 What's up everyone take down here welcome back to another video today I'm going to be showing with you WWE's most recent releases April 15th we've seen that WWE released quite a few of their talents including 18 main roster superstars one referee one announcer a whole pile of producers and as I'm recording this video they also released a few NXT stars as of right now and there's also rumor that this is just wave one there's going to be more releases to come very soon now for me the numbers of how many people got released are insane I don't believe I've ever seen WWE release this many people at once and before you say WWE why are you releasing so many people consider the circumstances first of all every year around this time shortly after Mania we do see a few people get released from their contracts the people that not necessarily are getting a push in the WWE or maybe WWE just doesn't want to push them anymore and call up other people or sign other people to the brand and so instead of having them continued be part of it they just release them from the contract to make room for new talents they do this every year and I know it does suck especially when you're fans of quite a few of these people but whenever they release so many people at once there has to be a reason behind it so the first reason I can think of is the corona virus the global pandemic that is happening right now it is having a huge toll on the WWE we've seen other sports around the world have closed up completely they're not doing anything where WWE is having a non attendance there's no fan in attendance shows they have the WWE Raw Smackdown and NXT weekly shows along with WWE WrestleMania 36 all being held in the WWE Performance Center now a lot of people are not fans of this it doesn't have the same feel or the same experience as the live shows do because a huge role in the weekly shows and the pay per views is the audience what the audience thinks at the time the live audience in my opinion is very important so if WWE not having that they're not able to do and put on the best work that they could have however I understand why they did it the pandemic right now is insane it's going incredible and I think this is going to be happening for months and months from now it's going to continue to happen and I don't think for at least a few more months nothing's going to be open and expect to see no live audiences for the WWE with these recent releases it's not like they can really go to any other company because all of the indie scenes right now there's not really a presence because they're not doing shows and other ones unless they're having weekly shows on air and they're on tv and they're being seen that way they're not really hiring any staff and there's no attendance as well so they likely aren't going to get picked up from another company until after the pandemic so I'm hoping after the pandemic is over we see some of these guys that were released picked back up from the WWE so now I have the list of everybody that was released from the WWE I don't have all of the producers because some of them were hidden and some of them weren't announced as of yet and I don't have any of the NXT superstars that were released as the time I'm recording this video because I did not get a chance to see everybody that was released from NXT but I have the main roster releases the referee the commentator and a few of the producers I'm going to start off with the most shocking release and that is the referee that has 30 years experience being a referee in the WWE he is so incredible in the ring that is Mike Kiotta now Mike has ref matches like Batista versus Triple H Hulk Hogan versus The Rock at WrestleMania and so many more incredible moments he even had a match in the WWE back in the day as well so it's very incredible that somebody with so much experience with the WWE has been released now my theory with him being released is he is over the age of 50 maybe he just wanted time with his family during this pandemic maybe he didn't want to be working and possibly being exposed to the coronavirus which makes sense but why release him like this why not just lay him off let him go or pay him while he's away from work when he has so much to know already with the company and if it's not because the coronavirus that he wanted to be released why not release somebody that has less experience that hasn't been with the company as long as he has for him being referee I hope someday he goes in the hall of fame and I hope to see him back in the WWE after this pandemic is over but as now he has been released as far as the superstars goes some of these superstars are quite shocking to me some I understand and some I've actually predicted in my video back in January when I shared my thoughts on future WWE releases so for those superstars up first is going to be a shocking Kurtz angle now I knew that Kurtz angle did retire at WrestleMania a few years ago he is a WWE Hall of Famer after all but I knew he was signed to some sort of legends contract kind of like Edge and the Undertaker in Goldberg however he hasn't been used in quite some time he's a former Raw GM but I just don't see WWE using him anymore and I don't see him jumping ship to another company like AEW I think it's now time that he's going to sit back and enjoy his retirement with his family maybe someday be back in the WWE as a producer or backstage talent relation something like that or maybe a couple matches like Goldberg does in the ring here and there I could see him doing that I just don't see him jumping ship like some of the others on this list next up is Epico and Primo now I did predict this months ago back in January where I made that video and the main reason for that is they're doing their own thing in Puerto Rico WWE not only doesn't use them but doesn't really need them they have a pretty decent tag team division as of right now and I really wish that Epico and Primo