On Wednesday afternoon, WWE announced it would be making various cuts and cost reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the company. Since then, WWE has announced the following talent have been released:
- Kurt Angle
- Rusev
- Drake Maverick
- EC3
- Karl Anderson
- Luke Gallows
- Heath Slater
- Aiden English
- Lio Rush
- Eric Young
- Curt Hawkins
- Zack Ryder
- Primo
- Epico
- Rowan
- Mike Kanellis
- Maria Kanellis
- No Way Jose
- Mike Chioda
- Aiden English
- Sarah Logan
Some of those talents took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
My immediate thoughts.@WWE @WWENXT #WWE #NXT @TripleH @ShawnMichaels #Cruiserweight pic.twitter.com/Afw58V7eo1
— Drake Maverick (@WWEMaverick) April 15, 2020
I wanted 2 say thank you to the WWE for the time I spent there.I made many new friends and had the opportunity to work with so many talented people. To the Superstars, continue to entertain the WWE Universe as well as you possibly can. They’re the best fans in the world. #itstrue
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) April 15, 2020
Love you all 💜💜 #ThankYou @WWE @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/1elDFcDygO
— Levis ⁷ (@WWENoWayJose) April 15, 2020
#LioRush 🦋 pic.twitter.com/Jo0BVNWhfo
— 🥀 Ever After OUT NOW! (@itsLioRush) April 15, 2020
Last time I got fired I had a really funny tweet in response to it. Doesn’t really feel appropriate today. I will say this, a lot of very talented ppl lost their jobs today and out of this disaster the PRO WRESTLING community will rise stronger than ever! 🤘🏻
— Brian Myers (@myers_wrestling) April 15, 2020
Thank you All, Rusev out!
— Miro (@RusevBUL) April 15, 2020
