WWE took people by surprise when the company released a number of talented wrestlers as a part of budget cuts during the ongoing Coronavirus shutdown earlier this week.
The list of released superstars also included Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins. And during the latest edition of SmackDown, two-time World Champion Dolph Ziggler paid a special tribute to his two friends.
During the show, Ziggler came out dressed in a button-up shirt and when he took it off, he was rocking a Zack Ryder/ Curt Hawkins t-shirt inside.
The wrestling company released around 20 employees at one go, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Wrestlers like Rusev, Kurt Angle and Drake Maverick were fired as a measure to help compensate for the financial losses due to the pandemic.