One of the more sudden departures from WWE in 2024 came in October, when high-profile ring announcr Samantha Irvin posted to social media that she had left the company after three years; WWE brought back veteran announcer Lilian Garcia to fill Irvin's role on "Raw." Many fans speculated as to whether Irvin's time with WWE was coming to an end after her fiancé, Ricochet, signed with AEW in August. However, following her departure, Irvin revealed she didn't enjoy ring announcing and didn't want to continue. She responded to a fan on social media and said she wanted to manage or become a general manager in the company one day, not ring announce. Irvin said she wasn't going to AEW and wants to go back to singing and performing when she is "ready to get back to work."

As of this writing, the most recent WWE releases came ahead of a taped episode of "SmackDown" on November 1, prior to Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Three talent were let go, including former United States Champion Baron Corbin, former NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell, and "NXT" and main roster star Tegan Nox. According to reports, Corbin was informed that his contract would not be renewed (the other two were simply released).  He had most recently been working in a tag team with Apollo Crews on "SmackDown" after being called back up from "NXT." The release ended a 12-year tenure for Corbin in WWE.

Hartwell had two runs with the company beginning in 2019, winning the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships alongside Candice LeRae and later the NXT Women's Championship. Nox, who started in "NXT" in 2017, had not been featured on WWE television or live shows for awhile prior to her release. She was also released following her initial main roster call-up in 2021, but was brought back under Levesque the next year.