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.

Tag Division Continues, Despite AW Drama

Even though Kofi Kingston and R-Truth retained the tag titles against Darren Young and Titus O'Neil a few weeks ago, the feud is not over. That is good. Abraham Washington (AW) has also been very vocal to help keep this feud interesting, but I will get to him in another respect in a second. They are also having the heels still interact with Rosa and her two guys. None of these three teams are really being buried. They are still getting attention. What about The Usos? Once the titles get on a heel team, I am sure they will be getting a little more attention in time. The fact is, it seems like there are too many face teams and not enough major heel teams. I am aware of Reks & Hawkins and Hunico & Camacho, but these are jobber teams. They need more development. That might not be happening anytime soon. If the titles are going on Young and O'Neil, it may not be very likely that the WWE would develop more heel teams at the same time. Focus would already be on a heel team that is still in the process of being developed.

And what about that AW? There was some controversy this week about the comments he made on Raw. I don't blame him. I can understand where some people may be offended, but I don't blame him. The WWE has been pushing the boundaries of what they can get away with within the PG realm for a while. I mentioned that idea back a few months ago when talking about Eve. The WWE wants to have the best of both worlds. When you try to do that, it seems you sometimes might do something in one world that causes trouble in the other world. And I have no reason to doubt the WWE will continue to push the envelope. How much trouble will they get in next time?