Why was vladimir kozlov not at wrestlemania

Now, with Kingston poised to take Kozlov's spot in the eight-man tag match, he must perform at a level that will reaffirm why Vince McMahon and his company were so willing to push him in the first place.

He must remind those in power why he is a valuable part of the company. And most importantly, he must work harder than ever in the coming year to make sure he never again has to wait until the Saturday before the show to take his place on the WrestleMania card. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!

Your sports. Johnny Curtis is set to debut next week, Andy Leavine is debuting soon, and Brodus Clay and Sin Cara are getting back on television soon enough. I know some may say there was no regime change, but it doesn't matter. HHH has gained some new influence with his role of COO, so it was only logical for him to say that some people needed to leave. His new influence probably led to their being released, to make room on Superstars for those that HHH prefers. Enjoy our content?

Shortly after the draft, his character was tweaked to further highlight the training he received within the Russian military.

He won his first match on the brand when he easily defeated an a local competitor. On July 21, Kozlov began an angle with Ezekiel Jackson in which, week after week, after one of them had easily defeated a local competitor, the other would come out and hit their finishing move on the fallen opponent in a game of one-upmanship. Jackson turned on Christian, forming an alliance with Regal and Kozlov.

During the match, Regal turned on Kozlov by pulling his feet while at ringside, which ultimately cost him the match. After the match, Kozlov attempted to attack Regal, but Jackson jumped him from behind and both proceeded to attack Kozlov. This split Kozlov from the Ruthless Roundtable, making him a fan favorite. He would then debut on Raw on March 8, in a handicap gauntlet match John Cena vs.

On the April 12 edition of Raw, in a backstage segment with Carlito , Kozlov would tell him he will destroy the next week's guest hosts The cast of MacGruber if he did not get what he wanted. The following week, Kozlov would have a match against MacGruber, but the match would then be changed to a handicap match, when The Great Khali who would be announced as MacGruber's half-brother, "Khaluber" assisted MacGruber and beat Kozlov by count-out.

On the May 10 edition of Raw, he appeared backstage with Santino Marella , William Regal, and Flavor Flav in a backstage segment, where Santino asked to join him in a tag team. However, Kozlov refused to join, stating that "he Santino always loses". The May 20th edition of Superstars, after Santino made another offer to form a tag team with him, Kozlov beat him in a squash match.

On the June 7th edition of Raw, he and Santino Marella were forced to compete in a dance-off, which Kozlov won. On June 14 edition of Raw, Kozlov served as a special referee for the match between William Regal and Santino Marella which Marella won after Kozlov intentionally gave him a fast count. On the June 28th edition of Raw, he fought Marella one on one with the stipulation being if Kozlov loses he would become Marella's tag team partner.