• Fans Call Out WWE For Releasing Wrestlers & Keeping Lil Yachty Around, Paul Heyman Responds
Lil Yachty is sticking around on WWE programming even after WrestleMania 42. He appeared on Friday’s SmackDown to celebrate Trick Williams’ United States Title win and got laid out by Sami Zayn.
WWE posted the following on X: “Lil Yachty is here to stay! 👏”
.@lilyachty is here to stay! 👏 pic.twitter.com/ToqXLZ3d4H
— WWE (@WWE) April 25, 2026
Fans bombarded this post with comments about the latest WWE releases. You can read some of the comments below:
“SO WE GET DUMB LIL YACHTY BUT KAIRI SANE AN ACTUAL TALENTED WRESTLER GETS RELEASED WHY? #wewantkairi”
“#wewantkairi and all the other wrestlers back, not these so called celebrities @TripleH @TKOGrp you all just lost a bunch of fans.”
“Good job having your priorities completely messed up by focusing on sh*tty annoying celebrities instead of great wrestling talent. Sad. #WeWantKairi”
“Can’t have Kairi
Can’t have Black and Vega
Can’t have MCMG
Can’t have Wyatts
But thank f**k there is room for Lil Yachty on the payroll”
Paul Heyman decided to show support for Lil Yachty with the following tweet:
“We are living during a moment in time where the celebrity involvement in WWE has become quite controversial. Lil Yachty’s respect for WWE, the talent – history – and culture, along with the fan base, is undeniable. He’s a credit to the concept of ‘crossover into our business.'”
• WWE Star Deletes Tweet Supporting Kairi Sane
After Kairi Sane got released from WWE despite being in an active storyline with Asuka and IYO SKY, fans started a “We Want Kairi” movement on social media, flooding WWE’s posts with #WeWantKairi comments.
WWE interviewer Jackie Redmond joined the movement and posted the hashtag, but deleted it later. Below is a screenshot:
Jackie later retweeted IYO SKY’s post about Kairi’s release.
As previously noted, Kairi posted the following after her WWE release:
“I’m truly grateful to have people like you by my side.
Thank you for always being with me.
I’ll set sail… in my own time ⛵️
Until then…
I love you ❤️”
