Yesterday, WWE conducted the fourth wave of this year's personnel purge, counting the previous Bray Wyatt and Rick Flair, in just one week, 15 players left the company, which can be said to be very large.
And just earlier today, foreign media broke the news: WWE executives have begun to plan the fifth wave of dismissals this year! Well-known wrestling journalist Andrew Zaryan called it: the scale is unprecedented!
According to reports given by foreign media, the fifth firing frenzy is expected to be announced at the end of this year, which will also be the last personnel purge of the year. For a full four months, WWE may indeed create an unprecedented wave of dismissals...
After the dismissal of big figures like Bray Wyatt and Brown Strawman, wrestling legend Mark Henry also said in a guest appearance on a podcast show today: No one is safe at WWE today.
Is the current WWE really to the point where everyone is in danger and the rice bowl cannot be saved? In fact, this is not the case, in my opinion, there are three kinds of people, Lao Mai does not dare to expel at all.
1. WWE's ace legend veteran
The first type of person is WWE's ace legendary veteran. Some wrestling fans may have to ask: Aren't Kurt Ange, Rick Flair, and Sting all super legends in the wrestling world? How did they all get fired?
First of all, the veterans like Rick Flair and Big Xiu Ge, who voluntarily left from WWE, it is not that Old Mai wants to fire him; secondly, the situation of Kurt Anger and Sting is more special...
As our subtitle says: "WWE's Ace Legendary Veteran", the focus is not on Legendary Veterans, but on "WWE's Ace"!
Wrestling fans familiar with Sting and Kurt Anger know that both have played in other wrestling leagues. Although Kurt Anger started wrestling from WWE, he also joined the TNA Wrestling League, and Sting's intersection with WWE is not so deep, and it is expected that he will be fired.
So does WWE now have such an ace legendary veteran? Of course there are, such as top superstars like The Funeral Bearer, Kane, Sean Michaels, and "Cold Rock" Steve Austin; the chances of them being kicked out of WWE without submitting a leave application to the company are basically zero.
Even in my opinion, the above-mentioned people, the probability that they will file a resignation application with WWE is almost zero, so they are 99% likely and will not leave the company at all.
Therefore, many wrestling fans who will definitely not leave the legendary veterans, including Jeff Hardy, Batista and other players, the current situation at WWE is still very dangerous.
2. Young players with talent
This is easy to understand, judging from the last four dismissal frenzies, WWE has fired players who have not been reused at all, or who are in a very awkward position at the company.
At this time, it is estimated that there are wrestling fans to ask: Is Brown Strawman untalented? Is Alester Black not talented? Does Buddy Murphy have no talent? How did they all get fired?
In fact, these people are just in the eyes of global wrestlers, they are gifted. But for Vince McMan, there are always better people to replace them.
For example, we mentioned Brown Strawman earlier, and now WWE including Bobby Leslie and Drew McIntyre can replace him. Even if these people are older, WWE has a large number of young Indian giants in the background, which can not only expand the Indian market, but also cultivate new talents.
Aleist Blake, Bray Wyatt, Buddy Murphy and other players are all in the same vein. As previously reported by foreign media: What Lao Mai wants is the kind of young player who has a very distinct role in the ring...
Therefore, the "talent" we mention here does not only refer to young players who want to be talented in "wrestling skills", whether it is in character shaping, microphone ability, and performance level.
So does WWE have such a player now? Yes, but very little. All I can think of is charlotte Flair and Seth Rollins, so next, WWE is eager to bring in such a group of talents.
3. Top superstars with great influence
The third wave of people, that is, those very influential top superstars, these people old Wheat will not let go at all. So what makes it so influential? In my opinion, this kind of person must not only be very famous in the wrestling industry; in fact, the reputation of this type of person should also be well-known throughout the country and even the world...
In fact, it is not difficult to understand, as you can see for example. Like Dwayne Johnson and John Senna, who have had great success in Hollywood in recent years, will Old Mai let go? Like Brock Lesner and Ronda Rossi, who are known worldwide in sports, will Old Mai let go? Like Randy Orton and Roman Raines, who have been at the top of the perennial sales list, will Old Mai let go?
So it's clear that Old Mai now not only wants to keep such a top superstar, but also intends to recruit more such people to open up WWE's global popularity. Including the two olympic gold medalists stokers and Stevenson, who have been rumored recently, are currently under consideration by WWE.
In summary, it is not difficult to find that although there is a group of people in WWE who are absolutely safe, there are still about 80% of the players who are still very likely to lose their jobs. Even Bobby Leslie and Drew McIntyre, who have been touted in recent years, are not particularly safe...
In fact, there are still a group of people in WWE who are relatively safe, that is, people who have just completed the renewal of their contracts with WWE. Including Riddle, Cesaro and others. If WWE fired them, it would cost more than it would cost them to renew their contracts, then Lao Mai might as well keep them so as not to raise tigers.
Who do you think is absolutely safe at WWE today?