Sep4

Breaking News: Angelina Love Released

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In a huge shocker, former Knockouts Champion, Angelina Love was released by TNA last night. Angelina, real name Angel Williams, is Canadian and had been working in the States under a work visa which was issued when she was signed to her WWE developmental contract in 2004.

The visa has expired or is soon to expire, reports PWInsider. It seems as though she hasn’t worked out a new one in due time.

TNA’s ‘hands are tied’ cites a source to PWInsider’s Mike Johnson, as they cannot employ her if she’s not legally able to work in the United States.

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Angelina Love Released

Angelina and tag team partner, Velvet Sky were due to make the final rounds of the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament, later this month. At the Impact tapings on Monday & Tuesday, the Beautiful People won their first round match against Madison Rayne & Roxxi and later defeated Christy Hemme & Tara to advance to the finals against Sarita and Taylor Wilde. Love’s release surely throws a huge spanner in the works for the tournament. As the original Knockouts tag team, I had expected Love and Sky to become the first Tag Team Champions at No Surrender on September 20th.

One possibility could be that Madison Rayne replaces her in the finals teaming with Velvet Sky, against Saritaylor. Also at this past week’s tapings, Rayne had reunited with the Beautiful People after expressing she was sorry for costing Love the Knockouts Title at Hard Justice.

It is assumed that Love will return to TNA after the whole situation is fixed. Though PWInsider does report that with her release, she’s no longer legally bound to the company and could even accept an offer from WWE.

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55 Comments

perucho1990 September 4, 2009

TNA didn’t release her because they wanted to, they released her because they HAD NO OTHER CHOICE. Her work permit expired. Once it expires she cannot legally work. If she cannot legally work then TNA cannot legally employ her. Blame the law, not TNA.
spiffy September 5, 2009

I don’t think WWE has any interest in signing her. But I can picture WWE offering her a contract more than she was being paid strictly to bump up her price so TNA would be forced to overpay in order to keep her.
Mace September 5, 2009

If WWE was smart they’d hire her.
xmelissaa September 5, 2009

If WWE hired her, they’d probably give her a massive push to begin with, then leave her in the background, like they did with Katie-Lea.
pukimonster September 5, 2009

Please say this is a joke *cries
Noooooooo! *cries again

But for Angelina’s sake, 1) Renew your visa and 2) Don’t go to WWE please! They’ll just let her job and bury her like they did to Katie Lea.