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12 WWE NXT RELEASES, WHY THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED (UPDATED)

A slew of WWE NXT releases are underway, PWInsider.com has learned.

Confirmed names:

*Bobby Fish.

*Bronson Reed.

*Jake Atlas.

*Leon Ruff.

*Referee Stephon Smith.

*Mercedes Martinez.

*Giant Zanjeer.

*Ari Sterling.

*Kona Reeves.

*Asher Hale.

*Tyler Rust.

*WWE PC talent Zechariah Smith.

PWInsider.com is told this is the complete list of talents released and no other releases were given this evening.  

As Dave Scherer and I discussed on the We Don't Need No Name Show this week, there has been lots of talk internally of major changes for the NXT brand including a new logo, new lighting, a focus on younger talents and a different format to the TV shows.  This housecleaning tonight appears to be part of those changes.

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