During today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, it was revealed that several WWE talents who actually asked if they were going to be released following WrestleMania 37 were flat out told “no” by WWE officials. The following day, they received the calls that they were in fact being released. Dave Meltzer said,
“There were actually people who asked if they were getting it [released] and were actually told no, and they would get a call later that they did [get released].”
It should also be noted that the ones that were released were not ones wanting to be released and weren’t disgruntled with their positions. Meltzer said,
“The ones who really want to go are the ones you hear that want out. This is not that list of people. This is the list of people who were, you know, for the most part, I don’t want to say happy in catering, but they — I did not hear anyone of these people, underground, wanting to get out as soon as my contract is up. I don’t think any of them were happy that this happened.”
