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New Report Suggests Popular WWE Faction is 'Done'

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Xaiver Aguiar | Last updated May 5, 2025 5:27 PM ET

It's crucial to remember the WWE calendar revolves around WrestleMania. The company has often shown that they use the time immediately after the "Grandest Stage of Them All" as a soft reset to plant intriguing storylines for the subsequent year.

For as much as the product has improved with Triple H at the helm, he still falls into plenty of the tropes that plagued Vince McMahon for decades. One continuous issue is the soft drop of once-prevalent angles. A former premier faction could suffer this practice, as a new report suggests they have quietly disbanded.

According to Bryan Alverez of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Damage CTRL is likely over as a stable. "I don't know if this is 'official'—but I was told unofficially that Damage CTRL's done," Alvarez said. "The group is done. And that probably means that maybe Asuka and Kairi might come back as a tag team, and Iyo's obviously a big singles star, and maybe they just figured that Dakota, she's not going to be at the level of an Iyo, doesn't have a partner, and we don't do a six-woman division, so she got cut."

Dakota Kai was one of the most surprising names in the recent slew of releases, but her constant injuries likely made it tough for her to receive another sustained push. She was the glue keeping the idea of the group together, so her absence abruptly ended the union.

Perhaps when Kairi Sane and Asuka return, they could align with Iyo Sky, but it seems like the latter is doing just fine as a face of the women's division.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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