Jinder Mahal Among Names Leaving WWE After Latest Wave Of Releases
Jinder Mahal is among the names released by WWE today.
The former WWE Champion posted an ominous message on Twitter today. The Maharaja claimed that he had 'quit' implying that he was leaving the company.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful then provided an update on Twitter and noted that alongside Mahal, Xyon Quinn and Xia Li have also been let go by the officials:
This is the latest WWE shake-up to take place. In the past month, the company has parted ways with major behind-the-scenes names such as Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Dan Ventrelle and Senior Vice President of Athlete ID & Development Trent Wilfinger.
The release of longtime WWE Director of Community Relations and Hall of Famer Sue Aitchison raised a lot of eyebrows and Artist Rob Schamberger also confirmed his departure from the promotion earlier this week.
Latest WWE Releases
This is the second time Jinder Mahal has been released by WWE after his initial release in 2014. He returned to the company in 2016 leading to his WWE Championship reign in 2017. He returned to NXT for a run most recently as well.
Xia Li was signed by the company in 2017 after a tryout in China. She became the first Chinese woman to compete in a WWE ring when she entered the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament. After an NXT stint she made her main roster debut in 2021.
Xyon Quinn had a somewhat similar WWE experience. He signed a development contract with NXT in 2018. Quinn made his on-screen debut for the company during a SmackDown episode in April 2020 losing to Sheamus in a singles match.
He continued his stint with NXT despite multiple main roster appearances. He was declared a free agent during the 2023 Drafts and made occasional appearances on both of WWE's premiere shows.
Mahal noted on his Twitter bio that the standard 90 days non compete clause applies to his release and the same should be true for the other departures as well.
Considering the backstage shakeups preceding the latest set of WWE releases, more names leaving the roster can emerge in the next few hours.
