- Nov 25, 2003
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When I saw that 10-14 cuts rumor I went to their roster list to see who could/would/should be cut.
Curt Hawkins
David Hart Smith
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
JTG
Kaitlyn
Matt Striker
Michael Tarver
Primo
Rosa Mendes
Tamina
Trent Barreta
Tyler Reks
Vladimir Kozlov
I would've put Gail Kim but HOPEFULLY they realize how well she worked with Kong so I think they'll keep her around for a little while. It's either Primo or Chavo and I don't see them getting rid of Chavo. The majority of the guys I listed are probably ones WWE can feel safe letting go and not worry about them going to TNA with the exception of DH Smith, JTG and maybe Reks.
Going through their "official" roster on WWE.com, I see only about 60-65 active in-ring competitors. In contrast, I went to TNAwrestling.com and they have about 50-55 active in-ring competitors. If WWE makes 10-15 cuts and lets say calls up 5-10 more within the next year, it makes their roster pretty close in size to TNA. That's just amazing considering they have more than twice the amount of television air time as TNA.
This leads me to a question that I may have to ask on a few Q&A columns. Why doesn't WWE use indy wrestlers on air for squash matches anymore? We always hear *****ing and moaning about guys being buried, so why don't they use local indy guys to accomplish this? This would make a smaller roster easier to maintain and keep individuals strong as far as storylines go. I'd much rather see a guy like Sheamus bury some nobody in a 2-3min squash match to get him over as a beast/monster/bully/bad guy, than have a 4-5min match with the previous holder of the belt he now holds. That's just something that's been bothering me for the last few years.
Curt Hawkins
David Hart Smith
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
JTG
Kaitlyn
Matt Striker
Michael Tarver
Primo
Rosa Mendes
Tamina
Trent Barreta
Tyler Reks
Vladimir Kozlov
I would've put Gail Kim but HOPEFULLY they realize how well she worked with Kong so I think they'll keep her around for a little while. It's either Primo or Chavo and I don't see them getting rid of Chavo. The majority of the guys I listed are probably ones WWE can feel safe letting go and not worry about them going to TNA with the exception of DH Smith, JTG and maybe Reks.
Going through their "official" roster on WWE.com, I see only about 60-65 active in-ring competitors. In contrast, I went to TNAwrestling.com and they have about 50-55 active in-ring competitors. If WWE makes 10-15 cuts and lets say calls up 5-10 more within the next year, it makes their roster pretty close in size to TNA. That's just amazing considering they have more than twice the amount of television air time as TNA.
This leads me to a question that I may have to ask on a few Q&A columns. Why doesn't WWE use indy wrestlers on air for squash matches anymore? We always hear *****ing and moaning about guys being buried, so why don't they use local indy guys to accomplish this? This would make a smaller roster easier to maintain and keep individuals strong as far as storylines go. I'd much rather see a guy like Sheamus bury some nobody in a 2-3min squash match to get him over as a beast/monster/bully/bad guy, than have a 4-5min match with the previous holder of the belt he now holds. That's just something that's been bothering me for the last few years.