Drake Maverick is still with WWE despite being released

Recently released WWE superstar Drake Maverick posted a clip from the famous movie Wolf of Wallstreet in hopes of staying in WWE.

https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1259066237709099008

The cruiserweight was among the many in-ring performers WWE released in April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Maverick said he’ll still compete in the interim cruiserweight title tournament and that it will likely be his last involvement with WWE.

“There’s a lot of people I’m not gonna get a chance to say goodbye to that I really loved, really cared about,” he said. “… If these are the last three matches I have, I just want everybody watching at home to know that you’ll have my all. You’ll have everything.”

However, Maverick’s video post told another story. The clip highlights that Dicaprio would be staying, something that Maverick wants to do in WWE.

Maverick, who gained popularity as Rockstar Spud in TNA, signed with WWE in 2017. He was largely limited to on-screen roles out of the ring.

Maverick started off as the general manager of 205 Live and then briefly the manager for Authors of Pain. He also had a lengthy feud with R-Truth for the 24/7 Championship.

WWE releases superstars

WWE announced in April that it had released a number of its wrestlers and staff members.

The big names released were Drake Maverick, Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Heath Slater, Eric Young, Rowan, Sarah Logan, No Way Jose, Mike Chioda, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, EC3, Aiden English, Lio Rush, Primo and Epico.

Kurt Angle, the WWE Hall of Famer who had been working as a producer, was also let go.

WWE released a statement regarding budget cuts the company had to make in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The company said that it would reduce executive and board member compensation, decrease operating expenses and cut talent expenses.

The announcement was an abrupt turnabout to a statement released just in March, when the WWE said it had “substantial financial resources, both available cash and debt capacity, which currently total more than $0.5 billion, to manage the challenges ahead.”

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