Dave Meltzer has shed light on the rarity of no-cut contracts in WWE, revealing that even top performers have been denied such security despite verbal assurances from the company.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer addressed guaranteed contracts in WWE amid recent roster cuts.
“I believe that there may be one or two guys with no cut contracts in WWE, but it’s very, very few. And I know top guys who tried to get no-cut contracts, and they were told no, as they’re told, ‘But we’re never gonna cut you.’ But they still wouldn’t put it in writing,” Meltzer said.
The recent post-WrestleMania 42 cuts, which saw 25 performers released on April 24, demonstrated that few, if any, positions in the company come with true contractual job security regardless of a performer’s standing or the verbal assurances they may have received.
- Kofi Kingston (Mutual departure, end of ~20-year tenure)
- Xavier Woods (Mutual departure)
- Tonga Loa
- JC Mateo
- Aleister Black
- Zelina Vega
- Kairi Sane
- Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy)
- Erick Rowan
- Nikki Cross
- Dexter Lumis
- Joe Gacy
- (Note: The Wyatt Sicks above were all released)
- Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
- Santos Escobar
- Zoey Stark
- Alba Fyre
- Apollo Crews
- Andre Chase (NXT)
- Dante Chen (NXT)
- Tyra Mae Steele
- Chris Island
- Tyriek Igwe
- Trill London
- Sirena Linton
- Luca Crusifino
- Malik Blade
- Tyson Dupont
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