WWE's heated competition with All Elite Wrestling will likely prevent the company from releasing any stars from their contracts. The reasoning is simple: WWE doesn't want to let any superstar leave the company, go somewhere else and be successful there. That holds true not only for stars with expiring contracts but also for stars who want out of their current deals. Despite just re-signing with WWE earlier this year, Mike Kanellis recently publicly requested his release due to creative dissatisfaction, and WWE has denied his request. During a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio (h/t SEScoops), former WWE star and current AEW performer Chris Jericho said that he doesn't foresee WWE granting any more superstars their releases as the company recently did with Dillinger, a.k.a.

Source: Forbes October 17, 2019 11:48 UTC