– According to PWInsider.com, WWE laid off a number of office employees last week, including several from the licensing end. There was a general feeling that there will be more tlent cuts after the over seas trip. As you can imagine, that’s not going to help make morale wonderful just as the crew is overseas in Japan and Korea. All of these cuts are being made as WWE gets ready to move to the USA Network this October, where they will take a lose revenue due to USA getting the rights for a reduced rate (in comparison to the Spike TV deal) and WWE releasing advertising sales to the network. As they have done in the past, WWE will cut employees from all areas in order to keep the WWE profitable.
– As a alternate commentary on the ECW One Night Stand DVD WWE offers a live microphone from the balcony of the Hammerstein Ball Room here are some comments made by JBL (plus Joey Sytle’s response to the comments):
As Masato Tanaka makes his entrance, JBL says “That’s my doorman” (Note from Joey Styles: JBL making a racial joke that all Asians look alike…how original.)
As Tommy Dreamer makes his entrance, JBL says, “This is the main event?” (Note from Joey Styles: Yes, you can tell by the sellout crowd standing…and we didn’t give away tickets or beer…except to you guys. We could have sold those seats too.)
As Sandman looks under the ring for weapons, JBL says “What’s he looking for now, a treadmill or an oxygen tank?” (Note from Joey Styles: OK, that one is actually funny and Sandman will tell you so himself.)
As the BWO comes make their entrance, JBL says “And you wonder why ECW went out of business” (Note from Joey Styles: Thank heaven WWE decided not to put a silly superhero gimmick on Nova (because it was already stolen) and make him into Tony Little…now that’s a money gimmick!)
Regarding The Blue Meanie: “Fat f— with blue hair. Go find your porn star wife!” (Note fron Joey Styles: I don’t believe Jasmin St. Clair and Meanie were ever married.)
As Stevie Richards/Big Stevie Cool was doing his promo “Get to the point. Go home now.” (Note from Joey Styles: This is the same sentiment expressed towards you by the sold out house at the event and the hundreds of thousands watching on pay-per-view.)
Regarding Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten, “Who are the fat guys who came in?” (Note from Joey Styles: As I said to Eric Bischoff on the air, “We can tune in to RAW and watch bodybuilders learn how to work on live TV.”)
Regarding the main event: “This could be awful. I gotta be drunk for this one.” (Note: JBL probably was drunk by this point which may explain why he couldn’t even knock down The Blue Meanie with his best punches. Not a bad accounting for a “fat f*ck with blue hair” huh?)
Regarding Lance Storm, “You can hear the paint dry. Here comes the most boring man in the history of boring. Lance Storm couldn’t fill an arena if you gave free beer and free tickets. (Note from Joey Styles: The Hammerstein Ballroom looked pretty full to me and I anxiously await the buyrate of ECW ONE NIGHT STAND so I can compare it to every recent pay-per-view JBL appeared on).
All of those comments were made in character according to Style’s, Although alot of JBL’s comments in my own opinion sound like legit shoots so take them for what you will.
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Credit: 1Wrestling.com & PWInsider.com
