Multiple-Time WWE Champion Let Go - Booker T Shocked

A multiple time WWE champion has been let go by the company, and Booker T has now reacted. The Hall of Famer admitted to being shocked.

Booker T has addressed WWE releases Wes Lee

Booker T was recently speaking on the recent WWE releases and non-renewals on his Hall of Fame podcast. There he spoke about one of the most shocking stars included among those let go, Wes Lee. Several other stars have also been released, with some even retiring. He said that he felt that Lee was a star that he thought would have been safe. He admitted to being shocked by the release.

"Wes Lee is a guy that’s highly, highly talented. Wes Lee is a guy that I would have thought would have been safe."

However, Booker T said that after he had thought about the situation, he felt that given that Lee had been in the developmental system for five years, his release by WWE was not unnatural. He said that after five years if someone was looked at as possibly not making it on the main roster, then that person was going to get cut. However, he went on to praise Lee and said how he thought that he would make it.

"But I think also, about what this thing is all about, NXT, being a developmental system. Wes Lee’s been there for, what, five years. When you’ve been in the developmental system five years and you’re not looked upon as being someone that’s gonna make it on the main roster, you could be one of the guys that’s gonna get cut. I really feel like this guy, his talent was extraordinary, one of the best North American Champions in NXT, if not the best. A guy who could go out there and fight, and then he could fly and do all of that stuff too."

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Booker T thinks Wes Lee can go elsewhere after being released by WWE

However, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T feels that even if Lee has been released, the star has little reason to worry. He is not the only star that was let go, but he could still go to TNA and AEW could also be in the offing.

"Of course there’s a place for Wes Lee. Of course he could go to TNA, of course AEW would pick a guy up just like that, just because he’s very, very highly talented."

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Wes Lee was not the only star who was released by WWE

While Lee's release has come as a shock, he was not the only star released by the company.

There were several more releases in the weekend, including a General Manager, Stevie Turner. Ridge Holland announced in the new week that he had been cut as well, which was another shock as he's currently out with an injury. The full list of stars let go can be seen here.

• Wes Lee
• Stevie Turner
• Lance Anoa’i
• Jin Tala
• Drako Knox
• Haze Jameson
• Summer Sorrell
• Brayden "BJ" Ray
• Jamar Hampton
• Zara Zakher
• Ridge Holland

It remains to be seen what some of these stars do, while others have announced their retirement from wrestling already.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee