The AAA promotion out of Mexico fired former TNA wrestler Rellik (Jon Hugger, a.k.a. Johnny Stamboli) on New Year's Eve. His character failed to get over with the Mexican audience. "He didn't make the cut" was the official term given regarding his release from the company from head AAA official Dorian Roldan. Hugger's constant demands also factored into his release from the company. Teddy Hart makes constant demands too, but they put up with him because he's considered to be more talented whereas Rellik didn't get that pass. Hugger had been pushing for AAA to pay for an apartment in Mexico City so he could move out of living in a hotel. AAA doesn't book apartments for wrestlers unless they are convinced they are going to last in the promotion. Hugger also asked for a raise and told Roldan that CMLL and Marco Corleone (Mark Jindrak) are making offers for him to jump as leverage. Hugger no-showed a show in Tijuana a few days earlier, as him asking for a raise was the final straw.

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Well, Rellik was pretty dull in TNA. He didn't seem big or unique enough to play a convincing monster and his in-ring ability wasn't much. I'm not surprised he was released in AAA, they love crazy over-the-top gimmicks there and Rellik just isn't interesting enough to cut it there.

And the fact that Stamboli was constantly making demands didnt help his case either. Altought i can understand that he wanted to know what his future was going to be in mexico, when youre not a top star, you dont go out and make demands after demands like he did.