Last night WWE manager, and pro-wrestling Legend Dutch Mantell appeared on unSKripted, where he spoke about the WWE’s release of Samoa Joe and Mickie James.
During the discussion, Mantell stated that he doesn’t think WWE “cares” about their release, due to the high number of other superstars who are currently employed by the company. Dutch explained:
"I don't think WWE cares, to tell you the truth. They have like 80 talents under contract just on the WWE roster plus like maybe 60 on NXT so getting talent is the least of their worries. I don't think they gave Samoa Joe a chance to do what he did. Mickie James had been there before, she could have been utilized better. Of course, a lot of people could be utilized better. Now they're just getting around to Cesaro. If it takes then eight years to realize how Cesaro should have been used earlier, it may be too little too late. But Samoa Joe was a great technician.”
Mantell continued to talk about Samoa Joe, who he worked with in TNA. Dutch mentioned the 2008 Lockdown battle between Joe and Kurt Angle, and said:
"Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle drew the biggest buy rate ever in TNA history when we put them together and I'd come up with the concept for it. It worked.”
Samoa Joe is a two-time NXT Champion, as well as a two-time WWE United States Champion. “The Samoan Submission Machine” also won the 2015 Dusty Cup, alongside Finn Balor.
(H/T and transcribed by SKWrestling)
