Future Endeavoured

Smackdown superstar Ricky Ortiz as of today has been released by the WWE, of course with well-wishes for his future endeavours. Too bad but not surprising - talented kid given one of those non-gimmick babyface gimmicks that he might have been able to carry off in a year or two with a little less green around the gills, but that he had a hard time recovering from even after a brand change and quasi-successful heel turn. Here's hoping he finds some legs on the indy/TNA/ROH circuit and maybe returns to the bigs a couple of years down the road when he's prepared to make an impact and WWE is prepared to let him.