WWE Reportedly Laid Off More Employees Today & McKenzie Mitchell Released

As noted before, WWE laid off around 100 employees this past September following their sale to Endeavor and merger with UFC being finalized. Besides employees, WWE also released a large amount of talent as part of this process.

Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston reported that his sources stated that WWE had another round of layoffs earlier today at their corporate office. The amount of employees laid off today from the company is currently not known.

WWE has laid off more corporate employees today, according to multiple people at the company.

This follows layoffs of more than 100 employees in September following the closing of the TKO merger.

— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) December 1, 2023

Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp and PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that their sources confirmed Thurston’s report but no other details regarding the layoffs nor which departments were affected are currently known.

In regards to potential talent releases, NXT backstage interviewer McKenzie Mitchell announced earlier today on Twitter that she was released from WWE. It is currently not known if her release is related to today’s employee layoffs at WWE’s corporate office.

Today I was released by WWE. I met my husband, moved cross country from CT to FL for @wwenxt (a place I’ve always considered home), and met friends that became like family. I’ve always said and firmly believe in “when door closes, another opens.”https://t.co/scUFllumrY pic.twitter.com/s1YCmmTz4Z

— McKenzie Mitchell (@mckenzienmitch) December 1, 2023

Prior to today’s layoffs, Fightful Select reported that their sources confirmed that NXT developmental talents Alexis Lete, Alivia Ash, and Ghi Eburneo had been recently released from the company. It was reported that it is currently not known if these releases were part of this past September’s batch of roster cuts or part of a later wave of talent releases.