Here's When WWE's Released Wrestlers Can Sign For Other Promotions

Let's go through when all those WWE non-compete clauses expire...

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A total of 18 new WWE releases were announced on Thursday, meaning the promotion has now let go of 71 wrestlers (and untold numbers of backstage staff members) in this year of mass cuts.

As these wrestlers' contracts have been terminated early, rather than allowed to expire after their agreed term, those let go are now bound to a non-compete clause of 30 or 90 days that is largely dependent on their position in the company.

Main roster contracts typically come bundled with a 90-day non-compete clause. Anyone in this category will therefore be available to sign with or appear for other wrestling promotions from 2 February 2022 if they were let go yesterday.

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Those bound to a 30-day non-compete, meanwhile, will be good to go from 4 December 2021.

Non-compete lengths aren't universal, however. Oney Lorcan, who has never wrestled on the main roster, confirmed yesterday that his is 90 days. He was more tenured than any of the other NXT releases, having debuted for NXT in 2015.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.