Full List Of 119 WWE Releases Made In 2020 And 2021

Aug 8, 2021 at 5:20 PM

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Full List Of 119 WWE Releases Made In 2020 And 2021

WWE releases are a major part of the discussion around the IWC for the past couple of years. Before the pandemic arrived, the company usually did a spring cleaning of their roster following the WrestleMania pay-per-view event. That tradition totally changed since 2020 as wrestlers despite their status with the company are being released, without any prior notice.

For these unprecedented WWE releases, the pandemic-related budget cuts are being shown as the cause while the wrestling pundits do believe that the reality is different. Initially, it was thought that WWE is trying to get sold out to tech giants like Disney but that’s not the case. They’re rather trying to be financially secure, it appears.

That being said, a total of 119 WWE releases have had happened from April 2020 to yesterday night. For each of these releases, the company head honchos noted that these were due to the COVID-19 budgets cuts while for some contracts expiring and other reasons were also noted. Assumptions now are that no wrestler can feel safe on the main roster as well as on the developmental territory.

Below-given is the list of 119 WWE releases that occurred in 2020 and 2021

1. Akam (AOP)

2. Rezar (AOP)

3. Rusev

4. Cain Velazquez

5. Zack Ryder

6. Mike Kanellis

7. Maria Kanellis

8. Primo Colón

9. Epico Colón

10. Erick Rowan

11. Sarah Stock

12. Taynara Conti

13. Dash Wilder

14. Scott Dawson

15. Yifeng

16. Nick Ogarelli

17. Mohamed Fahim

18. Mars Wang

19. Marco Gomes

20. Luke Harper

21. Ligero

22. Killer Kelly

23. Kairi Sane

24. Jack Gallager

25. Jazzy Gabert

26. Hussain Aldegal

27. Faisal Kurdi

28. Edgar Lopez

29. Dan Matha

30. Cesar Bononi

31. Sarah Logan

32. Karl Anderson

33. Luke Gallows

34. EC3

35. Lio Rush

36. Travis Banks

37. Serena Deeb

38. Curt Hawkins

39. Renee Young

40. Heath Slater

41. Eric Young

42. Curtis Axel

43. No Way Jose

44. MJ Jenkins

45. Deonna Purrazzo

46. Kassius Ohno

47. Aleksander Jaksic

48. Kurt Angle

49. Andrade

50. Aiden English

51. Gerald Brisco

52. Mike Rotunda

53. Mike Chioda

54. Lars Sullivan

55. Big Show

56. Steve Cutler

57. Charly Caruso

58. Billie Kay (The IIconics)

59. Mickie James

60. Wesley Blake

61. Tucker

62. Chelsea Green

63. Kalisto

64. Bo Dallas

65. Peyton Royce (The IIconics)

66. Mojo Rawley

67. Daniel Bryan

68. Drake Wuertz

69. Jake Clemons

70. Alexander Wolfe

71. Skyler Story

72. Ezra Judge

73. Jessamyn Duke

74. Vanessa Borne

75. Kavita Devi

76. Velveteen Dream

77. Adnan Virk

78. Tom Phillips

79. Jerry Soto

80. Braun Strowman

81. Aleister Black

82. Lana

83. Ruby Riott

84. Santana Garrett

85. Murphy

86. Mark Henry

87. Ariya Daivari

88. Tony Nese

89. Chase Parker

90. Matt Martel

91. Fandango

92. August Grey

93. Tyler Breeze

94. Samir Singh (The Bollywood Boyz)

95. Sunil Singh (The Bollywood Boyz)

96. Curt Stallion

97. Arturo Ruas

98. Marina Shafir

99. Killian Dain

100. Tino Sabbatelli

101. Bray Wyatt

102. JoJo Offerman

103. Ric Flair

104. Canyon Ceman

105. Bronson Reed

106. Leon Ruff

107. Tyler Rust

108. Mercedes Martinez

109. Bobby Fish

110. Ari Sterling

111. Jake Atlas

112. Kona Reeves

113. Zachariah Smith

114. Asher Hale

115. Giant Zanjeer

116. Stephon Smith

117. Desmond Troy

118. Cathy Kelley

119. Zechariah Smith

Update On 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson Going To WWE

Update on latest WWE releases from NXT

As reported yesterday, a total of 13 NXT Superstars (including one referee) were the latest WWE releases that were a continuation of a long list of departures.

On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, it was reported these WWE releases are ultimately decided by Vince McMahon, despite WWE President Nick Khan getting the ‘finger pointed at him.’ Meltzer also noted that Khan is the person who’s concerned with the budget and he’s also recommending which contracts might not make financial sense. At the end of the day, it’s Vince who calls the shot.

Meltzer wasn’t sure of Triple H’s exact role in all of this but he speculated that The Game has to be involved in the meetings regarding the WWE releases from NXT, especially since he is the best person who has the knowledge of the black and gold brand.

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