WWE Swings And MISSES With Dijak Release And When He Knew He Was SCREWED
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Solomonster reacts to Donovan Dijak being released by WWE, why it was a swing and a miss by the company for drafting the man back to Raw and not having a plan for him, and Dijak recalls the exact moment in the draft that he knew he was screwed.
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Another idea would have been having DlJAK be Adam Pierce’s bodyguard to be the guy to stop Bron breaker every time he goes out of control and causes mayhem.
They really wasted his time since the draft he could've stayed in NXT and been on tv until his release
Sounds good 👍
MLW is killing it right now and he would be a great addition to the promotion. Dijak vs. Mads Krueger would be freaking amazing!!!! Dijak vs. Riddle would also be great!!!
2k just updated his entrance and
He get's released.
Such a pity.😑
I think people need to chill out sometimes. Every time someone is released or their contract expires its always "dropped the ball". Sometimes these companies have more talent than they know what to do with. As we see with AEW, Tony almost collects these wrestlers and does fuck all with a lot of them. If WWE didn't have real creative plans with him or saw a ceiling to what they could do with him on the main roster, it is prob best his contract expires and now he can pursue other companies and possibly be bigger than when he was at WWE. What is good about this is it allows us to see if the company was really holding them down. Like in Drew or Codys case the went away, proved WWE actually was dropping the ball and became better. If Ethan Page or Sean Spears don't do well in NXT then we know Tony did the right thing by letting them go as opposed to "dropping the ball". Sadly we don't live in a world where every wrestler will always be used perfectly and to the absolute best of their abilities.
THIS! You definitely are one of the few fans who actually “get” the wrestling business. Thank you for explaining.
Better hide your comment, some fans can't see the truth and logic here-
Tony kept Ethan Page off TV despite him being beloved by fans u shill. Also Shawn Spears left on his own accord tf u are u yappin about
@@mrrobluxo2369
Ethan page and beloved don't belong in the same sentence
Dude had high potential and was given chances to get over and he didn't connect with the aew crowd
He right where he should be in nxt.
Well stated comment.
I hope he goes to TNA because that will be the best opportunity for him to prove that he can be a main event star, going to AEW in my opinion is a death sentence to big men
TNA are almost certainly going to be taken over by tko
NWA Is where he should go he'll give the NWA Heavyweight title once again its prestige and relevance. Then go to New Japan where his style fits like Mike Awesomes Big Strong and Agile to compete for a Title vs Title Match.
I dont want this to sound wrong, but we need more WWE releases. The indie scene is as hot as its ever been, and there's plenty of work out there for guys who are backstage twiddling their thumbs. And I'm not exactly rooting for Triple H to suck up all the hottest talent like he did back in 2014.
Tony Khan’s been doing that.
He could have been the one to replace Priest in JD. This company just wants there NIL talent now. How do you not keep someone as talented as Dijak after bringing back to NXT the last 2 years he’s been killing it on a lot of their PLE’s.
I pray that Adam Cole, M. Black, T.Storm and especially Swerve don’t go back to WWE
What is Black doing in AEW? He’s not pushed as a main eventer there.
@@antoniusjohnson3824better than how they used him on the main roster in WWE
Donovan Dijak leaving WWE doesn't surprise me he was basically turned into a joke by vince mcmahon retribution was a flop he was awesome in NXT black and gold those matches with Keith Lee were awesome can't wait to see what he does next i guess lightning didn't strike twice under triple H.
Bro Vince McMahon according to a lot of y’all is long gone so Triple H or Shawn Michael’s or whoever the hell is in charge should’ve found something for this man that’s no freaking excuse. Y’all are really going to try and point the finger at Vince McMahon.
@@flyguy7825aren't you forgetting that it was vince mcmahon that made Donovan Dijak T-bar in retribution you really are clueless at least i remembered unlike you come on how I'm i smarter than you vince mcmahon kept him as T-bar to humiliate him since he was a triple h guy it was only when he was sent back to NXT as dijak it was too late vince mcmahon killed him for being a triple H guy how hard is it for you to comprehend it's common sense.
@@benespinosa6725 it wasn't too late for Dijak after going back to NXT. He was DRAFTED and he wasn't offered another contract. So why didn't Triple H keep him? We can harp on Vince until faces turn blue but something made WWE not keep him when he had no interest in leaving.
