As previously reported, WWE released Steve Cutler.
According to Fightful Select, there was heat on Cutler after he was fired from WWE television after contracting COVID-19 in January. It was noted that the heat came specifically from Vince McMahon, and that some people behind the scenes believe it was the reason for the release.
Cutler was actually at the WWE Performance Center as he offered to bump into the ‘big man’ class that took place there. It was noted that Cutler was a welcome familiar face at the facility and that he was much loved.
According to the report, WWE indicated that the “door was open” for Cutler to return.
Cutler, along with Wesley Blake and Jaxson Ryker, were invited to the SmackDown brand last April. The group was taken off television last June after a controversial tweet from Ryker praising Donald Trump shortly after the murder of George Floyd. Cutler posts a tweet that apparently distances himself from Ryker and writes: ‘Although I’m part of a tag team while wrestling, I’m my own person with my own thoughts and beliefs. It hurts me to see what’s going on in the world. I fought for the freedom of our country and ALL the people who live here. No matter what your race is or how you identify, we are ALL human and all deserve to be equal. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd ”
Cutler and Blake returned to television briefly last December as part of a faction with Baron Corbin, but the group was quickly dropped.