Shotzi's WWE Contract Reportedly Not Renewed Amid Strowman, Baszler, More Releases

Shotzi is reportedly set to depart WWE once her current contract with the company expires.

Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp reported the news Saturday, adding that it was an "expected move" from Shotzi's perspective.

Sapp previously reported that several other WWE main roster and NXT Superstars were released from their contracts on Friday and Saturday. Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler and Dakota Kai were among the biggest names to get cut.

Kayden Carter and Katana Chance were reportedly released from the main roster as well, as were Cora Jade, Gigi Dolin, Eddy Thorpe, Oro Mensah, Riley Osborne, Javier Bernal, Wolfgang, Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Jakara Jackson and Dani Palmer from NXT.

On Thursday, Shotzi posted a promo on X, which led to speculation that she was perhaps on the verge of leaving WWE:

Once Sapp reported Saturday that Shotzi's time in WWE is indeed coming to an end, she posted the following message on her X account:

Shotzi, 33, first signed with WWE in 2019 on the heels of a successful run on the independent scene under the name Shotzi Blackheart.

She was part of NXT from 2019 to 2021, holding the now-defunct NXT Women's Tag Team Championships on one occasion with Ember Moon.

Shotzi got called up to the main roster in 2021, enjoying sporadic success amid inconsistent usage. She suffered a torn ACL in February 2024, causing her to miss about 10 months of action.

When Shotzi returned in December, she did so in NXT and formed a stable with Dolin and Tatum Paxley.

Shotzi was in the corner of Dolin and Paxley when they won a Fatal 4-Way tag team match on the pre-show for NXT Stand & Deliver during WrestleMania 41 weekend, but both Shotzi and Dolin are now gone from WWE.

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