Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Nia Jax, B-Fab, More Released From WWE
Another round of mass releases
More WWE talents have been released on Thursday, following announcements of several releases earlier in the evening.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has confirmed the releases of main roster talents Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Nia Jax, B-Fab, Harry Smith, Mia Yim, Eva Marie, and Lucha House Party members Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik, as well as NXT's Jessi Kamea, Zayda Ramier, Trey Baxter, Katrina Cortez, and Jeet Rama.
These releases come on the heels of Franky Monet, Scarlett, Ember Moon, and Oney Lorcan all being let go from WWE earlier in the day.
Bryan Alvarez of Figure 4 Weekly reported that B-Fab had just signed a new deal to remain with WWE one week ago.
Metalik of Lucha House Party had reportedly asked for his release recently. He and Dorado's former partner Kalisto just debuted on AEW Dynamite last night as Samuray del Sol.
Sapp reports that in an internal e-mail, John Laurinaitis cited "budget cuts" as the reason for the releases. WWE reported $256 million in revenues for the quarter at today's investors call, according to Alvarez.
The list of Thursday's cuts include the following:
WWE Main Roster
Karrion Kross (Raw)
Keith Lee (Raw)
Nia Jax (Raw)
B-Fab (Smackdown)
Gran Metalik (Raw)
Lince Dorado (Raw)
Mia Yim (SmackDown)
Harry Smith (Unassigned)
Eva Marie (Raw)
NXT
Scarlett Bordeaux
Ember Moon
Franky Monet
Oney Lorcan
Jessi Kamea
Zayda Ramier
Trey Baxter
Katrina Cortez
Jeet Rama
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
