By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Ridge Holland’s (Luke Menzies) run with WWE ended sooner than planned. WWE terminated the contract of Holland on Tuesday. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reports that the company claimed that Holland breached his contract with some of his recent social media posts (some tweets included below).
Holland is recovering from a Lisfranc injury suffered while on loan from NXT to TNA during a September 27 match with Moose. He wrote on social media that WWE is covering the cost of his rehabilitation, but his guaranteed pay was scheduled to end with the expiration of his contract on November 14. He wrote that the Lisfranc injury prevents him from working, and he may require neck fusion surgery.
Powell’s POV: Was WWE within their legal rights to terminate Holland’s contract due to breach? The company’s legal department presumably believes so. Is it a douche move? It comes off that way to me. That said, WWE has not publicly commented on the matter, so I’m open to hearing their side of the story.
A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched on behalf of Holland, his wife, and three children. It notes that Holland took a 55 percent pay cut last year, presumably when he was moved from the main roster down to NXT. Kyle Fletcher, Nick Jackson, and Chelsea Green have each donated $1,000 to the fundraiser, which lists the goal of raising $60,000.
— Luke Menzies (@RidgeWWE) October 13, 2025
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— Luke Menzies (@RidgeWWE) November 4, 2025
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I wonder what Big E thinks about this?
There was nothing wrong with the first one, but I can see why they took exception to the 2nd post. You don’t have the right to get on social media and badmouth your employer. A former co-worker of mine found that out that hard way years ago.
Yeah I kind of agree, Marc. I don’t know all the details behind the scenes and the argument can be made that WWE didn’t do right by him but you can’t publicly badmouth your employer on social media and not expect consequences. It’s just the way things are. In any line of work.