Lena Yada and Elijah Burke Released

And then there was one. WWE management released ECW diva Lena Yada Monday with the usual lack of fanfare and formulaic best wishes, leaving Tiffany as the sole female superstar on the ECW brand.
Lena Yada was primarily an interviewer for the ECW brand, but just last week she finally had a chance to showcase her wrestling talents during her in-ring debut on Raw where she wrestled with the winning team in a 16 diva tag team match. No word yet from Lena on what the future holds, but we’ll keep an eye on her MySpace blog for updates.
The latest round of WWE firings also pushed ECW superstar Elijah Burke out the door. Burke, who joined WWE in 2006, appeared briefly on the Smackdown brand before heading to ECW. His release is no huge shock since his last televised match aired in May of this year. Burke wrote on his official site, “MY COMEBACK SHALL BE GREATER THAN MY SETBACK!~ The Pope Has Spoken!”
Also sent off to the land of “future endeavors” Monday was SmackDown Superstar Kenny Dykstra. Super Crazy, who debuted on the ECW brand in August following this year’s WWE Supplemental Draft, was released last week. Rumor has it he asked for the release because he was unhappy with his place in the company, but I’m sure management was happy to comply considering they’re trying to save $20 million next year.
In a bitter twist of fate, Boogeyman remains on the ECW roster.
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- Father’s Day with the ECW Divas