Major WWE Releases Coming? (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Adam Wilbourn on major upcoming WWE releases, AEW cuts, Adam Cole & more.

Join WhatCulture's Andy H. Murray and Adam Wilbourn as they bring you Wednesday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

Today's video begins with a report suggesting that WWE's cost-cutting looks set to continue (00:27), perhaps as soon as this week. Major names are said to be in the discussion this time - though WWE's list is prone to changing at the last minute.

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Speaking of releases, AEW has just let go of a couple of wrestlers, with Shanna and Awesome Kong (04:03) departing the promotion after their contracts expired. They leave the company under vastly different circumstances.

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From there, we cover a couple of big stories from last night's NXT, as Adam Cole returns to the brand for the first time in well over a month (06:40). Finally, we talk about the updated card for TakeOver: In Your House 2021 following last night's show (09:19), as a bunch of big matches are announced.

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As always, today's news video finishes with all your Twitter questions.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.