“A lot of guys they could’ve cut” - WWE could've released other names instead of R-Truth, says veteran (Exclusive)

The news about WWE superstar R-Truth's release spread like wildfire after it was announced this past Sunday. The beloved superstar's release hasn't gone down well with the entire wrestling community.

While discussing the same in The Wrestling Time Machine on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, former WWE personality Teddy Long had some brutal comments. The former SmackDown General Manager claimed there were many other main roster stars WWE could've released instead of R-Truth.

"Well, there's a lot of guys on that main roster that I see they could have cut and not R-Truth," Long said. [From 8:01 onwards]

Hall of Fame journalist Bill Apter claimed that NXT call-ups are one of the possible reasons behind the recent releases, as they need to make room for them.

"You know what they're doing? Also, they're starting to bring up people from NXT. So little by little, they're probably cutting people from the main roster to make room for them," Apter said. [From 7:50 onwards]

WWE has recently called up stars like Roxanne Perez, Giulia, and Stephanie Vaquer to the main roster. There are also reports that both Jordynne Grace and Ricky Saints are in line for a main roster call-up as well.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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