Ex-NXT Wrestler Says "Stop Supporting" WWE After Latest Releases
An earned response to WWE's latest round of releases, as John Morrison, Hit Row, and more depart.
Taya Valkyrie has spoken out against WWE following the market-leading promotion's latest round of talent releases, which brought the company's 2021 total to 79.
A victim of WWE's swooping cuts herself on 4 November, Valkyrie's husband, John Morrison, was amongst the group of eight wrestlers let go yesterday. Taya tweeted the following on the releases, asking people to stop supporting a company that doesn't respect its wrestlers:-
Stop supporting a company that has ZERO respect for their talent. You love pro wrestling, spend your money on the hundreds of other alternatives. This is wrong. Ethically, as employers they don’t care about us. Talent or fans.
Advertisement— TAYA VALKYRIE (@FrankyMonetWWE) November 19, 2021
Valkyrie followed up on this just under an hour later, saying she and Morrison would be fine:-
We will be just fine ❤️ #TheMundos
Advertisement— TAYA VALKYRIE (@FrankyMonetWWE) November 19, 2021
Valkyrie, who competed for WWE as Franky Monet, had only been with WWE for nine months when she was let go, having signed for the promotion in February 2021. Morrison was more tenured, having embarked on his second major run with the promotion in September 2019, though he had faded from prominence after being turned on by long-term tag team partner The Miz on Raw's 23 August 2021 episode.
Said turn was seemingly intended to start a feud between Miz and Morrison, as WWE announced a singles match for the following week. This was scrapped when Miz took time off from television to compete on Dancing With The Stars.
Valkyrie is likely bound to a standard NXT 30-day non-compete clause expiring on 4 December 2021. Morrison, meanwhile, is almost certainly subject to a 90-day clause, meaning he'll have to wait until 16 February 2022 before he can sign or appear elsewhere.