Summary

Kevin Nash weighed in on WWE's recent run of departures during an episode of *Kliq This*, framing the cuts against the company's strong financial results and taking a joking shot at WWE president Nick Khan in the process.

Nash also singled out one release decision he disagreed with most, saying he would not have let Motor City Machine Guns go. The team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin was among the names cut as WWE made roster moves across the main roster and NXT in late April.

Quote from Kevin Nash

Asked whether WWE mass releases still surprise him, Nash said:

"Not after two weeks prior, when I see what the CEOs — what Nick's getting paid. I mean, Nick took half of the f*cking WrestleMania net… But I'm busting his balls because we sat here and went over the numbers, and the year before was $1.4 billion. The next year, you're $1.7 billion. So that's $300 million. So, I'm busting Nick's balls but, we sat here and went over the numbers..."

Nash later went on to say:

"I would not have gotten rid of the Motor City Machine Guns, that's for damn sure."

Why the Motor City Machine Guns comment stands out

Nash's strongest opinion in the segment was not the joke about Nick Khan, it was the direct defense of Shelley and Sabin. That gives this story a more specific wrestling angle than a general complaint about roster cuts.

For WWE, the release of an established team like Motor City Machine Guns leaves fewer proven veteran pairings on hand, especially when The New Day also exited the company. It also adds another talking point to a stretch where roster turnover has become part of the conversation around the promotion's business success.

Nick Khan remains one of the public faces of WWE's business strategy, and he recently reiterated that WWE would travel only if conditions were safe for Night of Champions in his comments about the Saudi Arabia trip.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.