On June 2nd 2021, WWE released numerous wrestlers including Braun Strowman and Buddy Murphy. With their 90-day non-compete clauses set to expire in less than a month, both Strowman and Murphy have started teasing their future plans.
Strowman said the following on his Instagram stories in regards to his release from WWE and plans for a return to the ring:
“It was a massive shock. Life changing shock to be fair.”
“I’ve got a lot of really, really cool stuff in the works. I’m really excited to share it with everyone, just gotta wait a little bit longer. It’s coming. You’ll see.”
Meanwhile, Murphy tweeted short videos of himself in a prison uniform:
— B____ M_____ (@WWE_Murphy) August 8, 2021
— B____ M_____ (@WWE_Murphy) August 9, 2021
