— With James Ellsworth “fired” on Smackdown on Tuesday, it also marks a real life departure for him from the company. As noted before, Ellsworth was not even under contract to WWE and was being contracted on a per-date basis, basically for televised events and PPVs. One source noted to us that some WWE officials were not pleased with Ellsworth going public about details in the Hulk Hogan meeting, but whether or not that is related to the company writing him out of storylines is unclear.
— Ellsworth released the following statements via Twitter:
Two years ago today I stepped in the ring with @BraunStrowman on #RAW and my life since then has changed!
Enjoy the read, RT me your feedback and remember use the hashtag #RehireEllsworth !! .. pic.twitter.com/85z3XwGcaH
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) July 25, 2018
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— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) July 25, 2018