{"id":177297,"date":"2024-04-22T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T22:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=177297"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T22:15:41","slug":"wwe-cuts-several-wrestlers-including-former-wwe-champion-first-chinese-women-wrestler-in-wwe-son-of-wwe-veteran-wrestler-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/22\/wwe-cuts-several-wrestlers-including-former-wwe-champion-first-chinese-women-wrestler-in-wwe-son-of-wwe-veteran-wrestler-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE cuts several wrestlers including former WWE Champion, first Chinese women wrestler in WWE, son of WWE veteran wrestler, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1700895282\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>On Friday released a number of wrestlers on Friday including, most prominently, former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and the tag team he coached, Veer Mahaan and Sanga. They were pushed on and off (mostly off) in recent years. Veer got a series of vignettes a couple of years ago hyping him as a killer heel, but his in-ring performances and crowd reactions didn&#8217;t seem to live up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p>Mahal, age 37, posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XiaWWE\/status\/1781495334864040148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1781495334864040148%7Ctwgr%5E134c423fa468f2ebc71969e9360c0f430660ec4f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubscribers.prowrestling.net%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fwwe-talent-cut-tracker-former-wwe-champion-included-in-latest-cuts%2F\">social media message<\/a> essentially saying he quit to make more money elsewhere. &#8220;I quit,&#8221; he said,. &#8220;Maharaja Out.&#8221; He included a moneybag emoji next to his words.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a> Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TripleH<\/a>  Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEunivers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEunivers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxijCaHNGB\">pic.twitter.com\/mxijCaHNGB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Xia Lee (@XiaWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XiaWWE\/status\/1781495334864040148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Xyon Quinn, Xia Li, and Von Wagner were also cut, according to Fightful and PWInsider.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner, 29, is the son of former tag team wrestler Wayne Bloom who teamed with Mike Enos in the AWA (a member of The Destruction Crew) and the WWF (The Beverly Brothers) in the late-&#8217;80s and early &#8217;90s. He had been with WWE since 2019<\/p>\n<p>Xia Li <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XiaWWE\/status\/1781495334864040148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1781495334864040148%7Ctwgr%5E134c423fa468f2ebc71969e9360c0f430660ec4f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubscribers.prowrestling.net%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fwwe-talent-cut-tracker-former-wwe-champion-included-in-latest-cuts%2F\">posted a gracious social media message<\/a> thanking WWE and Paul Levesque for her time in WWE. &#8220;It has been over seven years since I joined WWE and, as the first female Chinese [WWE wrestler], I feel incredibly proud!&#8221; She said she has grown during her time in WWE and thanked Levesque, her coaches, her colleagues, and staff for their support and assistance. &#8220;This is not the end, but a new beginning! Let&#8217;s embrace more exciting moments together!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a> Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TripleH<\/a>  Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEunivers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEunivers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxijCaHNGB\">pic.twitter.com\/mxijCaHNGB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Xia Lee (@XiaWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XiaWWE\/status\/1781495334864040148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/21\/over-unders-wwe-smackdown-4-19-la-knights-walk-triple-h-the-swiftie-montez-fords-good-manners-tiffy-time-styles-wants-us-to-want-none-bayley-gets-freaky-more\/\">OVER &amp; UNDERS \u2013 WWE SMACKDOWN (4\/19): LA Knight\u2019s walk, Triple H the Swiftie, Montez Ford\u2019s good manners, Tiffy Time, Styles Wants Us To Want None, Bayley Gets Freaky, more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/04\/17\/powells-nxt-hit-list-trick-williams-vs-carmelo-hayes-in-a-steel-cage-match-nxt-champion-ilja-dragunov-vs-jevon-evans-in-a-non-title-match-sol-ruca-vs-lola-vice-noam-dar-vs-dijak\/\">Powell\u2019s NXT Hit List: Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes in a steel cage match, NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov vs. Je\u2019Von Evans in a non-title match, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3346920951\"><div id=\"pwtor-4275119724\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>On Friday released a number of wrestlers on Friday including, most prominently, former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and the tag team he coached, Veer Mahaan and Sanga. 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