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WWE Releases Kairi Sane, The Wyatt Sicks, Aleister Black and More (April 2026)
The cuts also hit Apollo Crews, Zelina Vega and numerous NXT prospects.
WWE made a huge wave of talent releases in April 2026, per Fightful and Bodyslam.net, including Kairi Sane, the entire Wyatt Sicks stable, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, Apollo Crews, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Andre Chase, Dante Chen and numerous NXT prospects. Best wishes to everyone affected.
WWE releases, April 2026:
- Nikki Cross
- Zoey Stark
- Alba Fyre
- Joe Gacy
- Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas)
- Dexter Lumis (Samuel Shaw)
- Erick Rowan
- Apollo Crews
- Andre Chase (Chase U)
- Zelina Vega
- Aleister Black
- Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns)
- Kairi Sane (Kabuki Warriors)
- Santos Escobar
- Dante Chen (NXT)
- Tyson Dupont
- Tyriek Igwe
- Chris Island
- Tyra Mae Steele
- Sirena Linton
- Trill London
- Malik Blade
- Luca Crusifino
Related: WWE Backlash 2026 Preview and Predictions
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Transcript
Another year, another round of post-WrestleMania cuts for WWE. And the list is pretty surprising here. Pretty much the entire Wyatt Sicks crew, according to Fightful and Bodyslam.net.
Kairi Sane, which is crazy because I thought she’s looked better than she has in years in the ring. Apollo Crews. The Motor City Machine Guns, who in my opinion were already Hall of Famers before they got to WWE, and they’ll land on their feet in AEW, but still, what the hell?
Aleister Black and Zelina, very surprised. I thought they could have done a lot more with Aleister Black. I know he’s older now, but they brought him back to a lot of fanfare and didn’t do much with him. Santos Escobar, who I believe at one point was released and then brought back, or quit. It’s just very weird.
They released a lot of NXT prospects. They released Andre Chase, Alba Fyre, Nikki Cross. Like, what are we doing, man? Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro of TKO literally made over $100 million in salary. Just awful.
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