Overview
- WWE started releasing talent Friday after WrestleMania 42, with reports listing Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas), Nikki Cross, Joe Gacy, Zoey Stark, Alba Fyre and Andre Chase among those out.
- USA TODAY’s running tally, sourced to Fightful and others, also named Erick Rowan and Dexter Lumis as departing from the roster.
- Nikki Cross confirmed her exit in a goodbye post on X and thanked trainers Robbie Brookside and William Regal as she closed a decade-long run with multiple women’s titles.
- The Wyatt Sicks faction, created in 2024 to honor Bray Wyatt and featured on SmackDown this month, is effectively over after several members were included in the departures.
- Coverage noted uncertainty over whether exits were formal releases or contract expirations, and Cageside Seats later reported a second wave of cuts that outlets were still verifying.