SI.com Reveals Why Emma Was Cut And Gives Update On Neville's Contract

[JerseyBoy23]

Sports Illustrated's weekly wrestling news roundup came up and they revealed that Emma's release has been in the works ever since she started her Twitter campaign. If this is true, this is the stuff that makes me wish my 9.99 could get distributed straight to the wrestlers.

I have a problem with this especially for lower card people. If you're not getting booked they'll see you as a loose end to fire but if you try to get booked they'll bury you or fire you.

Week in Wrestling: The real reason Emma was released

Emma’s release struck a nerve with fans, as she is talented and WWE is in dire need of depth in the women’s division. Yet the writing on the wall for her departure has been in place for some time, as she had considerable heat within the company.

Emma created just enough enemies on the writing staff, which she exacerbated from the way she voiced her opinion on Twitter. The doors remain open for a return, but her exit from the company is viewed by some as addition by subtraction in the locker room.

Emma carried as much respect as an in-ring wrestler as any single woman in the WWE locker room, but her release sends a message to the entire locker room after the departures of Jimmy Jacobs and Neville, and the successful walkout from Nia Jax, who used her leverage to take a brief hiatus and return to Raw this past Monday with a renewed, strengthened storyline from the creative team. Emma is on the outside looking in, and talent will take note of the company’s decision to cut her.

The decision was made on Friday to release Emma, Darren Young, and Summer Rae during Vince McMahon’s routine budget meeting. The three talents were informed on Sunday before they had to fly out for TV on Monday.

This Neville deal seems messed up but at least he's getting paid.

Neville also inadvertently impacted the payroll, as his release will be drawn out. McMahon is still a firm believer in a philosophy that dates back to Vince McMahon Sr. in the 1960s that decreed, “We’ll be done with you when we’re done with you.”

Darren Young never hit a creative stride as a singles wrestler in WWE. His pairing with Bob Backlund was never indicative of anything more than a short-term plan with no longevity.

Summer Rae also never hit her stride in the ring, but she had an incredible presence and could have flourished as a modern day Missy Hyatt, yet WWE never allowed her to be a true valet, as that role is not currently featured in the company.

 

[jackswstd]

So Neville is basically getting his downside guarantee while at the same time being held hostage. That McMahon pettiness is legendary.

 

[R=G]

Lol.

 

[David_TheMan]

If she wasn't happy being released isn't a bad thing.
Hope she goes to TNA, LU, or NJPW and makes a name for herself and shows what she got.

 

[Momentum]

So Neville is basically getting his downside guarantee while at the same time being held hostage. That McMahon pettiness is legendary.

The man is getting his money and not breaking up his body to get it. Be happy for him. You'll see him in WCPW soon enough.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

it's true emma really never tried to do sh-t with a long ass build up on that one storyline

 

[Kinguno]

Neville on that keep getting them checks status

 

[hysteria416]

this the same guy who said Nia was going to leave?

 

[Vinny Lupton]

So Neville is basically getting his downside guarantee while at the same time being held hostage. That McMahon pettiness is legendary.

hostages don't get paid. he signed a contract

If this is true, this is the stuff that makes me wish my 9.99 could get distributed straight to the wrestlers.

an easy solution to this is just to watch the show and don't get involved in the behind the scenes stories about people who don't even know you exist. ask Emma or Neville or CM Punk for help with your rent and see if they respond

 

[MightyHealthy]

it's true emma really never tried to do sh-t with a long ass build up on that one storyline

That's not on Emma.

It's because RAW's writing staff and booking is shyt. The idea was shyt. The execution was shyt.

Literally months of vignettes, with no direction or payoff.

NXT took the same angle, with much less time, and had fukking Eva Marie do it better.

 

[niguez]

That's not on Emma.

It's because RAW's writing staff and booking is shyt. The idea was shyt. The execution was shyt.

Literally months of vignettes, with no direction or payoff.

NXT took the same angle, with much less time, and had fukking Eva Marie do it better.

Well she didn't wanna do that gimmick, so they resorted back to her original gimmick. I guess they didn't give a fukk from there. They should have brought in Peyton Royce and Billie Kay and just did a stable with Emma.

 

[Art Barr]

The WWE buried Emma a long time ago.
when they had her be with santino and she never actually beat santino's ass at the tail end of their angle.
like she actually should have. To restore her character.
Plus they never built on her real world issues and used them to bolster her character. She could have easily been in a female title program by stealing one of the women's titles like xpac did eddy in wcw with the clique. They had hordes of opportunities too. Instead they gave Emma tha Zack rider gets pushed off the rampway in a wheelchair to her as a draw on tv and in her release.

This bih made company is inept.


Art Barr

 

[jackswstd]

hostages don't get paid. he signed a contract



an easy solution to this is just to watch the show and don't get involved in the behind the scenes stories about people who don't even know you exist. ask Emma or Neville or CM Punk for help with your rent and see if they respond

True but why keep him if he wants out? If he's not worth being anything other than a Cruiserweight to you, what incentive is there? This isn't the NBA where he could potentially go to another team and make them a playoff contender.

 

[TheWhackMamba]

I don't twitter. What did Emma do in there?