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WWE cuts 2025: Full list of released stars including Braun Strowman, Cora Jade, and Dakota Kai
WWE has released Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Dakota Kai, Braun Strowman, and Shayna Baszler. Reports hint Cora Jade and Eddy Thorpe may be cut too.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has reportedly released several talents from its roster. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com, the list of confirmed releases includes Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Dakota Kai, Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler, and Gigi Dolin. Sapp also noted that Riley Osborne and Jakara Jackson may have been released as well, though those names have not been officially confirmed.
Amid the cuts, wrestler Cora Jade posted on X, “Thankful for all the childhood dreams I got to live out! I have a lot to say in due time. Stay tuned xoxo.”
This has led to speculation that she may have been released. Eddy Thorpe also shared a post on X that has raised similar questions about his status.
Reactions -
Fans quickly took to social media to express their disappointment over the latest wave of WWE talent releases.
“Those WWE cuts/releases are insane, a number of talented people who shouldn’t be cut from the roster at all,” one fan wrote on X.
Another added, “I’m sorry for my angry sounding posts. I know part of business is job cuts, but it’s so difficult to justify it in the face of record profits & after WWE’s consistent years of upward growth & rising prices we all feel when we buy merch or tickets. They boast all this good & then cut all these people. I wish them all the best. It’s sad to see it.”
Another person commented, “It’s kinda crazy seeing everyone rationalizing these cuts differently . WWE is racist, WWE hates women. WWE only believes in nepotism. It’s TKO’s fault lol there’s alot going on here.”
Another fan wrote, "WWE is making record profits, makes you sell your house to attend their shows and fires half their women's roster in one go due to "budget cuts", what is happening man."
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More Cuts on the Way?
According to Wrestling Headlines, more releases may be coming. A source told the outlet that the Gallus trio from WWE NXT—Wolfgang, Mark Coffey, and Joe Coffey—are also likely to be removed from the active talent roster.
