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5 releases from TNA
Topic Started: Aug 20 2007, 01:58 PM (396 Views)
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TNA Wrestling has quietly confirmed the release of five talent that includes Jerry Lynn, Basham, Damaja, Brother Runt and Matt Bentley. Matthew B. Dyersburg sent us word that all five profiles for the wrestlers have been removed from the "Roster" page on TNAwrestling.com.

A report issued on Wednesday evening first confirmed the Matt Bentley, Brother Runt and Basham releases. It's now been confirmed that Jerry Lynn and Damaja have also joined that group as well. One report has suggested that the releases may have to do with the recent signing of Adam "Pacman" Jones as TNA continues many financial cutbacks.


Who the fuck is Pacman Jones anyway?
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Tietam_Brown
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Karen Angle > Pacman Jones
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This isn't a bad thing by any stretch, but it being linked to Pacman is just going to further damage morale.
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Bentley also had a shoot interview about this recently that was pretty interesting. I'll find a link.
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Aug 20 2007, 02:32 PM
Bentley also had a shoot interview about this recently that was pretty interesting. I'll find a link.

I have it.

Part One - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0RoQ0WsXSw

Part Two - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCOPGglETHw

Part Three - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAoYM5uoGs
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Aug 20 2007, 03:01 PM
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Aug 20 2007, 02:32 PM
Bentley also had a shoot interview about this recently that was pretty interesting. I'll find a link.

I have it.

Part One - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0RoQ0WsXSw

Part Two - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCOPGglETHw

Part Three - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAoYM5uoGs

Thats the one. Thanks.
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Five workers for Pacman?!

How can TNA be so stupid? Honestly! I can't even fathom how stupid they must be to have let this happen!
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WWE would be smart to offer Matt Bentley a job on ECW. What I've seen of Michael Shane in ROH from 2002 impressed me and he was partially trained by Shawn Michaels, so maybe Shawn could put in a good word for him. Throw Paul London and Bryan Kendrick over on ECW and you'll have some damn fine matches from the three gents. Already done in ROH, mind you, but those matches were pretty exciting.

Jerry Lynn's loss is a shame. No way is he going to WWE, most likely back to the independents or just training new wrestlers.

The others aren't really a loss in my eyes. I was surprised Basham and Damaja were brought in at all and Brother Runt can maybe get a job as a teacher again?
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Aug 20 2007, 02:27 PM
This isn't a bad thing by any stretch, but it being linked to Pacman is just going to further damage morale.

Minus Lynn's being one of the better X Division guys, sure. I guess they're not planning on furthering Raven's gay angle anymore, so I pretty much expect him to join the list shortly, too.

Lynn/Bentley to ROH?

EDIT - Also, I've heard that Lynn and Bentley both asked for the release. They've both recently been in programs (Sabin vs. Lynn, Serotonin breaking up), but both were so unspeakably gay that they probably just wanted out.
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Further proof that Spike Dudley/Brother Runt is, indeed, worthless. And all these releases for Pacman Jones? Awesome . . .
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Aug 20 2007, 04:31 PM
Further proof that Spike Dudley/Brother Runt is, indeed, worthless. And all these releases for Pacman Jones? Awesome . . .

He was only really useful when a big man needed to TOSS somebody from the ring. WWE never really used him like that, nor did TNA. Spike's feud against Mike Awesome and matches against BBB were awesome because he just got knocked the fuck out all the time.

Other than that...totally useless.
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Hopefully Bentley should go to WWE. And tag with his cousin Shawn Michaels.
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These are all schlubs that TNA doesn't need. You can at least understand the skewed logic in keeping Blubba and co on the roster, but Kaz, Bentley, Runt and co do nothing, and are used for nothing.
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Jerry Lynn is a wee bit of a shock but the rest were useless and wont be missed. TNA need to do this more often in my opinion. Get rid of people they dont need or use. Maybe they are cutting back for Brock aswell. Wishful thinking.

WWE should pick up all of them and stick them all on ECW. Lynn and Runt with the ECW experience and the rest had some good matches on RoH which ECW would benefit from.
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Aug 20 2007, 08:07 PM
These are all schlubs that TNA doesn't need. You can at least understand the skewed logic in keeping Blubba and co on the roster, but Kaz, Bentley, Runt and co do nothing, and are used for nothing.

Kaz = still employed.
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The Bashams being released this early is pretty funny to me.
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