Every WWE Release of 2022
William Regal
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After his initial run with WWE ended in 1999, the British star returned from WCW in 2000. From there he became a decorated midcarder with reigns as World Tag Team Champion (four times), Intercontinental Champion (twice), European Champion (four times), Hardcore Champion (five times) and King of the Ring.
In 2014 he took over as the new general manager of NXT, a position he would continue to hold all the way up until his release. He also worked backstage as WWE Director of Talent Development and Head of Global Recruiting.
Road Dogg
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The WWE Hall of Famer had been consistently working backstage as a producer and writer as well as one of NXT’s trainers. He then transitioned to NXT in May 2019, working as a trainer on in-ring promos and character development. In March 2021 he suffered a heart attack but was back at work the following month.
Scott Armstrong
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The former WCW wrestler began working as a referee for WWE in 2006 and eventually transitioned to a producer role. He was initially furloughed by the company in April 2020 but was back with the company that October. The release brings an end to his 15-year run with the promotion.
Backstage Employees (Jan. 5)
Backstage employees that were let go on Jan. 5 included:
Ace Steel (real name Chris Guy) — Performance Center coach
Allison Danger (real name Cathy Cornino) — Performance Center coach
Sarah Cummins — Senior Vice President, Consumer Products
Ranjin Singh (real name Dave Kapoor) — former manager of The Great Khali and former Senior Vice President, Creative
Ryan Katz (fka GQ Money) — Creative Producer, working with NXT since 2015
George Carroll — NXT writer
Timothy Thatcher
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Thatcher signed with WWE in February 2020 and was brought onto NXT television that April to team with Matt Riddle while Pete Dunne was unable to defend the NXT Tag Team Championships due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He would go on team with Tommaso Ciampa and become one of the rosters most brutal heels, winning the company’s only two Fight Pit matches. He was written off TV in August 2021 with a storyline injury from Ridge Holland.
Hideki Suzuki (Hachiman)
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The Japanese wrestler signed with WWE in April 2021 as a Performance Center coach but took on an on-screen role as a coach for the Diamond Mine faction.
Danny Burch
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Initially working in development from 2011-14, Burch returned to WWE in 2015. He started teaming with Oney Lorcan in 2017 and together the pair eventually won the NXT Tag Team Championships and aligned themselves with Pat McAfee and Pete Dunne as the “Kings of NXT.” Lorcan was released by the company back in November and Burch had not wrestled since August.
