By Chris Walters on July 6, 2005 at 11:10 PM EST

Credit: LiveAudioWrestling.com

Backstage morale in WWE is not good right now to say the least. Many wrestlers are frustrated with WWE for their way of handling things lately. As of this writing WWE has released 18 superstars, some very loyal and long-time veterans of the company, some injured, some pregnant, and some just recently married. These cuts were reportedly made in part of budget cutbacks, yet WWE is negotiating right now for the return of Brock Lesnar, who voluntarily walked out on the company and eventually filed a lawsuit against it. Now, he is being welcomed back with open arms while many others are still waiting for their telephone to ring to confirm their release from the company, as plenty of cuts have yet to be made official on the WWE website yet.

Let us not forget that WWE recently released Matt Hardy for going public with his frustration towards Lita for cheating on him with Edge while he was out with an injury, and are now looking at bringing him back because of the comotion that created.

As far as the guys who were released, Akio (aka Jimmy Yang) will likely find work in All Japan. The others, namely - Spike Dudley, Mark Jindrak, Billy Kidman, Maven, and Shannon Moore will likely all have the option to go to TNA if that's an avenue they're interested in. However, this will have to be once the company is more stable, as for now their programs only air on the internet. If and when things pan out with SpikeTV, TNA just got a lot of new talent to play with for their first few TVs.

**WWE.com Adds 3 MAJOR Names To Roster Cut List - HUGE SD! Stars FIRED!!**