5 WWE Superstars the company needs to release soon 

WWE just handed Big Cass his Good-bye papers.

While some WWE fans saw it coming and were even happy with WWE's decision for one reason or another, others are wondering why exactly the 7 footer got the axe. Not only is it a strange occurrence after Cass had just come back from injury, it also goes against rumours that he would be receiving a bit push in the future.

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With that being said and Big Cass tapping out to Daniel Bryan twice in the last two months before being unceremoniously tossed out the door, it seems like WWE is starting to cut fat out of the roster now that Royal Rumble season is over. In fact, Big Cass's ax could be the start of many stars getting booted from the company.

Here are five superstars or teams that WWE needs to get rid of in the coming months.

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#5 Heath Slader and Rhyno

Have Rhyno and Heath Slader been carrying their weight on The Raw roster?

It's no secret that the former Tag team champions haven't been relevant in quite awhile, which means WWE might be thinking about showing them the door. Another thing that hints at the popular tag team getting The Axe is the fact that they had been on a losing streak lately and don't seem to be getting a push anytime soon within bloated tag team division.

In the end, the team had a gun run, a catch slogan to sell t-shirts and that B team kind of swagger about them. Unfortunately for both guys, they are now being looked over in favour of The next B Team, which seems to show the chaotic and unpredictable nature of the tag team division right now.

#4 The Good Brothers

How much longer do The Good brothers have left in The WWE?

Speaking of former Tag team champions getting stale, The Good Brothers are another great example of that. While the team did walk into WrestleMania 33 as Tag team champions, they have done very little since losing the title and formed The Balor club to not much fanfare. In the end, it was a very hard fall from grace for what should have been a popular team.

Maybe some of their current position has to do with how The WWE sees The tag team division right now or maybe the company just sees more in the other superstars. either way, seems like Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows days in The WWE are numbered and they will need to look elsewhere for employment.

#3 Dean Ambrose

Is there any place in WWE for Dean Ambrose?

Is this coming out of left field?

It's no secret that Dean Ambrose has become increasingly injury prone over the course of his WWE career and while a Shield reunion seems to be in the works, it's hard to imagine that WWE has anything for him past that point. In fact, with the company never really seeing Ambrose as a top guy, and his injury proneness, it's hard to see much of a future for him.

With that being said and Ambrose set to return after SummerSlam, it's going to be interesting to see what exactly WWE does with him at that point. They could also use him in a Shield reunion or even pair him up with Seth Rollins for a tag team title run, but what purpose would he really serve past that?

Ambrose has already been off for ten months as of this writing and a lot has happened since then. Unfortunately for Ambrose, WWE has a lot of guys that can easily replace him and that what makes The Lunatic Fringe not long for WWE. Furthermore, he might not even last long after his return either if things go south.

#2 Mickie James

Mickie James could be on her way of WWE very soon!

Mickie James returned to The WWE to battle Asuka during a NXT pay per view and while she ultimately fell short of ending The Empress of Tomorrow's undefeated streak, she did later earn herself a spot on The Smackdown Live roster. She later transitioned to Raw during The Superstar shakeup, where she teamed up with Alexa Bliss to battle Nia Jax.

Unfortunately for James, Alexa Bliss has begun appearing without her sidekick, which seems to point to WWE having less and less for the former Women's champion to do. Of course she could serve as a sqash match if needed or even work very well as a manager if needed, but with so many others out there that can do the same thing, does WWE even need her anymore?

#1 Asuka

Does WWE have any use left for Asuka?

What else can WWE do with Asuka.

Although The Empress Of Tomorrow came to the main roster with the longest undefeated streak of all time, she was beaten few months later at WrestleMania 34 by Charlotte Flair and then lost two weeks later in a tag team match with Naomi. She lost a third time at Money in The Bank to Carmella, which was a pretty damning blow to the once popular superstar

Whether Asuka is able to return to her winning form or not remains to be seen and will be highly dependent on what WWE sees in her going forward With that being said however and the streak broken, what exactly can WWE do with Asuka now? Furthermore, how does she even begin to recover from a pinfall loss against Carmella?

In the end, maybe WWE could repackage her and make her the threat she deserves to be treated as, but it doesn't look like WWE has any interest in doing that. In fact, they almost seem to be preparing her to be written off television for awhile, which could be an indication of WWE planning to release her from the company.

Another thing that points to Asuka being released soon is the fact that she can't be happy with what The WWE is doing with her and would probably be much happier on the independent scene or even in New Japan. With that being said and Asuka continuing to be misused in WWE, fans need to realize that this is a very real possibility.

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