Yesterday saw Vince McMahon hold a call with WWE staff informing them of upcoming measures the company would be taking under the current circumstances, one of which was releasing talent and staff from all different roles in the company.
We were reporting the releases as they were coming in yesterday and they were coming thick and fast. By the time we hit publish we had to edit to add more.
Now that the dust has settled here is – to our best knowledge – a full list of all staff released yesterday.
– Drake Maverick (James Curtin)
– Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers)
– Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra)
– Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson)
– Heath Slater (Heath Miller)
– Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt)
– Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz)
– EC3 (Michael Hutter)
– Lio Rush (Lionel Green)
– Kurt Angle
– Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe)
– Mike Chioda
– Primo (Edwin Colon)
– Epico (Orlando Colon Nieves)
– Rowan (Joseph Ruud)
– Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett)
– Maria Kanellis
– Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona)
– No Way Jose (Levis Valenzuela)
– Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev)
– Deonna Purrazzo
– Aleksandar Jaksic
As well as on screen talent getting the dreaded phone call yesterday, there was a bunch of WWE producers who were put on furlough they are as follows:
– Dave (Fit) Finlay
– Lance Storm
– Mike Rotunda
– Shane (Hurricane) Helms
– Scott Armstrong
– Pat Buck
– Sarah Stock
– Shawn Davari
– Billy Kidman
It was a sad day yesterday but we are sure all these talented individuals will go on to do well. We wish them all the best for the future.
