The cuts are continuing in WWE.

William Regal (real name Darren Matthews) and “Road Dogg” Jesse James (real name Brian James) were the most notable wrestlers released from the company Wednesday. Both are pro wrestling lifers who have been working behind the scenes for NXT, WWE’s developmental promotion.

“With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we’ve decided to part ways with some of the staff based in our Performance Center,” WWE said in a statement. “We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and wish them the best.”

The news of the releases was first reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, who added that other behind-the-scenes employees including Ace Steel and Ryan Katz are also out. Regal, along with his backstage role, was also NXT’s longtime on-screen general manger.

While NXT had been largely considered a developmental franchise for WWE, the company eventually pivoted to calling it a full-fledged third brand and put the promotion’s show on USA Network in September of 2019 — going head-to-head with All Elite Wrestling. NXT lost the ratings war and WWE has since shifted it from being something of an island property to being more directly focused on the developmental aspect.

Meanwhile, WWE restructuring over the past year-plus has trimmed a lot of costs from the budget, including both wrestlers and behind-the-scenes workers.

Last week, Toni Storm was released just days after she competed for the SmackDown women’s title, though her exit was reportedly requested by the talent as opposed to budgetary.

Other star wrestlers who were released from WWE last year include Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Aleister Black, Keith Lee, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Karrion Kross and Nia Jax.