THEY'VE FUCKING RELEASED MAVEN! FUCKING WANKERS
Billy Kidman also... well they really have been losing the plot in the WWE ranks these days. Fucking Morons.
THEY'VE FUCKING RELEASED MAVEN! FUCKING WANKERS
Billy Kidman also... well they really have been losing the plot in the WWE ranks these days. Fucking Morons.
I don't think I ever heard a signature name for Maven's move, but the move is called a Lung Blower.
I'm thinking WWE has set aside a certain number of roster slots for cruiserweights. So... if they signed the Mexicool gang (all awesome wrestlers, by the way), they had to release three guys who hadn't clicked with the audience thus far.Originally Posted by lennyd44
And I just remembered OVW has another talented cruiserweight named Kazarian who's nearing his call up. I'm sure the TNA/indy fans know him well.
Akio could have been a good cruiserwieght, Kidman was awesome he was just never ever used properly. Maven and Mark Jindrak... who cares.
Kidman was only ever really great as part of The Flock imo. Not a great face by any means.
I loved his whole "i cant be bothered to wrestle" phase though. Had me in stiches.
too bad about maven. the rest i could give less.
Kidman was a good cruiserwieght heel. Look at his fued with Paul London last year. He could have had another good CW fued with London and those 2 would have put on some 3-4 star matches, but the WWE doesn't give a shit about their Cruiserwieghts.
Kidman has had countless chances over the years and he's never made the most of them. He got slightly over during the Invasion but that was largely to do with him being often up against the loathed X-Pac. And that was practically as good as it got. Even when he was tagging with Paul London, it was London who was clearly the more popular.
She wont do anything about it. She'll stay because they need some sort of income. Its not like Kidman is going to get work tommorow, so someone needs to bring in the bucks.[B]
Billy KidmanI didn't think they would let him go cause of Torrie. I wonder what she thinks/will do about this.
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But yeah, big mistake with Akio, Jindrack, and Kidman. Akio wouldve been an awesome cruiserweight champ, Jindrack had a lot of potential, and Kidman was just greatness.
So, who's next?
Jindrak's been said to have potential for almost five years now (WCW and now WWE). You gotta deliver at some point.
I've just had a really, really bad thought...
No one thinks that Regal's job could be in danger do they?
Nobody in here can tell me they wouldn't want to see a real fued between Kidman and London for the CW Titile. Imagine a 3 way match between London/Kidman/Akio for the CW Titile? Now THAT would be pure greatness...
shhhhhh.... don't tempt fate dammit.
Regal
I am a bit suprised to see the WWE release Kidman, and Maven. It seems after splitting up Maven and Simon Dean, they didn't have anything for the guy unfortunately.
Hopefully this will make enough room to get some of the guys the WWE has ready to start wrestling on TV a chance, I can't wait to see CM Punk, and Kazarian in the WWE.
Damm!!!!!!!
I knew Jindraks realease was coming but i'm still pissed!
Had so much potential but the writers never gave him the chance to show it.
Akio and Moore i could see coming but Maven and Kidman shocked me.
Firing Gangrel...........when was he hired?
I hope all of them go to TNA and perform great.
Best of luck to all of them.
nope, he is good friends with Triple H.
Wasn't Jindrak good friends with Orton? I guess that meant nothing.
Moore? KIDMAN??? AKIO?!?!?!
this sucks ya'll. So much for pushing the CWs
so distraught
These past few weeks have been hell for us internet fans.
Not Kidman.
Nah man. Minor spoiler here mate in regards to Regal but...
To be honest, I didn't actually think Akio would get released. Sure, he wasn't pushed heavily, but he was just one of the talent that I felt would continue to put people over on Velocity and on the rare Smackdown appearance, kind've like Funaki only with less humour and better ring ability.
Mark Jindrak's another one too. I'm not a fan of his, but he's steamrolled over a lot of lower-tier blokes like Nunzio and such. Looks like Vince finally woke up and saw that he wasn't really worth the effort.
