Gain (31)
Bret Hart, Alberto del Rio, Trent Baretta, Joey Mercury, The Uso Brothers and Tamina, Edge and Melina, plus NXT season 1, 2 and 3 a.k.a. Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield, Kaval, Alex Riley, Michel McGillicutty, Husky Harris, Percy Wattson, Eli Cottonwood, Lucky Cannon, Titus O'Neil, AJ, Aksana, Maxine, Kaitlyn, Naomi and Jamie
Bret Hart - January grazed us with the return of Bret Hart after more than 12 year of absence from the WWE/F. It's good to have him back, even if he can't wrestle anymore ...the match with Vince McMahon was still embarrassing as hell (for both parties).
Alberto del Rio - I can't appreciate him as much as most others do. To me the guy just has nothing special at all about him plus I really think his gimmick is damn boring. But yeah, they need a new guy for the Mexicans when Rey Mysterio retires so I can tolerate him.
The Uso Brothers and Tamina - Seriously, when they suddenly appeard to attack the Hart Dynasty and no one knew them they were kinda cool. The bad thing was that WWE decided to definitely drop the Tag Team Division at that point so Tamina is now the girlfriend of Santino and the brothers are aren't seen on TV anymore.
Edge - He could have had the comeback of the year when he entered and won the Royal Rumble this year but somewhere along the way he became a tweener, then he had no storyline and when Creative finally gave him a real one it was that shit with Kane. Really, it's not his fault.
Wade Barrett - The leader of the Nexus sure made a big impact on Raw in 2010. At the beginning of NXT he practically was a nobody and now he is/was the leader of this years most prominent stable ...plus, aside from Daniel Bryan who is luckily out of Nexus, he is so far the only Nexus who can stand on his own as a performer.
Alex Riley - You could call him the "winner" of NXT season 2, since Kaval is now released and he is the only of the former rookies who regulary does have matches on Raw. The problem is just that he always loses and is currently best known for getting caught driving under the influence.
Daniel Bryan - The American Dragon provided for the biggest uproar in the IWC in 2010. It got as far as entire arenas chanting "Daniel Bryan" even when Cena and the Nexus were in the ring. In the end you could say that the fans won this battle even if they lost the war on so many other wrestlers. It's good to have one of the best current wrestlers back in WWE, if only for some awesome matches every so often.
Loss (34)
Aloisia, Batista, Carlito, Caylen Croft, Charlie Haas, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Eric Escobar, Gregory Helms, Jillian Hall, Jimmy Wang Yang, Katie Lea, Kung Fu Naki, Luke Gallows, Maria, Matt Hardy, Mickie James, Mike Knox, MVP, Paul Burch, Savannah, Serena, Shad Gaspard, Slam Master J, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Tiffany, Tommy Dreamer, Tony Atlas, Vance Archer and former NXT rookies - I cringed writing rookies here, believe me - Daniel Bryan, Jamie and Kaval
Aloisia - The woman was released before she'd even had the chance to compete in NXT season 3 because some x-rated photos of her showed up on the internet. What can you say? ...I mean it isn't like there is any Diva who hasn't at least a few nude/half-nude pictures out there - it's almost an application criterion of some sort these days.
Batista - He thought that the PG area sucked and that it wasn't the environment he wanted to work in. It was his decision so I won't mourn after him. Some he has MMA deal, some say he hasn't and he indead recently announced that he now has a deal with Strikforce. If this is what makes him happy let him go with it.
Carlito - Another member of the future endeavoured club though it was really his own fault. We can just hope that he get's over his addiction to painkillers and that there will be no consequential damage to his body.
Chris Jericho - That one hurt. Jericho thought it was time to go and you have to respect that. If we're lucky he does what he did before and comes back better than ever sometime next year. I want him to, but honestly I don't think he will. The guy seems to enjoy his life without wrestling too much at the moment. It's a pitty but personal happiness always comes before the job.
Luke Gallows - I still haven't found a good reason to why they released him. He wasn't a bad worker and if they would just have kept the Straight Edge Society he could still have a job. Poor guy with bad luck.
Matt Hardy - If you asked a fan what the biggest release in the WWE in 2010 was, about everyone would name Matt Hardy. He made goddamn show out of the whole thing, including videos from eating grapes on Youtube and telling some story about having a split personality. In the end however he got what he wanted when WWE eventually released him. Most think that he'll be in TNA as soon as his 90-days-no-compete-clause expires.
Mickie James - She apparently had heat on her backstage for attitude issues, she wasn't as thin as WWE likes their girls to be and she wanted to do a country music CD outside the company - what is never a good idea if you want to be on the good side of management.
Serena - Another victim of the Straight Edge Society. She was fired because she "didn't live her gimmick". Don't get me wrong, if she was drunk during work or didn't do her job because of alcohol problems I would have released her too, but getting fired for not living your damn gimmick in 2010 - where every kid above 10 knows that the sport is fake - is just a sign of plain stupidity from the company.
Shawn Michaels - HBK, The Showstopper, The Headliner, Mr. Wrestlemania... he was one of the, if not the, best in the business. After so many years he earned his right to go and finally spend some time with his family. Best wishes to him.
Tiffany - Nothing much to say about that. The woman was dumb enough to attack her husband while on tour with the WWE so I don't feel sorry for her release.
Kaval - I already wrote about that one. Releasing Kaval because they had no storyline for him was just one of those facepalm-moments you had with the WWE in 2010. He is a superb worker however and I don't think that he will have problems finding a job next year.
*Copyright by Adam-On-The-Edge Photo Gallery for the picture of Edge winning the Royal Rumble
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