Four superstars released

by The Best in the World Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:07 pm

From WWE.com:

WWE has come to terms on the release of the following Superstars as of today, June 12, 2014:

Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu

WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

by Dr Gregory House MD Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:16 pm

TATSU! TATSU! BAW GAWD! TATSU!!!! IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!

A moment of silence for our fallen brother Sad

by Steel Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:17 pm

Teddy long has been released as well, JTG just keeps hanging in there, maybe wwe have just forgotten that he still works there

by The Best in the World Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:32 pm

and so have Aksana and Curt Hawkins, according to nodq

by AberdeenSteve Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:36 pm

Curt Hawkins was a wasted talent, no surprises with the others.

Seems they are readying themselves for an influx into NXT I reckon.

by BD21 Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:37 pm

Surely JTG has some dirt on someone...

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:39 pm

All good decisions. I feel for Brodus and Yoshi to some extent, one was given something desperately awful and the other given nothing ever.

by Samo Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:01 pm

Reports flying around that Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal have been future endeavored. Slater to follow?

by TopoftheChops Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:07 pm

1mb! 1mb!

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:16 pm

Can't see Slater going anywhere.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:17 pm

WWE issued the following statement on its official website detailing who has been let go:

WWE has come to terms on the release of the following Superstars as of today, June 12, 2014:

Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Marc Harris (referee)

WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

by Samo Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:38 pm

I feel bad for a few of those guys, I think they had some potential, especially Drew. Im amazed they couldnt find something for T'Lo, he's been there well over 15 years.

But. The most surprising thing, by far - JTG os STILL EMPLOYED!!

by Shot 21 LCFC Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:50 pm

Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Marc Harris (referee)

by **VDT** Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:15 pm

One and half Man band then!

by Marky Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:13 pm

Not Camacho Man Sad

by **Mat** Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:15 pm

The long-awaited, much anticipated singles push for Heath Slater is just around the corner!

by AberdeenSteve Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:44 pm

Mat wrote:The long-awaited, much anticipated singles push for Heath Slater is just around the corner!

Slater for World Champion

by Samo Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:49 pm

Slater to join the Shield

by Lowlandbrit Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:52 pm

BD21 wrote:Surely JTG has some dirt on someone...

Apparently not enough.

@Jtg1284 wrote:Damn ! Why I pick up my phone !

by Samo Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:52 pm

JTG IS GONE! THE STREAK IS OVER!

by Nakatomi Plaza Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:00 pm

In years to come people will tell their grandkids where they were when JTG got released!

by AberdeenSteve Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:03 pm

Can I ask, what the hell has Otunga done to still be signed yet they release guys you are actively wrestling on RAW & Smackdown??

by Samo Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:15 pm

What the hell are they going to do for a pre-show now?

by kingraf Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:07 pm

AberdeenSteve wrote:Can I ask, what the hell has Otunga done to still be signed yet they release guys you are actively wrestling on RAW & Smackdown??

Well, he is an actual lawyer - maybe that's his actual job in the E, with the wrestling thing a side business... Or he negotiated himself an actual iron-clad contract?

by The_Enigma Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:15 pm

Pro Wrestling Syndicate (Independent New-York based Promotion) have already announced details on both Curt Hawkins & Brodus Clay signing for all forth coming shows going forward... I wouldn't blink an eyelid in surprisement if a couple of these names debuted on the very first GFW show (Jeff Jarrett's new promotion) this fall

In all seriousness, a couple of these could easily reinvent themselves and make a good career by working the independent scene

by Looseheaded Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:15 pm

Samo wrote:JTG IS GONE! THE STREAK IS OVER!

bah gawd almighty

by GSC Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:36 pm

Teddy probably asked for his release

by NickisBHAFC Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:00 am

Could cry Aksana has been released. Soooo hot!

