PWMania.com within the past few days reported that Ilja Dragunov has exited WWE. But neither he nor the company has officially verified his departure, the previous WWE United States and NXT Title holder has already been moved to the alumni roster.
Bryan Alvarez touched on the situation and mentioned that there are “a few” main lineup contracts set to expire in October — on his Twitter (X) account. Interestingly enough, while he did not specify who the talents are, he noted that they are “people who haven’t been on TV much.”
It’s important to clarify that Alvarez only indicated that these contracts are coming to an end; he did not provide any information on whether the promotion plans to renew them. Even though WWE wanted to retain him, reports suggest that Dragunov chose to let his terms expire. Meanwhile, the other talents mentioned could be in a similar situation, or they may be negotiating not long ago introduced deals.