Tazz walks out of WWE after contract expires

[newswire]

- PWInsider.com is reporting that Smackdown announcer Tazz walked out of WWE after yesterday Smackdown television tapings in Dallas, TX. His contract expired today according to the website and the former ECW champion is totally done with the company, leaving Jim Ross high and dry for WrestleMania.

Tazz made his WWE at the 2000 Royal Rumble, ending the undefeated streak of Kurt Angle in Madison Square Garden. After several injuries forced him out of the squared circle, Tazz took on the role of announcing and became a trainer for the Tough Enough reality TV show.

After RAW and Smackdown split, Tazz was given a full time announcing role on Smackdown and then later moved to ECW with Joey Styles only to find himself back on the Friday night show after Mick Foley left the company.

During his time with the company, Tazz won the Hardcore title three times and the tag team title once with Spike Dudley. He is also a former two time ECW Heavyweight champion and won the Television and Tag Team titles in ECW as well.

[Johnny M]

I wonder if he has a TNA deal. Don West in TNA seems to have some recent announcing difficulties.

I hope to see Taz again and I wish him all the best in all of his future endeavors.

[WrestlingFour]

I loved watching Tazz wrestle. I wish he wasn't slammed with injuries later on in his career.

[Stratojaxter]

It would be cool to see Tazz as a TNA commentator. I can't see him being intimidated by the wrestlers like West and Tenay have been in the past.

[mr winkie]

i love taz i hope he does show up in TNA don west is the biggest joke since the brooklyn brawler.

[WrestlingFour]

I have heard that Tazz left on a good note. It's another Big Show situation where he needs time to rest.

[mr winkie]

a freind of mine went to a TNA impact taping last week, and they tape in advance. at the end of the show taz music played. he will show up at next PPV.

[WrestlingFour]

That's awesome.

I really want to make it over to Universal for a taping before they move out of Orlando.

[Johnny M]

Will he be wrestling? I thought that he had too many injuries to wrestle. Of course Kurt Angle has a lot of injuries and he wrestles.

[mr winkie]

Will he be wrestling? I thought that he had too many injuries to wrestle. Of course Kurt Angle has a lot of injuries and he wrestles.

johnny i don't think he will be wrestling. i think Tazz is the guy who is heading up the nation of violence. and this whole thing with joe joining MEM is joe pulling on over on them. who ever heard of joe just giving the title away? plus he can't stand Angle. i guess we will have to wait and see.