well ok RAW and ECW really needed the shakeup.... and smackdown actually benfited from it to.
smackdown gained the hart dynasty, matt hardy (another hardy boyz fued?) and finlay. and lost wrestlers they really didn't need (well gail kim was jobbing and who gives a rats arse about whatshername?). ECW gained alot of 'lost in the shuffle guys' such as Shelton and regal. And futhermore RAW gained evan broune, jack swagger, mark henry and gail kim, all possible for a main event (if there were room).
so even though I've forgot a few wrestlers.... this shakeup was well needed. espically for RAW (which I'm seeing this weekend...)
ps gail kim v micky james? 5 words, female match of the year.
Lilian Garcia made the following announcement on her official website this morning:
Hi Everyone,
I hope all of you are doing well! I am writing to address the situation in which WWE is looking for a Female Ring Announcer/Singer. The truth of the matter is that they are looking for someone new because I have given them my notice that I will be leaving at the end of my contract this year. It is with a heavy heart that I have made this decision because WWE has been my family from day one and you, the WWE Universe have always been incredible to me. The fact is that I am getting married later this year and have decided to enter into a new phase of my life but I will truly miss all of you and the WWE tremendously.
Even though the issues between Rey Mysterio and WWE may or may not have been worked out yet, he is not leaving WWE although at one point he was on the verge of doing so. The whole Mysterio situation was a big deal within WWE a week ago with the fear that he would leave but it’s all considered settled now. Mysterio has brought up to WWE the idea that he thinks he can make more money in Mexico. Rey has been making somewhere in the $1.5 million range with WWE over the past few years and might not be able to pull that in Mexico. Supposedly the AAA promotion in Mexico had offered him a $1 million signing bonus and in excess of $1 million per year back when he was on the open market.
Mysterio is likely in the group of WWE talents who are probably down 15% on their pay because the revenue streams used to pay those talents are down 15% although the decline in WrestleMania revenue from last year is significantly less than the overall business, about 8%, and WrestleMania pay is a big part of the talents annual income.
Right now Mysterio is happy about where things are going with him in the future and happy with the Chris Jericho angle. He also was pleased with how everything went down this past week in the storylines. One thing that might come up in the future is the fact that Rey wants to take advantage of his huge popularity in Mexico. Rey wants to monetize his popularity there. doing mainstream media appearances and getting product endorsements like a Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan would in this country. These are avenues that wouldn’t be available to wrestlers here in the United States but those in Mexico say Mysterio could get them there.
Undertaker is said to be working out very hard in preparation for his return. WWE hopes to have him back in time for a meaningful match at SummerSlam. Undertaker’s surgery was a success, but he is still a little banged up. He is pushing hard to get back and is said to be very dedicated to performing at a high level for WWE.
He feels that the company needs him and he wants to get back and help WWE, and more specifically, help the SmackDown brand. Undertaker has his mind set on returning sooner than later, despite sources within WWE feeling that at this point in his career he should be more cautious and make sure he is completely healthy before returning.
WWE announced on its Web site that Candice Michelle and Sim Snuka have been let go. Both have been absent from TV for a while, so neither move comes as much of a shock. In fact, I think a lot of people thought Snuka had already been released.
Michelle, a former Diva Search contestant, had gone from being strictly eye candy to a competent wrestler during her five-year stint in WWE. She won the women's title in June 2007, but her career was derailed after suffering a cracked clavicle during a match on Raw against Beth Phoenix four months later.
