McKenzie Mitchell, corporate employees laid off by WWE
WWE and NXT on-air personality McKenzie Mitchell has been released as the company continues to shed employees following their September merger with UFC to form the new TKO.
Mitchell took to X Friday to both announce the news and to reflect on her time in the company:
Today I was released by WWE. I met my husband, moved cross country from CT to FL for @wwenxt (a place I’ve always considered home), and met friends that became like family. I’ve always said and firmly believe in “when door closes, another opens.”https://t.co/scUFllumrY pic.twitter.com/s1YCmmTz4Z
— McKenzie Mitchell (@mckenzienmitch) December 1, 2023
Mitchell joined WWE back in September 2019 fresh off a stint in Impact Wrestling in addition to working for both Fox Sports West and Fan Girl Sports in her career. She and WWE NXT broadcaster Vic Joseph got married in October 2022.
The news comes on the heels of a report from Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston that WWE (part of TKO along with UFC) has laid off more corporate employees Friday. The number of employees laid off, nor whether Mitchell’s layoff was tied to those cuts, is unknown at this time.
Following the September merger, WWE laid off more than 100 employees in a variety of departments as TKO followed through with their promises of finding what they called efficiencies with both WWE and UFC.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.