WWE have released Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Ruby Riott, Santana Garrett, and Buddy Murphy. The reason cited was part of budget cuts, and Strowman was being paid $1.2 million per year according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The former WWE Universal Champion signed a new contract in October 2019, so the budget cut regarding Strowman is the WWE’s biggest saving financially from all of the talent cuts in the last year plus during the pandemic. Braun Strowman was fired by WWE for a very surprising reason as well.
Previously, more details regarding WWE’s decision to release Braun Strowman from his contract had been revealed. Braun Strowman’s contract definitely played a role in him getting fired. On top of that, Braun Strowman was viewed as an ‘obsolete’ WWE Superstar and ‘two years past his prime.
Rhea Ripley is currently one half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions along with Nikki A.S.H. Before that she was the NXT Champion and also the RAW Women’s Champion, so she certainly found a lot of success in WWE.
A Rhea Ripley fan account recently posted an old picture of Ripley on Instagram, where Ripley had longer hair. Ripley commented on the post and revealed that WWE would have fired her had she not cut her long hair.
