Braun Strowman was released by the WWE on Wednesday as part of the latest round of talent cuts. The Monster Among Men was the biggest surprise of the bunch, given he s the only former world champion to be let go so far this year and was just in a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash [.]
WWE Reportedly Still Isn t Done With Wrestler Releases
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WWE announced another batch of releases on Wednesday comprised of Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Buddy Murphy, Ruby Riott and Santana Garrett. That puts the total number of released Superstars in 2021 at 26, most of whom were cut in just the past two months. Andrew Zarian of
The Mat Men Podcast, who has broken a number of big stories lately, reported in the latest episode of his podcast that, unfortunately, it doesn t look like WWE is done cutting talent. I would say some more cuts to be announced in the coming weeks, Zarian said (
Photo: WWE Champion Injured During WWE Raw
Monday Night Raw saw United States Champion Sheamus take on Ricochet and Humberto Carrillo in back-to-back matches as part of their ongoing feud. Sheamus wound up losing both bouts, but fans were more concerned afterward by the amount of blood he spilled as the matches went on. It turned out the champ suffered a broken nose after taking a stiff forearm shot from Carrillo. PWInsider has since confirmed the injury but added Sheamus won t miss any time unless WWE requires it.
Sheamus has since taken to social media, sharing photos of his post-match appearance. The pinfall losses on Raw likely mean both Carrillo and Ricochet will get shots at his title in the near future.
WWE announced via a press release on Monday that the company has made three major hirings to their senior leadership team. These include Jamie Horowitz as the new Executive Vice President of Developmental & Digital, Samira Shah as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and Matt Drew as the Senior [.]
Eva Marie Confirms She ll Be Wrestling in Her WWE Return
Eva Marie released yet another hype video during this week s
Monday Night Raw to continue the build towards her return to WWE television. Marie also took the time to address a report that popped up last week, in which Fightful s Sean Ross Sapp reported WWE s plan is to use Marie as a vehicle to get another member of the Women s Division rather than have her be a wrestler. All Red Everything emphatically shot down that report, writing, For the [clown emoji] who said I m not coming back to wrestle, while uploading the latest teaser of her training. It s still entirely possible that the tweet and the video are part of a bait-and-switch.