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  • Released WWE Star Rebrands With New Ring Name Ahead Of Free Agency

    Released WWE Star Rebrands With New Ring Name Ahead Of Free Agency

    Zoey Stark has teased a new ring name and nickname following her WWE release, rebranding herself as Zoey Serrano and hinting at the nickname “The Purist” in a promotional video documenting her injury comeback and return to training.

    Stark changed her social media handle to Zoey Serrano and shared the video alongside hashtags for WWE, AEW, and TNA. She was also spotted training with AEW’s Brian Cage in the clip.

    In the video, Stark spoke about her love for wrestling and what the sport means to her.

    “It’s hard, man. So, I don’t think people understand how much I love wrestling. It’s what I live for, this is what I believe I was put on this Earth for, is to be in this ring to perform. This is it for me. This is all I’ve ever wanted to do.”

    “Wrestling was my escape. The number one thing in my life. And the good thing is now I get to show that, I get to express that in my own way. So, I’m so happy that you guys get to be on this journey.”

    She closed the video with a message directed at her future.

    “This is where I live, this is what I love to do. When I was a kid it was my escape through any type of hardship. Put on wrestling and I could escape from the world and just be in that ring with whoever I want. I made it come true. So, if I’m good now, imagine what it’ll be like when my 90 days are over.”

    Stark was released by WWE in April. She has been out of in-ring action since May 19, 2025, when she suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus. Her 90-day non-compete clause runs through late July.

  • Zoey Stark Reacts To WWE Release After Year-Long Knee Injury

    Zoey Stark Reacts To WWE Release After Year-Long Knee Injury

    Zoey Stark has issued her first public statement following her WWE release on Friday, calling her time with the company a fulfilled childhood dream and signaling she is ready for the next chapter of her career.

    The release lands at a particularly cruel moment in Stark’s timeline. She had been out of action since the May 19, 2025 episode of Raw, when she suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus that required a three-hour surgery and nearly a year of rehab.

    Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported earlier this month that Stark had finally been medically cleared to return, with WWE internally targeting a mid-2026 comeback and discussing a possible babyface turn for the former Pure Fusion Collective member.

    Instead, she was cut.

    In a statement posted to social media Friday, Stark thanked the company and the people behind the scenes who supported her through her recovery.

    “Thank you WWE, you made a young girls dream come true. You could not have been better and more supportive during my healing and I will be forever grateful. Thank you to all the girls in the back, the producers, camera men you were all incredibly kind and gracious.”

    She singled out two figures specifically, writing, “And a special Thank you to Terry Taylor and Coach Bloom for teaching me so much and being a shoulder to lean on.”

    Stark closed with a forward-looking note rooted in faith. “Its just the end of this chapter and the beginning of a new one. Falling Foward, onward and upward with God’s plan.”

    She also listed a booking email, [email protected], signaling she is open for indie dates, signings, and outside opportunities once fully cleared.

    Part Of Wider Post-WrestleMania Cuts

    Stark is one of several names cut by WWE on Friday in the company’s annual post-WrestleMania roster reduction. The wave also includes Nikki Cross, Alba Fyre, Bo Dallas, Joe Gacy, Kairi Sane, the Motor City Machine Guns, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, and Andre Chase, with at least 18 talents confirmed gone across the main roster, NXT, and developmental.

    Before her injury, Stark had built a reputation on the main roster as one of the women’s division’s most physically aggressive performers, working high-profile programs alongside Trish Stratus and running with Shayna Baszler in the Pure Fusion Collective. Her recent recovery videos showed her running, jumping, and back to full range of motion, the very updates that suggested a return was finally within reach.