“Don’t Blame Them”: Fans Slam WWE as Two Nxt Stars Are Released on Request Hours After WWE and UFC’s Merger

A lot is happening currently in the WWE Universe. Be it WrestleMania 39 or a great deal that involved the company shaking hands with another big name from the combat sports world. But in between all of this, one more shocking thing happened. Two of the NXT stars got freed from the promotion. 

On one hand, WWE signed a merger with Endeavor owned-UFC to form a $21 Billion entertainment giant. However, on the other hand, the formerly known Grizzled Young Veteran’s request to get released from the company has been approved. The stars, Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler glorified their names on the roster by naming several tag-team championships.

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But they might have felt mistreated by the company, which then forced them to seek release. Surprisingly, fans’ thoughts also aligned with the released stars.

News of WWE NXT stars’ release comes to the surface

After the news dropped by Fightful Select, about the request of Reid and Fowler for leaving WWE, a confirmation came soon. Reliable journalist Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported about the wrestlers’ desire to be granted release from the company. However, there’s no official declaration by the wrestlers yet. 

However, one of them seems to have dropped a hint through his social media account after the duo’s action at Stand and Deliver.

And as soon as the fans got a hold of this shocking piece of news, they jumped in to support them. In doing so, they unabashedly slammed WWE for their ill-treatment of the former NXT UK Tag Team champions.

Fans express support for the NXT duo

It didn’t take much time for wrestling fanatics to flood the internet with ruthless criticism for one of the biggest sports entertainment. Their reaction to social media was proof of their complete support for the former members of Schism.

Fans seem to approve of their request of leaving the company as they also find that the WWE has given no justice to the storyline of the wrestlers.

Some believed this NXT duo would be a great fit for AEW or ROH.

A WWE fan even termed their booking choices in the roster as a criminal offense.

Now, after Fowler and Reid’s release from the promotion at their request, some believe that it’s just the starting for other wrestlers to do the same. However, it would be interesting to see if something of that sought unfolds. What do you make of the duo asking for their release from the WWE? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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