Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott, and Santana Garrett were all released by WWE on Wednesday.
“WWE has come to terms on the releases of Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott, and Santana Garrett.”
“WWE wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors,” the company said in a statement released.
Aleister Black issued the following statement about his release:
Im gathering my thoughts as this was a complete left field for me as obviously we just started the dark father character but this was it, thank you so much WWE universe for allowing me to create and give you small bits of myself.
— Tommy End (@WWEAleister) June 2, 2021
Here are some other reactions from the wrestling world:
What a horrible mismanagement of some really talented people. Sucks.
— Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) June 2, 2021
WTF @WWEAleister @BraunStrowman @RubyRiottWWE @LanaWWE @WWE_Murphy
All released from @wwe @BustedOpenRadio SHOCKED— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) June 2, 2021
These names cut today so far by WWE definitely tells a story….you make cuts to maximize profits before selling a company and this has that look…..it may not be too long before we have new ownership of WWE
— Kris Zellner (@KrisZellner) June 2, 2021
This is story is developing and will be updated soon.
