WWE made a round of NXT cuts that were revealed on Friday afternoon with former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak as the most notable name included among the list of 11.
Our Bryan Alvarez verified the list of those who were released with Fightful reporting the same list other than Gulak and Boa. PWInsider reported that Gulak was cut, but not Boa.
Gulak recently came under fire after former WWE star Ronda Rousey accused him of pulling at the string on sweatpants she was wearing backstage at an event.
Gulak said it was an accident and it was later reported that WWE investigated the claim. Gulak, who had been competing in NXT as of late with the No Quarter Catch Crew, was removed from their opening video last month.
He had been part of WWE since 2017, mainly competing on the then-205 Live show in addition to some appearances on both Raw and Main Event. After being cut in May 2020, he was quickly brought back.
He remained on the main roster through January 2023 when he headed to NXT. His last match there was in March of this year.
The 37-year-old held the Cruiserweight title for over 100 days in the summer of 2019 and was a multiple-time holder of the now-defunct 24/7 title.
Here’s the full list of names that were released with several of them coming from the recent Next Gen series on The Roku Channel:
- Boa: The former Yanbo Wang signed with WWE in September 2016 after a tryout in Shanghai. He last wrestled in December 2023.
- Vlad Pavlenko: The former track star was part of the spring 2023 PC class. He never wrestled a match.
- Valentina Feroz: The former Rita Reis was part of NXT since December 2019. She hasn’t wrestled since December 2023.
- Trey Bearhill: The former Triller Bucktrot is a former college football player that wrestled 17 matches from March 2023 through March 2024.
- Kiyah Saint: The former Harleigh White debuted in May 2023 and wrestled 13 matches, last competing in April 2024.
- Julian Baldi: Baldi said he had signed last month. He never wrestled a match and was part of the Next Gen series.
- Emma Diaz: The former rugby player wrestled just three times from October 2023 through April 2024.
- Darrell Mason: The former amateur wrestler never wrestled a match.
- Keyshawn LeFlore: The former college gymnast never wrestled a match.
- Ezekiel Balogun: The former college basketball player was part of the spring 2023 class and never wrestled a match.
It’s the second round of cuts in as many months as several main roster wrestlers were released in April that included Jinder Mahal and Xia Li.
News Summary:
- Drew Gulak part of WWE NXT roster cuts
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