WWE/NXT releases 2022

[Hannibal Scorch]

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful is reporting that the following names have been released by WWE:

• Dakota Kai
• Malcolm Bivens

Bivens I hope ends up in Impact. Hell of a talent, though selfishly I’d like him to be a AEW manager.

[Stop the pigeon]

Haaland, Vish Kenya and Sanjana George gone. Don't know the last two but thought Haaland was gonna get a run like Lesnar.

Edited April 29, 2022 by Stop the pigeon

[King Mal the Glorious]

14 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Malcolm Bivens

I can hear the WrestleMe lads crying from here.

[Hannibal Scorch]

Dexter Lumis also gone

[Nick James]

Dakota Kai should have been money. No idea why she was never given the title or a move to the main roster. 

Wouldn't surprise me if Harland had requested his release, always seemed bigger than what he was given.

Lumis is no shock, seemed out of place in the new NXT, but thought he may have ended up on Raw.

EDIT: Persia Perotta gone as well. 

Edited April 29, 2022 by Nick James

[TildeGuy~!]

Was wondering where Harland was considering Joe Gacy now had the Undertaker druids instead.

Dakota Kai’s a shock though, always thought she’d be the first call up when the time came for others going to the main roster.

According to Sean Ross Sapp, Bivens and Kai turned down  contract extensions so probably a matter of time before they’re off to AEW.

Edited April 30, 2022 by TildeGuy~!

[Devon Malcolm]

1 hour ago, Stop the pigeon said:

Haaland, Vish Kenya and Sanjana George gone. Don't know the last two but thought Haaland was gonna get a run like Lesnar.

I expect he'll be ok when he gets his move to City.

[WyattSheepMask]

At least it gives them a chance to get that Godfather reference right as Tony D’Angelo sends their significant others a fish each

[Nick James]

Budget cuts is laughable as a reason to end someone's employment, but to cite that as the reason for releasing NXT talent is such bullshit. They are more likely on a hotdog and a glass of orange juice a week, their wages make no dent in the juggernauts finances.

Why not just say that the people aren't right for them or the old cliche of 'creative has nothing for you' instead of just insulting people. 

It's all on Johnny Ace apparently, same guy that has recently sent Fashion Consultants to the PC to 'advise' the women on how to dress (provocatively).

[Infinity Land]

When the NXT2.0 revamp happened this was said to be the new normal. People were meant to be getting about 6 months to prove themselves or cut.

[Vamp]

2 hours ago, Nick James said:

Budget cuts is laughable as a reason to end someone's employment, but to cite that as the reason for releasing NXT talent is such bullshit. They are more likely on a hotdog and a glass of orange juice a week, their wages make no dent in the juggernauts finances.

Why not just say that the people aren't right for them or the old cliche of 'creative has nothing for you' instead of just insulting people. 

It's all on Johnny Ace apparently, same guy that has recently sent Fashion Consultants to the PC to 'advise' the women on how to dress (provocatively).

I don't like it either but not sure giving "creative has nothing for you" rather than "budget cuts" as a reason makes a blind bit of difference.

Plus, and again I don't like it, it wouldn't surprise me if, like AEW, they have their own statistics going on that show the budget for the performance centre talent could be better spent elsewhere to maximise profits. 

It could well be that they've mandated that the performance centre talent budget be reduced by 10% (or whatever). Someone might have created a spreadsheet that proves there's a financial justification for doing it. So "budget cuts," however crappy, might well be accurate. 

That and it probably makes more sense to any potential investors. 

[Stop the pigeon]

On 4/29/2022 at 11:08 PM, Devon Malcolm said:

I expect he'll be ok when he gets his move to City.

Someone should iron you

[Your Fight Site]

Just now, RalphyV2 said:

who do you think?

 

 

Cody Rhodes.

[DavidB6937]

Hopefully Finn. He must be at the point where he realises the amount of opportunities out there vs whatever crap he's dealing with in WWE. It's not going to get any better for him.

[Nick James]

I'd say Balor, but he seems too much of a sap to ask for his release.