List of World Wrestling Entertainment alumni

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Contents:	Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Died while employed

This is a list of professional wrestlers, managers and other workers that were employed in World Wrestling Entertainment from:

• 1952–1963 (as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation)
• 1963–1979 (as the World Wide Wrestling Federation)
• 1979–2002 (as the World Wrestling Federation)
• 2002 to present time (as World Wrestling Entertainment)

They are listed in alphabetical order of their ring name and the (approximate) date they were last released from WWE is listed next to his/her name. For the most part, wrestlers should be listed under the letter of their last name (not their first). Example: Billy Gunn belongs under G, not B.

This list should only include people that wrestled and/or appeared on WWE television programs. Wrestlers that only worked house shows or dark matches don't belong on the list.

If a * appears in the real name section that means this person's real name is unknown and is needed.

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
A-Train/Albert/Prince Albert	Matthew Bloom	November 1, 2004	Released while he was injured with a torn rotator cuff.
Joey Abs/Jason Arhndt	Jason Arhndt	June 2001
Brian Adams/Crush	Brian Adams	September 24, 2001	Left WWF when he was asked to go to a developmental territory.
Afa	Afa Anoai	1995
Siva Afi	Max Taogaga	1989
"Captain" Lou Albano	Louis Albano	1995
André the Giant	André Rousimoff	1990	Retired because he was too ill to continue wrestling.
Eric Angle	Eric Angle	April 2003	Released from developmental contract.
Kurt Angle	Kurt Angle	August 25, 2006	Granted an early release from his contract for personal reasons.
Antonio	Tom Matera	February 10, 2006
Tony Atlas/Saba Simba	Anthony White	1990
Mike Awesome	Michael Alfonso	September 7, 2002
Ax	William Eadie	1990

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Babu	Pablo Marquez	1998
Bad News Brown	Allen Coage	1990	Left due to claims that Vince McMahon failed to live up to promises.
Bob Backlund	Robert Backlund	2000
Buff Bagwell	Marcus Bagwell	July 9, 2001	Released for unprofessional conduct.
The Barbarian/Sionne	Sione Vailahi	1995
The Baron	James Raschke	1988
Barry O	Barry Orton	1987
Nicole Bass	Nicole Bass	July 19, 1999	Left after claiming she was sexually harassed.
"Outlaw" Ron Bass	Ronald Herd	1989
Bastion Booger	Mike Shaw	1994
Battle Kat	Brady Boone	1991
Paul Bearer	Percy Pringle	2004
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake	Ed Leslie	1993
Beau Beverly	Wayne Bloom	1993
Blake Beverly	Mike Enos	1993
The Berzerker/The Viking	John Nord	1993
Bam Bam Bigelow	Scott Bigelow	1995
The Big Boss Man	Raymond Traylor	May 26, 2002
Big Bully Busick	Nick Busick	1991	Retired from wrestling.
Big John Studd	John Minton	1989
Black Bart	Rick Harris	1991
Steve Blackman	Steve Blackman	October 2002	Retired due to injury.
B. Brian Blair	Brian Blair	1988	Left due to unfulfilled promises to win the Tag Team titles never came to fruition.
Tully Blanchard	Tully Blanchard	1989	Was fired after failing a random drug test.
"Classy" Freddie Blassie	Fred Blassie	1974	Retired as a wrestler, wanted to focus on managing wrestlers.
Alundra Blayze	Debra Miceli	1995	Released after talking to WCW under contract.
The Blue Meanie	Brian Heffron	July 25, 2005
Bobcat	Cynthia Lynch	December 2000	Released from her contract.
Bobo Brazil	Houston Harris	1984
Ludvig Borga	Tony Halme	1994	Retired due to injury
Brakkus	Achim Albrecht	1998
Dino Bravo	Adolfo Bresciano	January 1992	Retired from professional wrestling in 1992.
The British Bulldog	David Smith	May 30, 2000
D'Lo Brown	Accie C. Connor	February 14, 2003	Left to wrestle in Japan.
"Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell	James Brunzell	1993
Rebecca Budig	Rebecca Budig	2000
Bull Buchanan/Recon	Barry Buchanan	January 2003
Barbara Bush (B.B.)	Cathy Dingman	June 2000
Bushwhacker Butch	Robert Miller	1996

