Post by Ringside Junkie on Oct 14, 2007 13:16:22 GMT -5
Courtesy of www.1wrestling.com
WWE PARTS WAYS WITH OVW TRAINER, FALLOUT FROM ATLAS/PUNK?
By: Bob Ryder
Reports surfaced yesterday afternoon that WWE has released Robert Gibson, one half of the legendary Rock & Roll Express tag team, who was working as a trainer at OVW.
Indications are the release may have been at least in part a result of the verbal altercation that took place last week after an OVW television taping between Tony Altas and CM Punk. 1Wrestling.com broke the news of the altercation, which saw Atlas claim Punk had a bad attitude. Atlas had been upset that Punk didn't heed his advise about taping up his hand and wrist and launched into a tirade about people with bad attitudes who would never make it to television - all the while glaring at Punk. After listening for several minutes, Punk finally challenged Atlas and asked if he even knew who he was.
Sources tell us that WWE higher ups were furious that OVW agents, who were on hand during the tirade, didn't step in to stop it to avoid embarassment to Atlas and to Punk. Gibson was one of the agent/trainers who watched the altercation, and some say Gibson might have gotten Atlas fired up about the bad attitudes to begin with.
WWE PARTS WAYS WITH OVW TRAINER, FALLOUT FROM ATLAS/PUNK?
By: Bob Ryder
Reports surfaced yesterday afternoon that WWE has released Robert Gibson, one half of the legendary Rock & Roll Express tag team, who was working as a trainer at OVW.
Indications are the release may have been at least in part a result of the verbal altercation that took place last week after an OVW television taping between Tony Altas and CM Punk. 1Wrestling.com broke the news of the altercation, which saw Atlas claim Punk had a bad attitude. Atlas had been upset that Punk didn't heed his advise about taping up his hand and wrist and launched into a tirade about people with bad attitudes who would never make it to television - all the while glaring at Punk. After listening for several minutes, Punk finally challenged Atlas and asked if he even knew who he was.
Sources tell us that WWE higher ups were furious that OVW agents, who were on hand during the tirade, didn't step in to stop it to avoid embarassment to Atlas and to Punk. Gibson was one of the agent/trainers who watched the altercation, and some say Gibson might have gotten Atlas fired up about the bad attitudes to begin with.