WWE Releases Multiple Stars (UPDATED)

WWE has announced the releases of multiple stars following a corporate statement earlier today confirming such cuts would be made.

WWE.com writes:

WWE has come to terms on the release of Kurt Angle, Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev), Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Rowan (Joseph Ruud), Sarah Logan (Sarah Rowe), No Way Jose (Levis Valenzuela), Mike Chioda, Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett), Maria Kanellis, EC3 (Michael Hutter), Aiden English (Matthew Rehwoldt), Lio Rush (Lionel Green), Primo (Edwin Colon) and Epico (Orlando Colon Nieves). We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

Vince McMahon held a call with WWE staff earlier today informing them of upcoming measures the company would be taking under the current circumstances, one of which was releasing talent.

For more details on those measures, click here. WWE also released an official corporate statement, which you can read here.

WWE has now also released or furloughed several producers. For information on who they are, click here.