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Mass Layoffs at WWE

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Mentioned it in the Raw thread but it looks like its gonna be many so its worth its own thread. They are cutting personnel as well as on air talent.

On air talent laid off so far:

Gallows and Anderson
Drake Maverick
EC3
Lio Rush
Curt Hawkins
 

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Mentioned it in the Raw thread but it looks like its gonna be many so its worth its own thread. They are cutting personnel as well as on air talent.

On air talent laid off so far:

Gallows and Anderson
Drake Maverick
EC3
Lio Rush
Curt Hawkins
:badmin:

Beat you to it. Black Wednesday thread.

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Gallows and Anderson were completely wasted at WWE, AEW will pick them up.

Curt Hawkins is vastly underrated and should go to AEW.
 

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Just merge it. Aren't you the mod now?

No.....

I call myself the interim mod because:

A) No one has stepped up. Someone does then I'll gladly step back

B) I'm too damn lazy and forgetful to talk to shaggy about mod powers
 

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No.....

I call myself the interim mod because:

A) No one has stepped up. Someone does then I'll gladly step back

B) I'm too damn lazy and forgetful to talk to shaggy about mod powers

Maybe talk to fordman84 or another admin. It'd be nice to have a mod in here
 

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Mentioned it in the Raw thread but it looks like its gonna be many so its worth its own thread. They are cutting personnel as well as on air talent.

On air talent laid off so far:

Gallows and Anderson
Drake Maverick
EC3
Lio Rush
Curt Hawkins

EC3 isn't a surprise at all. The others though? Wow.
 

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EC3 isn't a surprise at all. The others though? Wow.

EC3 I put in the Eric Young box.

Super talented but just couldn't get a break.

Lost all push when the crowd went dead for his mini feud with Ambrose in November of 2018.

He needs to go to AEW. They know how to develop talent.
 

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EC3 I put in the Eric Young box.

Super talented but just couldn't get a break.

Lost all push when the crowd went dead for his mini feud with Ambrose in November of 2018.

He needs to go to AEW. They know how to develop talent.

That's debatable, IMO.
 

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Gallows and Anderson shock me because WWE won a bidding war to keep them from AEW, they were just involved in a WM main event angle, and they're close with Styles who's one of the biggest stars in the company.

I would have guessed that EC3, Maria and Mike would be NWA bound if they were released a few months ago but who knows now.

WWE was hoarding talent then fired them in an economic crunch when wrestlers couldn't get a job anywhere else. I know this is a rough time for almost every business but that's an unfair spot for the talent in question
 

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Gallows and Anderson shock me because WWE won a bidding war to keep them from AEW, they were just involved in a WM main event angle, and they're close with Styles who's one of the biggest stars in the company.

I would have guessed that EC3, Maria and Mike would be NWA bound if they were released a few months ago but who knows now.

WWE was hoarding talent then fired them in an economic crunch when wrestlers couldn't get a job anywhere else. I know this is a rough time for almost every business but that's an unfair spot for the talent in question

As much as I am a WWE "fanboy". I agree with that last spot.
 

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Gallows and Anderson shock me because WWE won a bidding war to keep them from AEW, they were just involved in a WM main event angle, and they're close with Styles who's one of the biggest stars in the company.

I would have guessed that EC3, Maria and Mike would be NWA bound if they were released a few months ago but who knows now.

WWE was hoarding talent then fired them in an economic crunch when wrestlers couldn't get a job anywhere else. I know this is a rough time for almost every business but that's an unfair spot for the talent in question
I was figuring that Mike and Maria would be Impact or ROH bound. Gallows and Anderson will have no issues finding a job, along with Chioda and Rusev.
Agree with the last part. They hoarded way more talent than they needed just to try to keep them away from AEW. I just hope that they at least get the 90 days of pay since there’s really nowhere to go right now, especially on the Indy scene.
 

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I was figuring that Mike and Maria would be Impact or ROH bound. Gallows and Anderson will have no issues finding a job, along with Chioda and Rusev.
Agree with the last part. They hoarded way more talent than they needed just to try to keep them away from AEW. I just hope that they at least get the 90 days of pay since there’s really nowhere to go right now, especially on the Indy scene.

Mike Bennett posted a Kingdom image on social media tonight, obviously hinting at going back to ROH where Matt Taven still is.

Anderson posted a short video on Twitter of a plane leaving Santa Monica and arriving in Tokyo then the words "Machine Gun" appear on the screen, obviously indicating The Good Brothers intend to go back to New Japan
 

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Mike Bennett posted a Kingdom image on social media tonight, obviously hinting at going back to ROH where Matt Taven still is.

Anderson posted a short video on Twitter of a plane leaving Santa Monica and arriving in Tokyo then the words "Machine Gun" appear on the screen, obviously indicating The Good Brothers intend to go back to New Japan
With the Kingdom split up and Vinny having his own group now, I guess he could come back and ally with Taven when he's back from injury. Not sure where that leaves TK.
New Japan has been lacking in tag teams for a while, so a new one would definitely be good for the company. Although if they go back to Bullet Club, that's two teams in one faction, so don't know if that'd be the best idea or not.
 

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Another big layoff day tofay

Peyton Royce
Billie kay
Chelsea green
Mickie James
Tucker
Calisto
Samoa Joe
bo Dallas
Wesley Blake

all gone
 

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Another big layoff day tofay

Peyton Royce
Billie kay
Chelsea green
Mickie James
Tucker
Calisto
Samoa Joe
bo Dallas
Wesley Blake

all gone

Black Thursday. I look at the list 4/9 possibly more will have AEW jobs soon
 

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