As per usual, WWE released talent at the end of Wrestlemania season. Names so far, maybe more to come. Looks like the majority of Wyatt Sicks plus some of the women’s division.

The Wyatt Sicks

  • Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy)
  • Joe Gacy
  • Nikki Cross
  • Erick Rowan
  • Dexter Lumis

Main Roster (Raw / SmackDown / NXT)

  • Kairi Sane
  • Aleister Black
  • Zoey Starks
  • Alba Fyre
  • Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)
  • Santos Escobar
  • Zelina Vega
  • Andre Chase
  • Apollo Crews

Other

  • Tyra Mae Steele
  • Sirena Linton
  • Tyson Dupont
  • Tyriek Igwe
  • Chris Island
  • Dante Chen
  • Malik Blade
  • Trill London
  • Luca Crusifino

Sources

  • rozodru@piefed.worldEnglish
    8·
    20 days ago

    I think TK needs to make an immediate play for Kairi Sane and MCMG. Kenny Omega in like 2020 himself said that he would love to have Kairi in AEW.

    I can’t see Black going back to AEW unless his attitude had 100% changed. I think he’d do well in NJPW though or be big in TNA.

    • TagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nzEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      I don’t disagree, but the AEW Women’s roster is very strong now in 2026, and wrestles a much more robust style than WWE. There are some smaller women thriving there, but i’m not sure Kairi is the sure thing for today’s AEW that she would have been back in 2020.

  • JelloBrains@piefed.zipEnglish
    7·
    20 days ago

    The rational side of me says, well you can’t keep everybody, especially since they are calling up so many from NXT.

    The very angry side of me says, you just announced 8-figure fucking salaries for TKO execs like Ari and Shapiro, and the mother fucking Rock of all people, like a day before doing this, if they dare to call this budget constraints… fucking bullshit.

    I’m sad for the Wyatts, they never got anything more than a cursory we’re spooky shit, should have been religious swamp people.

    MCMG, got that bank, I get that at this point in their careers, hope they get a short run against the Bucks, but don’t go crazy now.

    I think this sucks for Black and Vega, but you know what, I’m still mad at her for the whole we need unions, I love unions thing, that she immediately dropped in exchange for her job back.

    Santos kinda got the short end here, he just recently it feels like re-signed with the company.

    Andre Chase, I kind of liked Chase U at the start, but that was back in the era when Tony D was still a mobster so it’s been a while.

    Apollo Crews, my man, you had a run greater than JTG. JTG dodged that call for like 9 years over two stints in the company, Apollo got 12, I used to enjoy some Uhaa Nation, but WWE did nothing with him, even though they gave him a couple of tries. Good run dude.

    Zoey Starks, man what a rough one, just cleared to return, and immediately gets canned.

    Alba Fyre… Blood boiling angry about this, her addition to the Secret Hervice was great, she can do no wrong, come on uncle Tony, this one, this one.

    Kairi Sane, who in the fuck fires her? An idiot that’s who. Just wow.

    EVOLVE, NXT low card, and LFG People, I don’t know y’all so I don’t have much to rant about for you, good luck.

    Thus concludes today’s ranting, raving, and crack-pottery.

    • katy ✨@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      18 days ago

      putting on my efed booking hat for a moment; i fully believe that wyatts vs death riders blood feud would be amazing; letting them go creatively + working with moxley, who can make anyone look good, would be fantastic.

      also forever champ athena being bested by forever champ kay lee ray would be fyre

  • siv9939@lemmy.zipMEnglish
    5·
    20 days ago

    I pinned this thread so we can keep adding to it if/when more are announced. It kind of feels like WWE saw all the money Danhausen makes and decided he was the only spooky wrestler they need.