Im not bothered about the others. Shame about Bourne, had real potential, 2010 was crying out for him to be pushed.

by Shot 21 LCFC Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:12 am

Is the JTG thing serious because he wasnt on the list on the website?

by Samo Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:21 am

Yeah he's gone

by **Crimey** Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:23 am

http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-brodus-clay-evan-bourne-curt-hawkins-other-superstars-june-12-2014-26386880

He is on the list.

by **owen10ozzy** Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:46 am

http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2014/6/12/5805414/wwes-network-blamed-for-roster-cuts-corporate-bloodletting-expected

Seem's the Network is in fairly dire straits...oh dear WWE!

by GSC Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:05 am

How many times have the dirtsheets predicted financial Armageddon for WWE now

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:31 pm

Don't they release people every year at around this stage?

by **Crimey** Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:57 pm

They haven't for a couple of years now, it's strange as I read only last week that WWE had stopped doing releases and were just letting contracts run out.

by liverbnz Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:06 pm

Crimey wrote:They haven't for a couple of years now, it's strange as I read only last week that WWE had stopped doing releases and were just letting contracts run out.

I read that too, but isn't it one and the same? I mean a release before the contract expires is a sacking more or less.

by **Crimey** Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:11 pm

Not quite, it'll be more being made redundant. Letting the contracts expire meant they didn't have to announce it I believe, think it was a PR thing.

by Shot 21 LCFC Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:14 pm

Is it similiar to football where they have to pay the wrestlers the remaining funds on the contract when they release them?

by **Crimey** Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:19 pm

Don't think so, I'm guessing it's probably just a mutual agreement.

by DirectView Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:14 pm

Ahh shame to see some of those name vanish from WWE, some of them not even given a fair stint to last longer.

Anyways good luck.

by Kurt N. Jurqa Fri Jun 13, 2014 4:17 pm

Wasn't the reason they didn't have a mass release over the past few couple of years due to Linda's elections and the bad press? Now that's not the case they can just get rid of the deadwood.

by AberdeenSteve Fri Jun 13, 2014 6:23 pm

The_Enigma wrote:Pro Wrestling Syndicate (Independent New-York based Promotion) have already announced details on both Curt Hawkins & Brodus Clay signing for all forth coming shows going forward... I wouldn't blink an eyelid in surprisement if a couple of these names debuted on the very first GFW show (Jeff Jarrett's new promotion) this fall

In all seriousness, a couple of these could easily reinvent themselves and make a good career by working the independent scene

I'd second this, faces people recognise. Clay was perfect for a monster heel, and could get that chance in the Indy's.

by NickisBHAFC Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:54 pm

Brodus Clay deserves to be ring of honered.

by kingraf Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:00 pm

Hmm... no CM Punk?

by NickisBHAFC Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:25 pm

I think they will just let his contract expire and leave the company quietly.

by Dr Gregory House MD Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:41 am

Shot 21 LCFC wrote:Is it similiar to football where they have to pay the wrestlers the remaining funds on the contract when they release them?

Wrestler's contracted to WWE are not employees but 'independent contracters', I'm not an expert on professional contracts but I believe this is the reason why they have no health insurance etc and I assume it allows WWE to release them from their contracts as and when they please.

by Ent Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:28 am

Hard to believe Brodus clay was singing somebody call my momma before cena rock 2 18 Months ago and now he is being flushed like a turd.

They must have remember that they employed jtg.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:19 am

Ent wrote:Hard to believe Brodus clay was singing somebody call my momma before cena rock 2 18 Months ago and now he is being flushed like a turd.

In fact thats an exact indication of what kind of nonsense he was going to go through

by DrDeath Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:21 am

Perhaps Teddy asked for JTG to be released to set up a tag team match in the future

by MetalMotty Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:32 am

AberdeenSteve wrote:
Mat wrote:The long-awaited, much anticipated singles push for Heath Slater is just around the corner!

Slater for World Champion

they probably gonna push slater in the Clem Layfield gimmick, give him JBL as a manager

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