An extended snow day for some

So WWE.com today announced the release of several Superstars and Divas. The first two announcements were Shane Helms and Paul Burchill. I can't say I'm entirely surprised. Burchill had basically become fodder and he hasn't been used in months (even though his on-screen sister returned a few weeks ago). Shane Helms, on the other hand, recently had legal issues. While relatively minor, he did seem to be the one at fault, and his actions brought some negative press towards one of their bigger stars (Chris Jericho) and an apparent innocent bystander (Matt Hardy). So firing him could have been a mixture of wiping their hands clean of a possible trouble maker, and warning the roster to watch their behavior.

The most surprising announcement, in my opinion, was WWE Diva Maria. For one, she's been featured pretty prominently on Smackdown the past few weeks. She was even in the main event of last night's edition of Superstars. On top of that, she's going to appear on Celebrity Apprentice, so why cut ties with somebody who could only bring you some extra attention? Along with that, she does seem to have an upside: She's comfortable on the mic and adequate in the ring.

Nonetheless, it looks like some more releases are coming, which is unfortunate. I wouldn't want to be one of those former ECW Superstars right now.