What reportedly led to the Hit Row faction being released from WWE

As previously noted, WWE released eight main roster wrestlers on November 18th 2021 including John Morrison and Hit Row.

In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com wrote the following about Top Dolla…

“While he came across well on television, he rubbed a ton of people the wrong way in NXT and was getting the same reputation on the main roster.”

Meltzer added that Vince McMahon saw Top Dolla as the star of the group due to his size, but once the decision was made to cut him, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and Ashante Thee Adonis were likely “caught in the crossfire.”

The members reacted to the news of their releases with the following comments…

See y’all in 90 days. #BudgetCuts

We Made Something Special and Now We Get To Again #TheCrew 👌🏽 @swerveconfident @TheeAdonisWWE @TheVibeBri

My 3rd Album Drops 12/3 on
All Streaming Platforms pic.twitter.com/4cWfmPSaQm

— A.J. Francis aka FRAN¢ (@AJFrancis410) November 19, 2021

"Prepare for whatever is ahead of me,
Making sure my hard work recieves its crediting,
My lifes a movie scene and we just Editing,
Hoping act 3 moves us on 2 better things,
Walk in the building wreak havoc recieve my publishing,
So Tell me how much a G u are without telling me" pic.twitter.com/vcCdii5p2T

— Just Different (@swerveconfident) November 19, 2021

Thank You WWE
♥️

— Ashante Thee Adonis (@TheeAdonisWWE) November 19, 2021