Black Widow
01-10-2009, 12:16 AM
PWInsider.com has confirmed you can add Val Venis (Sean Morley) to the list of those who were released today by World Wrestling Entertainment.
Venis had been with the company since 1998, originally portraying the role of a character who was an adult film star during the height of the Attitude era. He was later turned heel as a member of the Right to Censor group that was created as a takeoff of the company's issues with the Parent's Television Council. He reverted back to the Venis character in 2002 and also had a stint using his real name as the "Chief of Staff" when Eric Bischoff was the General Manager of Raw.
After being "fired" by Bischoff, he went back to the Venis ring name, but never received a sizable push from creative, instead often being tapped as the talent to work secondary TV shows and help out with undercard talent. His release was surprising to a few people, as it was expected among the wrestlers that sooner or later, he'd end up working in the office in the talent relations end of things.
Venis, who had a stint in Mexico before signing with WWE, held the WWE Intercontinental and European championships, as well as the Tag Team straps with Lance Storm, had been out of action due to an elbow injury in recent months. His last major appearance was part of the Wrestlemania XXIV Battle Royal for an ECW championship bout against then-champion Chavo Guerrero.
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Venis had been with the company since 1998, originally portraying the role of a character who was an adult film star during the height of the Attitude era. He was later turned heel as a member of the Right to Censor group that was created as a takeoff of the company's issues with the Parent's Television Council. He reverted back to the Venis character in 2002 and also had a stint using his real name as the "Chief of Staff" when Eric Bischoff was the General Manager of Raw.
After being "fired" by Bischoff, he went back to the Venis ring name, but never received a sizable push from creative, instead often being tapped as the talent to work secondary TV shows and help out with undercard talent. His release was surprising to a few people, as it was expected among the wrestlers that sooner or later, he'd end up working in the office in the talent relations end of things.
Venis, who had a stint in Mexico before signing with WWE, held the WWE Intercontinental and European championships, as well as the Tag Team straps with Lance Storm, had been out of action due to an elbow injury in recent months. His last major appearance was part of the Wrestlemania XXIV Battle Royal for an ECW championship bout against then-champion Chavo Guerrero.
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