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Palmer Cannon	Brian Mailhot	April 27, 2006	Requested release after hazing by other superstars.
Scott Casey	Scott Casey	1989
Lance Cassidy	Steve James	1993
Jesus Castillo	Jesus Castillo	October 1998
Chavo Classic	Chavo Guerrero	June 15, 2004	Released for no-showing a SmackDown! house show two days earlier.
Chainz/Evil Undertaker	Brian Lee	1998
Chaz/Beaver Cleavage/Mosh	Charles Warrington	February 2001	Released along with Tiger Ali Singh.
Christian	Jason Reso	October 31, 2005	Contract expired.
Chyna	Joanie Laurer	November 30, 2001	Released shortly after her then boyfriend Triple H had an affair with Stephanie McMahon.
Bryan Clark/Adam Bomb	Bryan Clark	September 24, 2001	Left WWF when he was asked to go to a developmental territory.
The Coach	John Tolos	1991
Carly Colón	Carly Colón Sr.	1991	Retired from professional wrestling in 1991.
Debbie Combs	Debbie Szestecki	1987
The Commandant	*Unknown	1997
Conquistador Dos	Christopher Daniels	1999
Jim Cornette	Jim Cornette	July 8, 2005	Released after many backstage confrontations at OVW.
Corporal Kirschner	Michael Kirschner	1987	Released after allegedly assaulting Vince McMahon.
Justin Credible/Aldo Montoya/P.J.Walker	Peter Polaco	September 28, 2006	Released after no-showing an ECW taping and for failing to contact WWE management afterwards.
The Crusher	Reginald Lisowski	1988

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Rue DeBona	Rue DeBona	June 2004	Asked for a release from WWE in 2004.
Debra	Debra Marshall	March 2003	Walked from WWE in 2002 following Stone Cold Steve Austin's departure, WWE did not announce this until 2003.
Carmella DeCesare	Carmella DeCesare	October 26, 2004
Jimmy Del Ray	James Richland	1995
Damian Demento	Philip Theis	1993
Paul Diamond	Tom Boric	1993
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase	Ted DiBiase	October 26, 2006
Chad Dick	Chad Wicks	February 22, 2006	Released due to backstage incident with his tag team partner.
James Dick	John Toland	February 22, 2006	Released due to backstage incident with his tag team partner.
Dink	Claude Giroux	1995
Doink the Clown (#1)/Matt Borne	Matt Osborne	1993
Doink the Clown (#2)	Ray Liccachelli	1995
Shaggy 2 Dope	Joseph Utsler	1998
Jim Dotson	Jim Dotson	2001	Left to pursue other interest.
Dean Douglas	Troy Martin	1995	Quit after backstage problems with The Clique.
The Duke of Dorchester	Pete Doherty	1991
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese	Mike Droese	1996
Bubba Ray Dudley	Mark Lamonica	July 6, 2005	WWE decided not to renew his contract and was released in 2005.
D-Von Dudley/Reverend D-Von	Devon Hughes	July 6, 2005	WWE decided not to renew his contract and was released in 2005.
James Dudley	James Dudley	1975
Spike Dudley	Matt Hyson	July 5, 2005	WWE decided not to renew his contract and was released in 2005. Believed to be a cost-cutting measure by WWE.
Dynamite Kid	Tom Billington	1988

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Earthquake/Golga	John Tenta	February 1999
Elisabeth	Elisabeth Rouffaer	January 2006	Left WWE because she didn't feel like wrestling was the right job for her.
Miss Elizabeth	Elizabeth Hulette	1992	Left the WWF shortly after her divorce from Randy Savage.
Paul Ellering	Paul Ellering	1999
Carlos Jose Estrada	Jose Estrada, Jr.	October 1998

