WWE Releases Over 20 Wrestlers After WrestleMania 42

World Wrestling Entertainment released more than 20 wrestlers on April 24, just days after its flagship event WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, marking one of the largest post-Mania roster shakeups in recent years. The cuts, which included the complete dissolution of the Wyatt Sicks faction, affected talent across the main roster and developmental brands, signaling a major restructuring as the company shifts into its next programming cycle.

The most prominent departure involved the Wyatt Sicks, a group formed in June 2024 as a tribute to the late Bray Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda and who died unexpectedly in August 2023 at age 36. All five members were let go: Bo Dallas, performing as Uncle Howdy and Wyatt's real-life brother; Nikki Cross; Joe Gacy; Dexter Lumis; and Erick Rowan. The faction had debuted dramatically on Raw and held the WWE Tag Team Championship through Gacy and Lumis before wrapping a prolonged feud with the MFTs earlier in the year. Dallas had returned to WWE specifically to lead the group, honoring his brother's creative legacy. "The world gets the chance to see that even though Wyatt's gone, his ideas and legacy are still going through," Dallas...