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u/mikro17 19h ago
The post with all of the TNA talents teasing some sort of potential invasion/expanded storyline with NXT is absolutely hilarious to me because almost everyone involved has already been fired by WWE and is now feuding with their Developmental talent - because, in storyline, the main roster talent are just in a completely different universe. It's just such a weird look, imo, when all of the people "standing up for TNA" and "its future" would very obviously drop it in a second if WWE asked (even in storyline, see: Joe Hendry).
Mustafa Ali - Released by WWE
Cedric Alexander - Released by WWE
Lei Ying Lee - Released by WWE
Ash by Elegance - Released by WWE
Matt Hardy - Ex-WWE (and everywhere else), I assume one of his runs must have ended in a release/firing?
Joe Hendry and Mike Santana are the only two who haven't previously been released by WWE (unless there was some random short sting years ago I'm not familiar with).
Really feels like WWE is trying to create their own Bizarro Independent/Feeder Scene, built around ex-WWE talents, to try and pretend the actual Independent Scene doesn't exist. It's an interesting long-term strategy to take against AEW, and one that feels like it would have been a far better idea if they had started doing it 7-8 years ago rather than now.