Another Wrestler Announces โขHe Is Leavingโ WWE
ORLANDO, FL – โLance anoa’i, aโ third-generation professionalโ wrestler,โ has announced his departure from WWE, effective after a 30-dayโข period. Anoa’i revealed the news โvia โa post onโ his X account โคon October 10, 2025, stating hisโค intention to return to the independent wrestling circuit โand is already accepting bookings at booklanceanoai@gmail.com.
“I would officiallyโข announce my departure from WWE!” โขAnoa’i wrote.”I didn’t have the best of luck since I arrived! Iโค will not โlet thisโ stop me from achieving to be great! I’ve worked hard on the โindies for 15 years! Now let’s get back to โขwork! 30days.”
The โ30-day timeframe likely corresponds to a standard non-compete clause for WWE NXT contracts, meaning Anoa’iโ will beโฃ a free agent to wrestleโ for โคother promotions in early november.
Anoa’i โขcomes from aโ prominent wrestling lineage. His father is Samula Anoaสปi, known as Samu โof The Wild Samoans and The Headshrinkers โฃin the WWF,โ and his grandfather is WWE Hall of famer Afa Anoaสปi. โฃLanceโ Anoa’i โbeganโค his professional career in 2010, honing โฃhis skills in his grandfather’s World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) and on the independent scene with promotions like Maryland Championship Wrestlingโ (MCW) andโค House of Hardcore (HOH).
Before โฃjoining WWE, โฃAnoa’i enjoyedโฃ a triumphantโ run in Major League Wrestlingโ (MLW) from 2018 to 2023. Alongside Juicy Finau as part of theโฃ Samoan SWATโ Team, โฃheโข held the MLW World Tagโข Teamโข championship for 182 days in 2023 and also competed in Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan.
His โWWE journey included sporadic appearances on SmackDown (2015) and NXT (2017). Aโ notable moment came on โคthe May 27, 2019, episode of Raw,โฃ where he faced Shane McMahon, โultimately losing โคbut receiving aโข save from his cousin, Roman Reigns. Anoa’i officially signed with WWE in the summer of 2024 and was โฃassigned to NXT, โthough an injury delayed his debut. He was later listed as part of the WWE ID programโค and scheduled for the WWE Evolve roster in January 2025.