Thought Kidman and Torrie went along in some sort of package, but obviously not now.
Wouldn't wish for really any of these men to get fired, no matter how little I felt for most of them, but I honestly hope for nothing but the best for all blokes in their future.
Except Gangrel, I just never saw what was so great about that guy, he was pure shit. And his entrance was cack too.
Mark Jindrak
Maven
Shannon Moore
James Yun (Akio)
David Heath (Gangrel)
Billy Kidman
AHhahaahhaha. Good riddance Kidman, you vile shit.
The rest = Meh.
Shannon!
Why would it mean something? Orton isn't married to the boss' daughter.
Personally, the only ones I really care about are Kidman and Moore. I didn't like Maven (although he wasn't bad). Akio bored me, as did Jindrak. It's a moot point though, because I rarely watch Smackdown.
If we forget about the draft trades for a second, Maven is the only Raw superstar to be released. I wonder if there'll be another round of releases affecting the Raw roster.
For some strange reason, everytime the WWE makes talent cuts, I always seem that if you weren't kissing HHH's ass, you wouldn't last very long.
Wait a minute......that's what some guys who were released are saying
Do you guys expect to see any of these guys in ROH or TNA? I could see Akio maybe in ROH, not sure about Kidman or Moore, as I never really saw much of them in WWE. Kidman and Moore could end up in TNA, and I hope they do.
I did like the prince of punk thing they did with moore though, he looked badass IMO. He's young to I think, so hopefully he can improve and be something big on the indy scene
How old is kidman now, 30ish? Sucks he spent what should have been his best years in WWE, not getting used.
Those are the only three that are any real lose to WWE I think.
Probably Akio and Kidman, not sure about Moore but it should be a given that anytime a wrestler is released from WWE, there's about a 90% chance they'll end up in TNA.
Shame about Maven, they fucked that one up.
And that's not like WWE at ALL lately.
Well Spike Dudely and Mordeci are gone too. Check wwe.com
THEY'VE FUCKING RELEASED MAVEN! FUCKING WANKERS
Billy Kidman also... well they really have been losing the plot in the WWE ranks these days. Fucking Morons.Couldn't have said it better myself.
Now Virginia doesn't have a hometown boy
Wow, Spike is gone too. Well he wasn't doing nothing.
Mordecai....bleh.
SmackDown stars gone = 4
Raw stars gone = 2
Hmmm, SmackDown getting a major re-vamp. Better be good to make me start watching again. :fistpump:
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So Maven is gone but Josh is still employed by the WWE.
I guess we know who's really 'Tough Enough" now. *insert evil laugh*
Mark Jindrak- the guy is pretty talented in the ring but don't have the charisma and mic skills to become a big star in the business. He can have better luck in the indies or TNA.
Maven- of all the releases this one is the most I'm angry with. Why? because the guy have the looks, the charisma,mic skills and ring talent to become a bigger than life superstar. His WWE failured run it's not his fault, blame the bookers for being lard asses.
Shannon Moore- great cruiserweight and pretty good tag team player. It's a shame they never give him the chance to showcase his talent. He was one of the most wasted midcard wrestlers along with Maven and others.
James Yun (Akio)- good mat skills but don't have the charisma the bookers and Vince are searching for. He can have better opportunities to showcase his ring talent in other wrestling federations.
David Heath (Gangrel)- his signing was a waste of time and money. He have his niche in the Attitude era and there's nothing left he can give to the company except being a jobber for up and coming superstars. Why they signed him if they never used him on T.V.? That one puzzles me.
Billy Kidman- he have his time in the business and it's time for the Kid to hang out his wrestling boots and become a wrestling agent or something.
Spike in ROH could be HOT.
This is getting ridiculous. The WWE is destroying the Cruiserwieght division right before our eyes. Akio, Kidman, Moore, and Spike all gone. Heck, they could have even used Maven as a Cruiserwieght if they really wanted to. This sucks becuase the WWE is simply relying on the Mexicools to bring back the CW division.
i wonder what the Dudleyz think about Spike being released...