did get pushed I know they're older now but I wish WWE gave them one last good decent run with great matches maybe a title shots but since they got released I don't see them coming back to the WWE or if they do it's going to be just for a couple matches a handful matches and then they'll be gone again so Epico and Primo have been released as well next is Leo Rush the former cruiserweight champion now this one was shocking to me I know he did have beef and contract issues with the WWE months ago but I thought they were sorted out now he's somebody that I don't see coming back to the WWE Leo Rush I feel like he's going to jump ship to all elite wrestling or potentially TNA where he can thrive and he can actually perform at the level he wants to and be used quite a bit I can see that happening with him I just don't see since he had beef with the WWE in a way and contract stuff and things were said in the past I don't see him coming back anytime soon next is Aiden English he was actually the commentator that was released now Aiden English when he was in the VOD villains back in NXT decent tag team I was not a fan of them at all coming up to the main roster is tag team partner left WWE and he kind of flopped in singles competition later went and teamed up and was aligned with Rusev which was a fail because he turned heel but he never surfaced after that eventually became a commentator but for me it makes sense why he got released wasn't doing the job that WWE originally hired him for and he hasn't been doing that great as of late next is EC3 now this one is one I predicted back in January I hate to see him go because I feel like WWE could have used him on the main roster more than they did he was originally part of NXT when it was more like a competitive show later transferred over to TNA where he thrived became a main eventer in a world heavyweight champion then came back to the WWE went into NXT where he was an all-star he was awesome never won a championship though came up to the main roster and flocked WWE didn't use him they were putting him in corny sketches wasn't used worth crap and he did end up getting injured at one point I think he was 24 seven champion but not too many people are a fan of that championship and since WWE is not using him I really hope that he does not resign with the WWE in the future I'm actually hoping he goes to all elite wrestling or goes back to TNA because he can be an all elite star if he puts his mind to it and he's done it in the past WWE just missed out on this incredible opportunity next is Mike and Maria now I believe they resigned their current contracts months ago however WWE just released them now I know they had an issue with their contract they were thinking of jumping ship they did last year ask for their release and that might be part of why WWE decided to release them but I'm pretty sure WWE re-signed them a new contract but now just out of the blue released them to me that makes no sense they should have just released them back then now they ended up having to re-sign them and release them now makes no sense they're not really being used in the WWE the right way anyways so I'm happy that they are going because hopefully they get to pursue other opportunities with other companies next up is No Way Jose now I predict this back in January I'm actually happy to see him go unfortunately I know that sucks but company wise in NXT when he was there for years he didn't do much at all he was a party gimmick that was really interesting I wasn't behind it at all next is Sarah Logan which is going to cause some kind of conflict with the Viking Raiders I believe further down the line because she is married to one of the Viking Raiders I know she was part of the Riot Squad and that has been split up for a while now she hasn't been used kind of makes sense for her to be released but to have a really good tag team in my opinion having their wife one of their wives get released from the company I think there's going to be some conflict there next is going to be Rowan this is one that I knew Luke Harper when he got released it was going to be very interesting to see what happens with Rowan Rowan was teaming with Daniel Bryan at one time they became the tag team champions that was really cool gimmick in my opinion then whenever he went solo it was very interesting he is a bigger guy but in my opinion he's kind of injury prone so I don't know if he's going to get picked up at a top place or what he's going to do now that he's been released from the wwe I just don't see him coming back to the wwe what I would like to see is him go to all elite wrestling and potentially be teaming with uh Harper once again in his alliance in all elite wrestling I think that'd be very interesting now that he's gone he could do I just don't know what else he could possibly do next up is Eric Young he was a beast in tna he started off in tna as kind of a Santino Morella vibe where it was kind of a comedy wrestling esque he eventually turned heel and became a world heavyweight champion and main adventure later went to end up wwe's nxt where he joined forces and was part of the group sanity they got called up to the main roster they didn't do anything they ended up splitting and the rest of sanity went their separate ways Eric Young stayed on the main roster reinvented himself kind of did like a different gimmick than sanity was but they haven't done much so in my opinion I hope he goes back to tna or all elite wrestling or ring of honor I think he could be a great star there but wwe just wasn't using him the next one for me is the most shocking and it's one that saddens me that he got released and that is Heath Slater the last member of the nexus that was signed to the wwe and still signed to the wwe this june would have marked 10 years being on the main roster so it sucks that he got released it makes sense and I actually predicted this back in January that he would