{"id":72727,"date":"2020-04-28T10:20:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=72727"},"modified":"2020-04-28T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:11:00","slug":"cain-velasquez-reportedly-cut-by-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/04\/28\/cain-velasquez-reportedly-cut-by-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez reportedly cut by WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3028707943\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was among the wrestlers cut by WWE, according to Dave Meltzer of <a href=\"http:\/\/ www.f4wonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WrestlingObserver.com<\/a>. Velasquez has not appeared on WWE television since WWE Crown Jewel on October 31, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Velasquez signed a multi-year deal with WWE in 2019. He entered the company with a lot of hype coming off his UFC career and his well received pro wrestling debut in the AAA promotion. WWE played up Velasquez beating Brock Lesnar to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 121 on October 23, 2010. 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