After taking the wrestling world by storm with WrestleMania 42, WWE has started letting stars go.The company began releasing wrestlers on Friday, April 24, less than one week after holding its flagship event in Las Vegas. While some wrestlers leave throughout the year — whether on their own terms or not — WWE typically does a mass release on a yearly basis, last done in February 2025. With the proverbial calendar turning the page into a new season following WrestleMania, WWE is making roster moves now.By the numbers: WrestleMania 42 found time for everything.
How much was wrestling?There have been notable names that have reportedly been released or they have confirmed it themselves. The list includes former champions and people that just were in the ring in the past month. Here are all the updates as WWE departures are underway:WWE stars releasedHere is a list of people released as of 7 p.m.
ET:Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy)Nikki CrossJoe GacyErick RowanDexter LumisZoey StarkAlba FyreAndre ChaseWWE releases 2026 updatesWyatt Sicks: Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy) and group let goOne of the major releases are all the members of the Wyatt Sicks, according to Fightful.The group was formed in honor of Bray Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda and Dallas' brother, who created the characters of the group before he died in August 2023. After weeks of teasing, the group debuted in June 2024 as a way to honor Wyatt, with his brother leading the charge as Uncle Howdy in an electric segment."The world gets the chance to see that even though (Wyatt's) gone, his ideas and legacy are still going through," Dallas told USA TODAY Sports in October 2024.
"Everything that's going on up to this date and then going forward, if it's not Windham’s idea, it has a piece of Windham’s idea in it."With Dallas, Cross, Gacy, Dexter Lumis and Erick Rowan, the Wyatt Sicks were one-time WWE Tag Team Champions, and just wrapped up a feud with MFT on the April 17 episode of SmackDown, one day before WrestleMania.Zoey Stark leaves after injuryFightful reported Stark departs WWE.A former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, Stark had a storyline with Trish Stratus when she moved to the main roster in 2023. She was then part of Pure Fusion Collective for a few month before fellow members Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler were released.In May, she faced Rhea Ripley and Kairi Sane in a triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match.
During the match, she leaped from the top rope and landed awkwardly on her right knee in immediate pain. She was removed from the match and she ended up tearing her ACL, MCL, and meniscus in the move. She had been recovering and hadn't wrestled since then.This story will be updated.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: WWE letting talent go days after WrestleMania. See who was released