From the past weeks, WWE had released big names from the main roster like Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Aleister Black and more. Now, they have made a massive cuts from the WWE NXT brand and it’s a huge shocker for the fans.
According to the Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com, WWE has released Bronson Reed, Bobby Fish, Tyler Rust, Mercedes Martinez, Leon Ruff, Giant Zanjeer, Jake Atlas, Ari Sterling, Kona Reeves, Stephon Smith, Zechariah Smith, and Asher Hale.
In all, WWE released
-Bobby Fish
-Bronson Reed
-Jake Atlas
-Ari Sterling
-Kona Reeves
-Leon Ruff
-Stephon Smith
-Tyler Rust
-Zechariah Smith
-Asher Hale
-Giant Zanjeer
-Mercedes Martinez.— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) August 7, 2021
Many of the names from these list of cuts were surprising for fans especially former NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed, who was reportedly getting ready for his main roster call-up. While, Tyler Rust was recently got the huge chance to shine as a part of Diamond Mine faction on NXT.
Bobby Fish was the part of most dominant NXT faction Undisputed Era and also former NXT Tag Team Champion. He also heavily featured on NXT TV and fans thought that he would get better singles run. Mercedes Martinez is a 15-year veteran, she also got the main roster call-up last as part of RETRIBUTION faction but later decided to move back to NXT.
It has been noted that contracts for the Black and Gold brand often come with the 30-day non-compete clause which means they can join the other promotions. These recent of NXT releases non-compete clause will end on September 5th. Interestingly, this is the day of AEW’s All Out pay-per-view.
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