Marina Shafir Comments On WWE Release

WWE released 14 Superstars yesterday as part of ongoing budget cuts. Among the names was NXT star Marina Shafir, who commented earlier today about her departure.

"It's a cold world. Good thing I was born in Moldova. Thank you to everyone who reached out and thank you for the opportunity @WWENXT. I will continue to be the hardest worker in the motherf***ing room, but now I need to be keen. I'm not done."

In addition to Shafir, WWE also released: Killian Dain, The Bollywood Boyz (Sunil Singh, Samir Singh), Tino Sabbatelli, Arturo Ruas, Curt Stallion, Fandango, Tyler Breeze, Ever-Rise (Chase Parker, Matt Martel), Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, and August Grey.

As noted, WWE reportedly had plans in place for Shafir — including a ring name change — and her release was considered a surprise.

Shafir first signed with WWE in May of 2018.

It's a cold world. Good thing I was born in Moldova. Thank you to everyone who reached out and thank you for the opportunity @WWENXT. I will continue to be the hardest worker in the motherfucking room, but now i need to be keen. I'm not done.

— Marina Shafir (@MarinaShafir) June 26, 2021