Vince McMahon held a meeting with WWE employees on Wednesday. During this, it was announced that the company would be cutting down on their expenses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
WWE has now released several Superstars from their roster.
This includes Drake Maverick, Curt Hawkins, Karl Anderson, EC3, Lio Rush, Eric Young, Luke Gallows, Heath Slater, Kurt Angle, Aiden English, Mike Chioda (referee), Sarah Logan, Rowan, Mike Kanellis, No Way Jose, Zack Ryder, Maria Kanellis, Primo, Epico, and Rusev. Here is what WWE posted on their website:
Rusev, Kurt Angle and other Superstars released
WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev), Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Rowan (Joseph Ruud), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), No Way Jose (Levis Valenzuela), Mike Chioda, Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett), Maria Kanellis, EC3 (Michael Hutter), Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt), Lio Rush (Lionel Green), Primo (Edwin Colon) and Epico (Orlando Colon Nieves). We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
UPDATE: Mike Johnson of PWInsider is reporting that several backstage producers have also been let go by WWE:
WWE Producers Billy Kidman, Mike Rotunda, Dave Finlay, Pat Buck, Shawn Daivari, Scott Armstrong, Sarah Stock, Shane Helms and Lance Storm have departed WWE as part of today’s cutbacks, PWInsider.com has confirmed.
There may be additional backstage names confirmed as the day progresses.
Update #2: Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that the producers have been furloughed (temporarily laid off).
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