WWE Felt Wyatt Sicks ‘Ran Its Course’ Before Post-WrestleMania 42 Releases

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WWE released the Wyatt Sicks (Uncle Howdy, Joe Gacy, Nikki Cross, Dexter Lumis, and Erick Rowan), along with Aleister Black and Zelina Vega, after WrestleMania 42 because the company felt the faction had "run its course" creatively. According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE internally believed the Wyatt Sicks concept was always seen as a short-term tribute to Bray Wyatt's legacy, while Black and Vega were cut because WWE didn't have clear creative plans for them moving forward. Meltzer noted that rumors about the releases being due to TKO not wanting dark characters on television were false.