Thread: Austin Aries Released by WWE
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Old 07-11-2017, 02:36 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Theo Dious View Post
WWE got as much out of him as they were going to.
*willing to... "going to" makes it sound like he wasn't that good and they barely squeezed out any potential they were going to get. There was potential to be more; he could go in the ring, he could do it on the stick, and he could work in the booth. Maybe not enough to carry the entire WWE, but we're back to not building stars and relying on the same people to draw and pretending new stars "just aren't getting over".

Seriously, A Double could have at least been a major midcard power. Could have easily been a way to get the Ambrose/Miz feud to end by being in opposition to one (or both) and assuredly ended up with a memorable IC run. Only seeing 205 Live value in him because he happened not to be a couple inches taller is pretty fucking stupid. It's a novel concept, but a dead end for anyone who isn't Neville or pitted against him for the title. "You're small, so you'll never be anything more than flippy floppy guy. We don't like flippy floppy, so you won't be featured barely ever."

Actually, I'm starting to wonder if a lot of people should just go back to NXT. Not as a "demotion" or implication that they need more work, but so that they're better utilized and appreciated.

And this adds to my belief that WWE just signs guys simply so other organizations don't have them more than they sign guys because they actually see talent and potential. Every day Aries was in WWE was a day he wasn't in TNA or ROH or NJPW or wherever drawing attention to elsewhere.
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