With WWE making an almost weekly habit of releasing talent as it looks to increase profits, I’d love to tell you this is the last of WWE’s cuts. Heads continued to roll as WWE cut ties with Fandango, Killian Dian, Tyler Breeze, August Grey, Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese, The Bollywood Boyz (Sunil Singh, Samir Singh), Marina Shafir, Arturo Ruas, Curt Stallion and Ever-Rise (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews). For what it’s worth, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (h/t ) went on to note that her podcast appearance had little-to-nothing to do with her firing as it was more of an “internal concern.” WWE Releases Fandango and Several More WWE NXT Stars (June 25, 2021) MORE FROM FORBES WWE Releases Fandango, Ever-Rise And 205 Live Stars As Cost-Cutting Continues By Alfred Konuwa In something of a non-financial release, newly hired WWE writer Kenice Mobley was reportedly fired shortly after her appearance on the “Asian not Asian” podcast.ĭave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Wrestling Inc) noted Mobley was under the gun for speaking publicly about subjects that WWE did not want her to speak about. WWE Releases Kenice Mobley Following Podcast Controversy (June 25, 2021) WWE also cut ties with Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott, Santana Garrett and Aleister Black, who had appeared in a main event segment on the May 22 broadcast of SmackDown just days prior. WWE Releases Braun Strowman, Aleister Black and Others (June 2, 2021) MORE FROM FORBES WWE Shockingly Releases Braun Strowman And Aleister Black As Bloodbath Continues By Alfred KonuwaĪfter speculation online that “ major names” were set to be released, WWE unfortunately delivered on that speculation as top star, and former WWE Universal champion, Braun Strowman led a shocking second round of main roster cuts. The downsizing effort axed no less than 60 front-office staffers and combined WWE’s television department, Advanced Media and WWE Studios to create “WWE Media,” led by longtime WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn. WWE’s roster cuts extended outside of the ring as the promotion released a stunning amount of front-office workers in an effort to merge the television and digital departments. WWE Releases No Less than 60 Front-Office Workers (May 27, 2021)
Other released NXT talent included Vanessa Borne, Ezra Judge, Kavita Devi, Alexander Wolfe and Skyler Story. Though WWE found no reason to fire or suspend him after an internal investigation, Dream was ultimately let go as part of yet another round of cuts, this time among NXT talent. WWE Releases Velveteen Dream and Other NXT Stars (May 20, 2021) MORE FROM FORBES Velveteen Dream Released By WWE Amid NXT Cuts By Alfred KonuwaĬontroversial former NXT megastar Velveteen Dream was released after being under fire for over a year stemming from allegations made during the #SpeakingOut movement. The backlash was enough to reach the attention of WWE as Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis publicly acknowledged they fired the individual responsible for the incident, former Head of Talent Relations Mark Carrano. This led to several stars speaking out in what quickly became a social media frenzy. WWE’s first round of releases in 2021 gave way to drama as Mickie James tweeted out a video of WWE sending her belongings to her in a garbage bag.
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Here’s a full list of Thursday’s releases.MORE FROM FORBES WWE Fires Mark Carrano Amid Mickie James Controversy As Former Stars Speak Out By Alfred Konuwa Former NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon was also let go as well as longtime WWE superstar Eva Marie, who recently returned to the company over the summer. News of the mass releases came shortly after WWE released its Q3 2021 earnings where the promotion reported 255.8 million of revenue in the quarter, up 15 from the same period in 2020. Other notable releases according to Sapp included former NXT Champion Karrion Kross, whose brief run on Raw fell flat and fiance Scarlett Bordeaux, who accompanied Kross in NXT but wasn’t called up with him to the main roster. Also released on Thursday was his fiance and fellow WWE superstar Mia Yim, who was recently drafted to Raw in last month’s WWE Draft. The former NXT Champion recently returned to the ring after a battle with a COVID-19, a fight that he revealed was life-threatening. Headlining the list of Thursday’s releases was Nia Jax, a former Raw Women’s champion and two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, Jax was a mainstay on Monday Night Raw since 2016 and is part of the Anoa’i family tree that includes The Rock, Roman Reigns and the Usos.Īnother surprising release was Raw superstar Keith Lee, who had been repackaged as “Bearcat” Lee in recent weeks and had video packages hyping him up on the show. Budget cuts were cited as a reason for the releases in an email from John Laurinaitis- Sean Ross Sapp of November 4, 2021
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