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Erick Rowan was one of the unfortunate names of those released in the WWE as part of their
recent budget cuts. After spending time as a member of The Wyatt Family and dominating
the tag team division as one half of The Bludgeon Brothers, Rowan established himself as a fierce
singles competitor after revealing himself to be Roman Reigns’ attacker. He then started
to carry a small cage everywhere he went destroying anyone who dared to look inside. That’s
until he let Mojo Rawley have a quick peek. Rowan eventually revealed what was inside
With Aiden English by his side, Rusev became one of the most popular superstars in the
WWE with everyone around the world chanting “Rusev Day!” However, he never received
proper treatment which resulted in him becoming dissatisfied with the direction of his character
but who can blame him!? He went from riding a freakin’ tank at WrestleMania 31 and outselling
merch with his Rusev Day gimmick to being somewhat of a big joke. His most recent storyline
involving Lana and Lashley was “forgettable” to sum-up in one word and did him no favours
at all. Rusev was released along with a handful of other WWE superstars and staff as part
of budget cuts in what we can agree was not a “Happy Rusev Day” but a sad one.
Referee, Mike Chioda began refereeing for the WWE 31-years ago back in 1989, making
him the longest-tenured referee in WWE history. To give you some perspective, he’s been
in the WWE longer than: Kane, Triple H, Mark Henry, The Big Show, The Hardy Boyz, Edge
and Christian, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and even The Undertaker! This is why it came
as a big shock to see his name on the list of WWE superstars and staff released. While
Mike Chioda’s days refereeing in the WWE may be over, he has left us with some funny
and how can we forget the moment between him and Carmella when she cashed in her money
to be one of the many names released due to budget cuts. But perhaps it was for the best