Saturday, August 9, 2008

Wrestling Poll: Save a Superstar!


Last week the WWE decided to give the proverbial axe to 6 of its wrestlers and 1 veteran referee.

Here's a look at the six wrestlers cut:

Big Daddy V - Also known as "Viscera" and "Mabel" from Men on a Mission. A former Hardcore champ who was most recently on the ECW's roster and at one time was a #1 contender for the ECW title.

Braden Walker - Newer star on ECW who was undefeated and part of Teddy Long's new talent initiative.

Domino - A member of the Smackdown roster and at one time one half of the tag team champs with Deuce and manager Cherry.

Nunzio - A one time Cruiserweight champion and member of the FBI (Full Blooded Italians). Nunzio was seen on all three rosters, Raw, ECW and Smackdown.

James Curtis - More of amateur wrestler losing to various superstars. Most recently seen on ECW's show.

Shannon Moore - The punk rocker who saw plenty of time on Smackdown and ECW as a singles wrestler, protege of Matt Hardy, and tag team partner with Jimmy Wang Yang competing for the titles.

So which of the above stars would you save? Vote today in the latest poll here at WWE Characters to decide which WWE superstar you would have kept with the company!

Which superstar should WWE have kept?
Big Daddy V
James Curtis
Domino
Shannon Moore
Nunzio
Braden Walker
None of Above
  
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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.

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