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Miguel Feliciano	Miguel Feliciano	1974
David Flair	David Fliehr	October 2002	Released from developmental contract.
Francine	Francine Fournier	October 12, 2006	Released from her contract.
Chad Fortune	Chad Fortune	1996
Mr. Fuji	Harry Fujiwara	1995
Tatsumi Fujinami	Tatsumi Fujinami	1983
Bobby Fulton	James Hines	1997
Doug Furnas	Doug Furnas	1997
Hoss Funk	Dory Funk, Jr.	1986
Terry Funk	Terry Funk	2006

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Ronnie Garvin	Roger Barnes	1990
Pete Gas	Peter Gasperino	June 2001
General Adnan/Billy White Wolf	Adnan El Kassey	1992
The Genius/"Leaping" Lanny Poffo	Lanny Poffo	1993
Giant Gonzales	Jorge Gonzales	1993
Giant Silva	Paulo da Silva	September 1999
Robert Gibson	Reuben Kane	July 1998
"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert	Eddie Gilbert	1982
Gillberg	Duane Gill	2000
Gobbledygooker	Hector Guerrero	1990
The Godfather/The Goodfather/Kama Mustafa/Kama/Papa Shango	Charles Wright	December 5, 2002
Goldberg	Bill Goldberg	March 15, 2004	Contract expired, declined to re-sign
Goldust/Dustin Rhodes	Virgil Runnels III	June 14, 2006	Released because he missed a RAW show while attending to family problems.
The Goon	Barney Irwin	1997
Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy	Terry Gordy	1996
Karl Gotch	Karl Istaz	1972
Rene Goulet	Robert Bedard	1997
Zach Gowen	Zach Gowen	February 4, 2004
Eddie Graham	Edward Gossett	1960
Grandmaster Sexay/Brian Christopher	Brian Lawler	June 2004	Released for using muscle relaxers.
The Great Sasuke	Masanori Murakawa	1997
Johnny Grunge	Michael Durham	1998
Bart Gunn/Bodacious Bart	Mike Plotcheck	1999
Billy Gunn/Billy G/RockaBilly	Monty Sopp	November 1, 2004

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Haku/King Tonga/King Haku	Uliuli Fifita	2002
Hakushi	Jinsei Shinzaki	1996
Stan Hansen	Stan Hansen	1984
Don Harris/Jared Grimm/Jacob Blu/8-Ball	Don Harris	April 1999	Part of a large group of wrestlers released in April 1999.
Ron Harris/Jason Grimm/Eli Blu/Skull	Ron Harris	April 1999	Part of a large group of wrestlers released in April 1999.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart	Bret Hart	November 1997	Left after the incident at Survivor Series 1997 known as the Montreal Screwjob.
Bruce Hart	Bruce Hart	1994
Jimmy Hart	Jimmy Hart	1993	Left after McMahon asked for him take a 50% pay cut.
Keith Hart	Keith Hart	1994
Teddy Hart	Theodore Annis	1998	Released for having "attitude problems."
Muhammad Hassan	Mark Copani	September 21, 2005	Taken off TV at request of UPN over a storyline. Quit shortly thereafter.
The Haiti Kid	Raymond Kessler	1987
Hawk	Michael Hegstrand	1998
Lord Alfred Hayes	Alfred Hayes	1995	Left after getting in a car accident which resulted in him contracting gangrene and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Billy Jack Haynes	William Haynes, Jr.	1988
Brian Hebner	Brian Hebner	October 29, 2005	Released, shortly after his father Earl Hebner and uncle Dave Hebner, for behavior problems.
Dave Hebner	Dave Hebner	July 19, 2005	Released in connection with Earl Hebner incident.
Earl Hebner	Earl Hebner	July 18, 2005	Released for selling WWE merchandise without permission.
Bobby Heenan	Raymond Heenan	1993	Left after McMahon asked for him take a 50% pay cut.
Heidenreich	Jon Heidenreich	January 17, 2006	Released by WWE after taking time off for ear infection, free to negotiate new contract.
Christy Hemme	Christy Hemme	December 5, 2005	Released as a budget cut.
Hercules	Ray Fernandez	1992
Paul Heyman	Paul Heyman	December 4, 2006	Was released after creative conflicts with Vince McMahon
Hiroko	Hiroko Suzuki	July 6, 2005	Is one of the 20+ superstars released in July 2005.
Crash Holly/Crash	Mike Lockwood	July 1, 2003	Released on suspicion that he was using drugs.
The Honky Tonk Man	Roy Wayne Farris	1997
Molly Holly/Mighty Molly/Molly	Nora Greenwald	April 12, 2005	Requested release due to failed attempts of wanting to turn face again.
Barry Horowitz	Barry Horowitz	1997
Sam Houston	Michael Smith	1988
Mr. Hughes	Curtis Hughes	March 2000
Oliver Humperdink	Oliver Humperdink	1988
Charlie Hunter	Jeff Bradley	1995
Missy Hyatt	Melissa Hiatt	1989

