Dabba Kato Released From WWE NXT Contract

WWE has released a few people today, and that list is getting larger. Now, we have another NXT Superstar to add to the list.

Click here for a complete list of WWE main roster Superstars that they released today.

PW Insider reports that Dabba Kato, who had a run on the WWE main roster alongside Apollo Crews as Commander Azeez, is now released. He was part of today’s mass cuts.

WWE has released WWE star Babatunde aka Dabbo-Kato and Commander Azeez.

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Babatunde had been with WWE dating back to 2020.   

His lone main roster run as Commander Azeez, accompanying Apollo Crews.  He also played the main antagonish Sampson in the WWE Studios film The Main Event.

Dabba Kato was brought back to NXT, where he was given a fresh coat of paint. Sadly, that didn’t translate into a lot of television time with that new character. Now, he is no longer with the company.

Dabba Kato might be also known as a RAW Underground star, as Shane McMahon introduced him as Babatunde with gusto during the pandemic. Things never materialized for him on the WWE main roster, and obviously, his second run in NXT didn’t pan out either.

Mustafa Ali requested his release in 2021, and people in NXT had no idea he was on his way out. Also, Elias was pitching ideas to WWE creative up until a month before his release from the company. Paul Heyman also had Riddick Moss in mind as a top WWE main event level Superstar. Dolph Ziggler’s release was also a surprise today, because the veteran’s contract wasn’t up until next Summer.

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