After years of mass releases WWE has seemingly been in recruitment mode as of late, now it’s being reported that five NXT stars have been released from the company. According to PWInsider.com the following names are no longer with the company:
-Bodhi Hayward
-Sloane Jacobs
-Erica Yan
-Damaris Griffin
-Ru Feng
Brodi Hayward was recently working with Andre Chase University and he was seemingly written off TV when he was taken out by Duke Hudson. Following his release Chase Howard posted the following on Twitter:
I just want to publicly thank @bodhihaywardWWE for his dedication to #ChaseU.
I will always appreciate him being my first scholarship athlete, but more importantly I will always appreciate his friendship. Keep going‼️🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/f0buZjZuKB
— Andre Chase (@AndreChaseWWE) November 1, 2022
Sloane Jacobs signed with WWE in March of 2022 and previously worked the independent scene as The Notorious Mimi. She appeared in the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament and on Level Up and live events.
Erica Yan started appearing on WWE programming in late 2021, but last wrestled for NXT in September of 2022. Damaris Griffin made several appearances on NXT Level Up. He had not even been with the company for a year. Ru Feng signed with WWE last year and made appearances working as an enhancement talent on NXT and 205 Live.
Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.