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[edit] I

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Iron Sheik	Khosrow Vaziri	1997
The Italian Stallion	Gary Sabaugh	1995
Ivory	Lisa Moretti	July 22, 2005	Is one of the 20+ superstars released in July 2005.

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Miss Jackie	Jackie Gayda Haas	July 6, 2005	Is one of the 20+ superstars released in July 2005. Married Charlie Haas shortly before she was released.
The Jackyl	Don Callis	1998
Jacqueline	Jacqueline Moore	June 2004
Jamison	Andy Kindler	1992
Jeff Jarrett	Jeff Jarrett	October 16, 1999	Vince McMahon forgot that Jarrett's contract expired while he was still Intercontinental Champion and his contract was never renewed.
J.C. Ice	Jamie Crookshanks	1997
Chris Jericho	Christopher Irvine	August 26, 2005	Left wrestling to tour with Fozzy,do movies,and spend time with family.
Jesús Aguilera/Uno	Aaron Aguilera	April 12, 2005
Mark Jindrak	Mark Jindrak	July 5, 2005	Is one of the 20+ superstars released in July 2005.
Ahmed Johnson	Anthony Norris	1998	Released after his wrestling style had begun to cause injury to his opponents.
Rocky Johnson	Wayde Bowles	May 2003
S.D. Jones	Conrad Efraim	1988
Nathan Jones	Nathan Jones	December 6, 2003	Requested release due to heavy travel schedule.
Orlando Jordan	Orlando Jordan	May 26, 2006	He was released for having an unauthorized person with him on the road and backstage at events.
Junkyard Dog/JYD	Sylvester Ritter	1988
Just Joe	Joseph Hitchen	July 2001
Lauren Jones	Lauren Jones	June 2005	Left to star in movies and TV shows,considers coming back.
Juventud Guerrera/Juventud	Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández	January 6, 2006	Released for poor behavior backstage.

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
K-Kwik	Ron Killings	June 2001
Leilani Kai	Patricia Karisma-Schroeder	1988
Chris Kanyon	Chris Klucsaritis	February 9, 2004	Kanyon says that he was released because he is homosexual.
Kid Kash	David Cash	September 27, 2006	May have been released due to "attitude problems"
The Kat/Miss Kitty	Stacy Carter	February 27, 2001	Released for behavior problems backstage.
Frankie Kazarian	Frankie Kazarian	August 13, 2005	Asked for his release after WWE wanted him to cut his hair.
Stacy Keibler	Stacy Keibler	July 2006	Let contract expire to pursue an acting career.
Kevin Kelly	Kevin Kelly	March 2003	Kevin Kelly left the WWE to pursue other ventures.
Key	Vic Grimes	1999
Billy Kidman	Peter Gruner	July 5, 2005	Was released due to budget cuts.
Killer Kahn	Masashi Ozawa	1989
Killer Kowalski	Wladek Kowalski	1977
Gail Kim	Gail Kim	November 3, 2004	Released due to budget cuts.
King Kong Bundy	Chris Pallies	1995
Koji Kitao	Koji Kitao	1991
Ivan Koloff	Ivan Koloff	1979
Koko B. Ware	James Ware	1994
Marianna/Mrs. Cleavage	Marianna Komlos	September 1999
Brian Knobbs	Brian Yandrisovitz	1993
Kurrgan/The Interrogator	Robert Maillet	November 1999

