WWE: Four Developmental Releases Made Last WeekBy Cassidy| June 14, 2012 Wrestling News WrestleScoop.com is reporting that the WWE has released four developmental talents from their contracts. The most notable release was former NXT Rookie Eli Cottonwood (Kipp Christianson), who was granted his release after Eli got another job offer. Also released were Jiro (Hiroshi Takizawa), Benicio Salazar, and Sonny Elliott. What do you think of WWE making these developmental releases? Post your comments in the box below.