California independent talent Willie Mack, who was about to start with WWE NXT, has been released by WWE before he ever started with WWE developmental, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Mack, a regular with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Championship Wrestling Hollywood, is a really talented performer with tremendous charisma. He received an extremely emotional farewell at the PWG Battle of Los Angeles event.
Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Oct 13, 2014 11:45:03 GMT -5
WWE doesn't care about just in-ring work. They want you to be the total package nowadays, especially if you're generic 5'10"-6'3" 200something pound wrestler from the indie circuit. What was Willie Mack's draw? That he can work? So can/could everybody else in that ring. Can he get over with the crowd? The WWE Crowd? Can he sell merch? What is his gimmick? Most importantly, can WWE make money off of him, meaning can he main event WWE events in the future?
They probably realized while yes he is a strong in ring performer, that they couldn't get anything out of him. Like my Trent. The Indie circuit is where he belongs.
I'm not sure. I think he failed a drugs test. A friend of mine cleaned up the lockers at a show where Mack worked and apparently he stunk of you know what.
WWE also released Cesaro quickly the first time as well. They released him because instead of working all the dates he was scheduled he just canceled his appearances so he could go straight to WWE. Vince didn’t like that he didn’t finish his scheduled dates so they let him go.
WWE doesn't care about just in-ring work. They want you to be the total package nowadays, especially if you're generic 5'10"-6'3" 200something pound wrestler from the indie circuit. What was Willie Mack's draw? That he can work? So can/could everybody else in that ring. Can he get over with the crowd? The WWE Crowd? Can he sell merch? What is his gimmick? Most importantly, can WWE make money off of him, meaning can he main event WWE events in the future?
They probably realized while yes he is a strong in ring performer, that they couldn't get anything out of him. Like my Trent. The Indie circuit is where he belongs.
He hadn't even reported to NXT yet. How could they have figured any of that out?
And if for some reason they did figure that out before he reported to NXT why did they even sign him in the first place?
I'm not sure. I think he failed a drugs test. A friend of mine cleaned up the lockers at a show where Mack worked and apparently he stunk of you know what.
HGH? Big Macs? Dianabol? Double quarter pounders with cheese?
I'm not sure. I think he failed a drugs test. A friend of mine cleaned up the lockers at a show where Mack worked and apparently he stunk of you know what.
HGH? Big Macs? Dianabol? Double quarter pounders with cheese?
I'm not sure of it's in the rules to say or not. But an illegal leaf that is normally smoked.
I would've liked seeing him in WWE, but he didn't have a huge future there. A heavy set guy who moves like a cruiserweight is fun to watch, but I assume they'd have him lose weight and throw him in a Kofi role at best.