Some back and forth on WWE releasing people. Some saying its just business and everyone is doing it.
I think what irks a lot of people is WWE has hoarded talent for a long time. They would literally pay someone to sit at home rather then release them and risk them going to AEW. They refused to release anyone when requested, rolled over contracts to keep them etc. And now, when there has never been a worse time to be a free agent, releases people.
Also, WWE will be the most profitable it has ever been in the next year even if they run zero house shows and other live events. They claim they're saving $4 million per month but also note the majority of that savings is deferring spending on their new building to replace Titan Tower.
Industry-wide, only WWE has done this. The other groups are all paying their talent. AEW is paying per show talent as well. ROH is paying production people they booked for shows they now arent running. The longer this goes, the more likely they will all have to do this. But it's pretty bad timing for WWE who are at no risk of not being profitable, to do this. The one caveat is if USA and FOX somehow get out of the TV deals, but there is no indication of that happening. WWE is flush with money.
AEW was running QT Marshall's gym for their recent events. They are reportedly taped up until DoN. No word on where DoN will take place or what the card will be. Probably they realize a lot could change. UFC thinks Vegas will be open in May so its always possible AEW runs Vegas with no crowd. More likely they run their facility in JAX. The reason they went to Atlanta for tapings was because JAX shut down all hotels. If that changes by May, they could run JAX for DoN. Getting everyone in is the other complication.