Well chalk up another to be gone. Didn't even know he was there in the first place to be honest..

WWE's web site posted the following earlier this evening:
WWE has come to terms on the release of Idol Stevens as of today. We wish Idol the best in all future endeavors.

According to a reliable source, Stevens was flown to Raw earlier this evening, and was suppose to redebut tonight and when he wasn't written on the show, Stevens told WWE officials he was done. Stevens had threatened to go to TNA.

Didn't he also hold the OVW tag titles at some point too?

Not noticed if it's been mentioned but Cryme Tyme and Eugene have been released.

Source:WWE.com.

Apparently the Cryme Tyme was something to do with JTG & Shad having an altercation with Cade & Murdoch backstage.

Yes, we've partly discussed this in the suspended thread.

PWTorch.com:

The Cryme Tyme release stemmed from actions the tag team performed following their Terre Haute house show match against Cade and Murdoch.

According to the Torch report, the two teams had reportedly been developing heat with each other over the course of the past few weeks. That built into an incident prior to the match, in which Shad Gaspard told Lance Cade that "what happens in the ring happens," ," essentially implying that there might be some stiff shots exchanged. Cade mocked Gaspard's threat in front of a number of wrestlers backstage.

In order to get back at Cryme Tyme for what they perceived as a threat, Cade and Murdoch met with the referee and arranged a rib. Essentially, the plan was to "fast count" while JTG was out of the ring, resulting in a count out loss for Cryme Tyme; Cryme Tyme was unaware of this plan until it was executed in front of the live audience.

In what sources say was a move to save face, Cryme Tyme then decided, without telling the referee, to execute their finishing move on him (they reportedly did so safely, but it was still unexpected). They also tossed his belt into the crowd.

Words were exchanged in the backstage area following the segment, and WWE management eventually made the call to release Cryme Tyme, who were reportedly on thin ice with management anyway due to what some backstage perceived as an attitude problem. The tag team was reportedly unhappy and surprised with WWE's decision.

This is surprising too. I thought he was out of his depth being moved from ECW but then they started to push him a little and he was getting good pops too.

But I guess they need to pay for the next Diva Search winner so....

I was more shocked at him being switched over to RAW. There's only so many times you can run into the ring and crack someone over the head with a prop.

I think it would have been cool still to have seen him as McMahons son... The possibilities would have been endless.

I suppose he'll crop up on CZW or TNA pretty soon then?? Or maybe he'll join Hogan and Bischoffs new company.

News on Sandmans release from Gerweck.

- Dave Meltzer is reporting that The Sandman got into an argument with agent Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, which led to his WWE release last week.

I thought Steamboat was meant to be one of the more tranquil people around... Sandman would have been an intresting proposition for CM Punk if they had kept him around.

I didn't see much improvement in Monty in WWE. In fact, he didn't fit the company's style at all. Things only worked for him in TNA because he worked mostly squashes and his longer matches were against better worker who could hide his weaknesses. He rarely if ever had that in WWE.

Yes there was a death in the family and he was given time off to deal with it.

I dunno, they misused him towards the end of his last TNA tenure saying there was no where for him to go, but you never know...

Maybe Samoa Joe can go in the opposite direction?

In what could be a bit of a road block for The New Hart FOundation and pretty inevitable really:

GERWECK.NET has learned that Teddy Hart was fired earlier this afternoon. Hart had been under a developmental deal, and wrestling both in Tampa and Louisville, and was slated to be apart of the New Hart Foundation on WWE television.

Iv not seen much of Teddy Hart but what i have seen is that he is a spot Monkey and has a terrible attitude to boot so no real loss though what will become of Nattie and Harry?

I didnt check the WWE news for a while but saddened Daivari was released, he was a good talent but obviously he didnt have the size to cut it in the company.He would have been very useful for the cruiserweight division but then they dont care 2 hoots about that do they?

PWInsider.com:

Apparently, Kristal Marshall was released because she turned down the next part of the Long angle. She and Edge were to supposed to have been behind it all (Edge getting revenge for Long making him relinquish the title) and turn into an on-screen couple. It sounds reminiscent to how Edge and Lita were paired up. Anyway, she didn't like the angle and she, along with Lashley, kept requesting for her to be moved to RAW. WWE felt like she didn't want to play ball so they dropped her.


Seems like Krystal and Lashley are a couple. I thought he was married with a kid.

And another one gone....

WWE released Brooke Adams of Extreme Expose today

How about this then?

I'm not sure if this means anything, but it seems Divas have been removed from WWE.com. Profiles have been removed from their respective brand's page, along with the Women's title taken off the RAW page.

Even the Moolah tribute stuff has gone. Ironically, the graphic for Championship belts on the scrolling banner for Shopzone is of Beth Phoenix.

If they do drop the division then I'd welcome Mickie, Beth, Victoria and possibly Melina to jump to TNA to bolster their women's division. We'd get some decent 6 women tag matches!

No surprises there. He's been moaning for the past year and they've done nothing with him since his mini Jeff Hardy feud a few months back.

No he wouldn't. Plus they have enough ex-WWE stars there what with Booker T joining last week.

TNA needs to worry about booking the talent they already have and making money with them rather than picking up more former WWE guys.

Krystal Marshall speaks out on her release:


Kristal Marshall posted the following statement regarding her release from World Wrestling Entertainment on her website this afternoon confirming that she was released after turning down a storyline where she would turn out to be responsible for Teddy Long's "attack" during their wedding.

The storyline would have revealed that Marshall's entire romance to him would have been a ruse pulled off by Edge to get revenge on Long for stripping him of the WWE World title. Marshall would have then been placed with Edge in a role similar to that of Amy "Lita" Dumas during Dumas' last run with WWE:


*This is way over due. First off the reason why I was released was because I did not want to do a morally degrading storyline that was already done, plain and simple.

Lita was in my opinion the greatest female wrestler of all time (next to Jazz). Lita revolutionized the world of wrestling. She showed that women could be strong, beautiful, and be a draw in the sexiest world of wrestling. She had little girls watching her wanting to become an athlete instead of a princess when they grew up. She was also one of the few women who wrestled men. With blood, sweat, tears and a broken neck later, she earned the respect of everyone in the wrestling business. So the WWE had the bright idea of turning her personal business into a public free for all. Sure that "storyline" transformed a well-loved babyface into a huge heel, but at whose expense? Look at how Trish retired?now look at how Lita retired. On the day of Lita's retirement, the fans didn't just boo her because she had heat; they booed her because despite all that she contributed to women's wrestling, all that they seemed to remember about her was the "slutty" vamp she played on TV.

I am nowhere as accomplished as she was, so imagine what that type of role would have done to me. I have seen a lot of people sell their souls to this business for whatever reason, but I stand strong to what I believe in. I feel like now that I am not in the WWE there is a lot of b.s. talk of me being a difficult person or having a huge ego, believe what you want that is not the case.

I just want to thank all of the fans that supported me through everything. I also want to thank some really cool people who genuinely saw potential in my talent, and who helped train me: Dave Finlay, Booker T, Queen Sharmell and their Pro Wrestling Academy. I will be re-launching my new myspace page shortly so watch out for that, there will be some very important news posted there very shortly.

Marshall's website can be found at http://www.Kristal-Marshall.net



She sounds like a bit of a mark for herself if she expected to be treated the same way Lita was.