Breaking News: WWE Releases Raw Superstar

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Lance Cade released
Written: October 14, 2008

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Raw Superstar Lance Cade as of October 14, 2008. WWE wishes Lance the best in all future endeavors.

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I thought he was going to get a singles push.

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As Richard reported earlier, WWE has announced the release of RAW superstar Lance Cade. Cade had been a big part of one of the company's top feuds in recent months (Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho). His interference helped Chris Jericho retain the WWE title in their ladder match at the No Mercy PPV earlier this month. The next night on RAW, Michaels defeated Cade and destroyed him with a steel chair after the match in what turned out to be Cade's final WWE TV appearance. It's interesting to note that Cade was scheduled for several upcoming house show cards at the time of his release.

What the hell!?

I thought he was getting a big push apparently not....

Garrison Cade vs Trevor Murdock...

NWA, you better be watching.

This makes absolutely zero sense to me. Why incorporate a superstar into a storyline that has been headlining your show for several months, and then just release him suddenly? I actually was starting to like him too (his finisher is impressive).

Cade = TNA...Its possible. i mean he could probably get a great push there seeming he was in a main event storyline. Anyway im pretty pissed to see him leave WWe. he was going great as a singles competitor

WWE continues to boggle the mind...

Erm i don't think they released him because like they didn't like him i think its because maybe he broke the wellness policy or something. But still it boggles me

That's exactly what I was thinking actually, Ruffles. It just seems so random, so I'm guessing it wasn't planned or anything

Strange. It's gotta be to do with drugs because Lance Cade was getting a massive push and doing pretty well for himself too. I felt he played a decent part in the Chris Jericho/Shawn Michaels feud and was really progressing as a wrestler. He could be an upper card guy in TNA now though which is cool. I can see him with Money Inc.

That's my thoughts, He pissed someone off.

This is really shocking news. For someone who is a big part of one of the best, if not the best feud at the moment, just suddenly gets released, it makes one think what could he have done. Probably breaking the Wellness Policy, but if he did, shouldn't wrestling news sites have reported that by now? It really is odd because news sites would usually be predicting the reason as to why he's released now.

This doesn't sound like a Wellness Policy violation to me. They usually bring attention to it. I would have to guess a serious no-show, or something of the sort. The release was announced on Tuesday, so it's possible he no-showed Raw Monday night.

TheWittyTwit wrote:

This doesn't sound like a Wellness Policy violation to me. They usually bring attention to it. I would have to guess a serious no-show, or something of the sort. The release was announced on Tuesday, so it's possible he no-showed Raw Monday night.

That's what I was thinking of as well. They usually say if a wrestler has violated the Wellness Policy and in Lance Cade's case, they did not. I'm actually thinking he fought with someone or something of that sort.

Inah wrote:

TheWittyTwit wrote:

This doesn't sound like a Wellness Policy violation to me. They usually bring attention to it. I would have to guess a serious no-show, or something of the sort. The release was announced on Tuesday, so it's possible he no-showed Raw Monday night.

That's what I was thinking of as well. They usually say if a wrestler has violated the Wellness Policy and in Lance Cade's case, they did not. I'm actually thinking he fought with someone or something of that sort.

If he got released for breaking the wellness policy than, he must of gotten suspended twice before, which I don't think he did. Remember, the punishements for breaking the wellness policy are this...

1st 30 day suspensing
2nd 60 day suspening
3rd Release

Fill me in on the two other times he got suspended since the wellness policy was put it, untill that theory is full of crap! He either got in a fight with someone or a no show.

Cade never broke the Wellness Policy. The only notable incident he was involved in led to the release of Cryme Tyme last year during their feud with he & Murdoch.

This has to be something that happened with somebody with power in the WWE locker room. You're not prominently pushed in the best storyline in the promotion at the moment, beating your teacher and mentor 2 weeks ago on RAW and then, getting the boot. Nothing to me indicates that it had anything to do with no-shows or wellness policy violations.

Or he did the thing you can't do: no-show your random drug test lol

Update:

In Jim Ross' latest blog, he somewhat explains why Lance Cade was abruptly let go from WWE this week. According to Ross, it was a disciplinary measure following a bad case of judgment, with concluded with an incident on an airplane.

His release from the company was not due to his performance, most notably, in a tag match with DX on Raw a few weeks ago. Ross wrote: "The story that I have read on many internet sites about the reason for Cade's sudden dismissal isn't accurate. Many punhdits speculate that Cade was dismissed because of a bad performance in a recent TV bout against DX on Raw which is absolutely untrue. Lance's dismissal had zero to do with his in ring performances or his lack of ability." In case you missed it, there was a spot at the end of the match in which Shawn Michaels delivered the SuperKick to Cade. He was supposed to stand wobbly on his feet to run into a Pedigree from Triple H, but fell down instead. Audibly, Triple H told him to get up so he could deliver the move.

