Yes! On SmackDown’s 20 th anniversary show in October 2019, Velasquez made his debut in the company with a lot of buzz surrounding it. While we had a substantial number of releases already, the releases are expected to continue in the weeks to come. CAIN VELASQUEZ has reportedly been released from his WWE contract as a result of budget cuts due to the global coronavirus pandemic. During the latest edition of his “83 Weeks” podcast, Eric Bischoff commented on bringing in Cain Velasquez to feud with Brock Lesnar, and more. Well, the Cain Velasquez experiment in WWE seems to have come to an end. Some of the latest wrestlers and backstage staff fired by the WWE are none other than former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez and WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco. But did it ever really get started? WWE News: Cain Velasquez short carrier in WWE . CAIN VELASQUEZ was reportedly axed by WWE for a number of “backstage mistakes” that included revealing he was set for a shock Royal Rumble entry. On October 5 2019, Cain Velasquez debut on WWE. Cain Velasquez And Gerald Brisco Released By WWE. Brock Lesnar defeated Kofi Kingston in just 8 seconds. It was the match of Brock Lesnar vs Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. There’s no confirmation is available on why WWE parted ways with a mainstream star like Cain Velasquez. You can check out some highlights from the interview below: On Cain Velasquez’s angle with Brock Lesnar on the first SmackDown on FOX show: “Very cool story. This isn’t a question of what WWE is doing with Cain Velasquez, he was released from the company this spring because of COVID-19-related budget cuts.. It’s more what happened with WWE actually using him when they had him. Brought in to face Brock Lesnar last year in Saudi Arabia, Velasquez wrestled just two matches for the company and has become the latest victim in the cost-cutting measures of Vince McMahon.But things should be okay for the former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion as he’s still … Cain Velasquez was released from the wrestling promotion on the 28th of April and is among the latest in a long list of layoffs that the WWE has given due to the global lockdown. WWE releases ex-UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez after just six months, per report Velasquez only competed in two matches inside a WWE ring before being released But the insider belief is he was released due to the recent coronavirus-related budget cuts which have already taken up jobs of more than fifty employees in the company. Cain Velasquez, former UFC Heavyweight Champion, has reportedly been released from his WWE contract. WWE reportedly parted ways with former UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez as part of a wave of releases and furloughs this month, according to Dave Meltzer of … The … This is absolutely right, WWE has been released Cain Velasquez from the company.