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.
“So many of my friends are all in WWE.
There’s definitely no reason for me to not pop up and do stuff, or not be part of stuff if they want to reach out and do some stuff. Either it works or it doesn’t work, but there’s no obligation. I always have love for WWE.”
