10 Most Shocking WWE Releases Ever
2. Serena Deeb
Obviously claims of sexism and ageism would be refuted by WWE should they be brought to their door in regards to Serena Deeb's 2020 release, but might it be that those making these decisions didn't realise how institutionalised those practices were?
In the form of her Double Or Nothing clash with Riho, Deeb just had one of 2021's best matches despite there being no build and the match itself taking place on the pay-per-view pre-show. This continues an awesome pandemic-era run with the promotion and what remains of the NWA that has propelled her to best-in-the-world conversations right as wrestling prepares to return to normality.
Oozing class and working with sublime and scintillating in-ring confidence against a generation of wrestlers she nearly lost the opportunity to compete against, WWE's loss has been everybody else's gain. Not that they'd even be mindful of it - they didn't know what they had to begin with.