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Mickie James Makes New Statement Following WWE Trash Bag Debacle (Photo Credit: WWE) Former WWE Superstar Mickie James took to social media this evening with a statement on the “trash bag debacle” that happened this week. As noted, Mickie went public on Thursday and revealed how WWE shipped her belongings to her in a black trash bag, after being released last week as a part of budget cuts. This led to apologetic statements from Triple H, John Laurinaitis and Stephanie McMahon, plus the firi...

Weve got a loaded nearly double issue of the Wrestling Observer this week, with business and history features. We update WWE financials, with comments from Nick Khan, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Kristina Salen talking about the state of the company, the state of sports business, what media companies are looking at right now, AEW, plus a look at WWE revenue and profits.  We also look behind the numbers at what they mean, how every category is doing and what categories the company is no...

WWE referee John Cone was relieved of his duties as a Senior Manager of talent relations yesterday. In an update, PWInsider is reporting that Cone is already back as Senior Manager for the department under John Laurinaitis with his termination being rescinded. WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley spoke out against Cones termination on his Twitter today. Personally, I thought John Cone did a very good job as Senior Manager of Talent Relations for @WWE I thoroughly enjoyed working with John on many occas...

Mickie James releases statement on WWE’s response to trash bag incident Share this story Mickie James wasn’t the first wrestler WWE has fired and had their belongings sent to them in a trash bag but she was the first who took it to social media. This resulted in a predictable backlash against the company and public apologies from the likes of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. It also resulted in Mark Carrano, a longtime talent relations executive, losing his job. He may or may not have been ...

WWE Welcomes New Class Of International Performance Center Recruits Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 23, 2021 WWE has officially announced the new class of international Performance Center recruits. The following was issued revealing details about the new recruits: - Sanjana George is a 24-year-old from Bangalore, India. In addition to her passion for running grueling obstacle courses, George also holds a 5-1 record in mixed martial arts. - Jennifer Michell Cantu Iglesias is a 23-year-o...

Daniel Bryan Vs Roman Reigns Universal Title Match Announced For Next Weeks SmackDown Posted By: Dustin on Apr 23, 2021 WWE announced that we will be seeing The Head of the Table Roman Reigns take on Daniel Bryan in what could be Bryans final SmackDown match. After Cesaro and Daniel Bryan defeated Jey Uso and Seth Rollins earlier in a match, Bryan took shots at Reigns and Paul Heyman. A promise was made that Reigns would answer Cesaro’s demand for a title match. During the final segment...

It has been a busy week in WWEs corporate offices with more changes being reported, this time affecting the communications department. PWInsider reported that VP of Communications Mead Rust and chief marketing and communications officer Brian Flinn are both gone. Rust had been with WWE for two years while Flinn had been in the company for nearly a decade. Additionally, publicity and corporate communications manager Joe Villa is gone after 22 years with the company. Chris Legentil, formerly of...

More on who else was reportedly let go by WWE this week Share this story Three more names have come out in reporting since Carrano’s firing broke last night (April 22). PWInsider was the first to name others released from Talent Relations - Director Nicole Zeoli, and Senior Manager John Cone*. Zeoli is no longer with WWE in any capacity, while Cone remains as talent himself in his role as a referee. That’s also the case for Dan Engler, who’s gone from the office but will still work matche...

Aleister Black Appears On Tonights SmackDown In A Cryptic Vignette Posted By: Dustin on Apr 23, 2021 Black is back, baby! Aleister Black has finally made his appearance on tonights SmackDown episode in over six months. He has come back as a cryptic vignette and this is a very new side of Black. He berated the viewers watching at home, and claimed  they should be “scorched from the earth to make room for more fertile things”. After this aired, he posted a very mysterious tweet to furt...

Mickie James Issues New Statement Concerning Trash Bag Incident Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 23, 2021 Mickie James issued a new statement regarding her belongings being delivered to her in a trash bag and Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano. “I would like to address this one last time, then we can all move on. I have so many amazing things on the horizon. The last thing I desire it to have any of that tainted with ugliness and negativity. I take zero pride or joy in t...