4 WWE world champions released and 3 whose contracts expired since Brock Lesar's last match

Brock Lesnar is back but several stars like Bryan Danielson fka Daniel Bryan have left
Brock Lesnar is back but several stars like Bryan Danielson fka Daniel Bryan have left

#4 Mark Henry - WWE contract expired

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Mark Henry left WWE for AEW
Mark Henry left WWE for AEW

Mark Henry, like Big Show, left WWE after his contract expired earlier this year. The World's Strongest Man had been a part of WWE since 1996 and chose not to extend his contract earlier this year.

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Henry wanted an office role in WWE and was keen on being involved in community programs as well as being part of the creative team.

"And I was like, 'I want to do educational programming, I want to do community involvement, I want to be on the writing staff, I want to be an agent.' He was like, 'Whoa, that's like five jobs.' I said, 'I've been doing all this already for free.' Nobody paid me," said Henry.
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Vince McMahon told the WWE legend that he could not offer him what he wanted in WWE. Henry stated that he and McMahon were on good terms when he left the company.

He signed with AEW in May, signing a multi-year deal with the promotion. He is a commentator on AEW's Rampage show, while also being a coach in the company.

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