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Just a little while ago, I read on wwe.com that the company had released three talents....Lena Yada, Kenny Dykstra and "The Black Pope" Elijah Burke [pictured above].
While the first two weren't a total surprise to me as Yada was just there for eye-candy and Dykstra reportedly had a bad attitude and was an immature 22-year old, I was blown away by the fact that Burke, who I personally feel is a future main-eventer [and TNA would be wise to snatch him up], was released because the wonderful geniuses on the WWE Creative Team couldn't think of anything for him and told him to stay home the last few months.
It baffles me beyond belief that a natural talent like Burke, who has ability, charisma and was hand chosen by Vince McMahon to be the face of the new "ECW" in early 2007, can be let go but guys like Snitsky, Ryan Braddock, Val Venis, who have no purpose in the company, are still employed. I like Venis as a wrestler but let's be honest, he hasn't been relevant since his Intercontinental Championship run in the summer of 2000 with Trish Stratus as his manager and hasn't done anything in almost a decade, yet is still employed.
On the bright side, Burke is still young at age 30 and will most likely be brought back once WWE finishes their annual winter cleaning and adds more to his repertoire. In addition, Burke seems upbeat about his release as he stated the following in his recent blog:
"My time is at hand. Do not weep, nor mourn, for I am gone but 4(up) a while. Hold on to that which I gave you, share it in laughter with those around you. For I have landed but for a brief refueling, for the course YOUR Pope takes is far far away. Your Pope smiles as he writes this knowing that peace is filled within, to all within the Congregation, NOW the true test begin! And remember, MY COMEBACK SHALL BE GREATER THAN MY SETBACK!~ The Pope Has Spoken!"
As a tribute to Mr. Burke, here is a custom titantron created by YouTube user "JBZA2003." Enjoy:
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