Bray Wyatt was released from the company in July, and Braun Strowman and Aleister Black were released in June. WWE has undergone a number of budget cuts affecting both wrestling talents and behind-the-scenes employees. Jax was among 18 wrestlers who were released by WWE during a round of cuts on Thursday night. Kristina Bumphrey/StarpixĪ source with knowledge of WWE’s operations told The Post that one of the reasons Nia Jax, a former WWE Raw women’s champion, was released is that she is unvaccinated. Former Raw Womens Champion Nia Jax has issued a statement following her release from WWE. Nia Jax was among the WWE’s long list of released wrestlers on Thursday. Keith Lee and Karrion Kross were also champions in NXT. Ember Moon, whose real name is Adrienne Palmer, was a former women’s champion and tag-team champion for NXT, WWE’s developmental brand. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful was first with the news.Ī number of these wrestlers are prominent performers. “We wish them the best in their future endeavors,” WWE said in a statement to The Post. The Post confirmed the outfit is moving on from Ember Moon, Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Mia Yim, Gran Metalik, Nia Jax, Lince Dorado, Jeet Rama, Katrina Cortez, Trey Baxter, Zayda Ramier, Jessi Kamea, B-Fab, Oney Lorcan, Franky Monet, Eva Marie and Scarlett Bordeaux. WWE continued the restructuring of its operations Thursday as a number of wrestlers have been released from the company. Latest round of WWE cuts included two wrestling legendsĪEW star talks 11-year title pursuit, mental health battle, moving to a farm WWE star clears COVID protocol, setting up huge matchup Samoa Joe released for second time in a year by WWE

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