get released it just sucks because he is such a loving guy he puts his heart into it and he does stuff outside of the wwe for the wwe so he's so dedicated to the company it's just he can't get a push one thing that I think would be interesting is if he comes back like gender mahal and uh drew mac and tire did where they left the company for a few years beefed up and came back to become a world champion I feel like he might do that I don't know if it worked out but I'd be on board if he did and I really hope to see that happen and see this be his motivation to make a return for the wwe for the championship now that would be epic to see him do it just like gender mahal did and just like drew mac and tire did as well so it sucks to see him go but I can't wait to see what he will do next if he's going to do that or sign with a new company next is a tag team that I don't understand they had a match at rassomania they did good at rassomania they've been getting a push former champions and that is carol anderson and luke gallows it's kind of shocking because they're still with aj styles or were with aj styles with their team but now all of a sudden they got released that is the most shocking to me because I don't know what wwe is thinking to me they're a top tag team they could go on to do incredible things they could go on to be the tag team champions a dominant force they have a huge thing with aj styles right now who is the incredible I just don't see why they did it it makes to me no absolute sense so I see them jumping ship I don't see them coming back to the wwe in my opinion they've been here since 2016 being released now I see them going to all elite wrestling that's my prediction for them I think they're going to be beast over there and I hope they do jump ship and don't come back just because I think they can do bigger things in a different company next is drake maverick who posted an emotional video online after his release now I really wish he was used differently in the wwe but it's interesting to see what's going to happen now maybe he'll go back to tna or maybe he'll do other things but I really wish wwe used him a little bit more next up is Zach Ryder and Kurt Hawkins former tag team champions back in the day they became the raw tag team champions months ago maybe a year ago now I can't remember I think it was at last year's WrestleMania they became champions they did incredible stuff they Kurt Hawkins made his comeback after 200 plus losses in a row he finally won with Zach Ryder and teamed up with him again they do other things collecting videos for the wwe outside of the ring so this was shocking to me I really wish wwe just put them down into nxt and had them compete in the tag team division in nxt I think that would honestly have been epic but instead they just got released so I kind of hoped more for them but I want to see what they're going to do next and what they're going to go for next is Rusev which he's the last wrestler that is released as of right now other than nxt wrestlers that is on my list but it's the most saddening I know there's conflict with his contract and he wanted to resign but wwe ended up just releasing him Lena however is still signed with the wwe so I wonder how that's going to go I think she's going to be released as well in the next wave if they do have another wave because I think Rusev is way better than Lana to have Lana and release Rusev that's shocking that makes no sense Rusev could have been pushed a little bit more he could be world champion he could be a really dominant force wwe just wanted to use him as a joke to try to get him to sign back and then ended up just releasing him that's me is the worst one of somebody that has potential that just got released other than all this that got released there is a few producers now I'm not going to list them all just because some of them I don't actually know who they are but also they didn't release the full list of producers I actually had to do some research to see who got released so the four that I'm going to share today are Billy Kidman Sean Daivari Shane the Hurricane Helms who I'm a fan of those three guys I think they did great work Daivari and Shane Helms just came maybe a little over a year ago and they started doing producer work for the wwe to get released not too long after makes absolutely no sense also Lance Storm got released as a producer and he's just been a producer for maybe three or four months for the wwe so that was really really short for him just to come to the wwe just to get released months later and also a long time producer for the wwe thinly has been released to me that's the most shocking producer that has been released I didn't expect him to be released because he's been a producer for the wwe for many many years I want to say maybe close to if I had to guess 10 to 12 years now that's a long time to be a producer for the wwe just to be released so as of right now this is everybody that has been released from the wwe I am going to try to keep you guys updated if I can with anybody else that gets released maybe I'll share the nxt guys that got released or if there is a second wave of releases that comes out very soon I'll make another video for that but these were my thoughts on why wwe has done these releases and done so many releases and also everybody that has been released so it is sad to see everybody go I'm hoping after this pandemic is over most of them do get signed back to the wwe and if there is a second wave those guys do as well but some of these guys that got released I see them whenever this pandemic is over moving on to other companies and doing greater and better things in those companies than they did in the wwe because maybe they were not getting pushed in the wwe so I hope you guys enjoyed this video I hope everybody does well in their future endeavors that has been released I'm going to leave this video here please take care peace