
After news broke yesterday (February 3) that Duke Hudson had been released from his WWE contract in January, the NXT star has now confirmed his departure.
Posting a video with the caption “On to the next chapter” to social media, Hudson creatively responded to his release via an interview segment with a different version of himself.
As can be seen below, one version of Hudson, (wearing all white) appears disheartened by the news while another (wearing all black) appeared more confident.
In the conversation with himself, Hudson addressed his release from WWE, while also comparing his run to fellow Australian stars Rhea Ripley and Bronson Reed.
The conversation went as follows:
Duke Hudson: “Welcome to Wrestling with Identity. Do we have a name for you, or us yet?”
Other Duke Hudson: “I don’t know”.
Duke Hudson: “Alright, well let’s get straight to the point. You’ve been fired, which might be breaking news to a lot of the people here. I don’t think I’ve seen anything online. You weren’t part of a group with a ‘budget cuts’, right, so this really was more of a ‘we hate you.’”
Other Duke Hudson: “Yeah.”
Duke Hudson: “That’s probably why you look so rough, but I’m pulling it off. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, how do you feel about wasting six years of your life in that building?”
Other Duke Hudson: “I wouldn’t say it was a waste.”
Duke Hudson: “Come on. Think of everything that happened in your time there. You and Bronnie [Bronson Reed], for example. You started at the same time, you came up in Australia together. Now he’s jumping off the top of cages at Survivor Series, and you’re being written off TV again. Rhea [Ripley], for example. She is a megastar. She grew up watching you wrestle in Australia. You love telling people that story. Well, they overtook you. Your time was wasted.”
Other Duke Hudson: “I can be happy for my friends and be disappointed in my own shortcomings at the same time.”
Duke Hudson: “Come on. You’re free now, you can say whatever you want to say. Don’t just stick to what you learn in media training. Tell me what you want to say.”
Other Duke Hudson: “I don’t know.”
Duke Hudson: “I’m not done with you. We’ll be right back.”
Hudson joined WWE in 2019, primarily competing on the NXT brand across his six years in the company, most recently as a part of the Chase U faction which was forced to disband in November.
A new backstage report has revealed the reasoning behind WWE’s decision to release Hudson from his contract – click here for full details.
Transcript via Fightful
On to the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/NR2XbUJg1C
— Duke Hudson (@sixftfiiiiive) February 4, 2025
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