The following comes from WWE.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev), Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Rowan (Joseph Ruud), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), No Way Jose (Levis Valenzuela), Mike Chioda, Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett), Maria Kanellis, EC3 (Michael Hutter), Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt), Lio Rush (Lionel Green), Primo (Edwin Colon) and Epico (Orlando Colon Nieves). We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
- NXT releases: Deonna Purrazzo, Aleksandar Jaksic, MJ Jenkins.
- WWE Performance Center releases: Serena Deeb, Kendo Kashin and Chris Guy (Ace Steel)
In addition, WWE has released several well-known backstage producers, click here to find out who.
These releases come shortly after a WWE conference call, where Vince McMahon spoke about cutting talent to combat the current issues caused by the COID-19 pandemic.
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