24-Year-Old Superstar Confirms WWE Release
A promising star has confirmed that he has been released by WWE.
The sports entertainment juggernaut has been rocked by multiple cuts in 2026. As many as 30 names are no longer with WWE. They are – Kairi Sane, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Uncle Howdy, Nikki Cross, Dexter Lumis, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Alba Fyre, Zoey Stark, Apollo Crews, Santos Escobar, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Andre Chase, Dante Chen, Tyra Mae Steele, Sirena Linton, Tyriek Igwe, Tyson Dupont, Trill London, Luca Crusifino, Malik Blade, Chris Island, Francois Prinsloo, Carlee Bright, Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods.
Recent reports suggest that more cuts could be on the way. One of the aforementioned stars has now shared a heartfelt post following his WWE departure.
Official confirmation on another WWE release
WWE signed Francois Prinsloo in 2025. The 24-year-old star represented South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the discus throw event. Sadly, he didn’t make a big mark during his time in the sports entertainment juggernaut and was subsequently let go.
Taking to Instagram, Prinsloo issued an emotional statement, thanking WWE for the opportunity. He wrote:
WWE has been nothing but a blessing for me. It has easily been one of the hardest challenges I’ve had to face and yet I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Through this journey I was able to learn a lot about myself, the world and the beautiful people in it.
WWE showed me a world I never knew that I would fall in love with, introduced me to amazing people that I will never forget. It reignited my passion and talent for acting and speaking. WWE also showed me how much further I could push my limits…or rather how much further I want to push them now. It’s opened my eyes to so much more and has inadvertently…made me hungrier.
There’s a long list of people I want to thank, but for now I’ll shorten it. Thank you to the amazing coaches I had the pleasure of working with.Thank you to the medical stuff and their unending diligence to help me through my slew of freakish injuries. Thank you to S&C for getting me in the best shape of my life. Thank you to the great athletes, friends,classmates and opponents I got to meet, wrestle or learn from and finally….Thank YOU, for your support and encouragement ❤️
It’s been fun and hard, but hardest of all is having to accept my journey getting cut short before I could really start 🖤
But I wise man once told me : “the wolf climbing the mountain is always hungrier than the one at the top,” and unfortunately, I’ve been left starving… but we’ll talk more about that later
More life🫡💯🙏🏾
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It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Francois Prinsloo. We at TJR Wrestling wish him well in his future endeavors.
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