Cruiserweight Division:
Juventud (Mexicools)
Psicosis (Mexicools)
Super Crazy (Mexicools)
Rey Mysterio
Tajiri (on RAW)
Kid Kash (was on Heat)
Kazarian (not brought up yet)
Chavo Guerrero (on RAW)
Hurricane (on RAW/Tag Team Champ)
Paul London - Cruiserweight Champion
Nunzio
Scotty 2 Hotty
Daivari (could be used)
Let Go:
Akio
Shannon Moore
Billy Kidman
Spike Dudley
THANK GOD Heidenreich and Snitsky haven't been released yet. THANK GOD! The only people I'm mad about WWE releasing s far is Maven and Jindrak, the others I could care less about. Torrie will probably be the next big name to go.
Well, looking at the Raw Roster, I have a feeling WWE may release the following:
Ivory (unfortunate but with the switch to USA what would she do?)
Kenzo/Hiroko (not used a lot)
Tajiri (see above)
Val Venis (I would hate to see Morley go, but they are misusing the shit outta him)
What do you guys think?
K-D
Edited to add: why are Foley and the Rock still on the Raw roster page?
Last edited by Kate-Dogg; July 5th, 2005 at 10:56 PM.
they will not release Torrie Wilson.
and lets all remember that Akio (Jimmy Yang) was in TNA before he came to the WWE.
Last edited by blackening; July 5th, 2005 at 10:58 PM.
Breaking News: WWE Releases 8 Superstars
Filed under:
* News
- Mike Shalik @ 7:11 pm EDT
The following was posted this evening on WWE.com:
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to agreements on the release of the following Superstars, WWE would like to wish them the best in their future endeavors.
Mark Jindrak
Maven
Shannon Moore
James Yun (Akio)
David Heath (Gangrel)
Billy Kidman
Kevin Fertig (Mordecai)
Spike Dudleywtf.. i thought they were having big plans for the CW division?
When they brought back Viscera and Gangrel...I marked out for Gangrel. He was one of my faves back in the Attitude days...but I knew he wouldn't fit with WWE now.
Who do you guys think is next? I'd say that Val Venis, Simon Dean, and Nunzio are in danger. Val deserves better than what he's getting in WWE. I think they're going to go ahead and finish the job with firing the FBI, so Nunzio's a goner. Simon Dean needs to go somewhere far away from Connecticut and never go near Titan again...they ruined him.
I thought that WWE planned to beef up the CW division? Releasing many of the CW (especially Kidman, who is one of the better ones) seriously sucks. Do they seriously expect us to rely on the Mexicools to carry the division?
Even if WWE is going to bring in new blood, who can the new blood earn their credibility from? Fighting Rey and Paul London every week?
While Maven hasn't done much at all, it's not his fault that WWE bookers didn't know what to do with their Tough Enough Champion. WWE really dropped the ball with this one. I remember back then when Maven actually eliminated Taker from RR, and they had a feud. It seemed like WWE is actually serious about potraying Maven as someone who could take out the toughest in the industry (ie credibility). However, Taker buried him and we all know what happened to Maven's career after all.
Agreed. The Akio/London velocity matches were some of the best cruiserweight matches the WWE has put on(despite most of them being short).
I can't say I'm gonna really miss any of the others.
Maven is OK, but has limited potential. Gangrel is over the hill. Kidman and Moore are decent, but there are better cruisers still employed. And the only thing we'll miss with Jindrak was a possible "power of the punch" battle with Regal.
Kidman, Moore,Akio, and Gangrel shouldn't have any problems finding work. I don't see Maven and Jindrak having successful wrestling careers post WWE.
edit: Mordecai is let go too!! That is hands down the best and most reasonable cut so far. We don't need another Taker ripoff...
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Re: Simon DeanWho do you guys think is next? I'd say that Val Venis, Simon Dean, and Nunzio are in danger. Val deserves better than what he's getting in WWE. I think they're going to go ahead and finish the job with firing the FBI, so Nunzio's a goner. Simon Dean needs to go somewhere far away from Connecticut and never go near Titan again...they ruined him.
