10 Wrestlers Who Will LEAVE WWE In 2026
5. Nikkita Lyons
If departures from WWE have shown anything in recent years, it's that there are many lucrative opportunities afforded to former talent from the world's largest wrestling company. Some are inside the ring, but there are all manner of avenues for performers to take when they leave WWE.
For someone without a major championship or main roster appearance to her name, Nikkita Lyons has an eye-watering social media presence. Despite her understated WWE career, 'The Lyoness of WWE' has more Instagram followers than Damian Priest, Jacob Fatu, and LA Knight, and the same amount as both members of The Street Profits combined. Lyons has also already been making a pop career for herself with her Rough Cuts album being released under the name FaithyJ in 2024.
Having been used briefly to help establish WWE's new Evolve brand, it's hard to envision a future for Nikkita Lyons. She has been signed to WWE for four years, and now they can't even find a place for her in NXT. It very much feels as though her career will move into a new direction in 2026.