AEW Releases 2019-2024 | List of Wrestlers Released by AEW
AEW has seen far fewer releases as compared to other wrestling promotions. In fact, one of the things that All Elite Wrestling is praised for in its early days is a good treatment of its talent, in contrast to WWE where many have found themselves to be sidelined, not getting used, and ultimately getting released or asking to be released. This also shows in the number of wrestlers that AEW has released themselves in the four years since the promotion was formed. Mostly, when the promotion has released a wrestler, it is when they have opted not to renew some of their contracts.
Here, we will cover the list of wrestlers and other staff members that the promotion has released, the reason behind their releases, and the list of wrestlers whose contracts with the company expired and were not renewed.
Released by AEW
| Fighter Name | Date Released | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| CJ Perry | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Jora Johl | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Jose The Assistant | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Gravity | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Parker Boudreaux | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Slim J | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Anthony Henry | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| The Boys | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Dasha Kuret | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Stu Grayson | April 1, 2024 | Part of cuts in April 2024 |
| Allie/The Bunny | November 2023 | Based on Mutual Agreement between Allie & Promotion |
| Ace Steel | September 2023 | Due to backstage incident at All Out 2022 |
| CM Punk | September 2, 2023 | With cause due to a backstage incident at All In 2023 event |
| AQA | July 2022 | AQA decided to step away from wrestling due to personal issues. |
| Jake Atlas | June 2022 | Accused of domestic violence |
| Awesome Kong | May 2021 | Suffered back injury issues, shifted focus towards working in Hollywood |
| Ivelisse | April 2021 | Released after backstage issues with Thunder Rosa |
| Bea Priestley | August 2020 | Unable to travel due to COVID-19 |
| Jimmy Havoc | August 2020 | Accused of domestic abuse and rape during the Speaking Out Movement, mental health and substance abuse health issues |
| Sadie Gibbs | August 2020 | Unable to travel due to COVID-19 |
| CIMA | April 2020 | Unable to travel due to COVID-19 |
| Kyle Rae | August 2019 | Rae asked AEW to release her due to mental health issues. |
Contract Expired
| Fighter Name | Date Released |
|---|---|
| Shanna | May 2021 |
| Big Swole | November 2021 |
| Lio Rush | February 2022 |
| Cody Rhodes | February 2022 |
| Brandy Rhodes | February 2022 |
| Marko Stunt | March 2022 |
| Joey Janela | April 2022 |
| Stu Grayson | April 2022 |
| Jack Evans | April 2022 |
| Alan Angels | June 2022 |
| Bobby Fish | August 2022 |
| Leva Bates | April 2023 |
| Trench(Granden Goetzman) | June 2023 |
| Brian Pillman Jr | July 2023 |
| Sonny Kiss | August 2023 |
| Jade Cargill | September 2023 |
| Zack Clayton | October 2023 |
| VSK/Jeeves Kay | October 2023 |
| QT Marshall | December 2023 |
| Shawn Spears | December 2023 |
| Andrade El Idolo | December 2023 |
| Mike Santana | February 2024 |
| Matt Hardy | March 2024 |
| Ethan Page | March 2024 |
| Jake Hager | May 2024 |
| Mark Henry | May 2024 |
| Arn Anderson | May 2024 |
Apart from these names, AEW has also released some members of the broadcast team. Those names are as below:
- Alicia Atout
- “Golden Boy” Alex Mendez
- Jana Decker
- Dasha Kuret
You can also check here for the latest WWE Releases.
Kong and Shanna weren’t “released”. Their contracts were just allowed to run out. Also Alicia Atout was never under contract to AEW. She was just freelancing for them early on.
Avalon is still with AEW. He confirmed his status in a recent interview with Denise Salcedo.
He’s on a day to day deal… no contract…
Diamante?
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