In major WWE contract news, it is being reported by Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp that WWE have released Bronson Reed. Reed achieved his highest level of fame winning the WWE NXT North American Championship one-time. Did Vince McMahon ‘angered’ this NXT Star in a text message?
The full list of today’s releases: Bobby Fish
-Bronson Reed
-Jake Atlas
-Ari Sterling
-Kona Reeves
-Leon Ruff
-Stephon Smith
-Tyler Rust
-Zechariah Smith
-Asher Hale
-Giant Zanjeer
-Mercedes Martinez.
In related news, former WWE star Alex Riley stated that due to his loyalty to WWE, he would turn a contract offer with AEW if he was ever asked to join the promotion. Riley made the comments on SportsKeeda’s UnSkripted podcast with Dr. Chris Featherstone. Credit to the outlet for the below.
“If I need to, or they want me there, I’m WWE, through and through. That’s where I need to go with that. I’ve said; I’ve said that before. I’m a Vince guy! I’m a Vince guy, and I stay loyal. So, if I ever return, if and when I ever return, I will stay loyal to the man that built me,” revealed Riley.
“With all due respect, absolutely not,” Riley added, “With all respect to everybody in that business. I would not accept that because I just, I’m on a different path right now, and I want to remain on that path. I want to focus on my CBD company. My family, okay. My family has been very important to me, always has been. So, politely, I would decline that, but not to say I won’t end up somewhere in the wrestling business in the future. I don’t know. I’m 40 years old. I still consider myself a very young man (laughs), maybe not as young but certainly able to come back. Dusty Rhodes? Right? Created me, inside out, genius. I mean, he pulled me aside and put his arms around and me and started saying, ‘Come on, Kevin, it’s time to sit under the learning tree.’ What a beautiful man. And I love Cody, and I love that family. But I stay true to my word always, and I’m a WWE loyalist, loyal character, loyal whatever it is!”, said Kevin
Bronson Reed has been released by WWE
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) August 7, 2021
