No One Gets Fired. Everyone Fires Themselves
By Kevin Kelly
Serena got canned this week for partying while Straight Edge. In an effort to preserve the gimmick of one of their top stars, the WWE wanted Serena to keep the fast life on the down low. Even after the WWE warned her about her behavior, Serena partied on and eventually got the sack. Somewhere in Oklahoma, Cowboy Bill Watts is smiling.
Last January legendary FSU football coach Bobby Bowden was let go after he refuses to step aside, despite the school’s administration asking him to do so. While Bowden wanted to pursue 400 wins, Florida State wanted to re-energize a lethargic football program that had slipped in Bowden’s last six seasons. Despite my affection for Bobby as the great coach of my alma mater, his crybaby act about him losing his job has worn thin.
Both Serena Deeb and Bobby Bowden were in the news this week for stories about their firings. Coach Bowden is doing the interview circuit to promote a new book and news of Miss Deeb’s release was just posted this week.