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[edit] L

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd	Ernie Ladd	1980
Jean Pierre LaFitte/Pierre	Carl Ouellet	January 2000
Phil Lafon	Phil Lafleur	1997
Lamont	Desmond Thompson	February 12, 2004
Buddy Landel	Buddy Landel	January 1996	Left after an injury sustained in a match with Bret Hart.
Stan Lane	Stan Lane	1995
Brock Lesnar	Brock Lesnar	March 15, 2004	Left to pursue career in the NFL.
Lita	Amy Dumas	November 26, 2006	Retired to focus on acting and music career.
Little Beaver	Lionel Giroux	1987	Ended career after he suffered a back injury in a match with King Kong Bundy.
Little Tokyo	Takeshi Akabane	1987
Marc Lloyd	Marc Lloyd	June 30, 2005	One of the first release in WWE's budget cut in 2005.
Rochelle Loewen	Rochelle Loewen	March 2005
Jose Lothario	Jose Lothario	January 1997
Lord Littlebrook	Eric Tovey	1987
Lex Luger/The Narcissist	Lawrence Pfohl	September 1, 1995	Jumped ship to WCW, breaking his promise to Vince McMahon that he would stay.
Bushwacker Luke	Brian Wickens	1996
Jerry Lynn	Jerry Lynn	2002

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[edit] M

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Mandy	Frostee Moore	November 3, 2000
Man Mountain Rock/Maxx Payne	Darryl Peterson	1995
The Mantaur/Tank	Mike Hallick	1998
Dawn Marie	Dawn Marie Psaltis	July 6, 2005	Was pregnant at time of release. Was also released along with 20+ others in July 2005.
Dan Marsh/Danny Davis	Dan Marsh	1995
"The Model" Rick Martel	Richard Vigneault	1995
"Sensational" Sherri Martel	Sherri Russell	1993
Frenchy Martin	Jean Gagné	1989
Mascarita Sagrada/Max Mini	*Unknown	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
Clarence Mason	Clarence Mason	1997
The Matador	Maurice Catarcio	1960
Maven	Maven Huffman	July 5, 2005	Was released along with 20+ others in July 2005.
Wahoo McDaniel	Wahoo McDaniel	1970
Mike McGuirk	Mike McGuirk	1992
Velvet McIntyre	Velvet Mykietowich	1988
Waylon Mercy	Dan Spivey	1995
Marc Mero	Marcus Merowitz	May 1999
Taka Michinoku	Takao Yoshida	April 2002
Mideon/Dennis Knight/Phineas I. Godwinn	Dennis Knight	October 2000
Linda Miles/Shaniqua	Linda Miles	November 12, 2004	Released because of attitude problems.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller	Ernest Miller	February 12, 2004
The Missing Link	Dewey Robertson	1985
Mo	Robert Horne	1995
Momma Benjamin	Thea Vidale	February 2006	No longer needed and was released.
Toots Mondt	Toots Mondt	1965
Max Moon	Charles Ashenoff	1993
Moondog Cujo	Lanny Kean	1982
Moondog King	Ed White	1981
Moondog Rex	Randy Colley	1987
Moondog Rover	Paul McWight	1982
Moondog Spike	Bill Smithson	1982
Moondog Spot	Larry Latham	1987
Sean Mooney	Sean Mooney	1993
Pedro Morales	Pedro Morales	1987
Heidi Lee Morgan	Heidi Lee Morgan	1994
Matt Morgan	Matt Morgan	July 6, 2005
Piratita Morgan	*Unknown	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
Ricky Morton	Ricky Morton	July 1998
The Mountie	Jacques Rougeau	January 2000
Muffy Mower	Caryn Mower	September 2000
Blackjack Mulligan	Robert Windham	1987
Don Muraco	Don Muraco	August 1988
Dick Murdoch	Dick Murdoch	1985

