WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (April 24)
5. Departures Continue
Two long time TNA employees left the company this week. Am I personally saddened and unable to sleep? Nah. But the problem is that nearly every long time identifiable part of the promotion is leaving. It looks like were watching a company on its last legs, making it hard to get invested in anything.
First to go was Christy Hemme, who had been with the company for ten years. While she retired from wrestling in 2009 after a neck injury, she remained a staple of the show as a ring announcer and interviewer. Following her is Velvet Sky, who has been with the company off-and-on (more on-than-off) since 2007. She seems to be one of the first to go whenever the company runs into money troubles. Will she join her boyfriend Bubba Ray in WWE? No.
Also, could TNA, a nationally aired show on cable, please pay someone like $50 to update their roster page? Can they find that in the budget? Currently they still have Austin Aries (in NXT) listed, Angelina Love (contract expired), Bobby Roode (possibly going to NXT), Hemme, Eric Young (gone somewhere), Kurt Angle (retired in TNA land), Micah (disappeared months ago), Mr. Anderson (released), Taryn Terrell (retired), and King freaking Mo, a man who never wrestled a single match for the company and announced his departure LAST JULY!