ZitatAlles anzeigenIs WWE planning on making some releases soon?
Pro wrestling is a business that comes in waves at times. There can be stretches of great profit followed by a lull. WWE didn’t make a massive roster cut in April like they had in previous years after WrestleMania. The only main roster guy to really get axed was Simon Gotch during the post-WrestleMania season. But that doesn’t mean WWE isn’t considering making some more cuts down the line.
On a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez was asked if more WWE releases might be on the horizon and his response wasn’t too encouraging.
“I don’t wanna scare anybody. I don’t have any inside information I expect there will be some based on the earnings report that just came out. I mean, things were good but here’s what people have to realize about the earnings report: the numbers were better because of a bunch of cuts [WWE has] been doing. So I don’t expect cuts to slow down I mean especially since some of their projections for the upcoming quarter are lower than their projections for this quarter.”
“So I think there are going to be some cuts but I don’t know for sure” Alvarez concluded.
So don’t be too surprised if WWE decides to wish a few more people best of luck in their future endeavors in the upcoming months. With another WWE Superstar Shake-up possibly on the way in the fall with some Superstars rumored to be making their way down to NXT, who knows what WWE has planned.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenRumor Mill: Update on Sasha Banks turning heel soon
More buzz about a possible Sasha Banks heel turn, although this time it may actually materialise.
Not for the first time in recent months, talk of a Sasha Banks heel turn is once doing the rounds.
Cageside Seats are rather tentatively reporting that “there's more talk of Sasha Banks turning heel soon,” echoing the sentiments of Dave Meltzer in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Meltzer noted that Banks’ recent defeat to Bayley on RAW “felt like the start of a Banks heel turn.”
A Sasha Banks heel turn has been a frequent topic of conversation in 2017. The idea was initially entertained at the start of the year and originally planned for the spring, though that obviously never materialised.
Instead, Banks spent much of the early part of the year feuding with Nia Jax, before going on to make up the numbers in various multi-woman title bouts. Those seven-and-a-half championship-less months suggest it could be high time to shake things up.
This latest talk stems largely from the outcomes of Banks’ last two singles matches. After beating the RAW Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss, via count-out at the Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view, Banks then had to face Bayley in a number one contender’s match on RAW a fortnight later.
Banks lost that match, despite appearing to get her shoulder off the mat during the decisive pinfall, and she didn’t look best pleased off the back of it.
All of this supports the idea that a heel turn could be right around the corner, and with definite intrigue in a possible Bayley vs. Banks feud on the main roster, now looks like the most opportune time to pull the trigger on this one.
With Bayley set to face Bliss for the title at SummerSlam, the smart money seems to be on Banks interfering in that one to cost Bayley her championship shot.
From there, the feud pretty much writes itself, with all of their history from NXT adding further layers to a rivalry that could quite easily span the rest of the year.
Though we’ve heard it said before, now seems to be as good a time as any to go all in on a Sasha Banks heel turn. Not only would her character benefit from the shake-up, but the situation with Bayley means there’s a decent programme to be had off the back of that turn.
And besides, Banks is better-suited as a heel anyway—it’s a much better fit for her “Boss” gimmick. Here’s hoping we see the turn sooner rather later.
