WWE Releases Keith Lee, Nia Jax, Karrion Kross, Eva Marie & More

[Kemo]

WWE released a large group of popular Superstars on Thursday.

As first reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, the company has severed business ties with the following list of performers:


Keith Lee
Nia Jax
Karrion Kross
Eva Marie
Ember Moon
Scarlett Bordeaux
Franky Monet
Mia Yim
Harry Smith
Oney Lorcan
B-Fab
Jessi Kamea
Zayda Ramier
Trey Baxter
Katrina Cortez
Jeet Rama
Gran Metalik
Lince Dorado

Budget cuts were once again cited as the reason for the releases. Sapp says the wrestlers received an email from John Laurinaitis, head of Talent Relations.

Earlier in the day, the company Q3 financial results and touted revenue of $256 million for the quarter.

Once again, the talent and fans are left stunned and wonder how WWE can drop the ball on so much potential.

Several of the released performers took to social media to address their followers:

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Additional reactions from the wrestling world:

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[LionDen]

Wow, that is a big list and a few surprises on there. Can't believe they released them by email. Bit disrespectful IMO.

[Smartmark]

SAY WHAT NOW?!?! WTF is this?? Sopme good names on that list. And what a disrespectful way to fire someone.

[TKO]

Fucking huge wow!. Expecting because they do it usually but not this big. KROSS and Lee wow