This story was updated at 1:45 PM Eastern Friday.
Amid a day of change for WWE's presence in Europe, more WWE NXT UK wrestlers have been moved to the alumni section of WWE.com with some confirming their release.
PWInsider.com first listed several of the names that includes Trent Seven, Xia Brookside and several others.
Brookside, Sam Gradwell and Kenny Williams all confirmed their releases on social media.
Brookside:
Gradwell:
Williams:
For what it's worth, there are some wrestlers who are still listed as active on WWE.com (Rohan Raja, Joseph Conners) but are no longer with the organization.
It's unclear what the status of some of these new additions are. Some shared that they were released, others tweeted farewells, and others have yet to reveal their status.
Here's the current list of confirmed releases via social:
Here is the rest of the list, some of which have tweeted farewells while others have yet to say anything:
Many of the wrestlers shared thanks and acknowledgements on social media throughout Thursday.
WWE announced the impending creation of NXT Europe in 2023 with NXT UK "ending in its current form and serve as the foundation for a bigger, better NXT Europe." Two TV tapings were canceled recently and the group will go on hiatus after next month's World Collide special.
Several NXT UK stars like Tyler Bate, Blair Davenport and Gallus appeared on NXT Tuesday night to set up the Worlds Collide event which was yet to be announced at that point.
It's unknown at this point whether WWE will look to re-sign any of the talent listed above once NXT Europe launches and if they revive a TV show when they do.
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