Monday, August 13, 2012

AW Released

AW was released a few days ago. He was on thin ice after the controversial joke he made the week before. And the WWE decided to pull the trigger.

That isn't even the end of it. He has taken to Twitter and spoken out against what the WWE is doing. He is being punished for doing the job the WWE wanted him to do. He is a victim of the WWE's hypocrisy and double standards. Most of what I have read from him is true. I agree with it. I didn't blame him when this all started two weeks ago and I do not blame him now. The WWE was asking for all this to happen. Not only that, how can they think that Vince McMahon can get away with making fun of Jim Ross a few months ago. Isn't the boss supposed to set some kind of example of what he wants his workers to do? And I respect AW for not letting the WWE walk all over him. He might get buried down like Scott Steiner did when he spoke against TNA, but there is something to be said for speaking up for yourself. It's inspiring. It's not going to inspire this coward blogging right here to jump into action, yet, but AW has gained some respect from me.

What about the tag division? AW was the manager of the top heel team. The WWE was definitely legitimately rebuilding the tag division. As I have pointed out many times, it wasn't just hype this time. There was real investment in the tag division. AW may have been only a manager, but I have seen some fans say he was the most interesting thing in the tag division. The WWE could just bring in a new manager. In terms of position, anyone and everyone is replaceable. In terms of how well they can get the job done, however, some people are harder to replace than others, and in some rare situations, some people just really may be irreplaceable. If the WWE does replace AW, will the next guy be as entertaining or annoying to the fans as he was? Who replaces him? Tony Atlas? Teddy Long? Slick? There are options. In the end, I hope this does not lead to the WWE losing interest in the tag division too soon.

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