WWE Releases Five Wrestlers

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has terminated the working contracts of five wrestlers from its roster of superstars, including former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal (real name Yuvraj Singh Dhesi) and his two companions from the all-Indian-descent faction Indus Sher. Mahal became the 50th man to hold the title of WWE Champion on May 21, 2017, and is also the first wrestler of Indian descent to win that title.

Mahal is by far the biggest name on this list and the wrestler with the longest tenure with WWE. Mahal, as he first began appearing on WWE televised programming in 2011, had been with WWE under his second contract run, and recently returned to televised appearances on January 1 at Raw Day One, where he cut a promo feuding with a recently returned The Rock that drew a huge reaction from the crowd in attendance and on social media. However, in the months to come, his appearances would be less and less frequent, as would those of his Indus Sher teammates, who were also removed from the company roster.

The other wrestlers cut from the WWE roster are Sanga (Saurav Gurjar), Veer Mahan (Rinku Singh), Xia Li (Zhao Xia), and Xyon Quinn (former Australian rugby player Daniel Vidot). Veer and Sanga had been mainly operating as a tag team prior to their release, with Mahal serving as their third faction member, manager, and on-the-mic representative. As Li was the first to announce her departure, the original source of this news comes from Diva Dirt, with Mahal and Quinn's released later being first reported by 411Mania and Veer and Sanga being added to the list as time progressed.

Questions remain whether Mahal's departure from WWE was decided by management or if he left of his own accord. Posting on his Twitter account, Mahal claimed on Friday night «I Quit. Maharaja Out,» with an emoji symbolizing a bag of money. This statement has also led some fans on social media to believe that Mahal may be heading to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), which is WWE's biggest competitor and a