Aftermath of WWE Releases | Jacob Fatu's Path to Roman

Busted Open

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4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Hood and Justin LaBar assess the aftermath of the mass release of talent across WWE this week. Plus, they break down Jacob Fatu starting his path to facing Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Title.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bust Open podcast.
0:02.1	Along with Justin Labar, I'm Jonathan Hood.
0:04.5	And on today's podcast, we talk about the WWE releasing talents off of their roster.
0:10.1	Why does this keep happening?
0:11.5	Find out now on the Bust Open podcast.
0:13.9	This is the Busted Open Podcast.
0:17.8	You feeling good today, partner?
0:19.2	You good?
0:20.1	I'm good.
0:22.0	I'm good. I just think I feel like I'm okay.
0:24.9	I don't know.
0:25.5	I think by the time the show is done, I'm going to be at a 10.
0:29.3	But right now, I'm at a 5.
0:31.9	Oh.
0:33.4	And the reason why I'm out of 5 partners is because we know what happens this time of year.
0:38.9	Around April, we always know it's coming.
0:41.5	We go through WrestleMania.
0:43.1	We go through all the other wrestling companies, but you just know that the business of the wrestling business is going to rear its ugly head with the cuts that happened in WW.
0:52.8	I guess my opening salvo to you in the nation is,
0:56.6	why does WW continue to serve fans with bad PR?
1:02.3	I mean, listen, you can have all the celebrities and the fanfare
1:06.2	and the legacy and the storylines,
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