On July 8, 2005, both Charlie Haas and his real-life wife, Miss Jackie, were released from the company, sadly it occured the day after their honeymoon. Haas and Jackie did vow for better or for worse, and hard times hit after. Instead of sulking, Charlie Haas hit the gym, and wrestled around the world in hopes of a second shot in the WWE. Then on April 17, 2006, less than a year later, Charlie Haas had resigned with the WWE, and won his return match against, former tag team partner, Shelton Benjamin. He then started a feud with Viscera over the affection of Lilian Garcia, and would later form a makeshift tag team which spanned till the end of the year.Then for the first-half of 2007, Charlie Haas reunited with Shelton Benjamin to reform the World's Greatest Tag Team, and feuded with Cryme Tyme, John Cena and Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Carlito, and the Hardys. The WGTT had a shot at the World Tag Team Titles against the Hardys in a ladder match at One Night Stand, but were unsuccessful. The team split up when Shelton was drafted to ECW (the first-time).
Afterwards, Haas began impersonating other wrestlers, a concept created by WWE executive, John Laurinaitis. Charlie Haas parodied Carlito, John Cena, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Jim Ross, The Great Khali, Montel Vontavious Porter, legends such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Hulk Hogan, and even WWE Diva Beth Phoenix for which he won a Slammy Award in 2008.
Charlie Haas remained off screen for the majority of 2009, making minor appearances on SmackDown and WWE Superstars. It was rumored that Charlie Haas had asked for his release towards the end of the year, but WWE insisted that he stay with the company. I wonder why, since they never ended up doing anything with him.
WWE Career Highlights: WWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Shelton Benjamin (2) and Rico (1); Slammy Award for Best Impersonation ("The GlamaHaas") (2008)
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Charlie Haas as of today February 28, 2010. We wish Charlie Haas the best in all future endeavors.
The RAW following the hellacious Elimination Chamber, Chris Jericho celebrated his World Heavyweight Title win only to be speared again by Edge, who announced Chris as his WrestleMania opponent. Enraged, Jericho vowed that he would never be speared again.
Luck is back on Michelle McCool's side as she once again captured the Women's Championship, making her a four-time female champion. However, the incidents factoring around her title win is controversal at best.
The Miz arrived on SmackDown because he doesn't have a match for WrestleMania. He demanded that Teddy Long find a tag team to defend the Unified Tag Team Titles against, but instead, Teddy scheduled Miz into the main-event against Edge.
On November 17, 2009, Paul Burchill challenged and lost to The Hurricane in a Mask versus Career match. Who would have known that the stipulation would have contoured to real life? However, in this case, both men were released from their WWE contracts.
In an age of ECW, desperate for a hero, came a man... strong, lightning fast, and unyielding in his fight for good... except for that one time... has been released from the WWE. The worst kept secret in the WWE, Shane Helms mascaraed as The Hurricane in the land of extreme. In ECW, he had two archenemies: Paul Burchill (also released) and Zack Ryder. As far as victories went, Hurricane dominated Burchill every time, and embarrassed Zack Ryder time and again.
Her legs went on and on for days, the lovely Maria was the heart and soul of the WWE Divas division. And yet, as much as she was beautiful, funny, creative, and probably fun to be around, Maria stood for everything that was wrong with WWE women's wrestling. When your finisher is a running bulldog, there is no doubt that you will not make it in the WWE. However, winning the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year, as voted by the fans, attests to her undying popularity with the WWE Universe; but then the following night, she fought Beth Phoenix and lost miserably. 
The first official WWE Superstars after the demise of WWE-ECW featured two RAW, and two SmackDown matches. The opening match featured the team of Santino Marella and Chris Masters taking on Jack Swagger and William Regal. 
Welcome to the premiere post of WWE's newest concept NXT. Let's get underway with what exactly is NXT? NXT is a new concept where WWE plucks out eight rookies from FCW and pair them off with eight WWE pros from SmackDown and RAW. The show kicked off with The Miz introducing his Rookie, Daniel Bryan, an "Internet darling" and famous in the "minor leagues." Daniel's first task: enter the arena along to Miz's entrance theme, introduce himself, and come up with a catchphrase.
