Wave of WWE superstars depart company after WrestleMania 42

Uncle Howdy, Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy and Nikki Cross appear during “SmackDown” at First Horizon Center in Savannah, Ga., on May 23, 2025.(Rich Freeda/WWE)

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Fightful andBodySlam bothreported several superstars who left WWE on Friday ahead of “Friday Night SmackDown.” Some wrestlers confirmed their departures on social media.

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Those who left included: Alba Fyre, Aleister Black, Alex Shelley, Andre Chase, Apollo Crews, Bo Dallas, Chris Island, Chris Sabin, Dante Chen, Dexter Lumis, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Kairi Sane, Luca Crusifino, Malik Blade, Nikki Cross, Santos Escobar, Sirena Linton, Trill London,Tyra Mae Steele, Tyriek Igwe, Tyson Dupont, Zelina Vega and Zoey Stark.

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The WWE roster is loaded as it is, with several NXT stars getting called up this week.

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Sol Ruca made her presencefelt on “Raw” on Monday when she challenged women’s champion Liv Morgan.The Fatal Influence faction of Jacy Jayne, Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley took aim at the women’s tag team division on “SmackDown” on Friday.Ricky Saints and Blake Monroe also had vignettes for their upcoming appearances.

Meanwhile, former NXT championOba Femi has been onmain WWE programming for the last few weeks and beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42.

Kairi Sane enters the ring during “Monday Night Raw” at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on April 13, 2026.(Rich Freeda/WWE)

Aleister Black and Zelina Vega make their way to the ring during “SmackDown” at Enterprise Center in St.Louis, Missouri, on April 3, 2026.(Craig Melvin/WWE)

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It’s not the end of the road for any of the recent departures.Several former WWE stars have made waves elsewhere.Some have even returned over the course of time.