Haus of Wrestling reported last week that major cuts to the WWE main and NXT roster were expected, and today saw those WWE releases come to fruition. The day started with main roster talents, some of whom had moved back to NXT, getting their releases first, while more trickled in until about 5 pm EST. Below is the full list of talent that has reportedly been released today.
- Mustafa Ali
- Rick Boogs
- Dolph Ziggler
- Shelton Benjamin
- Riddick Moss
- Emma
- Aliyah
- Elias
- Top Dolla
- Dana Brooke
- Mace
- Mansoor
- Quincy Elliott
- Shanky
- Yuliya Leon
- Dabba Kato
- Bryson Montana
- Kevin Ventura-Cortez
- Daniel McArthur
- Alexis Gray
- Brooklyn Barlow
- Ikeman Jiro
- Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald
- Matt Riddle
- Melanie Brzezinski (Performance Center recruit, did not make in-ring debut)
Haus of Wrestling has been told that eighteen cuts were made to the WWE NXT roster. Most of the NXT talent that was cut were performers that had yet to debut on TV. We are working to confirm that list of talent as well and will bring it to you when we get it.
We send our best to everyone who has been affected by today’s releases.