1) Reason Why WWE Released 10 Superstars
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful on Twitter, it was John Laurinaitis who has been calling talent to let them know that they were released.
Laurinaitis cited budget cuts as the reason for the releases. Here is what Sapp Tweeted:
I’m told John Laurinaitis has been making the calls to talent and citing budget cuts as the reason for the WWE releases
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer corroborated the story:
John Laurinaitis was in charge of telling talent they were being let go, and saying it was due to budgetary reasons.
My Take:
- WWE is still making a ton of money during the pandemic, so this just seems like an excuse. This is a business though and if WWE doesn’t want the talent, they have the right to let them go. Still, it is always a bad look to see people lose their jobs during a pandemic.
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