finlay released

WWE released Dave Finlay yesterday. He had been solely working as a producer since retiring from in-ring competition last year.

WWE Champion The Miz was booked to interrupt the national anthem during a live event in Champaign, Illinois on Friday. A number of representatives for the National Guard were in attendance (a huge partner and sponsor for WWE) and they were not pleased with the anthem being used to garner heel heat.

Once key WWE officials were informed of the ordeal, a decision was made to terminate his contract, since he was the event's top producer.

His release from the organization comes as a shock to numerous employees. Finlay is well liked and many people are hoping that it is a situation where he could be brought back in the future.

Finlay had been with the company from 2001 and was considered the top producer in the organization. Many credit him with orchestrating the women's division over the past decade.


its a shame he didn't wrestle more i enjoyed watching him wrestle.

SO much I want to say about Finlay finally out of my life........

He was fired for something that didn't even happen, that's just stupid. Definately the second best irishmen in WWE history

"My name is Finlay and I......






























.....have to look for new job in the morning"

Many credit him with orchestrating the women's division over the past decade
<laugh> what womans division <laugh>

Sorry but after seeing that comment i just had to log in and reply to it

til trish and lita retired it was a good division , a few of the women now can wrestle, brought awesome kong in so it's actually looking promising for women's wrestling at the moment.

Only if they're used properly nando, only if they're used properly...

I thought he was pretty much retired and a trainer now anyways?
Suprised they've actually released the guy, he could of still been useful for something, maybe could of been another one of the trainers on Tough Enough?
Oh well, he is 52 now, so his in ring days are well behind him.
Not a bad worker in his day though.
Goodbye Finlay.

Dave Finlez to TNA

I think this is one of those releases where the guy takes the heat for screwing up and is then quietly re-hired a few months later.

It's a certainty, Daniel Bryan style

Anyone else thionk that sectors of the American audience are ever-so-slightly highly strung? After all, this is the same company that ran a quasi-muslim terrorist angle the day after the 7/7 bombings and compared the McMahon steroid trial to the 9/11 attacks among other things.. yet using their anthem to gain heat is deemed as unnaceptable? Maybe its just me then....

They actually taped that angle two days before the London Bombings mate