A lot of WWE Raw/Smackdown superstars were let go from the company over the time span of the last couple of years. This allowed the rival brands of the company to pick up some of those names and include some star powers in their shows. Mostly, All Elite Wrestling had picked up those released talents while ROH, Impact had also signed a few of them.
Independent circuit has also been utilizing those talents as multiple former WWE Raw/Smackdown/NXT superstars have now been confirmed to appear at WrestleCon 2022. Former WWE Universal Champion Windham Rotunda (fka WWE’s Bray Wyatt) was the first one to be announced for the convention.
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Matt Cardona (fka WWE’s Zack Ryder) was announced this past Monday while his fiancée Chelsea Green was revealed as a guest on Thursday. Then WrestleCon also added former NXT Superstar Scarlett Bordeaux on Saturday while her boyfriend and former WWE Raw Superstar Killer Kross was announced for the show, the day prior.
Swoggle (fka WWE’s Hornswoggle) and Brian Myers (fka WWE’s Curt Hawkins) were also revealed, this past weekend as upcoming guests. Below is a list of names confirmed for WrestleCon 2022 and as you can see a lot of these names are from the former WWE Raw/Smackdown/NXT roster,
* Windham Rotunda
* Angelina Love
* Brooke Adams
* Deonna Purrazzo
* Killer Kross
* Scarlett Bordeaux
* Chelsea Green
* Maria Kanellis-Bennett
* Swoggle
* Brutus Beefcake
* Matt Cardona
* Brian Myers
* Velvet Sky
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Multiple ex WWE Raw/Smackdown stars will appear on WrestleCon
The WrestleCon 2022 convention announced their return with Wyatt’s entry as to how they will “let him in” for next year’s big convention that goes down during the WrestleMania 38 Weekend in Dallas, Texas. The announcement from late November included artwork showing Rotunda as The Fiend.
We love a hot mess! Welcome Chelsea Green to WrestleCon, sponsored by @MajorWFPod @ImChelseaGreen pic.twitter.com/yQK9qwYw3A
— WrestleCon – LA March 30-April 2 2023 (@wrestlecon) December 16, 2021
After being a limited-scale event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WrestleCon 2022 will be a full-fledged festivity during the WrestleMania 38 Weekend. The Rotunda announcement noted that there will be more than 200 talents booked for the event including former WWE Raw/Smackdown talents.
As per the WrestleCon 2022 website, the convention will run from Wednesday, March 30 through Tuesday, April 5 at the Fairmont Dallas in Dallas, Texas. WWE’s WrestleMania 38 is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3 at the AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas.