@vongola11thboss67 good point lol.
@@benespinosa6725 😂😂😂😂😂Vince ain’t there anymore right?! He was still there for what 2 years after Vince left and they still couldn’t find anything for this man?! 😂😂😂😂 clearly you can’t comprehend common sense
I think he was screwed the second they debuted him as T-Bar in Retribution. I don't think he was ever going to get over on the main roster with that lingering failure in everyone's minds. When people say that Retribution killed people's WWE careers, they're not lying. Mia Yim/Michin is the only Retribution member still employed by WWE and I wouldn't be surprised if she's part of the next wave of future cuts.
And on 2k24 dijak just happened to get a updated entrance
Talk about timing
Current day WWE isn’t a utopia. Even if people are loving the product, it doesn’t mean there aren’t people working there who aren’t happy.
That's every company ever
People said the same thing about Keith Lee and Adam Cole, and boy is WWE regretting those decisions🙄
Oh God. The hell happened with Keith Lee these days.
Poor Walter
@@SimonPhungChannelCole was snake bitten. Probably would be champion by now.
For real this dude was dead weight whoopie he can do flips. He's like 6 foot 6 tired of big guys doing small man moves. Also no personality either
@@alexandru5369He had one, just never got a chance to show it off. He had to go through all that Retribution nonsense. Also, don't you want some who's athletic? Because I don't need another Great Khali on the roster again. You can be a big guy, but not immobile.
Dijak in NJPW would be dope.
I just realised how much I need DIJAK vs. Ishii.
@@Kaltagstar96 DIJAK V SHINGO would be insane.
Blown away by this. He was one of the only people in NXT I even kept up on. Who would have thought after those great NXT matches between Dijak and Lee that both would end up doing virtually nothing major in their careers since.
Why would you be blown away by this? They weren’t using the man did you really think this dude was going to somehow someway be something when they’ve ruined him almost from the moment he got there.
@@flyguy7825 I actually thought he did a really good job reestablishing himself in nxt. Seems really dumb to build him back up just to cut him without even a single storyline or match. If he would have debuted and ended up like Carrion Cross I would get it, but at least give him a chance.
@@WrestlingGod-f4vhe was a nothing promo and his in ring work is overrated, he’d do amazing in Japan
@@WrestlingGod-f4v how is saying he has average promos and overrated ring work talking crap and being a generic asshole when both of those statements are patently obvious, he wasn’t going to cut through no matter how good his athleticism was, he wasn’t helped by his character but that stuff won’t matter in Japan, they like cringeworthy guys in big jackets, the big heel with a weird snarl, also don’t speak for him like a child, saying he’d ratio me. I don’t care lmao it’s my opinion and he just got released so I might have been onto something
What annoys me about the DIJAK situation is, what does he lack that makes you not want to do anything with? Yeah, he's not a spring chicken, but he can still go in the ring, he's a big dude and he can move like someone half his size and, after watching his Fightful shoot, he's got a great personality. What more can you want in a wrestler? Also his NXT run was fantastic, I highly recommend his hoss triple threat match with Oba Femi and Josh Briggs.
He was his own worse enemy he was always going into business for himself on social media and doing things the company didn't like. And constant pitching ( ideas ) = bitching and complaining to the wwe officals. Same reason cameron grimes was released. End of story!!!!!!
When did Cameron Grimes do that?
@@BabyMaharaja0 grimes admitted that he was always going to the writters asking why he wasn't being used and stuff like that and wwe dont like people complaining so grimes attitude ( rubbed ) the higher up"s the wrong way so thats why he was released!!!
@matthewthomas9194 but he's a nice person not a self centered weirdo like dijak
He would actually be good in TNA. They can't pay him as much as AEW can but he can become a bigger name over there. He is more valuable to TNA than he would be in AEW
I loved his work but hearing him in recent interviews admit WWE knew he was leaking stuff backstage to Fightful and Shaun Ross Sapp made me lose a little respect for him. Can we even be sure this NXT title program was legit or did he just say it too get his name out there with the writing in his eyes .........on the wall. I know he's not the first or the last but just sounds like he's a mark for himself. Wish him the best in the future i could see him back but not doing many favours for himself.
