Late last night, Fightful reported that Hideo Itami had asked for his WWE release. It is expected that WWE will honor Itami's request and release him from his contract.
Shortly after the news broke, many wrestlers, including Itami himself, took to social media to react to impending exit from the company.
Itami wrestled his last match for the company on last night's 205 Live.
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