10 of the most shocking WWE releases of the past decade

#3 Emma

Emma was one of the most shocking releases of 2017

Emma has been released from WWE on more than one occasion, but the last time the company released the Australian star, she was resigned within an hour of the announcement.

Emma accomplished a lot in NXT as both a face and heel character before she was moved to the main roster and even though Emmalina was deemed a failure, she was still able to bring back her heel character with a varying amount of success.

Emma was never allowed to hold a Women's Championship or able to make history alongside the other women on the Raw roster, as WWE focused on the likes of Bayley, Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks instead of her throughout 2017.

Emma opened a feud with Asuka when she made her debut at TLC, but after back to back losses to The Empress of Tomorrow, it seems that the company decided that there was nothing for Emma to do moving forward. Emma was released from WWE on October 28th, 2017 along with Total Divas star Summer Rae and former Tag Team Champion Darren Young.