WWE did what it has done too often in the days after WrestleMania and turned the focus away from the ring and onto a fresh round of roster cuts, with one of the biggest blows landing on the entire Wyatt Sicks faction.

A wave of WWE departures hit Friday, April 24, just days after WrestleMania 42, and the most eye-catching part of the move was the dismantling of Wyatt Sicks. Multiple reports said the cuts included Uncle Howdy, Nikki Cross, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, and Erick Rowan, wiping out the group in one shot.

Other names tied to the first wave included Zoey Stark, Alba Fyre, and Andre Chase. Later reporting said additional cuts followed, with names including Aleister Black, Kairi Sane, Santos Escobar, Zelina Vega, and Motor City Machine Guns also leaving the company.

That made the timing of the news hard to miss. WrestleMania had just wrapped, and WWE moved almost immediately into the familiar annual cleanup that has become one of the uglier traditions on the company calendar. This year, though, the Wyatt Sicks piece gave the cuts a different level of attention because the faction had been one of the more heavily promoted acts tied to WWE’s supernatural side and to the legacy orbit of Bray Wyatt.

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The names in that group were not random supporting pieces either. Uncle Howdy, the character played by Bo Dallas, was the center of the act. Cross had been part of the faction’s presentation even while wrestling sparingly. Gacy, Lumis, and Rowan rounded out the stable and helped give it the kind of look WWE clearly believed could matter. Instead, the group is now gone in full, which turns a recently featured act into another entry on the company’s long list of abruptly ended ideas.

Cross was one of the first released wrestlers to speak publicly, posting a farewell message after her departure became official. Her response did not create confusion about where things stood. She thanked WWE, its staff, the women’s locker room, producers, coaches, and fans, while also specifically naming Robbie Brookside and William Regal for helping her path in wrestling. Her departure also closed a stretch in which she had been used only minimally in the ring. One report noted that she had wrestled only five matches since joining Wyatt Sicks in mid-2024, with four coming during a holiday house show tour and none during 2025.

Zoey Stark’s exit stood out for different reasons. She had been sidelined since suffering a serious knee injury on Raw in May 2025, but reports said she had recently been cleared to return, making her release another notable surprise in the middle of the cuts. Alba Fyre had largely been working lower-card television duties on SmackDown, including appearances as part of Chelsea Green’s “Secret Hervice.”

The second wave only widened the shock. Aleister Black had returned to WWE about a year earlier, but reports said he never regained serious momentum and spent much of that time in a prolonged feud with Damian Priest. Kairi Sane’s departure also drew attention because she had been linked to an ongoing story involving IYO SKY and Asuka that had not fully played out at WrestleMania 42. Santos Escobar’s release added another recognizable name to the total, even after he had reportedly signed a new contract in the fall.

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Whether more names follow remains possible, because several of the reports around Friday’s cuts described the situation as ongoing and subject to updates. But the main damage is already done. Post-WrestleMania season is here, and WWE once again turned celebration week into pink-slip week, with Wyatt Sicks taking the hardest hit of all.

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