Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ The OFFICAL Moving On thread for TNA/WWE, 6/11/10: ODB quits TNA

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Lauren Williams, 26, known as Angelina Love of The Beautiful People, was released today after an apparent issue with her working visa not being renewed given she was a Canadian citizen.

The current setting up of a Knockouts tag team tournament, which was to be decided on the No Surrender PPV, was to be a vehicle for Love & Velvet Sky to be the focal point of the championship. The match to decide the championship was origingally scheduled as Love & Sky vs. Sarita & Taylor Wilde, with Love & Sky as the probable winners.

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On the heels of the Angelina Love release amid her work Visa problems, TNA has released both BG James and Jim Cornette. James had been working backstage as an agent recently and had gotten very good marks. Cornette, one of the brightest minds in the business, had been working in the TNA production truck and working with young talent as of late.

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Gregory Helms and Paul Burchill who just completed a feud that I guess neither man won in the end. Helms' release likely came partially due to the public intoxication arrest a few weeks back.

Maria Kanellis, who just turned 28 yesterday, was also released, this coming just a few months after she won a Slammy for most popular Diva via fan voting! She is going to appear on Celebrity Apprentice that starts next month.

Also Scott Armstrong, one of the better referees was released.

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Awesome Kong has apparently been released from her contract. No word at this point whether she asked for it or it was TNA's decision. She had asked for her release a month ago. She posted on Twitter that she wanted to thank tnaDixie and all of the TNA employees for wishing her the best in her future endeavors.

Kong & Hamada held the TNA Knockouts championship. Kong recently filed an action against Bubba the Love Sponge, claiming he made threats against her in a phone call. Bubba has denied everything in the action.
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Another WWE cut was Charlie Haas

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Released today by the WWE:

Mickie James was released because she more than once on the European tour arrived late for the bus, holding up travel. That was considered the straw that broke the camel's back dating back to her being disciplined by being sent to Smackdown.

Katie Lea Burchill

Jimmy Wang Yang

Shelton Benjamin - Already talking of Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin as a tag team in TNA

Slam Master J

Kung Fu Naki

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shelton benjamin one of the true high flyers..

Under utilized and over achiever!

Another reason why WWE is sagging!

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I never really cared for Mickie although she was sensational in the ring in all aspects!

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Shelton Benjamin used to be my favorite wrestler for a while.

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Saw this on Wrestling Observer:

Lisa Varon, on her myspace account, confirmed she would be leaving TNA in a few weeks as per a note in today's Wrestling Observer which talked about the strong possibility of that happening.

Her contract expires in May.

"I came to TNA last year because I still had a lot of wrestling left in me," she wrote on her myspace account today. "I was paid a fraction of what I thought I deserved. But I wanted to show I was still at the top of my game. Now my contract is up in May. I want a modest pay increase. They don't want to pay me what I think is fair. I have no problems going my own way."

"But about 12 hours after the conversation where we didn't agree on pay, unnamed sources claim that I am hard to work with and that I don't give my best effort. My only response is that TNA made an aggressive effort to re-sign me, among other things saying that they want to build the women's division around me. And I think wrestling fans see, both on TV and at live events, that I alwys give 100%. I take pride in that. Smeaering me on the way out the door is an act of second-rate character."

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Released today by the WWE:

Mickie James was released because she more than once on the European tour arrived late for the bus, holding up travel.  That was considered the straw that broke the camel's back dating back to her being disciplined by being sent to Smackdown.

But.. but... but... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Wait!

She'll have time to STAY in europe now!!!


(me on the right )

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Carlito (Carlos Colon Jr.) was announced as let go by WWE.com for a Wellness policy violation, which explains his not being at television this past week.

His test failure was his first, but he refused to go to a company ordered rehab program so he was terminated.

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Carlito (Carlos Colon Jr.) was announced as let go by WWE.com for a Wellness policy violation, which explains his not being at television this past week. 

His test failure was his first, but he refused to go to a company ordered rehab program so he was terminated.

Thats too bad. I really liked Carlito.

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To be honest I feel the guy had as much charisma in the ring as an apple (no pun intended). From what i have heard a lot of wrestlers felt the same way about Carlito and TNA has absolutely no interest in signing him. So it looks like he will be heading back to Puerto Rico with his father. Question is what happens to Primo. BTW Jade get ready to be extremely busy TNA starts its rosters cuts next week

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My thoughts...what the heck?
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As originally reported on WWE.com, "WWE has come to terms on the release of NXT first season rookie Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) as of today June 11, 2010. We wish Daniel Bryan the best in all future endeavors." This comes as a major shock to many fans as Danielson was considered to be the most promising of the NXT Rookies. For those not familiar with Danielson's work outside of the WWE, he has held numerous championships in independent promotions, including the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship, and has been wrestling professionally since 1999.

The article on WWE.com has already created copious speculation as to the validity of the release. Fan reaction appears to be divided, with half convinced that it is legitimate while the rest seem certain that it is a "work," meaning a news story created for the purpose of furthering a storyline. And to throw even further mystery onto the situation, Danielson changed his Twitter account from DanielBryanNXT to BryanDanielson approximately two hours prior to the story hitting the WWE website. In the message that accompanied the change, Danielson stated "Just changed my twitter name to Bryan Danielson. The winds of change are stirring." As reported by the National Pro Wrestling Examiner here, the "winds of change" line has been NXT Season One winner Wade Barrett's motto since the beginning of the competition.

As more news has become public, it appears that Danielson may really be gone from the WWE, at least for now. According to reports at f4wonline, Danielson was released specifically for the incident at Raw on June 7th. While the attack by the NXT rookies that ended the show was obviously pure storyline, it is believed that Danielson went too far when he choked ring announcer Justin Roberts with his own tie. Many believe that this was a direct violation of a company policy put in place after the Chris Benoit double murder/suicide that directly forbids on-air talent from choking or strangling another performer with ropes or other similar foreign objects. In addition, this incident happened in the midst of Linda McMahon's bid for a Senate seat.

As Raw returns to Charlotte this Monday night, the fans at Time Warner Cable Arena, as well as the millions watching around the world, have a new question that they hope to have answered...is Bryan Danielson truly gone from the WWE? And if so, what does this mean for the developing storyline with the NXT rookies? If you can't be at the show live Monday night, and if you miss Raw on USA

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ODB wrote on her twitter today that she made the decision to quit the company. There had been hints for the past several weeks she was thinking in that direction, and she was not a favorite of new management, which had done nothing with her.

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You figured this would happen...one of the hottest acts of several years ago...to meaning nada.

ODB was really good, too bad WWE is Rated PG as her act wouldn't be welcomed there ...