According to several sources we have spoken to, Maddox was released due to language he used during a pre-match promo during a dark match at last night's Smackdown taping against R-Truth, specifically the phrase "cocky pr**ks."
We are told that WWE officials, upset with the language, then made the decision to issue Maddox's release.
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