WWE and AEW starsโฃ Rally to Support Ridgeโค Holland Thru โgofundme
ORLANDO, FL – Professional wrestlers from both WWE and โAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) are contributing to a GoFundMe campaignโฃ launchedโ byโฃ recently released WWE performer Ridge Holland to coverโ medicalโ expenses and financial hardship.โ Holland, who announced โhis departureโข from WWE โinโค October, publicly โstatedโ heโ isโ struggling to โขmeet his financial obligations, including his mortgage.
Holland initiated the GoFundMe page โขafter receiving anโ early contract release from WWE โfollowingโฃ critical comments made on social media regarding his departure, โasโ reported by Fightful. The campaign โขaimsโค to raise $60,000. As of today, it has garnered over $4,000โข inโข donations.
Notable โdonations have comeโฃ from several prominent figures in the wrestling industry,โฃ including inaugural WWEโ Women’s โUnited States Champion Chelseaโ Green, nick โJackson of โThe Young Bucks,โฃ and current AEW TNT Champion kyle fletcher.
Holland signed with WWE in 2018 and was promoted to the “SmackDown” brandโ in 2021, joining the Brawling Brutesโข faction alongside Sheamus. In lateโค 2023, he was reassigned โฃto the “NXT“โค developmental brand,โฃ a move accompaniedโ by a notable payโ reduction aligning his salary with other “NXT” performers not receiving main roster compensation.
Holland expressed his frustration with WWE’s handling of his โฃrelease,stating on X (formerly Twitter) that he feltโค “hung outโ to dry.” His situationโ has drawn criticism from fans online.
Those interested in contributing to Ridge Holland’s GoFundMe can do โso at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-father-of-3-heal-without-losing-everything.
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