F4WOnline.com is reporting that "so far" (uh oh...) WWE has released the following wrestlers today:
Wrestlers who have appeared on WWE TV:
- Original Nexus member Michael Tarver, "who was technically on the main roster" but hasn't been used in a while. After an injury, he eventually sort of returned when they showed him watching matches in the locker room before vanishing again. He wasn't much as a worker or talker but had a good presence during the original Nexus run and his twisting powerslam thingy finisher was awesome.
- Jacob Novak, who had been on the last two seasons of NXT. Four weeks ago, he was the first person eliminated in the current "NXT Redemption" season.
Wrestlers in FCW:
- Buck Dixon, real name Shane Canterbury, he's the son of Mark "Henry O. Godwin/Shanghai Pierce" Canterbury. Forgotten trivia time: The elder Canterbury was suddenly signed by the company in 2006 at the request of Triple H when WWE was on one of those hire a lot of veterans kicks. He was soon released when it became clear he was too broken down and rusty to be of any use.
- Ethan Levin, some guy who appears to have been doing an MMA gimmick.
- Buddy Stetcher. Whoever he is, he (like Michael Tarver) is one of those guys WWE has given combination old actor/wrestler/athlete names to, combining Buddy Rogers and Joe Stetcher/Stecher.
I'll update the post later if anyone else is released. Looks like a lot of guys will have their phones turned off for a while.