Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, Xia Li, and Xyon Quinn have been released from the promotion, according to multiple outlets.
Mahal, who held the WWE title for 170 days in 2017, Li, and Quinn, were all released by WWE on Friday. News of the releases broke as Friday's SmackDown episode was on the air, with Fightful and PWInsider confirming Mahal and Li's releases, and Fightful reporting on Quinn.
Both outlets report that the released talent will be subject to 90-day non-compete clauses, but will be free agents after.
For his part, Mahal posted on social media that he quit WWE, but both Fightful and PWInsider report that he was in fact released:
Li posted a thank you to WWE, Triple H, and the WWE fans on social media:
Quinn has yet to publicly comment on his release.
Mahal was last on WWE television on the April 5 SmackDown, participating in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He had been on the Raw roster.
Li was shown in an advertisement for a battle royal to crown a new Women's World Champion on Monday's Raw that aired during SmackDown, but obviously will not be in the match. Her last WWE appearance came on this week's Main Event episode where she lost to Natalya in a match taped Monday in Montreal.
Quinn was moved to the main roster after the 2023 WWE Draft, but was given a free agent designation and rarely used. His last WWE match was a six-second loss to Bron Breakker on the March 1 SmackDown.
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