WWE continued to axe the roster and this time some surprising names are including in the list. Earlier, it was reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select that another round of budget cuts were coming this week.
Now, WWE confirmed the names third round of releases from the past six weeks. That list starts with former Universal Champion Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Ruby Riott, Buddy Murphy and Santana Garrett.
WWE has come to terms on the releases of Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott and Santana Garrett.
WWE wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors. https://t.co/8bAQIFgA1M pic.twitter.com/b77AeeLuDn
— WWE (@WWE) June 2, 2021
It was a big surprise for the fans especially with Braun Strowman, who was in the Universal Championship Match two weeks back and Aleister Black, who recently returned to WWE TV and teases a feud with Big E.
This unexpected releases seems to be the extension of budget cuts that came over a month ago. The previous round of releases came on April 15, 2021, a year to the day WWE released a number of talent in 2020. A few weeks later, WWE also released several NXT wrestlers.
WWE has come to terms on the release of Samoa Joe, Chelsea Green, Tucker, Kalisto, Bo Dallas and Wesley Blake.
We wish them all the best in all of their future endeavors. https://t.co/657qwu8wGc pic.twitter.com/gSSxc2JHFf
— WWE (@WWE) April 15, 2021
Here the list of released talent since April, 2021:
Velveteen Dream
Jessamyn Duke
Vanessa Borne
Skyler Story (Brandi Lauren)
Ezra Judge
Alexander Wolfe (Axel Tischer)
Kavita Devi (Kavita Dalal)
Samoa Joe
Billie Kay
Peyton Royce
Mickie James
Chelsea Green
Tucker
Kalisto
Bo Dallas
Wesley Blake
Mojo Rawley
Bablu