Former NXT Wrestler Dan Matha Reveals He Was in a Car Accident Before Getting His WWE Release

Former NXT wrestler Dan Matha was one of the many wrestlers WWE released this week as part of a [...]

By Connor Casey

Former NXT wrestler Dan Matha was one of the many wrestlers WWE released this week as part of a cost-cutting effort, and the timing couldn't have been worse for him. Matha took to Twitter on Sunday with the revelation that mere weeks before getting released he had been in a car accident that resulted in him getting ejected the a windshield. He showed off the photos of the wrecked car along with a picture of him in a hospital bed and a nasty gash on the back of his skull.

"Boy do I have a crazy ass story to tell all of u," Matha wrote. "From the Earth ggetting locked down, too getting ejected through my window and then being released by the Wwe. It's been a wild, I mean WILD 21 days. Tune in to my IGlive at 1 & I'll Drop all the details ur little [heart] could desire.

Matha then added, "For the record I'm alive and well."

Billed at 6-foot-7, Matha signed a developmental contract with WWE in September 2015. He was originally advertisted to make his debut in October 2016 on NXT television, only for Samoa Joe to launch a surprise attack. As a result Matha never wrestled a match on NXT proper, though he did compete in five dark matches. His only televised appeared came at the Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, where he was one of the 50 wrestlers to compete in the main event Royal Rumble match.

Here's a full list of every wrestler who has been released:

  • Rusev
  • Drake Maverick
  • Karl Anderson
  • Luke Gallows
  • EC3
  • Curt Hawkins
  • Heath Slater
  • Eric Young
  • Lio Rush
  • Aiden English
  • Sarah Logan
  • Erick Rowan
  • Primo
  • Epico
  • Mike Kanellis
  • Maria Kanellis
  • Zack Ryder
  • No Way Jose
  • Deonna Purrazzo
  • Aleksandar Jaksic
  • MJ Jenkins
  • Dan Matha
  • Alyssa Marino
  • Taynara Conti
  • Nick Comoroto
  • Cezar Bononi
  • Tino Sabbatelli
  • Kassius Ohno (Reportedly)
  • Mohamed Fahim
  • Marcos Gomes
  • Faisal Kurdi
  • Hussain Aldagal
  • Yifeng (Rocky)

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