1) Backstage Notes On The Recent WWE Releases
WWE released several Superstars this week. Two of those names included Arturo Ruas and Marina Shafir.
According to Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select (subscribe here), Ruas and Shafir were both originally planned to be involved in the ‘Diamond Mind’. Here is what Sapp wrote:
There were creative plans for at least two of the releases. Fightful noted that Diamond Mine had been planned months ahead, and Arturo Ruas and Marina Shafir were a part of those plans. Until mid-June, Ruas was penciled in to debut with the Diamond Mine group, but was informed a few days ahead of time that plans had changed for him. There were also plans for Marina Shafir to be involved as a “female enforcer” of sorts, and many on NXT were under the impression that was still going to happen once they debuted, just at a later date.
My Take:
- Not surprised about either release. Ruas hasn’t done much since signing with WWE. I also saw the writing on the wall for Shafir after Jessamyn Duke was released back in May. I wish them both the best as you always hate seeing someone lose their job.
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