While we here at Cageside Seats continue to pine for the return of Brodus Clay, our cries have gone unheard. It's been weeks now and he's still off WWE television, despite the fact that he was just as over as any mid-carder on the entire roster before being sent off into purgatory.
And that's where he is, make no mistake. He's good enough not to be future endeavored, but was bad enough (in ring, at least) to piss off a big enough dog to rip him off every show possible for an unforeseen amount of time.
Clay has been doing his best to rally support on Twitter, usually on Monday nights after Raw airs and he goes yet another week without getting a segment. He did the same just this past week:
"Funkateers don't get worried... We good y'all! You hear me! So funk it! don't trip on what hear go by what cha know! Ya digg!"
When asked a follow up question by a fan regarding when exactly he'll be returning, Clay said, "ASAP, ya dig." Except, you know, it's pretty clear at this point that's not the case.
As reported by reliable pro wrestling outlets we won't link to out of concern for your computer, the Funkasaurus has been backstage at Raw, he's simply not being used. The same has been said of Alberto Del Rio. The reality of the situation at present time is with WrestleMania season in full swing, there's simply no time for guys who won't be having a match at the big show. Or at least not an important one.
Triple H, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, The Rock, CM Punk, Chris Jericho; all these guys need as much time as possible on TV. That means it's entirely possible we won't see Clay again until next month when WrestleMania is over and the old timers hibernate until next year.
Hey, maybe that means they'll figure out an actual booking plan for him other than "dance, squash jobber, say catchphrase, dance again."