WWE informed or released wrestlers on April 24, 2026, that their contracts would not be renewed, a round of cuts that quickly sent several talent to social media with farewell notes and hints at what comes next. The release tracker was updated as more names surfaced.
Jason Powell said he had reported earlier that cuts were expected that day, and he credited Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com and Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com for news on some of the releases. The timing matters because April 24 became the day the roster shake-up moved from rumor to reality, with additional cuts still possible.
Dante Chen was among the wrestlers to respond, writing that the list of people he wanted to thank was endless. He said he was proud to be the first Singaporean-born WWE Superstar and hoped that would inspire others to believe anything could be achieved. He closed with, “Chen. Now. Forever. Together.”
Andre Chase also posted publicly after the news, saying he would be available for bookings, signings and seminars starting in June. Nikki Cross thanked fans for the continued support, singled out Robbie Brookside and William Regal for helping make the dream come true, and said she was excited for whatever her next chapter would hold. Dexter Lumis also posted on April 24, though no message was included in the available facts.
The list is still a moving target, and that is the point of the tracker: it marks a day when WWE’s silence on the structure of the cuts did not prevent the wrestlers from telling the story themselves.