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[edit] N

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Nailz	Kevin Wacholz	December 1992	Reportedly released after he attacked Vince McMahon over a dispute over money.
Chris Nawrocki	Chris Nawrocki	2005
Kevin Nash/Diesel	Kevin Nash	December 31, 2003
Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart	Jim Neidhart	December 1997	Left WWF a month after the Montreal Screwjob.
Nidia	Nidia Guenard	November 3, 2004	Was released along with Gail Kim and Chuck Palumbo.

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[edit] O

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Sean O'Haire	Sean O'Haire	April 3, 2004	Released after he was involved in an altercation with a female and was charged with assault.
Octagoncito	*Unknown	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
One Man Gang/Akeem	George Gray	1990
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff	Paul Orndorff	1988
"Cowboy" Bob Orton	"Cowboy" Bob Orton	February 13, 2006
Outback Jack	Peter Stilsbury	1988

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[edit] P

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
"Diamond" Dallas Page	Page Falkinburg	November 24, 2002	Left after a neck injury caused in a match with Bob "Hardcore" Holly.
Johnny Parisi	Joseph Dorgan	June 29, 2006
Ken Patera	Ken Patera	1988
The Patriot	Del Wilkes	August 1998
Pequeño Violencia	*Unknown	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
Al Perez	Al Perez	1990
Miguel Perez	Miguel Perez	October 1998
Mr. Perfect	Curt Hennig	May 8, 2002	Released after reportedly becoming intoxicated and getting into a fight with Brock Lesnar on a return flight from the United Kingdom.
Todd Pettengill	Todd Pettengill	1997
Super Porky	José Alvarado Nieves	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
Alex "The Pug" Porteau	Alex Porteau	1997
Tom Pritchard/Zip	Tom Prichard	2004
Professor Toru Tanaka	Charles Kalani, Jr.	1978
Psicosis	Dionicio Castellanos	November 1, 2006	Was released following an arrest for allegedly stealing a car in Mexico
Daniel Puder	Daniel Puder	September 11, 2005	Was released due to budget cuts/offered a lower salary but refused.
Ivan Putski	Josef Bednarski	1987
Scott Putski	Scott Bednarski	1997

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Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Harley Race	Harley Race	1989
Rad Radford/Louie Spicolli	Louis Mucciolo	1996
Razor Ramon/Scott Hall	Scott Hall	May 7, 2002	Released for obscene behaviour on a plane trip and for drug and alcohol related issues.
Fake Razor Ramon	Rick Bogner	1997
Raven	Scott Levy	January 2003
"The Natural" Butch Reed	Bruce Reed	April 1988
Luther Reigns	Matt Wiese	May 11, 2005
The Repo Man/Demolition Smash	Barry Darsow	1993
Rhyno	Terry Gerin	April 11, 2005	Released for having a rather public argument with his wife in a hotel foyer, breaking a vase in the process.
Wendi Richter	Wendy Savinovich	1985
Rico	Rico Constantino	November 2, 2004
Reno Riggins	Neal Hargrove	January 13
Rikishi/The Sultan/Fatu	Solofa Fatu	July 17, 2004	Released after refusing to lose weight.
Essa Rios/Papi Chulo/Aguila	Jesús Guadalupe Delgado Seldaña	September 2001
Road Warrior Animal	Joseph Laurinaitis	June 6, 2006	Released after throwing a temper tantrum backstage because his character ideas were all turned down by management.
Road Dogg/Jesse James/Roadie	Brian Gerard James	December 2000	Released after showing up for a RAW show in an "unfit work state" due to drug use.
Antonino Rocca	Antonino Rocca	1963
The Rock/Rocky Maivia	Dwayne Johnson	December 31, 2004	Retired from the business so that he could fully concentrate on his budding movie career.
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	Ted Petty	1999
Jake "The Snake" Roberts	Jake Roberts	1997
Rockin' Robin	Robin Smith	1989
Rodney	Rodney Leinhardt	June 2001
Johnny Rodz	Johnny Rodz	1985
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	Buddy Rogers	1963
Paul Roma	Paul Centopani	1991
Romeo	John Roselli	February 10, 2006
"Playboy" Buddy Rose	Buddy Rose	1985
Rosey	Matt Anoai	March 21, 2006	Mutual decision, both parties thought it was a good idea for him to take time off.
Raymond Rougeau	Raymond Rougeau	2002
"Ravishing" Rick Rude	Richard Rood	1997	Left for WCW
Terri Runnels/Marlena	Terri Runnels	April 3, 2004
Vince Russo	Vince Russo	October 5, 1999	Left after having a falling out with Vince McMahon over the increased workload placed upon him.