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At the top of the RAW program, we were not introduced to some inane guest hosts or to the new WWE Champion, Justin Roberts proudly announced the new World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho. Each and every week, Chris Jericho enters the ring with an antagonized look on his face, but the walls of Jericho have been torn down and rebuilt with the fortitude and exuberance that being a sixth-time World Champion can bring. His sprightliness was that of a child going to Disneyland, (hoisting the WHT high) "I'm going to WRESTLEMANIA!"
When Shawn Michaels won the Slammy Award for Best Match of the Year, he challenged the Undertaker to a rematch. People claim that Michaels-Taker was the greatest match in WrestleMania History - Possibly of all time... but it wasn't the perfect match. In Shawn Michaels mind, it was nearly perfect and he made one mistake - JUST ONE! That one mistake cost Michaels everything.
Right after winning the WWE Championship inside a grueling elimination chamber, John Cena was forced to defend the title against Batista. John Cena claims that he got screwed over by Vince McMahon, but as McMahon has stated, it was business. A few weeks ago, McMahon made a business deal with Batista to help him out with Bret Hart, and in return he could have a World Title shot at anytime. John Cena made it personal when he tried saving Bret from McMahon and Batista. Batista fired back by attacking Cena, and last week, John Cena made it even more personal by telling Batista if he wanted some, come get some. It was just business, Batista took Cena's words to heart and simply decided to target Cena at his most vulnerable.
Hand picked by the Chairman of the WWE, Drew McIntyre's ascent in the company is apparent; he now gracefully strides to every match as a symbol of his greatness. Three weeks ago, Drew was involved in a triple-threat qualifier match against John Morrison, the former I-C champion, and Kane. While the rivalry against Morrison over the I-C belt may be over, a feud with Kane is emanate.
After Vickie Guerrero postponed the Divas' Title match for a tedious RAW versus SmackDown Divas' tag team match, MVP issued another challenge for The Miz's United States Title. He claims since he pinned Miz last Monday Night on RAW, it allots him a U.S. title shot. Granted, MVP did pin Miz but in a tag team match, meaning that MVP has the right to challenge for the Unified Tag Team belts, not the single's title belt.
Rey Mysterio, in his fourth World title attempt since returning from his suspension, hyped the Scottrade Center for the final Elimination Chamber match of the night. He willingly entered the first pod with hopes of walking out as the World Champion. Then came John Morrison, strutting down to the ring, entered the chamber and gazed at the magnificent structure, as if he were starring up at the Sistine Chapel. Chris Jericho's confidence on becoming the next World Champion was axiomatic; he followed suit by filling in the next pod. And finally, The Undertaker had the most unforgettable entrance of the night because instead of gliding down the ramp as he is most known for, he stormed into the chamber, filling the final pod. Was Undertaker anxious to start the match, or was there a more pressing matter?
Over and again we are reminded that only two men in history have successfully defended their titles inside the Elimination Chamber: Triple-H and John Cena. What kind of match can you expect when both of these men are locked inside the same chamber seeking to become the WWE Champion? Will the Celtic Warrior be added to that list, or will he become another victim of the "Chamber of Horrors," as Triple-H has aptly named.
In 48 hours, six men from SmackDown will enter the Elimination Chamber. The structure is made of two miles of chains, weighing 16 tons (10 of which is steel), and consists of 8 motors to hoist the chamber over the ring prior to each event. As the numbers shows, the Elimination Chamber is far deadlier than Steel Cage and Hell in a Cell matches combined. Three former World Champions, and two rising stars will have a shot of becoming the World Heavyweight Champion; however, the keeper of the title is the infamous Phenom who has a message for all.
John Morrison tweaked his ankle last week in a match up against R-Truth, which resulted in a forfeit. Since then, questions have lingered whether or not John Morrison would be able to compete this Sunday, or if we will see a surprise entry by Shawn Michaels, dead set on facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania. John Morrison stated in a backstage interview that he has waited too long for a shot at the World Title, and that a tweaked ankle is not going to stop him from realizing his dreams. However, the conclusion of his tag team match with R-Truth against the Straightedge Society begs to differ Morrison's resolve to become champion. For the second straight week in a row, Morrison was unable to complete a match, so how can he compete inside the chamber?
