Hard Dozen: WWE Releases 12 Names, One Might Surprise You

They’re gone. With so many talented stars on the WWE roster, it can be difficult for someone to really stand out. As a result, it can be difficult to find something for everyone to do. If someone doesn’t have much to do for a long time, there is a good chance that WWE will let them go. That was the case this week, though some of them left for a variety of reasons.

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WWE released several NXT stars this week. According to Fightful Select, the following names were released from the company:

* Valentina Feroz
* Trey Bearhill
* Keyshawn Leflore
* Julian Baldi
* Emma Diaz
* Kiyah Saint
* Ezekiel Balogun
* Vlad Pavlenko
* Darrell Mason

Mason, Diaz, Baldi and Leflore were all part of the WWE Next Gen reality series and never wrestled on television.

PWInsider.com is reporting that Drew Gulak and Boa have been released as well. This comes after Gulak was accused of grabbing at Ronda Rousey’s sweatpants, which was followed by him being removed from WWE TV. He was eventually written off television, with an explanation that his No Quarter Catch Crew teammates had the D’Angelo Family attack him.

Finally, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Gable Steveson has been released from WWE. Steveson, an Olympic gold medal winning wrestler, wrestled one televised match throughout his career, wrestling Baron Corbin to a double countout at the 2023 Great American Bash. His most recent match was a dark match on February 9.

There is no word on if WWE is planning to release any more names.

Those are some talented wrestlers. Check out some of the releases:

Opinion: The biggest names by far here are Gulak and Steveson, with Gulak’s release not being much of a surprise. Steveson is quite the surprise though, as he seemed to be the next big thing in WWE and it just never came together. He had one televised match and then just vanished. It never clicked for some reason and I’m not sure if he is ever going to do anything in professional wrestling. If he wants to do it he’ll get the chance, but it wasn’t going to happen in WWE.