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[edit] S

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Sable	Rena Merowitz	August 10, 2004	Was released due to budget cuts & age.
Jerry Saggs	Jerome Saganovich	1993
Masa Saito	Masa Saito	1983
Sakoda	Ryan Sakoda	August 5, 2004
Bruno Sammartino	Bruno Sammartino	1988
David Sammartino	David Sammartino	1988
Samu	Samula Anoai	1995	Left due to excessive travel schedule.
Tito Santana	Merced Solis	1993
Sapphire	Juanita Wright	1990
Sara	Sara Calaway	2001
The Great Sasuke	Masanori Murakawa	1997
Akio Sato	Akio Sato	1995
Perry Saturn	Perry Satullo	November 24, 2002
"Macho Man" Randy Savage	Randy Poffo	November 1994
"Bulldog" Buzz Sawyer	Buzz Sawyer	1984
"Dr. D" David Schultz	David Schultz	1985	Released after incident with reporter John Stossel.
"Baron" Mikel Scicluna	Mikel Scicluna	1984
Gunner Scott	Brent Albright	October 12, 2006	Released From Developmental Contract
Jason Sensation	Jason Traverse	2000
Dan "The Beast" Severn	Dan Severn	April 1999	Part of a large group of wrestlers released in April 1999.
Ken Shamrock	Ken Shamrock	November 1999	Left to go back to UFC in 1999.
Ryan Shamrock	Alicia Webb	1999
The Sheik	Ed Farhat	1969
Sycho Sid/Sid Justice	Sid Eudy	1997
Sika	Sika Anoai	1988
Billy Silverman	Billy Silverman	2002	Asked for release due to constant hazing.
Salvatore Sincere/Tom Brandi	Tom Brandi	1998
Skip	Chris Candido	1996
Slick	Kenneth Johnson	1993
Justice Smith	Justice Smith	2006
Sniper	Luc Poirier	1998
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka	James Reiher	1992
Johnny Stamboli	John Hugger	November 4, 2004
Stan "The Man" Stasiak	George Stipich	1978
Shawn Stasiak/Meat	Sean Stipich	September 27, 2002
George "The Animal" Steele	James Myers	1999
Rick Steiner	Robert Rechsteiner	1994
Scott Steiner	Scott Rechsteiner	August 17, 2004
Ray Stevens	Ray Stevens	1984
"Dr Death" Steve Williams	Steve Williams	1999
Lance Storm	Lance Evers	April 18, 2005	Asked for his release due to the condition of his back.
Trish Stratus	Patricia Anne Stratigias	September 17, 2006	Retired from wrestling.
Chief Jay Strongbow	Joe Scarpa	1995
Sunny	Tammy Lynn Sytch	May 1998	Left WWE For ECW.
Kenzo Suzuki	Kenzo Suzuki	July 6, 2005	Is one of the 20+ wrestlers released in July 2005/Budget Cuts

