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#4 The company needs to set a precedent
This is a very important thing that fans need to realize. Tye Dillinger was one superstar who requested his release this year and was granted it. Sure, he's doing a lot better now in AEW, but if you look at it from WWE's perspective, what message does it give to the talent if superstars are freely handed their release?
With the rise of AEW and other viable options, it seems to be more of a fact now that multiple superstars have wanted out of the company due to creative dissatisfaction. And then, there are situations like the one that happened in Saudi Arabia, with reports that many talents felt they were done with the company.
When such situations happen, WWE knows that they can't let every other superstar go. Luke Harper was one such superstar who requested his release, made a big statement about it and was then denied by the company, who allegedly extended his contract due to the injury period that he had last year.
WWE has to set a precedent and to do that, it requires the denial of talent who request their release from the company.
