Update On Latest WWE Releases; NXT Stars Released; Broken Hardy Update
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Update On Last Weekend’s WWE Releases
As we reported last weekend, Emma, Summer Rae, and Darren Young were all released from their WWE contracts. It’s being reported now that they are being paid through the end of February under their no-compete clause, so we shouldn’t expect to see them pop up on the indies any time soon.
No word on why these three don’t have the standard 90 day no-compete, which would free them up to compete elsewhere at the end of January 2018.
Broken Hardys Update
Well, it sounds like Matt Hardy is still trying to get the Broken Hardys gimmick. He was denied a trademark on the name when he last applied in May, with the USPTO citing “unacceptable specimens/documents provided as proof of use.”
Hardy has apparently hired a Nashville, Tennessee, attorney who specializes in intellectual property to help him acquire the “Broken” trademark. He has now reapplied, submitting a CWF MidAtlantic Wrestling promotional poster featuring him in his Broken gimmick during the “Expedition Of Gold” tour as documentation.
Sawyer Fulton & Leo Gao Released From NXT
Sawyer Fulton is the latest talent to be released from WWE. The former member of Sanity in NXT signed with WWE in 2012, and his last appearance on WWE television was on an episode of NXT last October. He was out with an injury until he returned to the road with NXT in July.
Fulton took to Twitter to address his release.
A new path is beginning to unfold and I'm excited to walk it!
Time to move forward to the same goal! pic.twitter.com/locZPJZTzR— FULTON (@SFulton_WWE) November 3, 2017
Also released today was Leo Gao. He suffered a neck injury over the summer, and that may have played a part in his release. Gao took to Twitter after news broke of his release with a positive message.
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never konw what you're going to get.So should be keep smile! pic.twitter.com/yGVHL9gB3B
— Leo Gao (@LeoGaoWWE) November 3, 2017
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