{"id":78688,"date":"2020-09-04T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T20:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=78688"},"modified":"2020-09-04T15:43:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T20:43:28","slug":"wwe-releases-aop-tag-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/09\/04\/wwe-releases-aop-tag-team\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE releases AOP tag team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1858732018\" 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>WWE has announced the releases of the AOP tag team Akam and Rezar. Read the official announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/akam-and-rezar-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Paul Ellering recently stated in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/podcasts\/tmptow\/episodes\/2020-08-19T21_00_00-07_00\">Two Man Power Trip<\/a> interview (<a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/08\/24\/paul-ellering-reveals-he-was-going-to-return-to-wwe-this-year-looks-back-on-the-success-of-the-road-warriors-defends-rocco-the-dummy-working-with-aop-in-nxt\/\">recap here<\/a>) that he was slated to return to WWE to manage the duo, but the pandemic occurred before the wheels could be set in motion. I&#8217;ve also openly wondered if the AOP duo could end up being revealed as members of Retribution. 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