WELL playa u thought wrong, how about they release the real crap like snistky and heidencrap, and the extreme fat boy mabel.. they should had traded tajiri back to smackdown, and reunited him with akio, but oh well.
Akio and Moore are the only ones I really care about. I kind of liked Jindrak but he wasn't going anywhere anyway. What's up with the Cruiserweight division? I'd like to see what direction they go from here. The only name that really shocked me out of these ones is Kidman. I figured they'd keep him around to appease Torrie. Guess not.
We can only hope the next round of cuts includes guys like Tomko, Snitsky, and Viscera. You know...people who actually deserve to get cut.
________
JAILBROKEN
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Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Last edited by Sparky; July 5th, 2005 at 11:43 PM.
Edit: Nevermind.
I am upset about :
Gangrel
I am dissapointed about :
Shannon Moore
I am glad :
Maven.
Maven n jindrak had a chance i think, I don't no why but there was something about jindrak if they used rite couldn;t of been good.
Not Spike Dudley Dammit
Jesus I bet Maven is really probably questioning his future right now, because after all this is the company that made him.
Who the fuck is Kenzo and Candice?Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Poor Mordy, I always hoped for a Mordecai/Taker feud but it will never happen now.
And I'll kinda miss Billy Kidman but most likely forget he ever existed by next week.
What happend to the whole no tradeing/releasing married superstars?
Candice is employed because of her tits and Kenzo is a terrible wrestler from Japan.
To be fair...Kenzo isn't half as bad as some people say. However...he's nowhere near as good as Minoru.
http://www.geocities.com/jpuroresu/b...noruSuzuki.htm
*smacks you* Take Dawn Marie off that list and then I agree. How dare you mention Dawn MarieWtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
To be honest...I didn't make it. However, WWE has no room for Pregos.*smacks you* Take Dawn Marie off that list and then I agree. How dare you mention Dawn Marie
Also, I didn't exactly agree withHolly being on there...but I can't deny theres no place for him on cards, nowadays.
Other then Kidman and Spike, I personally don't see how this could effect anyone as none of them would never be on smackdown and more or less are Velocity talent that has grown overly stale. Maybe the influx of newer fresher talent (CM Punk) is on the horizon and these guys just don't fit.
Akio and Moore can be X Division guys and Jindrak will get a title push on TNA.
As much as Holly is getting old, he's still good for "initiating" rookies.
A shame about Kidman, Akio, and Moore. Sure they probably wouldn't see cruiserweight gold anytime soon, but they were good for enhancement talent.
Kind of a shame about Maven as well, since he was in the Main Event Of Survivor Series. It looked like he was going to be a big midcard hell, but the WWE jsut lost faith in him quite quickly.
they are building up Chris Masters. He is very raw in the ring, no doubt, but this is Vince's next "Lex Luger" or so it seems.Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Bob Holly needs to become an agent. Kenzo needs to go back to Japan. Scotty and Funaki are jobbers. The girls...who cares.
Maria is the best looking, and best personality of any girl besides Trish.
The thing going against Maven was a somewhat lax work ethic. It's been four or five years since he won Tough Enough, and frankly his in ring-work did not improve all that much in that span of time.
1. Maven has the charisma and look
2. Solid on the mic
3. Sells well
Hope he ends up somewhere and continues to pursue a career in wrestling.
I saw the link on the main page and all I could think was PLEASE PLEASE DONT LET VAL VENIS BE ON THAT LIST
and he wasnt
Akio had some decent matches with Paul London and Ive always rated Spike Dudley - he was always my favorite Dudley, I think that its a shame that they had to go.
So let me get this straight...Suzuki has gone but Hiroko remains?
Sad to see Billy Kidman go. Been watching his matches for a long ass time now. lol.
wtf.. Funaki? Dawn Marie? Those 2 actually have talent if used correctly.. Dawn Marie would still make a better valet than half the bimbos WWE is keeping around, and Funaki can still pull some fun shit if given a chance!Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Give Masters and Kenzo the boot though.. those guys are fodder.
