Ah, the sweet sorrow of spring cleaning—WWE style! After a WrestleMania weekend that left fans buzzing more than a beehive in a hurricane, WWE decided to spice things up by handing out pink slips faster than an Oprah giveaway. “You get released! And YOU get released! Everybody gets released!”
Leading the parade of the newly unemployed is WWE NXT’s very own Von Wagner. After more than five years of gracing the squared circle, WWE decided Wagner’s career trajectory was flatter than a soda left open overnight. Despite a brief flirtation with the main roster during last year’s WWE Draft, Wagner found himself shuffled back to NXT quicker than a Vegas card dealer on a busy night.
Wagner’s partner in the unemployment line, Xyon Quinn, also felt the cold hand of WWE’s indifference. The company reportedly decided that Quinn, like Wagner, wasn’t fitting into the mosaic of future megastars they had envisioned.
The reason behind these swift kick-offs? WWE is apparently reshuffling its deck after a new alliance with Netflix, aiming to conquer the world one streaming subscriber at a time. This strategic pivot means goodbye to the company’s previous ambitions of wrestling dominance in India and China. “Sorry, global aspirations, we’re binge-watching our own downfall now!”
Even Jinder Mahal, Indus Sher, and Xia Li couldn’t escape the corporate chop, proving that in the world of WWE, you can go from headliner to headline faster than you can say “What’s my severance package?”
So, what’s next for our ring-less warriors? Maybe a stint in Hollywood or a motivational podcast titled “How to Survive Corporate Royal Rumbles.” Only time will tell, but for now, they join the illustrious club of those who have been body-slammed by corporate decisions, right outside the ring.