Ross doesn't go into detail, only to note that Cade made a bad decision. Following Cade's bad case of judgment, he ended up having a seizure on the plane, which required emergency medical care. Luckily for Cade, Lilian Garcia was on the same flight and helped him get taken to the hospital. Doctors performed a number of tests on him and determined that there was nothing seriously wrong with him.

Following the incident, Ross felt that WWE had no choice but to let Cade go. Ross appears to imply that the seizure was due to Cade's "bad judgment."

Ross wrote: "Lance Cade was dismissed from the WWE because, like many humans, he made a major league mistake while utilizing bad judgment that cost him his job. This included Lance having a seizure on an airplane and having to have emergency medial care. Luckily, Lilian Garcia was on the same flight and was instrumental in helping Lance get taken to a hospital where a battery of tests were run that luckily determined that there was nothing seriously wrong with the young man such as a brain tumor, etc.

Everyone makes mistakes, Lord knows I have made plenty in my career, but in this day and time some mistakes just simply can't be condoned. To some fans, Lance Cade will likely still be perceived as the victim in this matter and his punishment too harsh.

Under the circumstances of the situation, I don't know what other decision the WWE could have made. I'm just relieved that it wasn't me in my former role that would have had to address this matter. I really like this kid and hope that he continues to follow his dreams. Second chances are not foreign in the wrestling business so perhaps that could be in Lance's future but that's just a personal observation."

What did he do though? Did he drink himself into having a seizure. They never really explain it's his fault. Oh well by Cade, you won't be missed much.

I am thinking it drugs... that's all I can come up with...

StuffOfLegends wrote:

What did he do though? Did he drink himself into having a seizure. They never really explain it's his fault. Oh well by Cade, you won't be missed much.

I was slowly starting to take a liking to him (although I thought he and Murdoch had killer chemistry as a tag team).

SoL and Joshua are probably right though, it has to be a case of either drugs or alcohol.

Update:

Jim Ross is back with another blog from his official website, which can be read here in its entirety. Ross talks about a number of topics this week but the most newsworthy piece was Ross giving new details on Lance Cade's WWE release. Here's what Ross said:

Lance Cade had his WWE contract terminated a few days ago which completely caught me off guard. As I wrote a few days ago, I was and still am a fan of Lance's and was shocked when I heard news of his dismissal. I feel confident that Lance will rebound from this misstep and find the success that many feel he deserves. Nonetheless, for some to compare Lance's incident where he had a seizure on an airplane that necessitated an emergency trip to a hospital with Jeff Hardy being asked to leave a plane because it was perceived that he was allegedly intoxicated seems like a stretch to me. Neither individual was on the right side of the equation of their respective issues but Lance, unfortunately, came too close for comfort by incurring a life threatening seizure and put the WWE in a position to make a really tough call. Could this matter have been handled better? I have no idea as I was not in the loop, thankfully, but I do feel that at some point in the future, and this is simply my opinion, after enough water has gone under the bridge that both parties could well do business again with each other.

Plainly I just think he pissed someone off

Sorry for the doublepost but read this



Lance Cade had his WWE contract terminated a few days ago which completely caught me off guard. As I wrote a few days ago, I was and still am a fan of Lance's and was shocked when I heard news of his dismissal. I feel confident that Lance will rebound from this misstep and find the success that many feel he deserves. Nonetheless, for some to compare Lance's incident where he had a seizure on an airplane that necessitated an emergency trip to a hospital with Jeff Hardy being asked to leave a plane because it was perceived that he was allegedly intoxicated seems like a stretch to me. Neither individual was on the right side of the equation of their respective issues but Lance, unfortunately, came too close for comfort by incurring a life threatening seizure and put the WWE in a position to make a really tough call. Could this matter have been handled better? I have no idea as I was not in the loop, thankfully, but I do feel that at some point in the future, and this is simply my opinion, after enough water has gone under the bridge that both parties could well do business again with each other

-Rajah

Bills Maniac CMHL wrote:

Sorry for the doublepost but read this



Lance Cade had his WWE contract terminated a few days ago which completely caught me off guard. As I wrote a few days ago, I was and still am a fan of Lance's and was shocked when I heard news of his dismissal. I feel confident that Lance will rebound from this misstep and find the success that many feel he deserves. Nonetheless, for some to compare Lance's incident where he had a seizure on an airplane that necessitated an emergency trip to a hospital with Jeff Hardy being asked to leave a plane because it was perceived that he was allegedly intoxicated seems like a stretch to me. Neither individual was on the right side of the equation of their respective issues but Lance, unfortunately, came too close for comfort by incurring a life threatening seizure and put the WWE in a position to make a really tough call. Could this matter have been handled better? I have no idea as I was not in the loop, thankfully, but I do feel that at some point in the future, and this is simply my opinion, after enough water has gone under the bridge that both parties could well do business again with each other

-Rajah

This is already posted like 2 posts above yours.