day (for now).

 

[KawadaSmile]

1 minute ago, SirEdger said:

Heath Slater just added to the list.

That one got me

1 minute ago, C.S. said:

Lio Rush being fired sucks too, but he'll become a star elsewhere.

Dude's focusing on music and seems to be really serious about it. Good for him.

[C.S.]

Such coldhearted timing on WWE's part. Scumbags!

[C.S.]

6 minutes ago, SirEdger said:

@rovert suggested on Twitter that NJPW could use Karl Anderson as the US liaison for New Japan and that would definitely be a smart move, in my book. He could only work the NJPWofA shows without going to Japan.

NJPW of America is a DOA joke - NJPW has zero clue how to navigate the American market - but if Karl can make some scratch for a couple of years while NJPW incompetently bankrolls this inevitably failed experiment, good on him. 

[KawadaSmile]

Finlay, Lance Storm, IRS and Shane Helms also got cut

[C.S.]

4 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

Finlay, Lance Storm, IRS and Shane Helms also got cut

On April 15th. Those bastards!

[C.S.]

IMO, these releases prove that AJ Styles and Bray Wyatt have zero sway with anyone important in WWE - otherwise, their best friends and dad, respectively, would not have gotten future endeavored. Sad but true.

[C.S.]

Aiden English added to the list.  

[C.S.]

HOLY SHIT! Kurt Angle was just released.

[KawadaSmile]

SARAH LOGAN????

[C.S.]

2 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

SARAH LOGAN????

Where are you seeing that?

[KawadaSmile]

 

 

[Jmare007]

Most vicious 'deavors season ever.

With all these agents getting released, NXT fans better get used to soap opera "storytelling" in every match on the card now.

[C.S.]

8 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

https://twitter.com/ifyouseekcasey/status/1250493299179347968

I'm doing a hard refresh on the WWE.com page and not seeing Mike Chioda or Sarah Logan's names. Weird.

Update: Now I see it. Had to exit back to the main page and click on the link again.

[Jmare007]

Mike Chioda being out is crazy.

[KawadaSmile]

Rowan, Primo and Epico, too.

[Al]

And Mike Bennett, finally (for his sake)

[flyonthewall2983]

I wonder what this means for their international operations. If these men and women, some of whom have worked there a very long time, are being let go then I'd have to they would be more susceptible to being cut.

[MoS]

I dunno what is going on with Vince in the last 5-6 days, but wow. Hasn't Chioda been with WWE forever?