Vaccination from the virus has become a hot button topic throughout the world, and the world of WWE seems to be no different.
A new report from Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer suggests that WWE officials never instructed talent to receive the jab. While WWE strongly encouraged that they do, it was never forced on any superstar:
Meltzer would go on to try and explain the logic on WWE’s part to release superstars for not wanting to recieve the COVID-19 Vaccine, suggesting that traveling overseas and working in certain arenas would be very difficult to work around talent being vaccinated.
Metlzer sounded off on WWE, saying the company should have made more of an effort to explain to talent why they need to be vaccinated, rather than just release them:
While WWE’s official stance points to “budget cuts” as the root cause of the nearly 20 releases. Today’s reports suggest that there is more to the story. If these reports hold true, it could possibly explain why certain superstars were let go so abruptly, with little to no explanation.
Nia Jax says her vaccination status was never brought up in WWE Release
Released superstar Nia Jax expressed her raw emotions about being released from WWE, shortly after the news became public. Jax says that her vaccination status was never brought up, but notes that WWE did not give much other explanation for her release.
Nia Jax was signed to WWE in 2014, competing in NXT until she was called up to the main roster in 2016. Her last appearance in the company came on the September 20th episode of RAW this year, when Jax was attacked by former partner Shayna Bazsler.
Jax is a former NXT Women’s Champion, RAW Women’s Champion, and 2x WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion. A talent like her will do quite well, should she choose to continue wrestling.
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