Thank you for having my back, Slaygent A. Love you,” she wrote.
It remains to be seen what creative plans there might end up being for Green and Niven when they both return from their respective injuries. However, considering that Green will have one less member of her entourage, her gimmick will likely adjust to either a solo run or perhaps a rework of the Secret Hervice.
Amongst the list of many stars who have parted ways with WWE following WrestleMania 42, the two who fans have been the most shocked about have been Aleister Black and Zelina Vega. Especially in light of Black, who was released nearly a year to the day after his return to WWE, while Vega had a Women’s United States Championship reign just last year.
Taking to Twitch after the news broke, Vega revealed that the call to be cut came from TKO and not WWE, and because the call came from the parent company and not Stamford, she knew it was dire before she even answered the call.
“5:09 PM is when I found out,” she claimed. Vega also confirmed that she is under a non-compete clause and won’t be able to return to pro wrestling for 90 days following her release yesterday.
“Not even like, okay, I was off TV necessarily all the time. I was off TV for a bit, if you would’ve let ‘Zelina’ like be ‘Zelina’ in the way I had envisioned, or we had envisioned, for this new character, y’all would’ve f**king loved it,” she said, claiming there were many plans she had for her character.
At the same time, Vega isn’t happy about how the news of her release broke, and expressed her anger about outlets like “Fightful” for getting ahead of her with the news.
“I would’ve appreciated it if Sean Ross Sapp or whoever the f**k announced it could’ve at least given me the decency to do it myself first,” she exclaimed, but thanked all the fans who have stood by her since 2020.
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Nikki Cross has shared an emotional message reflecting on her time as part of the Wyatt Sicks following her WWE departure.
Cross portrayed the live-action version of Abby the Witch, inspired by Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Funhouse character, during the group’s run. Taking to social media on Sunday, she opened up about how much the experience meant to her and the bond she shared with both her fellow members and fans.
“Wyatts. Abby. It was the honour of a lifetime. Forever I will hold onto you. Our raggedy torn dirty white bloodstained dress and the cracked mask that showed off the scars but never broken.
Fireflies. I love you beyond measure. Thank you for lighting the way ✨ Being with you all in Las Vegas last week was fate.
Il never forget entrances at the Clash of the Castle in Paris , Australia, Poland, Germany, or any arena which would light up in the most beautiful way. 💫
Every night we performed for you all, it felt like Bray and Brodie were there, their hands on our shoulders.
Thank you to the Windham family ❤️
Thank you to the Huber Family.
❤️
When backstage people would refer to us as the ‘Wyatts’,
I would feel so much pride and I always will.
Jason and Mandy – we couldn’t have done it without you guys ❤️ Lexi , your tribute at mania was beautiful and forever connected ⭕️
To my family, the boys: the Wyatt Sicks. To Bo. To Dexter. To Rowan. To Gacy. ❤️
To Bray. To Brodie Lee. 🕊️
I’m struggling to find the right words to talk about our journey. In time I will, so please allow me to share photos which capture the words I don’t have currently. Please know that I love you all.
Abby the Witch. Wyatt Sicks. Fireflies.
⭕️
I will treasure you always.
I felt it all with you ❤️”
Cross was part of the recent wave of WWE roster cuts that followed WrestleMania 42, alongside fellow Wyatt Sicks members Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, Bo Dallas, and Erick Rowan, effectively bringing an end to the faction.
She originally signed with WWE in 2016, debuting in NXT as part of the Sanity faction. Cross later moved to the main roster in 2018, where she found success in the women’s tag team division alongside Alexa Bliss. She also held the Raw Women’s Championship and captured the Women’s Money in the Bank briefcase in 2021. After evolving through multiple character changes, she returned in 2024 as part of the Wyatt Sicks, closing out her WWE run with one of the most unique roles of her career.
Posted By: Ben Kerin on Apr 26, 2026 
WWE SmackDown’s expanded three-hour runtime may not be sticking around for long, as new reports suggest a return to the traditional format could be just weeks away.
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WWE has undergone many changes over the last few years, beginning when Vince McMahon first stepped down from the company in June 2022, to his return the following January to reportedly help orchestrate a sale of the company, to when WWE merged with UFC to create TKO Group Holdings. WWE President Nick Khan, who joined the company in August 2020, sat down on the “Bill Simmons Podcast” ahead of WrestleMania 42 and spoke about some of the changes between the regimes, including how they schedule their own big events around other major things going on in the sports world.
“Coming out of COVID, we looked at our premium live events calendar and we had one… This is in 2021, and I asked [McMahon], ‘Why are we going up against Tom Brady’s return with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England?'” Khan said. “He was like, ‘I don’t know. What should we do?’ I said, ‘Just move to Saturday night. I rather go up against Alabama at LSU in its prime than Tom Brady’s return to New England with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.’ ‘Great, do it.’ It was very easy to sort of make those changes, which we did.”
Khan said that they made sure to book WWE WrestleMania 42 around the NCAA’s Final Four weekend, after WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia fell on the weekend. He said the event was the last deal they “inherited,” presumably from McMahon. He explained that the Royal Rumble has been moved to run the weekend between the NFL conference finals and the Super Bowl, rather than running conference championship weekend itself. Since the move, Khan said “ratings skyrocketed” for the event.
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