Over the last year, WWE has released a lot of talent. In fact, WWE has released enough talent that a new company could have a complete and competitive roster. Since 2020, WWE has released or lost prominent members of its core staff. These renowned wrestlers have since gone on to join other companies. Some of the more famous names have joined companies like AEW, Impact, and NJPW. Meanwhile, others have decided to form their own company. Despite their release, this hasn’t stopped WWE, 2K, and Visual Concepts from using them in the WWE 2K22 roster. But which of the 161 wrestlers deem the title of WWE 2K22 released superstars?
The complete list of WWE 2K22 released superstars are:
- Alexander Wolfe
- Ariya Daivari
- Braun Strowman
- Buddy Murphy
- Cesaro
- Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan
- Ember Moon
- The Lucha House Party
- Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
- The IIconics
- Jeff Hardy
- John Morrison
- Johnny Gargano
- Karrion Kross
- Keith Lee
- Kyle O’Reilly
- Lana
- Mia Yim
- Mickie James
- Nia Jax
- Reckoning and Slapjack
- Ric Flair
- Samoa Joe
- Tegan Nox
- The Brian Kendrick
- Timothy Thatcher
- Toni Storm
- Tucker
- Tyler Breeze
- William Regal
Where are they now?
AEW
Lee made his AEW debut on Feb. 9, defeating Isiah Kassidy in order to earn a spot in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match at the Revolution PPV on March 6th, 2022.
Weeks after his WWE contract expired, O’Reilly arrived in AEW to re-align with Adam Cole and Bobby Fish. He and Fish will be part of the triple threat tag match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Revolution on Sunday.
Hardy, who was released from WWE last December after refusing to enter rehab, has begun promoting a new Hardy Boyz tour in various independent promotions starting next month. He also recently stated he was on his way to AEW.
IMPACT
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce had since rebranded as The IInspiration (Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee). The pair have held the Knockouts Tag Team Championships ever since they debuted in Impact Wrestling at Bound for Glory last October.
Mickie James, current Knockouts Champion for Impact Wrestling, walked through the Forbidden Door last month and competed in the WWE Women’s Royal Rumble match. During the PPV, she was allowed to enter the rumble wearing her Knockouts championship.
Else Where
Strowman, now going by his real name Adam Scherr, popped up at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle last December while aligning himself with EC3’s Control Your Narrative. It was recently announced that CYN will be its own promotion and is lining up a national television deal
Morrison came up short in taking the AAA Mega Championship off El Hijo Del Vikingo earlier this month and was recently announced for the next Josh Barnett Bloodsport event.
Flair requested his WWE release last summer and has since made a number of disparaging remarks about how the WWE has treated his legacy.
Joe has been released from WWE twice since April 2020, with the latter coming in January. In-between those releases, Joe had been brought back in as both a wrestler (winning the NXT Championship for a record third time), NXT GM, and a recruiter for the WWE Performance Center.
William Regal, the former NXT General Manager and King of the ring winner, was let go shockingly in January after not appearing on NXT 2.0 in months.
What do you think about former WWE wrestlers still appearing in WWE 2K22? Which of the WWE 2K22 released superstars will you play as?
Source: Comicbook.com