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[edit] T

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Tajiri	Yoshihiro Tajiri	December 8, 2005	Asked for his release so he could go back to Japan.
Tama	Sam Fatu	1988
Pat Tanaka	Pat Tanaka	1992
Tarzan Tyler	Camille Tourville	1972
Noriyo Tateno	Noriyo Tateno	1988
Terry Taylor/Red Rooster	Terry Taylor	June 2003
Mens Teioh	Takeo Otsuka	1998
Tennessee Lee	Robert Fuller	1998
Texas Tornado	Kerry Adkisson	1992
Thrasher	Glen Ruth	2000
Tiger Ali Singh	Gurjit Singh	2002
TL Hopper/Uncle Cletus	Tony Anthony	1997
Dick Togo	Shigeki Sato	1998
Tyson Tomko	Travis Tomko	April 4, 2006	Asked for release due to lack of push.
Tori	Terri Poch	September 2001	Was asked to train more but refused and was released.
Travis	Chad Fortune	1996
Troy	Erik Watts	1996
Tsuki	*Unknown	March 9, 2006	Was released along with the entire Juniors Division on SmackDown!
Jack Tunney	Jack Tunney	1995
Typhoon/Tugboat	Fred Ottman	1994

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[edit] U

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Ultimate Warrior	Warrior	1996	Contract was terminated after several no-shows.
Ultimo Dragon	Yoshihiro Asai	April 15, 2004
Uncle Elmer	Stan Frazier	1986
Uncle Zebekiah	Wayne Cowan	1996

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[edit] V

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Luna Vachon	Gertrude Vachon	February 2000	Released from her contract due to allegedly taping the mouth of a producer shut.
Vader	Leon White	October 25, 1998
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine	John Wisniski, Jr.	1992
Jimmy Valiant	Jimmy Valen	1979
Savio Vega	Savio Vega (Juan Rivera)	1998
Jesse Ventura	James Janos	1990
Violent J	Joseph Bruce	1998
Virgil	Mike Jones	1995
Nikolai Volkoff	Josip Peruzovic	1995

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[edit] W

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
The Warlord	Terry Szopinski	1992
Bill Watts	Bill Watts	1995	Had many conflicts with Vince McMahon.
Amy Weber	Amy Weber	February 2005	Left after hazing from other Superstars.
Wild Bill White	Bill White	1980
Barry Windham	Barry Windham	June 1998
Wolfie D	Kelly Wolfe	1997

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[edit] X

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
X-Pac/1-2-3 Kid	Sean Waltman	August 25, 2002	Left WWE in a mutual decision.

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[edit] Y

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Yamaguchi-San	Wally Yamaguchi	1998
Mrs. Yamaguchi-San	Shian-Li Tsang	September 1998
Yokozuna	Rodney Anoa'i	1997	He was unable to pass a physical required for professional wrestlers and was released.
Yukon Eric	Scott Irwin	1979

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[edit] Z

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Release date:	Notes:
Larry Zbyszko	Lawrence Whistler	1981
Tom Zenk	Tom Zenk	June 1987	Contract dispute.
Zeus	Tom Lister, Jr.	December 1989
Boris Zhukov	Jim Darrel	1991

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[edit] Died while employed

Ring Names:	Real Name:	Date Of Death:	Notes:
Adrian Adonis	Keith Franke	July 4, 1987	Died in car crash.
Eddie Guerrero	Eddie Guerrero	November 13, 2005	Died of an acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Owen Hart/The Blue Blazer	Owen Hart	May 23, 1999	Fell to his death while being lowered to the ring from the catwalk of the Kemper Arena.
Joey Marella	Joey Marella	July 4, 1994	Died after he fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle and crashed.
Jess McMahon	Roderick McMahon	November 22, 1954	He promoted until his death in 1954.
Gorilla Monsoon	Robert Marella	October 6, 1999	He was given Lifetime Employment.
Brian Pillman	Brian Pillman	October 5, 1997	A previously undetected heart condition led to his death.

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