WWE releases multiple NXT superstars including Bronson Reed and Bobby Fish

WWE releases multiple NXT superstars including Bronson Reed and Bobby Fish

WWE has released a ton of WWE superstars for the past year. The biggest reason for these releases have been cut in costs after the COVID-19 pandemic affected its profits. Now WWE has released many superstars from NXT.

After reports of Bronson Reed’s release had come out, the WWE universe was in shock. But before WWE made an official announcement about his release, Reed himself took to Twitter and made the rumors come true. In his tweet, he wrote:

“Just got released from WWE. The monster’s back on the loose. You don’t know what you’ve done”

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Sean Ross Sapp from fightful.com was able to take out the full list of released superstars. Here’s the list of superstars released:

Why did WWE release top NXT talent like Bronson Reed and Bobby Fish?

Bronson Reed’s release was a shock to the WWE Universe

Though most of the releases made by WWE were due to cost cutting, the release of NXT superstars seems to be different. According to PWInsider, WWE has released these talented guys because of the reported change in the brand.

According to previous reports, WWE NXT is going to change its identity, logo, lighting, etc and will focus on younger talent. Here’s what PWInsider quoted:

“As Dave Scherer and I discussed, there has been lots of talk internally of major changes for the NXT brand including a new logo, new lighting, a focus on younger talents and a different format to the TV shows. This housecleaning tonight appears to be part of those changes.”

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