You're saying this as a negative in a company run by HHH and HBK...
again not the first not the last but admitting it and carrying on even when warned.
HHH HBK always had vince's ear granted but I just dont feel (my opinion) HHH is on the phone with Tuna Melzer saying erm well you know I just don't think Punk has what it takes etc etc in spite of the Pepsi plunge. Vince YES Dirtsheets NO
@@badassantMeltzer has admitted Triple H spoke to him recently, but I don’t think Triple H talks to Meltzer as much as Tony Khan does.
Something that's also being lost here is that Dijak is the last of the ROH talent raid to go. It was easy to blame Vince for the glass ceiling of Cole, Fish, and O'Reilly. Size, style, whatever. But what did Triple H do with this guy in B&G NXT or with full control on main?
Wouldn't it be funny if he made his AEW debut against Dax Harwood? That guy has a vendetta against Dijak for whatever reason, would be fun & see how he reacts on Twitter if Dijak is ALL ELITE.
Either the cat will have Dax's tongue or he'll suddenly change his tune. Anything AEW does is a-ok with Dax Harwood.
Always the same shit from wwe's side "they was difficult to work with" how? Because they want to work🤷🏽 and how can someone say he or anyone else treated like that say he's bitter. I get it not everyone can be pushed but don't draft someone knowing you have no plan for them. Glad he saw it coming and I hope others see it when its their time
Here me out: Dijak goes to TNA and joins Mustafa Ali as his “Vice President” call him VPD Vice President Dijak and have Ali build his own Cabinet kinda like how JBL did. Then down the line you can turn Dijak face because of Ali abusing him and his power, Dijak breaks away from Ali and battles him the story writes itself
NWA Is where he should go give the NWA world title back its prestige and relevance like Ric Flairs. Then tour the indie scene giving him a dominant run with the title before going to NJPW
If he went to MLW, he could be Mad Kruger's hired gun of Contra, where he takes out people that are a threat, but Kruger and other members are too busy to deal with.
He's a talented guy, but unfortunately, he'd get lost in shuffle at AEW too.
But what makes you think he will go to AW in the first place not saying that he won’t but I’m willing to place any bets that they will use him significantly better than the WWE ever did. The only thing of note is a handful of matches and NXT that were fantastic and his whole run on the main roster that was labeled a complete joke.
@@flyguy7825 He tagged AEW in his social media post, which is why I made the comment.
@@doubles7533If he wants to go there, then that's his decision to make.
@jeice2226 Thanks, genius lol
At least he'd show up more than when he got drafted to Raw
It's weird because one of my favorite matches in WWE history has to be digested as Donovan deja kovach verse Luke Harper at the NXT WWE worlds collide event I'm not always crazy on Marquee matches I like the little things
Wouldn't mind seeing him in TNA, MLW, or Pro Wrestling NOAH
It was a swing and Miss for him and god that Retribution idea was so god awful! Even Keith Lee and Adam Cole was terrible because Vince ruined these three because they weren’t the jacked big sweaty steroid dudes that he loves.
People are surprised that WWE still releases good wrestlers? Like this breaks some odd perception that they're perfect now without Vince McMahon. Fact is there's only so many spots available and not everyone is going to "make it" in WWE, regardless of how good they might be. Sure Dijak didn't reach a featured spot on Raw, but I don't think it's time wasted for him considering his body of work and money made.
Mia Yim is the last member of Retribution still in WWE and she loses all the time smh.
Is it really “still” when she was fired at one point?
@@johnnyphesto1247 yes cause she is "still" in WWE atm.
TNA or NJPW for Dijak. He'd be lost in the shuffle after 1 month in AEW.
He'll be a nice fit in the wardogs in njpw plus with Alex coughlin retirement recently they can use a guy of his size plus style to get him over with the crowd
I wish Dijak would say the top executives name
Dijak is very similar to Karrion Kross in terms of perception. Both had every reason to be massive stars, but were arguably irreparably damaged by stupid gimmicks, both involving stupid masks no less. Ever since then both also feel like they’re stuck in this kind of purgatory where there’s just no buzz even if they are putting in the work and getting featured. At least Kross was given the chance though, Dijak got the rug pulled out from under him.
