Shannon Moore getting the axe is probably a sign Hardy turned down the WWE's offer. No way do they cut one of his best friends right before he comes back. Plus, his last letter was very anti WWE.. everything else he had put up was very neutral towards them (not mentioning them at all) since the offer was reportedly made. I think he went with TNA... which is likely good news for their TV negotiations.
also, in WWE's defense, they edited the Hassan segment out of all tapes except for the one that went out to UPN which apparently was sent out before the bombings and was too late to do anything.