{"id":549162,"date":"2026-04-25T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/549162\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:12:09","slug":"nikki-cross-alba-fyre-and-zoey-stark-among-new-round-of-wwe-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/549162\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Cross, Alba Fyre and Zoey Stark Among New Round of WWE Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5e\">Every member of The Wyatt Sicks are reportedly gone from WWE, and they are unfortunately not the only ones. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5h\">Former WWE Women&#8217;s Champion Nikki Cross was the first departure announced. She took to social media Friday afternoon to break the news that her tenure with WWE had come to an end after more than a decade. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">Cross had spent the better part of the past two years as a member of the Wyatt Sicks on SmackDown, but will soon be writing the next chapter of her professional wrestling career. As will the group&#8217;s leader Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas) and Joe Gacy.<\/p>\n<p>The Wyatt Sicks, Alba Fyre, Zoey Stark and others are no longer with WWE<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodbye and Thank you WWE<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited for whatever my next chapter will hold.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for the continued love and support. <\/p>\n<p>Special thank you to Robbie Brookside and  William Regal for helping this dream come true. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the wrestlers, coaches, producers\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Cross (@WWENikkiCross) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENikkiCross\/status\/2047788053163356363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 24, 2026<\/a>Goodbye and Thank you WWE<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited for whatever my next chapter will hold.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for the continued love and support. <\/p>\n<p>Special thank you to Robbie Brookside and  William Regal for helping this dream come true. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the wrestlers, coaches, producers and all the backstage crew who make all this possible.<\/p>\n<p>To the amazing girls in locker room<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Cross on X<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">Despite her time as a reoccurring character on Friday nights, Cross has not wrestled much over the past couple of years. Her last official match took place during a holiday tour in December 2024. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">Talent releases typically take place shortly after WrestleMania each year and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeanRossSapp\/status\/2047788721517273375\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select <\/a>is reporting that this year is no different. An unknown number of superstars are in the process of being released from their contracts or are being informed that their current deals will not be renewed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">Both Ross Sapp and Mike Johnson of PWInsider have also confirmed that Uncle Howdy, aka Bo Dallas, has been released from his contract. This comes less than a week after the Wyatt Sicks lost their blow off match against Solo Sikoa and his MFTs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">Former WWE Tag Team Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeGacy\/status\/2047794193150476787\" rel=\"nofollow\">Joe Gacy also insinuated that his time with WWE <\/a>had come to an end by posting a peace sign emoji followed by, &#8220;lol&#8221; on his X account Friday afternoon. His departure has now been confirmed by the insiders at <a href=\"https:\/\/bodyslam.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BodySlam<\/a>, as have the releases of Dexter Lumis and Erick Rowan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01jvwe7dgnw701wqhxf2.jpg\" alt=\"Zoey Stark \" title=\"Zoey Stark \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6f\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zoey Stark | WWE.com<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Sean Ross Sapp is also reporting that Zoey Stark and Alba Fyre are also departing the company. Stark has been out of action for close to a year after she tore her ACL and MCL in a match last May, but she had recently been cleared for her return.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Alba Fyre has been one of the core members of Chelsea Green&#8217;s Secret Hervice since March of last year. The former WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champion joined up with Chelsea and Piper Niven after her former tag partner, Isla Dawn, was released from WWE.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Long-time NXT talent Andre Chase has also announced that he&#8217;s been released from the company. He posted a video message on his social media accounts thanking WWE fans for all of their support over the years.  <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One last TEACHABLE MOMENT\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t have done it without U \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<p>*Available for bookings, signings, and seminars starting in June. Let\u2019s get to work. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WWENXT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Smackdown<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WWERAW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cLxXaJiYkv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cLxXaJiYkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andre Chase | twitch.tv\/ChaseUniversity (@AndreChaseWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreChaseWWE\/status\/2047802339558310176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Chase said he was told at the time that he signed with the company that he would never make it to television, but the fans changed his career trajectory. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">NXT star Dante Chen has also confirmed that he has been released from his contract. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">It&#8217;s unclear how many more members of the locker room are set to be released. An updated list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/wwe-releases-latest-superstars-released-by-wwe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WWE Releases can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">We wish all those impacted by this recent round of cuts the very best in their future endeavors. 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