He was a Sean Ross sapp informat...double agent for dirt sheets
Get a life.
Yep. WWE higher-ups fed him false info, and he ran to the sheets with it. Busted.
Exactly. Highly questionable.
They just updated his entrance on
2k24 too.😑
He was leaking info to SRS and Frightful
This has been debunked already. Stop spreading that garbage.
Prove it
Remember when he was with
Retribution?
it sucks but i think he’ll do just fine out there, when i first saw him i didn’t care for him and just thought he would be another mediocre lumbering tall guy but the more i watched him the more i was impressed. if he can do that in the WWE i’m sure he can do it anywhere else he lands.
Dijak was boring.
He brought nothing to the table that others don't already offer and they do it better.
There isn't room on their already bloated roster for a generic tall default create-a-wrestler looking guy like him. He got to leech off pay checks for a few years and that's more than he deserved.
Yeah because Walter is so amazing. Braun Strowman is having banger matches. Get lost.
@Shadowjester1985 Walter was over despite the times they misused him.... something Dijak can't say.
Braun Strowman was the next giant gimmick and he was also over despite stop start booking... something else Dijak can't say.
You get lost little boy, you aren't even bringing up valid comparisons. Take the night to ponder on it and come back with something worth reading.
Swing and a miss? Brother they didn't even swing.
Was he owed something more than he received?
The guys has tremendous talent, especially when he was in NXT... It's a damn shame they let him go
I never got the appeal of Dijak, like yeah he's good in the ring, but he had no aura, like he looked boring as f.
Like matt morgan?
What does "aura" even mean lol it's been driving me crazy how overused that word has been for the past month. Is it just the new way to say charisma?
@@philly_sports1558aura is basically the presence someone has
@@Peezy317BurnerAccount OK but I've seen it used in other sports highlights and videos where LeBron dunks the ball and It goes "+100000 aura" or a NFL receiver drops a pass and it goes "-100000 aura" like wtf is that supposed to mean lol I guess it's just the slang word of the year that basically means anything someone wants it to mean
Ok Jabroni
I'm seeing the E-Drones posting that he was leaking stuff to SRS. I think it's a fake reason.
Another talent wrestler wasted by the WWE. So much potential. He did well in NXT gave good matches and got over in NXT. When he moved up to the main rosters in Raw etc that's when it started going downward. Even now I have thought of a gimmick which would have been a perfect fit for him to use in the main roster in Raw to get over. Again in the main roster in Raw they had no plans for him.
The same people who complain he vanilla and small can’t say this about Dijak! 6’7” and had a personality but still released. So fall back on the bad attitude trope😂😂😂😂
So tired of this crap. AEW and WWE have talented people on their respective rosters doing fuck all and collecting dust yet if someone leaves WWE people immediately start talking shit about how they weren't that good in the first place. YOU DONT WORK FOR THESE PROMOTIONS, STOP FEELING THE NEED TO DEFEND THEM! Especially by bad mouthing wrestlers who voice their frustrations and make the choice to leave. Some wrestlers won't be content to just collect a paycheck while sitting at home or being enhancement talent. There is nothing wrong with that.
I find it hilarious that people are shocked that the WWE does these releases now that Vince McMahon is not there. That company is always going to be Vince McMahon‘s company no matter who you think is in charge let’s just keep it all the way 100 and people think that is the head of it that these releases and this stuff ain’t happening!! just remember if y’all are not gonna criticize WWE and it seems like a lot of y’all aren’t flirting around the situation. Don’t criticize AEW.
WWE is own by endeavor so its a mix of both. If endeavor didn't also own UFC I would see them just let contract run out.
@@ThrashAD720 Huh?! lol WWE let him go bud
@@flyguy7825 ontacted expired he wasn't released.
@@ThrashAD720 its the same damn thing dude lol
good video
Dijak deserves way better elsewhere . WWE failed him
Dijak was backstage in Forbidden Door. He posted a picture of his glasses with the poster on the background.
as good overall as HHH has been since taking the helm, some things just never change in WWE.
Trevor Lee can attest to that
It's the nature of the beast
There's only so much time per week, and you have to make sure certain superstars get time every week, like champions. So it's not really shocking.
