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.
That was only just the beginning as WWE continued to release several Superstars o the past few months. Their latest set of releases included the likes of Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Ember Moon, Mia Yim and Nia Jax.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Zayda Ramier, Lince Dorado, and Gran Metalik had all asked for their release from WWE prior to them getting fired.
“Zayda Ramier, I think she left on her on, didn’t she leave on her own? I think that was her choice, because they weren’t doing anything with her anyway. There were a couple of people, Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik who asked for their release, and I think she did as well. I’m not sure of her, but I know about the other two. They weren’t granted their release, but since they were doing cuts they released them.”
h/t to Ringside News for the transcription.
