So today we’ll be getting into a few stories regarding Braun Strowman, Jeff Hardy, and
more
Let’s start things off with the Braun Strowman mistake that led to him being released by
WWE
There’s a few things here when it comes to Braun Strowman’s release that reports
are discussing
First possible reason for the release being his contract
It’s being reported that Strowman’s deal was just around 1.2 million dollars in guaranteed
money
Remember that this deal was just signed just around 2 years ago in summer of ‘19
Strowman took to twitter back then and shared the news about this new multi year WWE contract,
he had this to say via Instagram:
“Well I’m sure more than a few of you will like this announcement!Here’s to 4
more years of being the hardest working and best big man in the whole damn industry and
working for the Greatest promotion in the world the WWE.”
So that contract had Strowman signed to WWE until the summer of 2023
That deal was also signed when Strowman was being used a lot and highly featured
Strowman was never truly used to his full potential.
There’s so much more they could’ve done with him and looking back now, you can see
how much missed opportunities there were when it came to his usage
But from 2016 to around ‘18 / ‘19, Strowman was at the top of his game and was a focal
point for WWE
The other mistake by Strowman that could’ve stopped his release from happening was implementing
a no cut clause to his contract
In others sports, big time players have a no trade clause, meaning that the team’s
front office can’t just randomly decide to cut ties with the player and ship them
off to a random team one day
So similar concept with WWE, no cut clause means that WWE can’t get up one day, like
they’ve been doing a lot lately, and just release you randomly out of the blue
A lot of fans and reporters feel like Strowman could’ve had a strong case to fight for
a no cut clause when he signed the deal
Especially given the fact that he was one of WWE’s main priorities at the time of
signing that massive deal
It was a massive 4 year deal that could’ve been topped off with that no cut clause
The other reason going around is the fact that he’s no longer the sole giant in WWE
It’s like that whole idea of getting a new toy.
WWE’s new focal point as far as the giant on the roster has been moved to Omos
He’s even taller, younger, so omos is like that shiny new toy for WWE
Another mistake that reports were talking about came from a recent interview, where
Braun Strowman stated that he’ll never work anywhere else besides WWE
Now when you look at those comments immediately, you’re thinking ‘wow, he’s really loyal
to them’
But when you look at it from a business point of view when you’re making budget cuts,
you’re gonna say ‘well, let’s cut Strowman, he did say he’ll never work anywhere else,
so we don’t have to worry about any other company snatching him up, right?’
So that’s why that’s looked at as another big mistake.
Basically admitting that if you’re not in WWE, you’re not wrestling anywhere else,
so they figured, ‘alright cut him, we don’t have to worry about him going anywhere else’
So even though those comments from Strowman were with good intensions, he accidentally
dug himself into that situation there
But at the same time Strowman never expected to get dropped like this
You’re talking about a man that was a world champion just under a year ago, just worked
with Shane McMahon at Wrestlemania, and just competed for the WWE title weeks ago
So he didn’t see it coming, we didn’t see it coming, no one did
So with the matter that he left WWE, the way he was kicked out the backdoor unexpectedly
Does that change his mind about that comment on not working anywhere else or is he still
standing by that?
Strowman’s reaction to the release on twitter was short and simple
He simply just addressed as a chapter in his life that was over
So does that mean that he is in fact done with wrestling or done with WWE?
We don’t know
There were other reports that claimed they viewed him as being two years past his peak
and his prime
Strowman accomplished a lot in WWE, but it feels like they could’ve done so much more
with him
Obviously no one knows what’s going on
Some fans speculate that maybe WWE is making room for something, maybe some massive signings
And two of those massive signing theories are two controversial ones
One idea being that they’re clearing this space for a huge return from someone like
Brock Lesnar
The other idea being that they’re making space for a big non-wrestling signee like
an appearance from Cardi B at Summerslam, which has been all over the news and rumors
lately
Everyone wants Lashley vs Lesnar, but losing and cutting all this talent for it just doesn’t
seem like it’s worth it if that’s really the case
Other reports claim that the roster is just bloated with too much talent and they want
to trim it down
Which is understandable, but you don’t want to cut it down that much
It would be nice to still have a lot of options and more people to turn to in emergency situations
For example, The Smackdown women’s roster is down to like 3 women, if someone goes down
there with a freak injury, you’re gonna need call ups or someone to replace them
The Universal Title picture as well.
Any freak injury happens to Roman Reigns, what happens to the universal title and Smackdown?
Is that roster really deep enough to pick things up and keep it going without Roman
Reigns?
Without Roman Reigns, would Smackdown turn into what we’re seeing from Raw?
There’s a lot of questions right now, but we’ll have to wait and see if the real reason
ever emerges for all these budget cuts
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That brings us to the next story with the Hardys
In one of the more surprise moves from WWE, they actually uploaded a top 10 greatest moments
of the Hardys in WWE
Yes, Jeff Hardy is in WWE, but the other half of the tag team, Matt Hardy, is signed with
AEW
So it’s not often you see WWE making top 10s with current AEW stars, but that was the
case here because of the legacy of the Hardys
Matt Hardy took to twitter to comment on WWE acknowledging the Hardys
Remember there were some controversy a few months ago after WWE left the Hardy’s 2017
return out of a Wrestlemania top 10 and that made everyone go into an uproar
So Matt Hardy commented on this new list and had this to say on twitter:
“Cool that WWE posted this.
I honestly believe Jeff Hardy and I have more magical memories to create together.
P.S.
We’re still better than The Young Bucks.”
So this is something that Matt Hardy has really been speaking into existence for some time
now.
He believes that him and his brother will create even more memories in the ring together
towards the end of their careers here
With WWE being very cut friendly right now and more cuts supposedly being on the way
Fans are fearful of Jeff’s WWE future
It’s clear that there’s no plans for him right now
Fans think that with the proper buildup, he would probably be an interesting opponent
for Bobby Lashley, but it doesn’t seem like they’re going in that direction
So would Jeff Hardy be cut?
It’s possible, like we’ve seen, no one is safe, but it just seems unlikely
You cut Jeff, you basically give AEW the Hardy Boyz, so that seems to be one of the reasons
why Jeff won’t be cut, but again, the way things have been, it’s very unpredictable
They just threw away so many wrestlers in the heart of their prime like Aleister Black,
Ruby Riott, and others, so it’s hard to really predict the next move here
Matt Hardy really feels like he’ll have the opportunity work with his brother again
though
Fans have already been speculating over the past few months that Jeff may be out anyway
once the current contract expires
So is it just a matter of time before we The Hardys back together, most likely in AEW?
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories with Braun Strowman and Matt Hardy’s comments?
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