WWE stars hit by ‘survivor’s guilt’ as former champions leave in shock cuts

Three WWE superstars are leaving the company, and their chap wrestlers are devastated by the news.

On Friday, it was revealed that Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell and Tegan Nox are each being fto go, with fans gutted to spot the trio – who person appeared crossed Raw, SmackDown and NXT – gone amid roster releases.

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, Carmelo Hayes said: ‘It’s weird due to the fact that I’ve been done it a batch unfortunately, wherever you’re with idiosyncratic 1 time and they’re gone the next.

‘It’s kinda similar a survivor’s guilt, you cognize what I mean? After a time oregon two, you’re like, “Man!” You conscionable hatred to spot that for them.’

Hayes – who got to cognize Corbin successful NXT and worked with him aft being called up to SmackDown – admitted the erstwhile NFL played turned wrestling seasoned has been a large assistance for him.

‘Listen, Baron was 1 of the radical that really took a liking to me, and took maine nether his wing. He did truthful overmuch for me, helium helped maine truthful much, helium gave maine truthful overmuch advice,’ helium explained.

‘Not conscionable wrestling, beingness advice, wealth advice, truthful galore things. I’m everlastingly indebted to Baron Corbin – ace talented, and I hatred to spot him go.

‘That was 1 of those ones that truly kinda hurt, seeing that, due to the fact that judge it oregon not, maine and Baron were beauteous close, beauteous tight. Everybody loved Baron!’

He besides gave a outcry retired to Indi, portion Johnny Gargano – who worked with her successful The Way, and whose woman Candice LeRae has teamed with the Australian prima – thinks the entity is the bounds for the erstwhile NXT Women’s Champion.

‘Obviously everybody knows what Indi means to maine and Candice, we perfectly emotion and we perfectly judge successful her,’ helium told us.

‘We inactive bash judge that she’s truthful incredibly young, I deliberation she’s got a batch to connection the wrestling world, and I americium precise excited to spot what she shows the wrestling world,’ helium added.

‘I deliberation she’s got untapped personality, untapped potential. I deliberation erstwhile she’s capable to yet amusement that to the world, radical are gonna latch on.’

While Gargano acknowledged that you ‘never cognize what tin happen’, he’s hoping she mightiness travel a akin way aft helium and his woman some stepped distant from WWE earlier returning down the line.

‘It worked retired for maine and Candice,’ helium admitted. ‘Hopefully she ends up backmost here, but you ne'er know!’

And Hayes said: ‘Everyone that comes done present leaves better, that’s the 1 thing. Anyone who’s ever been done WWE leaves with a higher stock!’

Former NFL star Corbin had been part of WWE for good implicit a decade since signing successful 2012, initially appearing connected NXT earlier moving up to the main roster 4 years later.

During his time, helium won the United States Championship, arsenic good arsenic Money In The Bank, King of the Ring and the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but the institution has reportedly informed him his declaration won’t beryllium renewed.

Alluding to his departure, helium wrote connected X: ‘That’s each she wrote folks. ✌🏼 It’s been existent and I admit everyone who supported me.’

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