UPDATE: The following is from WWE.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Justin Gabriel as of Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. WWE wishes Justin Gabriel the best in all of his future endeavors.
ORIGINAL: Although we don’t have a lot of details at this point, Justin Gabriel quit WWE this weekend.
Gabriel, real name Paul Lloyd, Jr., signed a developmental deal with the promotion in 2008, where he was asigned to the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) promotion, WWE’s developmental territory at the time.
In February of 2010, Gabriel competed in the first season of NXT, finishing third in the competition, before being called up to the main roster in June of 2010, joining “The Nexus” faction. Gabriel is a former three-time WWE Tag-Team Champion.
No other details are available at this time.
We will update you as soon as more information becomes available on this story.
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