The Rockaway Times
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022
Wrestle Talk WHAT’S UP WITH WWE By Eric Jayden
So, where do I begin? The WWE has done another round of releases and this time they released Samoa Joe, Road Dogg Jesse James and William Regal plus a host of other talent. Now, it's no secret that I have made my views on the WWE setting itself up for sale by reducing its labor and operations costs, all the while the WWE keeps stating that the releases were made because of budgetary costs. An excuse coming from a company that still makes money with not one but two lucrative network deals from FOX and the USA Network which is in the billions and the company is in a position that they can command 4 to 5, possibly 6 billion dollars purchase price. Now, with that being said and the continuous releasing of talent going on, the question I raise is: Is the WWE still a viable com-
pany to work for? The WWE has openly stated it created a program to recruit college athletes opting to move away from the traditional hiring of established Journey Men/ Women Wrestlers from the Independent Wrestling Promotions. The WWE sees a better way of doing business is to recruit athletes from non-wrestling backgrounds so they can mold them
to what a WWE Superstar should look, act and perform like. In my book, it looks like this program only offers the WWE the opportunity to build robots, better yet sport entertainment robots. The good part of recruiting talent from the wrestling world is that you get talent that is dedicated and has experience in the pro wrestling business. Cutting out potential Journey Men/Women
out of the equation leaves me to wonder once again: Is the WWE a trustworthy company to work for? Many of the talent that were released left their homes and jobs to move to Florida to work for the WWE and now they are displaced because of potentially false promises made when they were signed to a contract. Imagine being offered a contract and you move your entire life to Florida and three months later they just let you go...??? Is that fair? Is that just? In my book, that is far from being fair. This is just downright wrong. I feel for many of my fellow wrestlers and friends who dream of making it to the WWE and achieving their dreams. Unfortunately, as these latest releases have shown, the WWE is not what it used to be. If you have any questions, please send them in to eavil183@ yahoo.com and have a great week!
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