Real Reason WWE Just Released 18 Wrestlers (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Adam Wilbourn on yesterday's WWE releases, backstage reaction, the reasons & more.

By Andy H Murray /

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

Today's video, predictably, revolved around Thursday's WWE releases, which have dominated the news cycle since they were announced. We started by going through all 18 names let go by the market leaders yesterday (00:29), including Keith Lee, Nia Jax, Karrion Kross, and more.

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From there, we cover WWE's brief statement on the matter (03:17) which was issued to The New York Post, not on the company's own website.

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It's onto the report reason behind this latest batch of cuts after that, though you have probably already taken an educated guess on that front (08:20).

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Finally, we close on a reportedly reason behind one of the biggest departures, Nia Jax (10:39), whose unvaccinated status may have contributed towards her behind jettisoned by the promotion - amongst other things. She isn't the only one either.

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

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