WWE Development Talent Announces They Have Been Released

WWE developmental talent Francois Prinsloo has announced his departure from the company. 

Prinsloo wrote on Instagram:

“WWE has been nothing but a blessing for me. It has easily been one of the hardest challenges I've had to face and yet I wouldn't have had it any other way. Through this journey I was able to learn a lot about myself, the world and the beautiful people in it.

“WWE showed me a world I never knew that I would fall in love with, introduced me to amazing people that I will never forget. It reignited my passion and talent for acting and speaking. WWE also showed me how much further I could push my limits...or rather how much further I want to push them now. It's opened my eyes to so much more and has inadvertently...made me hungrier.

“There's a long list of people I want to thank, but for now I'll shorten it. Thank you to the amazing coaches I had the pleasure of working with.Thank you to the medical stuff and their unending diligence to help me through my slew of freakish injuries. Thank you to S&C for getting me in the best shape of my life. Thank you to the great athletes, friends, classmates and opponents I got  to meet, wrestle or learn from and finally....Thank YOU, for your support and encouragement.

“It's been fun and hard, but hardest of all is having to accept my journey getting cut short before I could really start.

“But I wise man once told me: ‘the wolf climbing the mountain is always hungrier than the one at the top,’ and unfortunately, I've been left starving... but we'll talk more about that later. More life."

Prinsloo’s exit from WWE comes amid major roster cuts which has seen 30 wrestlers be released by WWE following WrestleMania 42. Several wrestlers were also offered ultimatums of accepting a pay cut or being released, with many of those offered accepting the pay cuts. 

Prinsloo signed with WWE in May 2025 along with two other former Olympians in Shady Elnahas and Aaron Fara. He never appeared on WWE TV.

Prinsloo has a background in discus throwing, and he represented South Africa in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.