Fired WWE Stars Taking On WrestleMania 5 Tag Team
Two WWE stars recently released by the company are set for one of the most unlikely matches of all time as they face a team that competed at WrestleMania 5.
For the first time in 2025, WWE made a series of cuts to its talent roster, with several former champions among those moved on. Stars such as Cedric Alexander, Paul Ellering, Akam, Rezar, and Blair Davenport, were all released, while Sonya Deville has been informed her contract will not be renewed.
It was then confirmed that Giovanni Vinci, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Isla Dawn, and NXT’s Duke Hudson had also been let go. The situation surrounding Karl Anderson raised eyebrows as he is currently injured and WWE doesn’t typically release people while their hurt.
However, Anderson is now obviously fit enough to compete as a big tag team match has been announced for West Virginia’s All Star Wrestling event on June 7. Anderson will team with Luke Gallows as The Good Brothers incredibly face The Powers of Pain – Warlord and The Barbarian.
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Is This The WWE’s Powers Of Pain?
The Powers of Pain competed together in WWE from 1988 until 1990. Together they challenged Demolition for the WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 5 but fell short as Ax and Smash retained their gold.
The Warlord stayed with WWE until 1992 while The Barbarian – bar a short hiatus to WCW – was with the company until 1995 eventually being rechristened as Sionne and joining WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi – then known as Fatu – as The Headshrinkers.
When The Powers of Pain face The Good Brothers in June, The Warlord and The Barbarian will have a combined age of 129.