WWE Star Cut For Non-Wrestling Reasons

After the latest round of cuts to the WWE roster, it seems that one talent was let go due to reasons outside the ring that had them pulled from TV.

Braun Strowman, Dakota Kai, and Shayna Baszler were the biggest names released from the WWE roster as the company made more cuts despite record revenue. Several NXT talents, including Gallus, Jakara Jackson, Cora Jade, and Riley Osborne, were also released.

It’s since been reported that Braun Strowman was let go due to his high salary, but the reasons for other names on the list are less clear. There have been suggestions that some released WWE stars were not working hard enough, but one star seems to have been on the chopping block for different reasons.

Why Did WWE Cut Riley Osborne?

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Riley Osborne had been pulled off TV for non-wrestling reasons, and it was those reasons that ultimately led to him being let go:

Riley Osborne’s really good and people didn’t really see it. They stopped using him after the Chase U thing was done. They didn’t really focus on him but I was told at house shows, he was excellent.

His situation was one of those where it had to do with non-wrestling things. There was some – not political, that’s not the right word – there were some things that happened with him and it kind of led to them taking him off television.

[…] He was not cut for talent.

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