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Today we’ll be going over another superstar that has requested their release
This superstar in question is Mike Kanellis
This release request is shocking considering the new deal that both Maria and Mike agreed
to earlier this year.
According to reports, Maria and Mike Kanellis had requested their release earlier this year
Maria did address the rumors back then saying that it wasn’t true, but rumors still continued
to circulate that the couple weren’t happy with how wwe was treating them
Fast forward to June 2019 and Maria and Mike Kanellis sign a massive multi year extension
deal with wwe which put all those release rumors to rest
Maria posted a heartfelt message after the signing was announced, saying that wwe was
where she started her career and it’s where she will finish her career now
Maria and Mike were also promised to be used more on tv on top of the payout so they signed
the deal
They were even given a big storyline with the entire Maria pregnancy story, but it still
doesn’t look like it’s enough
Mike Kanellis did something that we don’t see that often, but he publicly announced
that he has requested his release from the wwe
Mike posted this detailed explanation for the change of heart after signing the extension
a few months ago, he had this to say:
“Today I asked for my release from WWE.
I want to thank everyone in the company who has helped me out and who I have shared a
locker room with.
I love you all.
I’ve been with the company for almost 3 years and I am incredibly grateful for the
opportunity.
However it is time for me to move on.
I am only 34 years old and feel I have way to much left in the tank.
Working 1 day a week is just not going to cut it for me.
I came to WWE to work and that opportunity does not exist right now.”
Mike went on to comment that yes, he did just a sign a new deal in June but he quickly realized
that it was the wrong move
He Also talked about how he no longer wanted his daughter to constantly see him come home
looking all defeated
Mike also responded to a few fans, saying that he loved 205 live but he wants to do
more than just that
And that opportunity doesn’t look like it’ll ever come to him in wwe
Sure he has a mini story going on with Maria’s pregnancy, but that story just consists of
mike looking like a joke and getting squashed by everyone
So it seems that mike is heavily regretting signing the extension
But will wwe grant him his release?
It’s looking very unlikely at the moment due to the fact that the whole locker room
is basically in a lockdown state
They won’t release anyone and your only way out is if you let your contract naturally
expire such as Jon Moxley for example
The bad news is that mike just signed a multi year extension so waiting out that contract
will take forever and he just wants to get out right now
So the only way he will get out is if wwe actually grants him that release
Another factor to consider is what will happen with Maria Kanellis
Is she willing to be released as well?
Maria has been vocal about frustrations in the past but never publicly demanded a release
So if Maria stays and mike is gone, wwe will have to find a way to work mike disappearing
into the storyline
Maria has gone traveling all over the world with mike before they signed with wwe a few
years back, but things are different now that they have a daughter and another baby on the
way
So mike would have to do it solo this time around
But overall mike does have some points about wanting to put on “30 minute matches”
Some could say that his wwe character is beyond the redemption point
In character, he’s looked weak, he’s not the father to his wife’s baby, he loses
within seconds in matches, so that character is in a pretty rough spot and it’s understandable
why he just wants a fresh start somewhere else
But the main question is if wwe will grant him that release because that’s the only
way he’ll be allowed to leave
What are your thoughts on this situation?
Should wwe release mike Kanellis and let him go free?
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