Jaxson Ryker has been released by WWE.
According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Jaxson Ryker was released by WWE on Thursday, November 18. Budget cuts were cited as the reason for the latest round of releases, per an email sent to talent by John Laurinaitis.
Jaxson Ryker (Chad Lail) joined WWE in May 2017 and made his in-ring debut the following month for the NXT brand. He primarily spent his run as a member of the Forgotten Sons stable on NXT and SmackDown. The group was pulled from television after Ryker expressed his support for President Donald Trump during the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd protests in June 2020. He later returned as a singles performer on RAW, then aligned with Elias until May of this year. The two feuded during the summer, and Ryker’s last match with the company took place on the November 1 episode of WWE Main Event, a loss to Cedric Alexander.
Prior to WWE, Ryker was best known for his run as Gunner in TNA Wrestling, where he was a TNA Television Champion and TNA World Tag Team Champion.
Ryker was one of eight performers released on Thursday evening.
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