According to WWE , Wrestling INC, and ComicBook.com. WWE has come to terms and releases many producers, announcers, wrestlers, and other staff due to the Pandemic and Company's financial shortcomings and financial damage as of April 15, 2020. There will also be furloughs taking place; since WWE tapings wouldn't include a live audience and not many produced content.
The furloughs are part of a financial structuring. That includes reducing executives' salaries and pausing constructions of the new headquarters. WWE has three TV shows per week: "Raw" (USA Network) on Monday, "NXT" (USA) on Wednesday and "SmackDown" (Fox) on Friday. WWE will continue to due live shows without audiences. They will also be producing content on a closed set with only essential personnel in attendance following appropriate guidelines while taking additional precautions to ensure the health and wellness of our performers and staff.
Here are some of the names that have been released:
WWE Producers:
Billy Kidman
Mike Rotunda
Pat Buck
Fit Finlay
Shawn Daivari
Scott Armstrong
Sarah Stock
Shane Helms
Lance Storm Kurt Angle
ANNOUNCERS:
Aiden English
REFEREES:
Mike Chioda:
WRESTLERS:
* Primo
* Epico
* Rowan
* Sarah Logan
* Karl Anderson
* Luke Gallows
* EC3
* Drake Maverick
* Curt Hawkins
* Heath Slater
* Eric Young
* Lio Rush *Rusev
Many more wrestlers and staff have been released or furloughed. And WWE has addressed that many more will be unfortunately released for the time being.