My Top 5 WWE Releases That left Me Scratching My Head.

Intro.

In the times we live in, and the moments that the world has faced over the past half a decade, the words future endeavors have taken on an even heavier tone, than what would normally come with them. With the current state of how WWE has treated, and released talent. I thought this would be a good time to take a look at the mistakes that the Greenwich Conneticut group has made in recent years. I just want to state this. I'm not lobbying for anyone to lose their jobs. I just think it's important to shed light on how this can leave a bad taste in fans mouths, as their reception amongst the viewing public means more now, than it ever has before.

5. Samoa Joe May 2021 And November 2021.

This one came as a shock on both occasions. The first time came when the world was starting to open up it's eyes, after nearly a year of it, being held in a nasty grip. Two nights after Joe was released for the second time. I attended a WWE House Show at The London OVO Arena Wembley, and the feeling around this set of releases was met with a mixture of condemnation, and miss feelings, and I can't blame fans for feeling like this, because 18 months beforehand, the WWE had sealed their fate, when they announced that their TV revenue deals had taken care of their future, when they necked more than 500,000,000. in profit.

4. Braun Strowman June 2021.

I just didn't get this. He was one of their biggest merch shifters, and this is how he was treated. This stunned the industry. It wasn't fair, and to then hide behind the excuses of budget cuts made no sense. This was the start of the company leaching off of fans mistrust.

3. Alestair Black June 2021.

This came as a suprise to me, because just a week before this happened he was brought back to the blue brand. His departure was looked at with confusion from me, as the world started to wonder, how was he fumbled so badly.

2. Isiah Swerve Scott.

This decision was daffling to me. In 2020 back in the dull days of HHH's baby, the argumemt of repeitiveness was beyond the point of rearing its ugly head. NXT's past glory days had been and gone, even though their were some up and coming promising signs that the times weren't changing, unlike seven years earlier. In 2020 the world was plummetted into the throws of a global pandemic, and as the restrictions on travel became a part of a daily grind, it was up to those that could make shows to stand up, and be counted. Step Forward Isiah Swerve Scott, this man was a highlight in a real of drabness, this made his release in October of 2021 very striking. I wonder what he's up to now?

1. R Truth.

This past Sunday evening Ron Killings aka R Truth announced via X, that earlier on that day he had a conversation with WWE brass, and they told him that when his contract comes up for renewal, they won't be renewing it. This sends home the message that when you sign for WWE, you as dispensible as they come. This is why I think their contracts need to legally be put under a microscope, because I don't think that they're worth the paper they're printed on.