5 Theories behind WWE's recent release spree

#2. Morale within WWE needed to be boosted

Konnor and Viktor were just two of the stars released earlier today

The Ascension haven't been used properly on WWE's main roster ever since they were promoted, which is a shock since they were able to dominate the Tag Team Division in NXT for a number of months before they were called up.

Many fans have complained about the fact that Konnor and Viktor haven't been used the way they deserved, but finally, they have been granted their WWE release, even though it's likely that both men will be looking to join their rivals and continue to push forward in their wrestling careers.

There was a report from Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer back in November that revealed that backstage morale in WWE was at its lowest, so WWE releases were now expected.

“I was told today, there may be more [releases] coming, who knows? Morale has not been good for a long time but apparently the morale has taken an even bigger hit since October 1st. If you recall, the belief within WWE … their idea was ‘oh my god, we’re going to FOX and a new boom period is going to kick off."

WWE has come to terms on the releases of Jonathan Huber (Luke Harper), Sin Cara and Ryan Parmeter (Konnor) and Eric Thompson (Viktor) of The Ascension.https://t.co/XzXMrhl3Qj

— WWE (@WWE) December 8, 2019