Oh for fucks sake.
eh.. what can I say.. I'm a Funaki mark.. *braces for flames*
Yeah, cutting the crap & relying on serious talent is SO foolish.
Spike is the only one they should have kept around.
Shannon Moore and Billy Kidman being cut is fine but you're upset they dumped Spike?
Maven - Greta shame. He had the look and personality for it but never had the long running gimmick or storyline to help him.
Gangrel - No loss. Wasn't used.
Mordecai - No loss? Shame he wasn't given a chance with another gimmick on WWE tv though. Does he stay in OVW but minus the WWE Developmental deal or something?
Shannon Moore - No loss. Never used properly.
Akio - Great loss in that he COULD have been used properly.
Kidman - They dropped the ball on his feud with London that was top notch. Waste.
Spike Dudley - Bit of a surprise! Doign nothing but I assumed they were keeping him off tv with both dudleys ready for a comeback.
Jindrack - No loss. Didn't take his chances.
i feel that the only major loss will be maven. he is young, good on the mic and had 'the look'. I feel it is always a shame when genuine talent goes out the window, and we are left watching 8 bimbos skipping on monday nights
Akio and Maven? Fucking disgrace.
Akio isn't really a big loss. They have Juvi and Psichosis now.
I like Yang, but I certainly don't think he's as talented as some think. Should he still be there over some of the talent still on the roster though? Sure
Maven and Spike are dire releases
You mean Moore & Kidman - the two blandest cruiserweights in & out of the ring in the history of the WORLD?
Yes. Yes, it's fine that they were released & it's a travesty that Spike was released.
Spike had something called *personality* & the ability to work a crowd.
Kidman had a fat ass & Moore had .. well .. nothing, except the ability to bump & look like some Jeff Hardy wannabe (minus the charisma).
They tried hard, I know, but they just weren't good enough. They should have never been signed in the first place when there so many more talented juniors out there.
EDIT - Maven shouldn't be gone, either.
He should have been IC champ since like .. January or whenever it was that he feuded with Shelton (who probably hung out with Shannon & Billy a lot when he was on SmackDown .. for reasons that I don't feel like listing).
And Yang isn't a big loss either.
They've got Super Crazy, who can work the fast paced, spot-filled matches better than Yang ever could. He's also far more charismatic, has a better look, etc.
God damn, they sign Juvi & Psicosis, two of the most talented juniors ever, & CM Punk, who is currently one of the greatest wrestlers in the world, & people complain that they replaced Kidman, Moore, & Akio.
Seriously, all of you should go to Hell or something. Some place hot & dangerous.
Last edited by corinoismybestfriend; July 6th, 2005 at 5:19 AM.
What will Torrie Wilson do now that Kidman has been released? Will she carry on in WWE or will she follow her husband into the indie circuit?
No great surprises in those cuts, hardly any of them were doing anything of importance
Maria is wonderful. They can't get rid of her!Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Shame about Spike. He can't have been on much money so I'm surprised they got rid of him.
I wonder if the Dudley Boyz will stay on??
Could explain the delay in them coming back to wwe tv.
Well they traded Mark Jindrak and then released him
They needed to get rid of some of these guys but I won't miss any of them, Kidman could work better matches in ROH or somewhere probably.
I'm not fussed about anybody apart from Maven, he never really got a chance to become bigger and now they release him. Oh well.
Mark Jindrak - I'm 'glad' he is one of the releases, but this is a huge surprise to me. (No trade/releases huh?)
Maven - Potential, but ultimately, not really getting on as well in the ring as he might be
Shannon Moore - See below:
James Yun (Akio) - See below:
David Heath (Gangrel) - He had actually signed a proper contract?
Billy Kidman - See below:
Kevin Fertig (Mordecai) - No biggie whatsoever.
Spike Dudley/The other CW's - Way to try and build the division. Spike and Akio are the two i'm most disappointed that were released, While Kidman really surprises me. They division would have so much potential and should be utilised much better than it is.
