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WWE Releases 14 Superstars Including Fandango, Tyler Breeze, Tony Nese and More
WWE has yet again made several releases. This is the third time within a few months of WWE releasing Superstars.
This time, the company let go of twelve Superstars. As per reports, the company has released Tino Sabbatelli, Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese, NXT Tag Team Ever-Rise, Fandango, Tyler Breeze, August Grey, The Bollywood Boyz, Marina Shafir, Curt Stallion, Killian Dain, and Arturo Ruas.
All of the Superstars released on June 25th, 2021 are either fairly new signees or NXT Superstars. Almost all of them take to social media to express their feelings following their release.
Thank you all for the kind words and support. It’s time to put sports entertainment behind me and get back professional wrestling.
— Ariya Daivari (@AriyaDaivariWWE) June 25, 2021
Thank you everyone! I don’t care about how unwatched and underappreciated 205 was. I busted my ass every single time I stepped foot in the ring doing whatever was asked of me with no questions asked. I can’t wait to be that type of employee for someone else.
— Tony Nese (@TonyNese) June 25, 2021
Thank you @VinceMcMahon @TripleH @StephMcMahon Thank you for the last 14 years . I truly appreciate it!
— Fandango (@WWEFandango) June 25, 2021
All the bumps, torn ACL’s, dislocated shoulders, it’s all been worth if for the last 5 years. And how ironic, we finished our last match with a shoulder hanging out of socket
It’s fitting we got fired while showing up for wrestling training – we love what we do, with a passion
— Bollywood Boyz (@BollywoodBoyz) June 25, 2021
— Stallion (@CurtStallion) June 25, 2021
WWE released Samoa Joe, Chelsea Green, The IIconics, Mickie James, Mojo Rawley, Bo Dallas, and Tucker in April 2021. It shocked the WWE Universe to learn WWE releasing Samoa Joe and The IIconics considering all three Superstars were actively working with the company.
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Following Joe’s release, Corey Graves moved to Raw from SmackDown as a replacement for Joe at the announcers table. The management hired Pat McAfee as a replacement for Corey Graves on SmackDown. However, he returned to NXT as a special enforcer of William Regal.
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In the second wave of releases, the company let go Aleister Black, Braun Strowman, Santana Garrett, Ruby Riott, Buddy Murphy, and Lana. Almost all of the releases in this wave shocked the WWE Universe, especially Braun Strowman and Aleister Black.
Strowman was in a triple threat match against Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship prior to his release. On the other hand, Aleister Black had just returned to WWE with an improved physique when it released him.
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After it released Superstars for the first time, it was reported the company wouldn’t release anymore soon. Unfortunately, that wasn’t true, and the company has continued releasing Superstars.
Possible reasons WWE is releasing Superstars
The company has constantly provided budgetary constraints as a reason for the releases. However, with it reporting profits and the officials drawing a heavy salary, that’s a controversial statement.
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However, it seems the company needs to save as much funds as possible with their upcoming plans.
First, it is resuming tours. The company has already announced their 25-city summer tour.
Second, it’s planning a huge main event for SummerSlam 2021. The idea is to have Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the main event. For this, the company will need to make enormous expenses.
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Finally, fans will return to live events. This means, an additional expenditure on the company’s part of ensuring safety protocols.
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