WWE has announced on WWE.com that Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Kurt Angle, Rusev, Drake Maverick, Curt Hawkins, EC3, Lio Rush, Eric Young, Aiden English, Heath Slater, Sarah Logan, Referee Mike Chioda, Erick Rowan, Primo, Epico, Zack Ryder, No Way Jose, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Deonna Purrazzo, Aleksandar Jaksic, and Norman Smiley (Performance Center coach) have all been released from their contracts.
Not listed in the WWE.com article but believed to have been furloughed include road agents and producers Shane Helms, Lance Storm, Billy Kidman, Mike Rotunda, Dave Finlay, Pat Buck, Shawn Daivari, Scott Armstrong, and Sarah Stock.
It’s understood all were released following an all company call with Vince McMahon earlier today. On the call McMahon announced reducing executive and board member compensation, decreasing expenses, furloughing employees, releasing talent, and deferring spending on their new HQ.
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