I'd cry about how there are loads of others who should be released above them, but:
Apart from Maven, all of these guys were SD pre-lottery, so I wouldn't be surprised if there are another 6 or 7 releases in the next couple of weeks.
Most of those were off SD! so probably be some guys released from RAW next.
Simon Dean I see going most definitely. He hasn't been on TV in weeks and now he's lost his buddy. He didn't last long but his time is up.
Mark Jindrak- how could they, he has potential!!
Maven- tough enough winner, should have done more in his WWE stint
Shannon Moore- was never used correctly, he awesome and he can join the X-division hopefully and be used correctly
James Yun (Akio)- going to miss his matches with Paul London, again should have been used better but with the mexicools maybe he wont be greatly missed
David Heath (Gangrel)- yay!!! I was dreading a real gangrel return
Billy Kidman- eeeeeeeeediots, this guy is great, if I remember correctly doesnt this guy hold a win over hulk hogan, a real loss to the WWE, whata' mistaka' to makea'
Kevin Fertig (Mordecai)-good
Spike Dudley - hmmmm, not to sure about him,
Always had a hatred for Kidman.. for me this is good news as maybe London can use the SSP now, seeing how it looks more impressive.
Akio im pretty pissed off at, his great matches with London should have kept him signed on.
I really miss the old ecw Spike, he always made me laugh.. never liked his Boss gimmick, but he still shouldnt have gone.
Maven makes me REALLY pissed. He played the cocky heel very well.. with a good storyline I could have seen something great for him. He too always made me laugh. So much potential.
The others... meh, bothered.
for me its a meh except for Maven. Thought the guy had potential and i was always waiting for that push. Never really liked Spike even though a lot of people on here seem to
T'is a shame people lose their jobs because other people (the writers) don't do their jobs properley.
Maven is sad loss.
I wont miss the others a bit, but Maven could've been good IMO.
If Tomko doesn't get released, (after releasing Maven) I'm gonna stop watching WWE. Seriously. There's something TERRIBLY wrong when somenone who does fuck all can stay.
Now Christians on SD!, wwe have no other choice but to release him. They have to.
Wtf?! Mordecai Is Gone?!!!!
Fuck Wwe!
Maria is hilarious, she cant go.
Dawn is better than half of the diva search bimbos
and Scotty has just been around so long
This is a little better.
Last edited by RockSt4rMike; July 6th, 2005 at 9:16 AM.
What the hell man, I liked Kidman. I thought they were going to do something with him. What happens to the cruiserweight division now? WWE does this all the time and it makes me angry. Now I really have no reason to watch Smackdown
I liked Spike also and Maven could have been bigger than what he was if they had used him better. I agree that he should have been IC champ for a little while when he fought Shelton. You spent so much money and time and effort on Tough Enough, only to drop the first winner without even trying to see if he could hold a title?
Last edited by Supernovametalstar; July 6th, 2005 at 9:24 AM.
Didn't Jindrak just get traded?
Yes.
The same, pretty much, happened with A-Train and Palumbo (who also got a gimmick change) last year.
You would think they would just think ahead a little.
Don't start thinking that WWE staff ever think, silly boy...
Indeed.
What is wrong with them? Why would they release such talent in Kidman, Moore, Akio, Maven, and Jindrak?
Do they forget the long list of shit STILL with them?
Snitsky, Tomko, Viscera, Heidenreich, Chris Masters, Eugene, Matt Morgan, Todd Grisham, Sharmell, Candice, Maria, and Joy?
Eugene is a talented guy. Not to mention marketable and over...
I found Akio's terrible secret. He's still around here : http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackd...rmell/profile/
!!! Look at this page....
Seriously, I miss Akio, Gangrel, Mordecai, Shannon Moore and Billy Kidman already. These new Mexican Gardeners don't impress me yet. They have no mic skills.
I hope that Maven, Kidman, Moore and Akio go to TNA and get massive pushes there.
And Gangrel.
And the best Brawler WWE ever had....Mordecai.
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