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Karrion Kross, Nia Jax Among Shocking WWE Releases

On Thursday night, WWE released more than a dozen wrestlers from its talent roster.

Eighteen wrestlers were released by WWE as part of a set of cuts that affected both the WWE main roster and developmental brand NXT. The list of releases was headlined by former NXT champions Keith Lee and Karrion Kross and former Raw women’s champion Nia Jax.

Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Mia Yim, Eva Marie, Harry Smith, and B-Fab were also released from the main roster, while Franky Monet, Ember Moon, Scarlett, Oney Lorcan, Trey Baxter, Jessi Kamea, Zayda Ramier, Katrina Cortez, and Jeet Rama were released from NXT.