WWE Releases 18 Wrestlers: Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Keith Lee, Nia Jax, Eva Marie, More

WWE

Nov 4, 2021

WWE released 18 wrestlers today as part of a new round of roster cuts in the company, according to PWInsider and Fightful.

Karrion Kross
Scarlett
Keith Lee
Nia Jax
Eva Marie
Gran Metalik – Metalik recently asked for his release.
Lince Dorado
Mia Yim
Ember Moon
Franky Monet
B-Fab
Jessi Kamea
Oney Lorcan – Lorcan requested his release in late 2019, but later signed a new contract.
Trey Baxter
Jeet Rama
Katrina Cortez
Zayda Ramier
Harry Smith (Davey Boy Smith Jr.)

In regards to the official reason given, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis sent an internal email stating that all of the releases today were due to “budget cuts.”

NXT wrestlers will be under a 30-day non-compete clause while main roster talent will be under WWE’s standard 90 day non-compete.

Bordeaux, Moon, Monet, Lorcan, and Gran Metalik all confirmed and commented on Twitter about their release.