Yoshi Tatsu gives an injury update, suffers a broken neck

Former WWE and current New Japan star Yoshitatsu gave the following injury update on Twitter today after being pulled from the New Japan World Tag League this past Saturday (11/21) with a neck injury:

"Results came out. From a conclusion, neck of the bone had broken in two places. Game video, from such as broken way, it is surely that it and was broken at the time of 11/8. For the first time of hospitalization was born. Can not sleep for long ago off time has passed."

Tatsu suffered the injury during his match with AJ Styles at the 11/8 New Japan "Power Struggle" iPPV in Osaka, in Tatsu's first match back with New Japan, taking a bad landing on a Styles Clash and landing right on his head & neck. Tatsu worked the first night of the World Tag League on 11/21, teaming with IWGP Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi in a loss to Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI. It is unknown how long Tatsu will be out of action as of this writing.

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Former WWE wrestler returns to New Japan, set to face AJ Styles

Naofumi Yamamoto (formerly Yoshi Tatsu) made his return to New Japan Pro Wrestling at the King of Pro Wrestling event on 10/13. He ran out during AJ Styles' IWGP World Championship match against Hiroshi Tanahashi to fend off Jeff Jarrett, who was ringside with Styles. Tanahashi ended up winning the match and the IWGP Championship. New Japan subsequently announced that AJ Styles will be going one-on-one with Yamamoto at their next big show, Power Struggle, on 11/8.

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Details Behind The Releases Of Evan Bourne, Brodus Clay And More

Teddy Long was released today because his contract expired. He had been off of TV for some time and most people knew he was going to leave. 

- WWE felt that Yoshi Tatsu had "really regressed" in the ring. They tried to find another role for him before his release, including as an NXT ring announcer. 

- Creative seemed to simply stop caring about Brodus Clay. That's why they broke up his team with Tensai and did nothing with him. His final appearance was a loss to NXT champion Adrian Neville, which is a sign that there wasn't a plan for him in the future. 

- Evan Bourne hasn't wrestled in a long time. He was injured in a car accident after he was already out on a Wellness suspension. He's said to be a victim of bad timing. 

- Curt Hawkins and Camacho's releases were said to be the biggest surprises. Camacho was popular in NXT as he had a lot of charisma and was well spoken in his recent appearances. Hawkins had several years on his deal and was considered a "good hand" in the ring, even if he was only used as enhancement talent. He recently opened a school in Long Island, so he likely knew the end was coming. He will probably get a lot of independent work in the Northeast. 

- The feeling backstage is that more releases will be coming, but that's always the thought process on a release day. 

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WWE Releases A Number of Talents

Announced earlier today on WWE.com, WWE has released the following performers:

* Theodore Long - Long has been with the company for several years, most notably as a manager for Rodney Mack, Mark Henry and Jazz in 2003 and then a series of stints as Smackdown & ECW General Manager from 2004 to 2012. 

* Brodus Clay - Brodus has been with WWE for a number of years, dating back to his time as G-Rilla in the defunct Deep South Wrestling developmental promotion. Brodus was part of the fourth season of WWE NXT in 2011, then was most notably part of the Tons of Funk tag team with Tensai and being paired with the Funkadactyls, Naomi & Cameron from 2012 to 2014. Brodus's last stint was back down in NXT as a heel, challenging NXT Champion Adrian Neville for the title in April & May of 2014.

* Camacho -  Camacho, who is the real-life son of former WWE & WCW star Haku, was most notably used by WWE as part of a tag team with Hunico from 2012 to 2014. Once Hunico donned the Sin Cara persona, Camacho's last stint was in a singles feud with Adam Rose on NXT, ending at the NXT Takeover live special on May 29.

* Evan Bourne - the former Matt Sydal on the indy scene, notably in ROH, Bourne was signed in 2008 and had a series of stints as the up and coming babyface on ECW in 2008 and then on RAW from 2009 to 2012. Bourne nost notably won the WWE Tag Team Titles with Kofi Kingston as part of the Air Boom team in 2011. Bourne sustained a series of injuries in his WWE tenure, notably a broken ankle in 2008 and then a serious foot injury in 2012 that kept him out of action for 2 years. Bourne was cleared to return to the ring earlier this year, but never appeared again on WWE TV.

* Yoshi Tatsu - Tatsu is most known for his time on ECW from 2009 to the end of that brand in 2010 as an up and coming babyface. After ECW closed in 2010, Tatsu was rarely used on RAW & Smackdown except for enhancement matches and was mostly seen on the NXT show that aired on WWE.com from 2011 to 2012, partaking in a feud with Tyson Kidd. Tatsu's last stint was on NXT earlier this year with a series of matches against Corey Graves. 

* Curt Hawkins - Hawkins is most known for his time as part of the Major Bros and Edgeheads incarnations as a team with Zack Ryder from 2006, where they debuted on ECW, to 2009, most notably winning the WWE Tag Team Titles in 2008 and being affiliated with Edge as part of the La Familia stable. Hawkins would be rarely used by WWE after 2009, but would have a good stint on the NXT show on WWE.com in 2011 to 2012 with his team with Tyler Reks. Hawkins' last stint in WWE was working some enhancement matches on NXT in the last year against the likes of Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:31 AM ET: 

* Aksana - Aksana had been with WWE since 2010, first appearing on the all-women season of WWE NXT and being paired with Goldust. After NXT, Aksana stuck around in developmental until the end of 2011 where she was paired with Teddy Long as a couple. In 2012, she left Long and was paired with Cesaro upon his debut to the main roster. After Cesaro & Aksana split as a pairing in the fall of 2012, Aksana stuck around the Divas division until her release, notably forming a team with Alicia Fox and accidentally injuring the eye of Naomi this past February. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:40 AM ET:

* Jinder Mahal - Jinder has been with WWE for a number of years, first showing up on the main roster in 2011 and being put with the Great Khali in a feud and as a team, playing off their Punjab backgrounds. Jinder would then see his most notable success in 2012 when he, Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre formed the 3MB stable as guys who thought they were rockstars, but never showed off their talents in public. Jinder stuck around as part of 3MB up until his release, notably feuding with Los Matadores & El Torito after Hornswoogle was added to their stable. 

UPDATE AS OF 11:46 AM ET:

* Drew McIntyre - Drew first appeared on the main roster in 2009 on Smackdown and quickly rose to the ranks as the "Chosen One", winning the Intercontinental Title in December 2009 and having a lengthy reign with it until the summer of 2010. After that, alleged issues behind-the-scenes with McIntyre's now ex-wife, Taryn Terrell, led to McIntyre not being used that much by WWE on the main roster for nearly 2 years until he formed the 3MB stable with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater. Drew stuck around as part of 3MB up until his release, notably feuding with Los Matadores & El Torito after Hornswoogle was added to their stable.

UPDATE AS OF 11:57 AM ET: Referee Marc Harris 

Opinionated View- I guess that means 3MB is dead LOL. McIntyre what a waste the guy has talent but the never used him correctly. Same goes for Mahal, Hawkins. Bourne I'm not shocked given the injures heck I'm shocked it didn't happen sooner. Long, Clay, Camocha, and Askana aren't big losses. What could they do with Teddy make him GM again? Clay sucks never say much in Camoach and Aksana was just another good looking diva with no in ring skill.

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