Brad Stutts, who worked as the booker and lead announcer for Gibsonville NC's
CWF Mid-Atlantic in North Carolina was fired on 1/6 by owner Jeff Rudd following
a meeting with Rudd and Trevor Lee, who is one of the senior members of the
promotion's locker room. The news shocked a LOT of people as Stutts was
extremely well liked in the Carolinas wrestling scene and was a big booster for
a lot of the area wrestlers on social media. Nationally, he'd be best known as
"The Scribe" in Matt Hardy's Broken Universe segments on Impact Wrestling last
year. As an announcer, I always thought he was excellent. His booking was
extremely influenced by 1980s wrestling and was always well received. The
promotion was considered one of the most consistently entertaining in show to
show storylines as well as at developing local talent.
In a statement released online, CWF stated, "CWF Mid-Atlantic recently learned that Brad Stutts has been engaging in what we believe is "inappropriate behavior." The behavior attributed to Stutts does not align with the standards and values of CWF Mid-Atlantic. We have reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties."
The firing came in the midst of a strong run for the promotion, which held its biggest event of the year, Battlecade 18 on 12/30 and legitimately had to turn fans away from the doors due to overpopulation. Stutts, who booked most of the promotion's storylines (Trevor Lee handled his own creative) was fired prior to a Rising League Generation event, which is the promotion's secondary tier shows, where trainees and talents needing experience get the chance to work with wrestlers who are more seasoned. That show was headlined by Kool J defeating CWF Rising Generation League Champion Mike Mars to win the belt, which was a booking change made as part of the new direction, described to me as low level talent suddenly beating an undefeated star out of nowhere.
In a statement released online, CWF stated, "CWF Mid-Atlantic recently learned that Brad Stutts has been engaging in what we believe is "inappropriate behavior." The behavior attributed to Stutts does not align with the standards and values of CWF Mid-Atlantic. We have reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties."
The firing came in the midst of a strong run for the promotion, which held its biggest event of the year, Battlecade 18 on 12/30 and legitimately had to turn fans away from the doors due to overpopulation. Stutts, who booked most of the promotion's storylines (Trevor Lee handled his own creative) was fired prior to a Rising League Generation event, which is the promotion's secondary tier shows, where trainees and talents needing experience get the chance to work with wrestlers who are more seasoned. That show was headlined by Kool J defeating CWF Rising Generation League Champion Mike Mars to win the belt, which was a booking change made as part of the new direction, described to me as low level talent suddenly beating an undefeated star out of nowhere.
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