UPDATEDx5: WWE Releases Tino Sabbatelli, Breezango, Killian Dain, More

UPDATE 5: Add Tino Sabbatelli to the list of WWE releases for Friday, according to a new report. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reports that Sabbatelli, who was re-signed by WWE in October of last year after having been released in April, is the last of the WWE cuts for today.

After being part of the post-WrestleMania 36 cuts, Sabbatelli made an apparance on AEW Dark in July of last year. He had not appeared for WWE after being rehired.

Fightful has been told that Tino Sabbatelli has been released by WWE. We've heard that those are all of the planned releases for today.

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 26, 2021

UPDATE 4: You can add Killian Dain to the list of WWE releases, as the NXT star revealed on social media. Dain, who has been paired with Drake Maverick in NXT as of late, posted to his Twitter account to write:

“Chip is back on my shoulder.
All future enquiries:
[email protected]”

Dain posted the message with a lengthier statement in which he thanked Robbie Brookside, William Regal, Fit Finlay, Johnny Moss, Shawn Michaels and Triple H as well as his co-workers and his wife, Raw star Nikki Cross. He added, “While I know this isn’t personal, that chip is back on my shoulder and you will regret letting me back into the world. I’m only 36. I love what I do. I believe I’m entering my prime and I cannot wait to show you what you missed. See you in 90 days.”

Chip is back on my shoulder.

All future enquiries:
[email protected] pic.twitter.com/HLp8ezk0Hu

— Big Damo (@DamoMackle) June 25, 2021

UPDATEDx3: PWInsider reports that five more WWE talents have been released. Marina Shafir, The Bollywood Boyz (Sunil Singh and Samir Singh), Curt Stallion, and Marco Ruas have reportedly also been let go by the company.

UPDATEDx2: Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reports that Tyler Breeze has also been released by WWE.

UPDATED: PWInsider reports that another 205 Live star, August Grey, has also been released by WWE.

Grey was signed to a developmental contract in August of last year.

ORIGINAL: WWE has reportedly made another round of releases. PWInsider reports that WWE has released 205 Live stars Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari, while Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reports that Fandango and Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel) have also been released. WWE has yet to confirm the releases.

This comes after an earlier report of the company likely making another round of cuts following a Nick Khan-led meeting.

Fandango signed a WWE development contract in 2006 and was featured on various brands during his tenure with the company. Nese and Daivari joined WWE back in 2016 after participating in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, with Ever-Rise debuting as developmental talents on NXT that same year before signing in 2019.

Fandango took to Twitter to thank Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H following his release.

Thank you @VinceMcMahon @TripleH @StephMcMahon Thank you for the last 14 years . I truly appreciate it!🙏

— Dango (@DirtyDangoCurty) June 25, 2021

Nese also tweeted his response, simply stating “welp”.

Welp.

— Tony Nese (@TonyNese) June 25, 2021

We will keep you updated on any additional releases.