Candice Michelle and Sim Snuka released from WWE

[newswire]

- WWE has released former WWE Women's champion Candice Michelle. The former Playboy cover girl auditioned for the 2004 RAW Diva Search contest however was not chosen. Despite that, WWE signed her to a contract that same year and in 2005 she was moved to Smackdown and flip flopped brands since then. In October 2007 she suffered a serious injury after Beth Phoenix kicked the ropes while she was on the top rope and Michelle landed face first on the mat and was knocked silly. She was out of action over three months due to a broken left clavicle. In her first match back in 2008 she re-injured her clavicle, shattering it, and was out for an additional six months. In her WWE career she won the Women's championship once.

- Sim Snuka was also given the marching orders yesterday with Michelle after making his WWE TV debut in January 2007. Snuka was supposed to be a part of The Legacy group however it was Cody Rhodes who won the spot in their "qualifying" match. Snuka, along with Manu, tried to attack Orton and Cody Rhodes by bringing in Ted DiBiase however DiBiase turned on Snuka and Manu and joined The Legacy himself. His last appearance on WWE TV was at WrestleMania 25 when he was disguised as a camera man during the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels match and was the one who caught - or was supposed to, at least - the Undertaker when he threw himself over the top rope and outside the ring. Snuka originally made his debut as Domino, part of the Deuce and Domino tag team and won the tag team title once.

[symbolic X]

Jimmy Snuka appeared in the WWE longer than Sim did. Why release Sim? And Candice Michelle was another hot diva for the company, why trash her?! Does Vince McMahon really know what he's doing? Both of them will come back someday. For now, don't release Manu!

[Johnny M]

I sure liked the Duece and Domino (and Cherry) tag team. I was surprised that they broke up this tage team.

[editor]

Candice is just like Kennedy, so injury prone. I think that's the major reason they ditched her.