Triple H Made The Final Call On WWE Releases

WWE carried out releases following WrestleMania 41, with 16 talents from across the main roster and NXT being let go, while Shotzi was also informed that her contract was not being renewed and she will be a free agent in July.

Dave Meltzer has reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that it was WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque who made the final call on the releases. It is unknown if he was told how many talents had to be cut, only that he had the final say on who WWE let go.

Reports have noted that releases were carried out on the main roster due to the company wanting to bring new talents to TV. Talents released by the company were described as "dead weight."

The full list of WWE releases from Friday, May 2 is as follows:

Main Roster:

• Dakota Kai
• Braun Strowman
• Shayna Baszler
• Kayden Carter
• Katana Chance

NXT:

• Cora Jade
• Gigi Dolin
• Eddy Thorpe
• Jakara Jackson
• Riley Osborne
• Oro Mensah
• Javier Bernal
• Joe Coffey
• Mark Coffey
• Wolfgang
• Dani Palmer

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