As reported earlier, a huge number of Superstars and Producers lost their jobs at WWE today. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a financial crisis globally and WWE wasn’t an exception.
One of the Superstars who was shockingly released in this unfortunate cleansing was Drake Maverick. Maverick has been a fan-favorite and a regular on TV and has gone to great lengths to make his programs entertaining for the fans.
Maverick immediately took to his Twitter to post his immediate reactions about his release from the company. Needless to say, the former 24×7 Champion broke down in tears while talking about this.
Maverick expressed his love for this job and also said that now the matters are much serious and this is about him feeding and providing for his family.
https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1250493936185102339
Other Superstars also took to their respective Twitter accounts to react to their release. WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest of all time Kurt Angle was also a part of this list.
Angle sent out a great message on his Twitter, expressing his gratitude towards the company.
I wanted 2 say thank you to the WWE for the time I spent there.I made many new friends and had the opportunity to work with so many talented people. To the Superstars, continue to entertain the WWE Universe as well as you possibly can. They’re the best fans in the world. #itstrue
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) April 15, 2020
Fit Finlay is a man who has been the single most influential driving force behind the Women’s Evolution in the company. Finlay kept it short and said that he’s been doing this for the past 4 decades and that he prays that it’d all be over soon while urging everyone to stay healthy.
To everyone on Gods green earth. Thank you for the kind words. I’ve been doing this for 46 years(Wrestling)I pray you all get through this and we can share a hug and drink again. Stay healthy. (SD)
— Fit Finlay (@ringfox1) April 15, 2020
To all my friends,fans. And family. This is a crazy time and I want to say thanks to @WWEUniverse and everyone I’ve ever shared ring time with, working with or teaching. Stay safe. Especially to all the amazing girls (women) I’ve had the honor to work with. Stay safe y’all.
— Fit Finlay (@ringfox1) April 15, 2020
Lance Storm who joined the company a little over 4 months ago has already been released as well. The wrestling legend also sent out a message of gratitude on Twitter today:
My best to all who, like me, lost their jobs today. To those still on the job, hold down the fort for us. It was my pleasure to work with you all these past 4 month. I hope we will all get a chance to work together again. Stay strong, stay safe.
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) April 15, 2020
Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms also tweeted:
https://twitter.com/shanehelmscom/status/1250469737047474179?s=21
Thanks everyone for all the great messages. I truly believe that this is just temporary. There are many people in this world in far worse situations than I am, so please don’t worry about me too much. I’ll always be The Hurricane and I’m always just a tweet away. Love you all!
— Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) April 15, 2020
Deonna Purrazzo, one of the NXT stars to be released, also tweeted:
The people closest to me know this is something I’ve been struggling with wanting for the better part of the last year.
Happy to say I gave this journey my best and MORE excited for the future! ❤️
— The Virtuosa (@DeonnaPurrazzo) April 15, 2020
No Way Jose tweeted:
Love you all 💜💜 #ThankYou @WWE @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/1elDFcDygO
— Levis (@LevyValenz) April 15, 2020
Rusev kept it short and sweet:
Thank you All, Rusev out!
— Miro (@ToBeMiro) April 15, 2020
Lio Rush echoed all our thoughts:
https://twitter.com/itsliorush/status/1250514293956755457?s=21
Sarah Logan took to Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_A4q4BJD90/?igshid=1je7d5stiq0lf
EC3 tweeted this about his ill fated WWE character:
ec3 character synopsis
Created by a perfect storm of frustration, angst, restraint, solitude and the sense of losing everything, the character of ec3 forced himself to consider the inconceivable.
That he was defeated. pic.twitter.com/63vA5avDgg— ecIII (@therealec3) April 15, 2020
All in all, our hearts ache for those who are at the receiving end of this unfortunate cleansing. We hope that all these Superstars get back on their feet in no time and these trying times come to an end very soon.
