WWE developmental wrestler announces their release

WWE developmental wrestler Francois Prinsloo has announced his release from the promotion.

Now joining the likes of Kairi Sane, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, and many others, Prinsloo shared an update on social media announcing his release.

WWE has been nothing but a blessing for me. It has easily been one of the hardest challenges I’ve had to face and yet I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Through this journey I was able to learn a lot about myself, the world and the beautiful people in it.

WWE showed me a world I never knew that I would fall in love with, introduced me to amazing people that I will never forget. It reignited my passion and talent for acting and speaking. WWE also showed me how much further I could push my limits…or rather how much further I want to push them now. It’s opened my eyes to so much more and has inadvertently…made me hungrier,” he wrote.

Sharing his gratitude for the support received, he shared, “There’s a long list of people I want to thank, but for now I’ll shorten it. Thank you to the amazing coaches I had the pleasure of working with.Thank you to the medical stuff and their unending diligence to help me through my slew of freakish injuries. Thank you to S&C for getting me in the best shape of my life. Thank you to the great athletes, friends,classmates and opponents I got to meet, wrestle or learn from and finally….Thank YOU, for your support and encouragement.”

It’s been fun and hard, but hardest of all is having to accept my journey getting cut short before I could really start But I wise man once told me : ‘the wolf climbing the mountain is always hungrier than the one at the top,’ and unfortunately, I’ve been left starving… but we’ll talk more about that later,” he finished.

Who is former WWE wrestler Francois Prinsloo?

Prinsloo is a 24-year-old South African discus thrower. Growing up in South Africa, Prinsloo represented his nation at the 2018 African Youth Games. He also competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics before signing up with WWE in 2025.

WWE touts signing of three Olympians

WWE is touting the arrival of three new Performance Center recruits.

Olympians Aaron Fara, Shady Elnahas, and Francois Prinsloo have now joined the WWE Performance Center after being offered developmental contracts by the company in 2024. They were signed after taking part in a WWE tryout that featured 17 Olympic athletes. Fara and Elnahas have a background in judo, while Prinsloo is a track and field athlete.

Fara and Elnahas are both 27 years old. Fara is from Austria, while Elnahas was born in Egypt before moving to Canada.

The 23-year-old Prinsloo is from South Africa and later competed in track and field at the University of South Alabama.

WWE.com wrote about the three new additions:

Aaron Fara

Hailing from Austria, the same country as ‘The Ring General’ Gunther, Aaron Fara is a globally renowned star in the world of judo. A former world champion, Fara won the gold medal at the 2023 IJF Grand Slam and represented his country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Shady Elnahas

A former gold medal winner at the IJF Grand Prix, IJF Grand Slam, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Championships and Pan American Games in judo, Shady Elnahas was born in Egypt before immigrating to Canada at a young age. A two-time Olympian, Elnahas has had an astonishing 12 Grand Slam medals throughout his career.

Francois Prinsloo

From Worcester, South Africa, and then the University of South Alabama, Francois Prinsloo is a decorated track and field star with a background in the discus throw. Prinsloo won the Division I title in discus with a throw of 63.51 meters before competing at the 2024 Olympics later that same year.