Complex sentence: He was (kayfabe) fired by Vince Russo at Spring Stampede in April 2000 for failing to prevent Terry Funk from winning the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship, against Norman Smiley; in reality, he was suspended due to an appearance on the WCW Live !
Split into simpler sentences: He was (kayfabe) fired by Vince Russo at Spring Stampede in April 2000 for failing to prevent Terry Funk from winning the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship, against Norman Smiley. In reality, he was suspended due to an appearance on the WCW Live!