As seen on Wednesday, Rusev was one of the talents who were released from WWE. Rusev’s real-life wife, Lana, posted a kayfabe tweet referencing Rusev’s release. She said,
“I hate to be the person in these trying times but let this be a reminder of who @RusevBUL really is !!! #ThankYouRusev …… NEXT !!!!! #thankunext.”