On September 4, WWE released a number of performers from its developmental systems, with the likes of Anya Rune, Adriana Rizzo, and Jasper Troy all being let go from the company. However, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, one release was seen as a big shock by those within WWE.The release in question was none other than Wendy Choo, the former WWE EVOLVE Women's Champion who was released after spending over seven years with the company. Meltzer explained that the length of her tenure in WWE meant that her release caught a lot of people off guard, especially considering that before she officially signed with WWE in February 2019, she was a part of the original Mae Young Classic tournament in 2018. Choo's recent reign as the WWE EVOLVE Women's Champion also made the release a surprise to some people as she only dropped the title to Nikkita Lyons at the end of June, though the match was taped at the end of May.With all of that said, Meltzer went to explain why, in reality, Choo's release shouldn't really have come as much of a shock. In relation to her recent title reign in EVOLVE, Meltzer stated that the EVOLVE titles mean "less than anything in WWE" so her being champion so recently didn't hold much weight in terms of her status in the company.As far as Choo being in WWE for so long, Meltzer believes that actually made her more likely to be released as she had been in WWE's developmental systems for over seven years and not made it to the main roster, implying that she was never going to be brought up. Had she been called up to either "WWE Raw" or "WWE SmackDown," Meltzer claimed that Choo wouldn't have succeeded due to her sleeping gimmick being "lame," and her other gimmicks not being good enough for the main roster. Meltzer rounded out by stating that the three major injuries she had also kept her from ever making a real statement in WWE.
