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Everybody knows about the WWE 90-day non-compete clause which prevents released Superstars from immediately showing up somewhere else. This leads to fans clock-watching the days pass by until the clause expires.
Of course, we've seen recently that not every Superstar is bound to the 90-day non-compete clause when they leave WWE, with Chelsea Green showing up at Ring Of Honor before hers had elapsed as an example.
We've also seen Aleister Black appear for AEW a significant amount of time before his 90-day non-compete clause was set to expire because WWE forgot to write one into his contract when he moved from NXT to the main roster.
But, for the most part, any WWE Superstar that leaves the company will generally have the clause written into their contracts, meaning they'll have to wait to sign somewhere else. But, for a select handful of former stars, those 90 days have just elapsed and we can look forward to seeing them wrestling again soon.
Here are five WWE Superstars whose 90-day non-compete clause recently elapsed.
#5 Former WWE Women's Champion Mickie James
Mickie James was released on April 15th which means that her non-compete clause is up, and the former WWE Women's Champion really 'let the genie out of the bottle' earlier today on Twitter. (You'll see why that's funny in a minute)
Mickie James made a surprise appearance for NWA recently, where she announced that she would be producing an all-women's show for the wrestling promotion. But now that her deal is up, is there a chance she'll be competing in it as well?
James is an undeniable talent with a wealth of experience that any wrestling company will be lucky to have onboard. Unfortunately, her departure from WWE was marred by an incident that involved all of her belongings being sent back to her in a trash bag.
Whilst James is currently in a partnership with NWA, where her husband Nick Aldis also wrestles, it seems that she might be sticking around there. However, we could very well see James wrestle for a variety of different major promotions outside of WWE.
#4 & #3 Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Cassie Lee (Peyton Royce) and Jessica McKay (Billy Kay)
Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay were known as Peyton Royce and Billie Kay, or The IIconics, in WWE before they were released from their contracts on the same date as Mickie James
This means that, like James, Lee and McKay are now free from their 90-day non-compete clause. The pair decided to mark the occasion by posting goodbye messages to their WWE characters.
Cassie Lee wrote:
"I'll forever be thankful for the opportunity to create Peyton Royce."
Whereas Billie Kay said:
"I love you BK, you'll forever be in my heart."
It's unclear where the pair will end up but they have revealed that they'll be staying together as a tag team. Lee has ties to AEW with her husband Shawn Spears working for the company, but IMPACT Wrestling has a great Knockouts Tag Team division that could do with a boost of talent.
#2 Former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Wesley Blake
Wesley Blake, now Westin Blake, is perhaps best known for his tag-team run alongside Murphy and Steve Cutler in WWE NXT. He was able to win the black and gold brand's Tag Team Championship alongside Murphy.
However, he also had an ill-fated run on WWE's main roster as a part of The Forgotten Sons, which ended when a Jaxson Ryker tweet landed him in hot water. His run as the part of Knights Of The Lone Wolf, ended when Cutler was released after allegedly getting COVID at a house party.
Blake jumped the gun a little bit by posting a tweet on Twitter a week ago informing people that he had limited bookings in August and September alongside his booking contact information and the fact that he was 'one week away.
This was an obvious allusion to his non-compete clause running out and shows that Westin Blake is fully intent on making appearances elsewhere.
#1 Former WWE Tag Team star Levi Cooper FKA Tucker
Levi Cooper fka Tucker hasn't posted an obvious allusion to his 90-day non-compete clause, but the former WWE star has significantly stepped up his interview game. He has conducted interviews with most of the wrestling media sites around, Sportskeeda included.
The former Heavy Machinery member has definitely got wrestling in his plans though, as he told us that he and Otis will get back together and reform the popular tag team at some point in the future.
He has also revealed the new ring gear he intends to wear for his 'return to the mat' outside of WWE, in a social media post on Twitter. He has got himself a new top and new trainers.
Tucker has spent a lot of his time commenting on other sports including the Olympics and Football/Soccer and has also been playing a video game on Twitch. But starting today, he is free to wrestle elsewhere.
