[Denver]

Maria
Mike
Zack Ryder gone

[Denver]

No Way Jose gone

[Braden]

God, this is really sad.

I totally forgot how cutthroat WWE can be when it comes to releases, and with the current situation it's going to be **** for fans but especially the athletes. I genuinely hope this ends up being a good thing for them all in the long run.

[LaLaLand]

Man Mike Chioda has been a referee with WWE for THIRTY ONE YEARS and they just cut him just like that. One of the mainstays and arguably one of the best. Sad.

[Calderyon]

Rusev has apparently been released.

[Denver]

Rusev will be the star of where he goes next,Lana will certainly be out next

[Calderyon]

Apparently most NXT star releases are being made after tonight's episode.

[Calderyon]

Current list of releases so far (from Wrestlinginc)

WRESTLERS:
* Deonna Purrazzo
* Aleksandar Jaksic
* Rusev
* Zack Ryder
* No Way Jose
* Mike Kanellis
* Maria Kanellis
* Primo
* Epico
* Rowan
* Sarah Logan
* Karl Anderson
* Luke Gallows
* EC3
* Drake Maverick
* Curt Hawkins
* Heath Slater
* Eric Young
* Lio Rush

PRODUCERS (Furloughed or released):
* WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle (Released)
* Billy Kidman
* Mike Rotunda
* Pat Buck
* Fit Finlay
* Shawn Daivari
* Scott Armstrong
* Sarah Stock
* Shane Helms
* Lance Storm

ANNOUNCERS:
* Aiden English

REFEREES:
* Mike Chioda

CREATIVE:
* Andrea Listenberger

[LaLaLand]

WOW Deonna has gone!?

[Calderyon]

For selfish reasons, I hope Tyler Breeze is not released as that would probably end Battle of the Brands.

Or worst, Xavier Woods as that would kill UpUpDownDown altogether probably? He would have to create another brand, if that's even possible, if WWE owns the rights to it.

[Denver]

They have also not released any SD stars yet

[LaLaLand]

As shocking as this all is and with awful timing - I'm not "shocked" by the majority, many are people who I've thought have been surplus for quite some time.

On the plus side - this is a MAJOR shakeup and when all returns back to somewhere normal WWE could be unrecognisable, and for the better possibly.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

As shocking as this all is and with awful timing - I'm not "shocked" by the majority, many are people who I've thought have been surplus for quite some time.

On the plus side - this is a MAJOR shakeup and when all returns back to somewhere normal WWE could be unrecognisable, and for the better possibly.

It's the way he done it.

Everyone was released by text and they had to make cuts to balance the books a day after Linda paid to make it an essential business.

Also he got rid of them now so they couldn't work which is scammy

[LaLaLand]

Kona Reeves and MJ Jenkins from NXT appear to have been cut.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Rusev has apparently been released.

Maybe AEG?

[LaLaLand]

Just remembered that only 2 maybe 3 weeks ago, if that, Rusev selflessly donated $20K of his own money to WWE employees (crew members and the like) who found themselves without income because of the Coronavirus outbreak...

Then today gets fired by the very company he tried to help bail out.

[LaLaLand]

Kassius Ohno has gone it seems.

Rey Mysterio is also in the Alumni section on WWE.com but some are saying he always has been whilst he's been back so idk?

[Denver]

Expected MITB card

UNIVERSAL TITLE MATCH

Braun Strowman vs The Fiend

WWE TITLE MATCH

Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins

WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLES

Bliss Cross Applesauce vs Carmella & Dana Brooke

RAW TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

Street Profits vs Viking Raiders

SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM TITLES

Miz & Morrison vs New Day vs Usos

MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH – MEN’S

? vs ? vs ? vs ? vs ? vs ?

MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH -WOMEN’S

Asuka vs Shayna Baszler vs Nia Jax vs ? vs ? vs ?

SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S TITLE

Bayley vs Tamina Snuka

[LaLaLand]

Taqueena finally getting a women’s title run?

[Denver]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

Taqueena finally getting a women’s title run?

Imagine Tamina and Dana getting title matches in 2020

[Braden]

I am shook t'core at Taqueena getting a singles title match.

Also, Bliss Cross Applesauce? Is that genuinely their tag team name?

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Braden

I am shook t'core at Taqueena getting a singles title match.

Also, Bliss Cross Applesauce? Is that genuinely their tag team name?

Yes it is

[Braden]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

Yes it is

[LaLaLand]

Quite a few more NXT/Performance Center releases:

Taynara Conti
Cezar Bononi
Dan Matha
Tino Sabatelli
Mars Wang
Alexander Jaksig
Edgar Lopez
Faisal Kurdi
Alyssa Marino
Hussain Aldagal
Maris Gomes
Mohamed Fahim
Omari Palmer
Josiah Williams (the NXT social media guy)

[Denver]

MITB is going to be at WWE HQ and the briefcase will be on the roof, ti retrieve it you have to go from ground floor to the roof