WWE Black Wednesday Releases 5 Years Later - Where Are They Now?

21. The Performance Center Recruits

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Aleksandar Jaksic, MJ Jenkins, Dorian Mak, Mars Wang, Edgar Lopez, Faisal Kurdi, Hussain Aldagal, Marcos Gomes, Mohamed Fahim, Omari Palmer, and Yifeng/Rocky were all WWE Performance Center recruits let go in April 2020. Most haven't gone on to do anything within the pro wrestling biz, but there are a few who will be of interest.

For example, MJ Jenkins went on to work a handful of matches in AEW and the NWA. The most notable is Omari Palmer. He worked as Odyssey Jones in NXT before being called up to the main roster as part of the 2023 Draft. A baffling sabbatical followed, then Jones was tied to New Day members Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston on episodes of Raw.

Allegations of domestic abuse in September 2024 led to his sudden release.

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