MORE WWE Wrestlers Are Upset & Want To Leave The Company - Report

Sasha Banks & The Revival are only the tip of the iceberg.

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If recent happenings are anything to go by, WWE's locker-room isn't exactly a happy, harmonious place at the moment.

Barely a week passes without a new performer voicing their discontent. Sasha Banks, Luke Harper, and Lio Rush have been removed from television after trying to quit, The Revival are currently being humiliated on Raw, while Tye Dillinger, Hideo Itami, TJP, and Dean Ambrose were lucky enough to escape.

That's a lot of names, and there might be more to come. Per Dave Meltzer in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there are "many" wrestlers in WWE's "unhappy middle" that are yet to go public with their stories, which suggests the promotion's year of backstage turmoil is far from over.

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Meltzer notes that Vince McMahon came up with WWE's new Wild Card Rule to allow his biggest stars to work both Raw and SmackDown, creating more depth at the top of the card. This means less opportunities for this in said "unhappy middle," which could lead to even more stories of upset wrestlers, and more fires for WWE to stomp out as 2019 progresses.

It'll be interesting to see who, if anyone, is next to join Banks & co. on the unhappy list.

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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.