6 Superstars Cut & WWE Going PG

This past week on August 7th, recent ECW phenom Braden Walker was cut loose by WWE. Just one day after, six more superstars were released. The names included Nunzio, Big Daddy V, Shannon Moore, Domino, James Curtis and referee Nick Patrick. A few surprises in there, as Big Daddy V, Shannon Moore and Domino seemed like they could fill roles in some capacity. Big Daddy V aka "Viscera" or "Mable" was a former hardcore title holder, and 40 years old, making him one of the longtime vets of the WWE. Shannon Moore wrote on his Myspace page earlier that he and WWE were parting ways, so it might not be a huge shock. James Curtis and Nunzio served merely as wrestlers for others to beat up on, but Nunzio did have a cruiserweight title reign to his credit. Referee Nick Patrick had the longest tenure of all the names listed.

According to SLAM sports of Canada:

Of those released, Patrick had been the longest consecutively-serving member of the roster, having come over to WWE during the WCW/ECW InVasion. Patrick, known previously, as being the personal referee of the nWo during WCW's peak years, became a high-ranking member of the Fed's refereeing staff, at one point being named senior official of Smackdown. Though he would not be involved in angles as he had in WCW, which at one point included a match against Jericho, Patrick remained one of the most recognizable faces on WWE TV.

Shannon Moore was seen on Smackdown this past Friday night, and Braden Walker appeared on ECW last Tuesday, as did James Curtis. Big Daddy V hasn't been seen from for some time. Read more about the superstars let go: SLAM sports of Canada.

The other recent murmurs about WWE have been their plans to move programming to a "PG" rating level, meaning less of the stuff many fans have come to love. This may appease parents if it becomes more of a family program, but it's more likely to alienate the older demographics who can handle PG-13 and even NC-17 content.