Examining possible reasons and effects of Alberto Del Rio's release from WWE

WWE brought an end to their five year association with Alberto Del Rio after the Mexican reportedly slapped a back stage worker.The story of the unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee is the official story that the company has planted in the internet while there are many rumors making the rounds.Cloudy air surrounding the situation is yet to be clear and Del Rio all of a sudden is one of the most talked about stars in professional wrestling which shows how quickly the fortune of a superstar could change with one incident.There are many possible theories about the departure and the effect of the situation apart from the official story that WWE gave so here is a look at some of the possibilities from the lot.

#5 Reason: His fat paycheck

Financial troubles that WWE is going through after the launch of Network are not a secret among the fans and media.

Vince McMahon has been taking radical measure to keep the ship afloat and fired almost 10 percentage of his employees.

Talented names like Evan Bourne and Drew McIntyre were superstars who suffered due to the same and one can only assume that the company was waiting for an opportunity to cut the budget further.

Del Rio despite being in the mid card earned checks similar to the main eventers and when the company had an opportunity to end the contract without their pay outs, they might’ve just pounced on the situation by letting the Mexican go.