12 WWE Stars Become Free Agents (WWE News)

12 former WWE stars are about to hit free agency.

by Andrew Pollard
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Get ready for a potentially hectic few weeks, as a whole host of now-former WWE stars are set to become free agents.

As highlighted in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bo Dallas, Nikki Cross, Joe Gacy, Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Kairi Sane, Santos Escobar, Zoey Stark, and the Motor City Machine Guns are all set to become free agents as of midnight tonight. In the case of the Machine Guns, next week's AEW Dynamite interestingly takes place from Detroit's Masonic Temple Theater, with Detroit famously known as the Motor City, so...

On top of that, the New Day duo of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will become free agents in the first week of August - the tandem landing in AEW described as a "foregone conclusion" - and then there's the small matter of Sheamus, who it's believed will become a free agent on October 1st.

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Elsewhere, in other post-WrestleMania 42 releases, Kay Lee Ray, fka Alba Fyre, has already been back at it, competing for the likes of EVE and RevPro. This was because the Scot's WWE exit was a case of her contract being allowed to expire, rather than her being outright released and having to serve the subsequent non-compete period. There's also Apollo Crews/Uhaa Nation, who debuted for TNA at Slammiversary last month. In that instance, the former Intercontinental Champion was either allowed to start with TNA early, or he may have possibly had a more NXT-esque deal that had a shorter non-compete period than the standard 90 days.

Either way, there are a lot of incredibly talented people about to enter the free agency market.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.