WWE Release Confirmed

A WWE release that happened back in September 2023 has finally been confirmed.

Alexis Lete, who joined WWE in August 2022 but never appeared on TV, has confirmed on her YouTube channel that she was indeed let go by the company in September. Lete detailed her time in WWE, noting she didn't know if wrestling was for her. 

"I had a great time. I feel like WWE is a place of misfits. We're all a little weird and janky, so I fit in kind of perfect there. With that being said, I didn't always feel like I was meant to be in WWE, or, at least a wrestler. I didn't always think I was supposed to be a wrestler. It was early on, I didn't pick it up really fast, I was kind of hesitant, I saw a lot of injuries, and by seeing a lot of injuries, I didn't know if it was for me or not. I'm not going to lie, I'm a wimp. People in WWE are some badass people. They're putting their life on the line, breaking their bones, finishing matches, getting staples in their head and they keep going. That's so hardcore. That's not me. I'm not hardcore. I wish I was, but I'm not. I'm a fragile little bean," Lete stated.

"I actually loved WWE. Had so much fun, loved my friends, but I didn't love wrestling. I remember when I came back with my mom and dad for the New Year. I was like, 'I have different ideas for different shows. Maybe I could pitch this show similar to The Bump, but different, a Bump version at NXT.' I was trying to pitch different show ideas I could do. Pretty much, I was like, 'I'm in the WWE, I don't necessarily want to wrestle, but maybe I can do this whole hosting thing since I love it so much.' I remember talking to people on cameras and in the social media department, and they shut it down. 'You're really supposed to wrestle, you're not supposed to tamper outside of what you're doing. If they know you're not passionate and into wrestling, they'll fire you.' I'll keep showing up, I'll keep going to promo classes, I'll keep working on my mic skills, maybe they'll see me on the mic and be like, 'You know what, head to the mic. That's all you're going to do. You're going to be a valet and someone who is a talker. It's okay if you don't wrestle very often.' That's what I was hoping for."

Lete revealed she came close to debuting on NXT TV at one point in a talking role but the company decided they wanted her to wrestle. She dedicated her time to becoming a pro wrestler after this but Lete admitted it felt like her soul was slowly being sucked out of her body the more she tried to love pro wrestling.

Lete did reveal, however, that she sustained a concussion during a WWE match but was told not to report the injury.  

"Another show happens and during this live match, a girl knees me in the face pretty much. My head hit something behind me. In that moment, I was like, 'Something is wrong.' It wasn't a bad wrong, just 'Oh, I rung my bell.' Ringing your bell is a concussion. 'I think something happened. I don't know if it's bad or not.' I took a few days to figure out if I actually had something wrong or not. A few days went by and I could tell I was a little off. I've had some concussions before I knew something was not right. I go into work. I don't say anything. Then next time, I'm heading to medical. 'I'm going to tell them something is weird. I think I run my bell.' As I'm walking in someone is like, "Letty, what's up, how are you doing?' 'I'm doing really good, but I'm about to head to medical. I feel like something happened and I feel I rang my bell.' He's like, 'Oh, you rang your bell?' 'Yeah, ringing your bell is still a concussion. It's still not the best.' He told me, 'Hey, that's kind of part of the job. You get injuries all the time. You deal with them and you move on and get ready for the next thing.' 'Oh, okay.' 'Don't go and tell them. Spend another night, think about it, but unless you're bad and black out, I wouldn't tell them about it.' 'Oh, okay,' In that moment. I was like, 'F this.' I went home, did my night routine, took my vlog video and was like, 'I don't know if this is for me.' I love entertaining, but I don't want to entertain at the risk of my body and mental health. I said, 'I don't think this is for me.' The next day, I called in sick to work," Lete stated.

Following this, Lete noted she helped others during her time with WWE and had made peace with quitting the company shortly before she received a call informing her of her release. 

WWE never made an official announcement about Lete's release but NXT's Roxanne Perez noted on Instagram back in November that Lete was not with "us" anymore. Cora Jade then appeared to poke fun at Lete's release, telling Perez, "Maybe I do like you." Lete has now called out the NXT talents for making fun of her release, taking an extremely long pause after claiming that Perez is "NXT's mental health advocate."

Following her release, Lete is focused on a career in acting. 

H/T Fightful