The number of Superstars released in the past week is now up to 12, with the news that Elektra Lopez has been let go from WWE.

Last night’s episode of WWE SmackDown featured an awkward encounter between Drew McIntyre and LA Knight, and a new Fightful Select report sheds some light on what occurred. On Friday’s SmackDown, as part of a qualifying match for the Men’s Elimination Chamber,

Especially because, yet there has been another round of WWE releases and cuts. It's extremely difficult hearing this news, but WWE is a business, and they have to make the tough decision sometimes. This is the first time WWE has had a batch of cuts since November of 2024 when Tegan Nox,

The Authors of Pain (AOP) have been released by WWE. On February 7th, Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported that the Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) have been released by WWE. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select confirmed the news as well.

Cedric Alexander announced that he is gone from WWE after spending eight years with the company. Fightful later confirmed that he was released. That’s not the only roster move in the news tonight, as it’s now been confirmed by Fightful that Authors of Pain and Sonya Deville have also been released by WWE.