A slew of WWE NXT releases are underway, PWInsider.com has learned.
Confirmed names:
*Bobby Fish.
*Bronson Reed.
*Jake Atlas.
*Leon Ruff.
*Referee Stephon Smith.
*Mercedes Martinez.
*Giant Zanjeer.
*Ari Sterling.
*Kona Reeves.
*Asher Hale.
*Tyler Rust.
*WWE PC talent Zechariah Smith.
PWInsider.com is told this is the complete list of talents released and no other releases were given this evening.
As Dave Scherer and I discussed on the We Don't Need No Name Show this week, there has been lots of talk internally of major changes for the NXT brand including a new logo, new lighting, a focus on younger talents and a different format to the TV shows. This housecleaning tonight appears to be part of those changes.
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