A Mixed Bag: Reactions From Released WWE Stars

Can you blame them? The biggest story this week in the wrestling world has been the string of releases from WWE, with ten people being let go from the company. This is quite the shakeup and will be something that is going to change the way the wrestling playing field works for the next few months. It is going to mean a lot to have wrestlers leave the company, but how are they feeling about being let go?

One of the more interesting things about something like this is seeing how the reactions go. Some wrestlers will panic and get upset and angry at the company, while others are much more subdued. Both reactions make sense, though it can be almost fascinating to see who reacts which way. Now that a little more than a day has passed, we know a bit more about who reacted how.

Following their departures from the company, several of the released wrestlers have issued statements via Twitter about their time with WWE. Some of them are more positive than others, though most of them include the wrestlers thanking the other members of the roster as well as thanking WWE for giving them a chance. Here are some of the responses from the released wrestlers, including a series from Tucker:

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— Jessica McKay (@JessicaMcKay) April 15, 2021

Be well. pic.twitter.com/AvRsVYYmup

— Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) April 15, 2021

Welcome back, it’s been a while. ? pic.twitter.com/AsAuhy6RdL

— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) April 15, 2021

Grateful for the memories. Grateful for the locker room. Grateful for the fans. Grateful for these little keys to my golden handcuffs. You can never expected others vision of you to be big as your own dreams. Thank you @VinceMcMahon #AlwaysBlessedAndGrateful

— Mickie James~Aldis (@MickieJames) April 15, 2021

Thank you ?? pic.twitter.com/IVig0sl4pN

— Cassie Lee (@CassieLee) April 16, 2021

One door closes, another opens. Thank you to all who have help me along the way. Much love ???? pic.twitter.com/NjAdryd8C5

— Westin Blake (@TheWestinBlake) April 15, 2021

Freedom baby!!

— Levi Cooper (@REALLeviCooper) April 15, 2021

Looking forward to telling my story.

— Levi Cooper (@REALLeviCooper) April 15, 2021

Not with a certain old man in charge.

— Levi Cooper (@REALLeviCooper) April 16, 2021

There are some rather strong opinions in there. Check out some of the wrestlers who said them:

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Opinion: This is always kind of interesting to see as you are going to get quite the mixture of responses. I can’t blame anyone for being upset over being gone, but even some of the bigger surprises are taking this well. You can also easily see why someone would be upset if they were never given much of a chance in the first place. It was quite the shakeup and the responses make a lot of sense of their own.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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