WWE Rumor Roundup - Legendary star rethinking retirement, Veteran wants to work with Bray Wyatt, SummerSlam main event revealed (29th May 2021) 

#1. More than 60 WWE employees released, people stunned over a respected name's departure

WWE's extensive budget cuts continued this week as 60 or more employees lost their jobs, according to Wrestlenomics. While several departments were covered as part of the cuts, the digital team was the worst affected.

Many members of the 'WWE Network' and 'WWE Studios' divisions were released. As reported by PWInsider, Giancarlo Dittamo's departure 'stunned' many people behind the scenes. Dittamo was a respected figure backstage who was signed by the company in 2018 and has directed several critically-acclaimed WWE documentaries.

Dittamo was called a genius by one WWE employee who managed to retain his job during the recent cuts.

onward&upward.

— Giancarlo Dittamo (@yeahgiancarlo) May 26, 2021

In addition to Dittamo, Susan Levison was another high-ranking official let go by WWE. Levison was the Senior Vice President & Head of WWE Studios and was with the promotion since 2019.

WWE's commentary team also witnessed an unforeseen shakeup as Adnan Virk was released just weeks after getting hired. Jimmy Smith was announced as Virk's replacement.

Elsewhere, Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp confirmed the WWE exit of longtime announcer Tom Phillips.

We haven't received any more updates on additional releases, and it looks like Vince McMahon and co. are done with their latest round of budget cuts.