Stuff I missed when I wasn't blogging, Part 1: Can You Dig That (Release), Sucka!

King Booker and Sharmell get their release- This isn't much of a surprise, given that the dirt sheets were saying this back when he was first suspended. While it's a shame that he won't be playing the incredibly entertaining King Booker character anymore, he was apparently unsatisfied with his direction in the company, and had been making noise about retiring for a long time, so it may very well be for the best. Also, and it pains me to say this since I was a huge fan of the guy for years, he was really starting to succumb to the law of diminished returns in the ring. I'm sure he's got a spot in TNA if he wants it, but it doesn't sound like he really needs it. He's got an indie promotion and other business interests in Houston, he's in good health, and, according to that second link, has saved his money well, so really, it sounds like he's in a great position to retire. I'll remember him best for his work in WCW and his hilarious partnership with Goldust, but he also deserves credit for being on the few WCW mainstays to really catch on and create a niche for himself after Vince bought them out; Rey Mysterio's the only guy from that group that's done better for himself, but it must be said that it's pretty much been nothing but up for Rey Rey, where as Booker had to work his way back to the main event after he was pretty much buried upon coming to the WWE.