Smark Out Moment

As of 1/27/2017, Mada Abdelhamid has been released from World Wrestling Entertainment. He indicated this on his Instagram account where he stated the following:

‪WWE Universe, ‬ I have recently made a tough decision and I have asked for my release from the WWE! It's been one hell of a journey since I started on Tough Enough... But I had to make a decision to do what's best for my family, and for myself. I wanted to thank you for your love and support... I have nothing but love for the WWE universe, you guys are AWESOME!!! It's time to start the next chapter of my life, and I'm excited to announce some big news with you all soon 🙏 #Blessed I love you guys!!! 🙌🏼 Mada #NextChapter

A photo posted by Mada (@realdealmada) on Jan 27, 2017 at 7:15am PST

My reaction: Hey, if he didn't win Tough Enough and he hasn't even been utilized as a supplemental guy in NXT after all this time, he probably didn't have what it took to get far enough in the company to justify busting his ass the way WWE demands. If he has other avenues to earn money and provide for his family, best to get out now than to wait too long and have a bigger mountain to climb. Power to him for realizing that early enough. I'm not surprised about this release, though.

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