William Regal Released By WWE - MAJOR NXT Cuts Confirmed
The NXT General Manager heads the list of major WWE Performance Center releases.
WWE has today made major cuts to its Performance Center staff, including longstanding Director of Talent Development, Head of Global Recruiting, and NXT General Manager William Regal.
PWInsider's Mike Johnson broke news of WWE's latest round of releases across multiple reports. First, it was stated that the company was in the process of a widescale NXT 2.0 backstage personnel reshuffle, with the following statement issued:-
“With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we’ve decided to part ways with some of the staff based in our Performance Center. We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and wish them the best.”
Senior Vice President, Consumer Products Sarah Cummins, who had been with WWE since December 2018, was the first name to be confirmed as released. A further four names were then reported: Regal, Performance Center coach Chris Guy (who wrestled as Ace Steel), writer Dave Kapoor (the former Runjin Singh), and NXT Creative Producer Ryan Katz, who had worked as part of the developmental brand since 2015.
Per Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, longstanding producer Brian 'Road Dogg' James was also amongst the behind-the-scenes personnel let go by WWE today. His latest run with the promotion commenced back in 2011.
Sapp has since confirmed that producer Scott Armstrong was among those let go. Sapp also noted that WWE has stated today's cuts didn't involve wrestlers.