Batista has been a man of mystery as of late, helping McMahon restrain Bret Hart, beating down John Cena, forfeiting his qualifying match to C.M. Punk, and refusing to speak on his actions. Since turning heel, Batista has wanted nothing more than for the spotlight to be on him, so why is he silent?
This Sunday, Drew McIntyre will defend his title against The Big Red Monster, Kane. But before we see that match, Kane had to deal with Dolph Ziggler. In their fourth-encounter, more credit should be given to Dolph Ziggler, not so much from the fans but from those he wrestles. Dolph Ziggler has made a somewhat impressive career out of facing wrestlers who outsize him in strength and height. With opponents like Batista and The Great Khali, Ziggler has formed a sound strategy by focusing on the limbs of his opponents through arm locks and chokeholds.
The veterans Chavo Guerrero and Carlito teamed up against the rookies Evan Bourne and Primo.
Usually when the RAW Divas hit the ring, I hit the fast forward button; but this match up between Gail Kim and Katie Lea proved of some interest to me.
Rey Mysterio has always been the underdog in the WWE, but what if his credibility as a wrestler is becoming a little too hard to conceive? No doubt, Rey Mysterio reached the pinnacle of his Cinderella story at WrestleMania 22, when he captured the World Heavyweight Title in a Triple Threat Match, by pinning a young Randy Orton. Obviously now, Randy Orton has evolved into a super heel and a mulit-time World Champion, so Mysterio pinning Orton would no longer be considered normal, it'd be an upset.
I'm not going to lie to you and say that ECW ended on February 15, 2010, because this was not ECW. ECW was not a brand, it was a promotion started in Philadelphia in 1992 under the name Eastern Championship Wrestling, until it evolved into what fans knew around the world as Extreme Championship Wrestling. Unlike Eastern-CW, Extreme Championship Wrestling focused on a mature male demographic.
Next week, WWE will feature the new show NXT where eight pros will mentor eight rookies in a reality-television style programing.
Christian acknowledged the ECW Originals, working with Tommy Dreamer, mentoring Yoshi Tatsu, and what EC-DUB meant for him. I certainly felt that Christian should have made a bigger impact on his return to the WWE, and that EC-DUB was a demotion. But Christian didn't see it that way, he say it as his home. Possibly because for the past year, EC-DUB became his personal Peep Show.
Last week, Carl Edwards assigned three main-events to take place this week: Randy Orton vs. Sheamus; Kofi Kingston vs. Ted DiBiase Jr.; and John Cena vs. Triple-H. Much like last week on SmackDown, these matches pitted the entrants of the Elimination Chamber in singles competition. But who has the most momentum going for them this Sunday?
The fact that Bret Hart has nothing new to say means that he has over stayed his welcome. Either have the match at WrestleMania or don't. And seeing as Mr. McMahon already declined Bret's offer to a WrestleMania match, and took back his nomination for inducting Stu Hart into this year's Hall of Fame, Bret really has nothing left to do with WWE. It was all very anti-climatic.
Rumors are going around that C.M. Punk will be taking on Mysterio in a hair versus mask match at WrestleMania. It's no secret that Mysterio dropped the I-C Title because of his suspension, so a Jeff Hardy-like storyline can play itself out into a WrestleMania match.
It has been a dream match of mine to see Chris Jericho take on The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but that does not look like the path WWE is going with. Currently, Taker's potential opponents are Shawn Michaels or Edge. At one point, people assumed that John Cena would challenge Taker, as it was teased when RAW went to 
Maria has "managed" the likes of Santino Marella and Dolph Ziggler, of course never adding or advancing in their careers. Maria has always been considered a pretty face, and adds appeal to the superstar she manages. She has now set her sights on a career-plummeting Matt Hardy. There are no signs that they are dating on-screen, but Matt Hardy called her his "Special Valentine" and friend.
