WWE took everyone by surprise when earlier this year the company went on a firing spree as a part of budget cuts amid Coronavirus crisis.
WWE released about 20 employees at one go as a measure to help compensate for the financial losses due to the pandemic. This included wrestlers like Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins, Rusev, Kurt Angle, and Drake Maverick.
However, Drake has managed to make his way back to the wrestling and has been rehired by Tripple H. A teary-eyed Maverick signed a new contract for WWE NXT on the latest episode of the show.
During this week’s episode of NXT, Drake Maverick locked horns with El Hijo del Fantasma for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship and gave it everything he had.