Riley Osborne reveals he was recovering from surgery at time of WWE release

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Riley Osborne has revealed that his WWE release came while he was still recovering from surgery.

The 27-year-old was among several NXT talents released on Friday, May 2. He hasn’t wrestled since a February 22 NXT live event match against Javier Bernal, who was also part of the recent cuts.

Osborne noted in a social media post on Sunday that he has yet to be medically cleared after undergoing surgery on March 7.

“Can’t wait to get medically cleared at work…oh,” Osborne wrote.

He later added:

Real name Josh Terry, Osborne made his WWE debut in 2018 on 205 Live in a match against Lio Rush. He returned to the company the following year to wrestle on NXT UK. He began performing under the Riley Osborne name in fall 2023 and joined Chase U later that year.

Osborne and former NXT talent Blair Davenport (Bea Priestley) were engaged in December 2023 and married in July 2024.