Confirmed free agents following WWE release 90 days ago
WWE released a ton of talent 90 days ago (April 24), with many being main roster names who had to wait out a 90-day no compete clause.
Well, that no compete clause has now finished, meaning that a number of talent are free to appear on other televised wrestling programmes such as AEW, TNA, CMLL and NJPW.
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The following talent have now completed their 90-day no compete:
- Motor City Machine Guns
- Kairi
- Hijo del Fantasma (Santos Escobar)
- Zoey Serrano (Zoey Stark)
- Aleister Black
- Zelina
- Erick Rowan
- Nikki Storm (Nikki Cross)
- Joseph Sawyer (Joe Gacy)
- Samuel Shaw (Dexter Lumis)
- Bo Dallas
We’ll be updating here as and when these talents confirm their next move. Zelina Vega recently filled to trademark her new in-ring name, Xelina back on July 20. MCMG are expected to be headed to AEW and Nikki Storm will be focusing on her new role as co-owner of PROGRESS and DEFY Wrestling alongside her partner and former NXT name Big Damo/Killian Dain. Joe Gacy has also been teased for an appearance in GCW, although he has not yet been officially confirmed for a match against Atticus Cogar.
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