Tough Enough's Andy Ripped Backstage

[Dale]

- After the Tough Enough finale part of RAW a few weeks back, WWE's John Laurinaitis ripped into Andy Leavine for about five minutes about how Leavine shit on everything Vince McMahon and Steve Austin have done for the business, and about how he was a piece of crap who will never amount to anything in the business. Laurinaitis was mad because they felt Andy should have stayed down longer after the slap from Vince and the Stunner from Austin.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

I'd have to watch it back again having read this, but from what I remember his selling was fine. In hindsight, it's funny to think a slap dropped 'Big' Andy considering how they we're building up his size and what not through the season.

 

[Baller]

That is so fucking stupid

 

[SAL]

Yeah you asshole, how dare you not make up for the fact that we planned this awful segway where you needed to clear out and get something resembling a memorable sendoff while at the same time other people are on their way to the ring.

 

[PHX]

All that ripping over not staying down longer for a slap and stunner? This is too insane to fully believe. He probably got called on it but to that extent though I would hope not.

 

[SAIYANS]

He no selled the stunner. He got hit with it, rolled out to his feet, stood up, and shook austins hand. He could gave rolled to the floor, stayed down, and then snuck off when the cameras weren't watching the ramp. Sold the slap fine IMO, just really fucked up how to sell the stunner which most treat as instant death from other wrestlers to announcers the McMahon family. Oh well, just more shit to learn by him, but I do think Luke would have sold it better

 

[SAIYANS]

All that ripping over not staying down longer for a slap and stunner? This is too insane to fully believe. He probably got called on it but to that extent though I would hope not.

To be fair he was going to get a hard time for earning a main roster deal via a reality show no matter what, since he basically left FCW and had to do none of the grunt work, take none of the classes, live in a little apartment, or take home good but average pay (70k) like the oher developmental talent. The whole paying your dues thing was going to bite him or anyone of them in the ass