As his nickname suggested, Buddy Murphy was the WWE’s “Best Kept Secret”. An extremely
talented competitor, Murphy made an impact when he joined the 205 Live division, becoming
WWE Cruiserweight Champion in no time. However, when Murphy finally transitioned to the main
roster, he pretty much became the resident punching bag.
Murphy did go on to have a brief stint as a disciple of The Monday Night Messiah which
led to an awkward love angle between himself and Aalyah, daughter of Rey Mysterio.
The romance storyline didn’t last long and soon after, Murphy was released from the WWE as
part of cost cutting measures.
Andrade’s arrogant tranquilo attitude bolstered by the presence of manager, Zelina Vega was
a winning formula.
With a little brush-up on his English, Andrade had all the tools to become the next big Latino
in the WWE. However, thanks to lacklustre booking he achieved little success on the
This led to Andrade parting ways with the WWE in March 2021 and shortly after his release,
he wasted no time by debuting on rival promotion, AEW, aligning himself with Vickie Guerrero.
After getting yeeted off a building and getting his eye gouged out on steel steps, the final
blow for Aleister Black came when he was unexpectedly cut loose from the WWE in early June 2021
as part of cost cutting measures.
Despite all this, Black remained thankful for his time in the WWE.
It's a shame as his release came just when we were closer to uncovering more about his new Dark
Father persona. Black is unquestionably an incredible talent,
so it’s only a matter of time before another promotion will come knocking on his door…
It’s criminal that Samoa Joe never became a world champion during his time in the WWE.
He was a force to be reckoned with in the ring and when it came to promos, the man did
not give a sh*t…
Why the WWE did not pull the plug on this man at Great Balls of Fire is beyond me…
Joe showcased his versatility by spending some time as a colour commentator while recovering
from injuries and he did a pretty good job of it too might I add. However, just a few
days after commentating at WrestleMania 37, Joe was shockingly let go from the WWE as
part of “budget cuts”. Triple H was not happy about Samoa Joe’s release and so brought
him back to the WWE just two months later but in the yellow brand, NXT as William Regal’s
enforcer.
On June 2nd 2021, the WWE dropped a bombshell when they announced that Braun Strowman was
released from the company. This came as a massive surprise considering just under three
weeks prior, he was competing in a triple threat match for the WWE World Championship.
Strowman was one of the biggest stars figuratively and literally on the WWE roster capable of
superhuman feats of strength. Granted, he did not have the star power like a Roman Reigns
but he’s a physical specimen and a former Universal Champion defeating Goldberg at WrestleMania
36 for it. Whoever decided it was a good idea to release Strowman must be…
Whatever Strowman decides to do next, someone is ‘gonna “Get These Hands!”