I always looked at him as a heavy or enforcer role for a fee...like a coss between Boss Man and APA...least his shades persona
Dude deserves so much better. Dijak is so damn good. He was getting pretty damn over in NXT. Not to mention pretty beloved by the twitter wrestling community because of how often he interacted with them. Hell, he bantered pretty often with the TH-camr Santizap.
Old at 37...Man could been top heel at that age....
Especially with the late 30's and early 40 year olds at the top of the card in WWE.
He has great matches. Yay. Hes boring and hes right where he belongs in the card. He belongs in roh
Yeah a wrestler having great matches is the point of wrestling🤷♂️. He's boring compared to who? Walter? Damian Priest? Joker Seth Rollins?
impressive, yes. at 6'7 and can mix it up with any style of Wrestler but insanely boring besides that. Insufferable attitude and very entitled. Let him walk
I like Dijak hes a really good talent in my opinion, and loosing a job is never a good thing. However I will say at least this new Regime instead of giving someone a stupid gimmick or a goofy character ( ala) T-Bar , or Max Dupree and potentially ruining them. Triple H will let someone go if he doesn't have creative. I Also believe he truly hopes that those people go out and make themselves better Like Cody Rhodes. Who is the top babyface in the company despite the smashing the throne and starting a completely new potential rival company. It's not now but it could have been a once point.
Unbelievable
Wherever he lands, I will be watching
Dijak could have been solid mid-carder vying for the IC belt at the very least. I recommend people watch his matches with Keith Lee in NXT for a glimpse at just how good this guy is.
He had one of the best matches in NXT history recently? Really? I will admit I don't really care for the current gimmick and haven't been paying any attention to him lately. So, oddly, I half agree, he was in one the best matches in NXT history... against Keith Lee in 2020, so obviously, not THAT recently. I think he will be fine, at least in the immediate future.
I can't believe WWE let him go
so then WHY DRAFT HIM TO THE MAIN ROSTER IF YOU ARE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GO A FEW MONTHS LATER!?!? What kind of message does that send to the NXT roster?
1. You have no seniority. It doesnt exist.
2. You can be drafted to the main roster. That also, DOESNT mean squat.
3. You can be taller, and look bad ass, and it means NOTHING.
Imagine watching all of your peers get called up and you get singled out and tossed like garbage. All the other draft picks have at least had a match.
It’s unacceptable for them to have spent so much so much time and effort, working and showing his improvement through their developmental so he can get moved to the main roster… only for them to waste his time and hard work by not even trying to do anything when he actually did move up.
Guys like him and Cameron Grimes were dumped like garbage for no reason at all and it’s starting to become a pattern.
X Division
I'm worry about Kiana James because they called her up way too early and she really hasn't done anything on TV and every time she goes out there she's coming out to crickets
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Crazy how quick drones are to turn on you
He will be back.
They released my favorite wrestler and didn't even gave him a chance.
Is this really the Paul era???
Legit who? Nobody watches NXT, and nobody cares about these nxt jobbers.
"I don't care, so that means no one cares because I clearly represent the opinions of everyone else."
All the fake outrage by this channels AEW marks is hilarious.
And people accusing Dijak of being a Fightful informant is... Not fake outrage?
@@Shadowjester1985 not if it's true.
Good wrestler but awful character
I must be the only one who doesn't get aggro about releases. Look, I feel bad for Dijak. He's agreat wrestler and back in the black and gold days his mat he's with Keith Lee were awesome. But Solo said it himself. Dude was in NXT for 7 years. How is that not getting a fair shake. Obviously the retribution stuff under vince was dead in the water before it began and that isn't Dijak's fault, but hes 37. The main roster is loaded. What was he going to do if he came to the main roster? Every title scene aside the the women's tag is pretty busy at the moment, then you have the drama with alpha academy, the wyatts, the bloodline, the turmoil for judgement day depending on what happens at Money in the Bank, what exactly was he going to do? It sucks to see anyone get released, but there's MLW, TNA, New Japan, NWW and of course AEW. I doubt he's gonna be hurting for work and if he can go out and set the independents on fire and become a bigger star so he can rub it in their face then good on him. But let's not pretend he was setting nxt on fire