Certain WWE Talent Reportedly Complained About Booking Prior To Being Released

One Talent Was Reportedly ‘Pouting’ Due To Not Being At Wrestlemania

The big story from last week was WWE giving several main roster talents their official release from the company, a list that included Samoa Joe, Tucker, Billie Kaye, Peyton Royce, Mickie James, Kalisto, Wesley Blake, Bo Dallas, and Chelsea Green.

While reports from WWE have stated these were done for budget reasons, there were certain talents who may have worsened their chances by backstage behavior.

On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio Dave Meltzer states that there was someone who complained about their booking, while another pouted about not being present at last weekend’s WrestleMania 37 pay per view. While neither of the wrestlers Meltzer mentions is mentioned by name, he does indicate that those actions could have been a key decision in them eventually getting cut.

He states, “There are a couple of people that got cut, and I heard this from two different people. One person was pouting that they weren’t at Wrestlemania, that did not help them, and another person had complained about their booking. When you’re marginal talent that’s not being used, then you complain about it, that didn’t help their cause.”

During a recent interview with Fightful, Chelsea Green revealed she was not backstage at Wrestlemania, and did not push to be there, due to the ongoing health crisis.

There have also been rumors that a crop of talent from NXT, most likely Performance Center recruits, would also be getting the ax, but zero names have been released as of this writing. This occurs one year to the day when WWE released a large crop of talent in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an action that many have continued to criticize the company forever since.

If you use any of the quotes from this article, please credit Wrestling Observer Radio with a h/t to HeelByNature.com for the transcription.