Official Monday Night Raw & Smackdown Thread

[Zeppelin1985]

Really? I thought that was another wrestler. Tyler Reks, I think?

[Greengoblin782]

Really? I thought that was another wrestler. Tyler Reks, I think?

You are correct, Tyler Reks asked for his release so he could spend time with his family.

[ajcorleone]

From an interview

Wrestling INC: When you finally made your decision to leave WWE, how long had you been considering it?
Dibiase: Honestly, it was probably around seven or eight months to be honest with you. It's just something my wife and I just start praying about and I really just felt like the Lord was just drawing me away. Again, it was not an easy decision. It wasn't that great for me in the WWE at the time. They were trying to find stuff for me and I was pitching ideas, and nothing was really happening. And I told Vince, "Man I don't play for second place. I don't sit on the sidelines. I want to be a part of the team and contribute." I was willing to learn and try anything.


I think the decision to put the Million Dollar belt on me was terrible. I wasn't crazy about that idea. And there was really no story or direction or goal going forward with that. It just didn't work. But, that wasn't me. It seems natural because of my dad, but that's not who I am. The best characters are extension of ourselves. If you figure out who you are and amplify that. So, that's why I started doing that DiBiase Posse thing. I was trying things. Even tailgating with the fans before the show, because that's who I am. I live in Mississippi. I love SEC football and I'm big into hunting and fishing. I'm a good ol' boy when it comes down to it. So I was really trying to find myself. I felt like I was really starting to figure some stuff out and that just weren't really getting behind it. So, it's probably not their fault. They've got a million things going on.
For me, it was just tough. It's hard because I couldn't give them what they wanted. So, I started really started questioning, is it over? Or, should I just take a break? It became where it wasn't worth it for me to be on the road away from my family that long and be unhappy while I'm on the road. So I was miserable on the road because I wasn't participating and I felt like I wasn't contributing. I was doing house shows and was helping other guys, which is fine. I'm a team player. But I wasn't part of the show. I wasn't on TV at all. It was tough going from working with Shawn and Triple H and the deal with Legacy, which I thought was super successful. And then it was like, nothing. Then that started to eat at me and that's when the questions started to really arise and I started praying, "God do you want me here?" I felt like I needed to do something else because I'm kinda wasting my time.
Again, that door is not closed. I do love wrestling, and I love the fans and it's a part of our legacy. So, if it's just a break, or it may present itself again. But until then, I'm gonna pursue other things and give it my all. It's hard. I tell people a lot, it's hard when somebody has got the power of the pen and can really determine how successful you can be. And that really bugs me because I was working hard, going above and beyond and somebody with a pen and is writing the script is really determining how successful I'm going to be. I don't really like that. So now I'm doing things that I'm being rewarded for based on how hard I'm working, and that's rewarding for me. And I'm at home with my son at the same time. Unless that can change, I'm pretty happy where I'm at.

[ajcorleone]

Vince Russo is “officially done” with TNA Wrestling. He tweeted on Wednesday afternoon:
“Officially DONE w/TNA. Today they “suggested” a break, I declined. Finality was better for me.Details coming”
According to reports, Russo was contacted earlier today by John Gaburick and was told that his consulting services were no longer needed.
The news that Russo was secretly working for TNA was not well received by Spike TV and very well could have been the nail in the coffin for TNA’s TV deal.

[Zeppelin1985]

Wow, Ted Jr. seems like a stand-up kinda guy. Hope he returns to the E some day..

[pwaldo]

I have a feeling Killings may be the next to go. I'm still baffled as to why The Great Khali and Hornswoggle still have jobs. I guess cuz the later was in a movie recently? Jeeze, so now if you can act in a movie it saves your wrestling career?

Hornswoggle has the reboot of the Leprechaun movie coming up. He won't be released until after that comes out.

Khali I would assume is used to the WWE to promote wrestling in India. They have so many people there that if he is popular with just 2% it would be big business for the WWE. Plus he's big and can always be used to put over wrestlers as a jobber.

[Greengoblin782]

Looks like WWE has cut 7% of their staff today. 55 people lost their jobs. The WWE Magazine will also be ending with the last issue in September. I just recently purchased a two year subscription, hopefully another publisher picks it up.

[eric51]

Looks like WWE has cut 7% of their staff today. 55 people lost their jobs. The WWE Magazine will also be ending with the last issue in September. I just recently purchased a two year subscription, hopefully another publisher picks it up.

I just renewed mine for two years also

[Zeppelin1985]

Wow...just that thought alone of the WWE magazine coming to an end is kind of disturbing. When I was a kid wrestling magazines was everything for me. Always begging my pops to buy 1 for me and then I'd save my own money to buy them. Still have them all, somewheres...

[ajcorleone]

Good luck getting a refund.They tried to auto renew my subscription because I paid by credit card.I gave them monthsnotice I was not renewing and it took me 5 months to get a credit.They stink as far as that goes

Looks like WWE has cut 7% of their staff today. 55 people lost their jobs. The WWE Magazine will also be ending with the last issue in September. I just recently purchased a two year subscription, hopefully another publisher picks it up.