Report: WWE released former NXT Tag Team Champion Duke Hudson

Duke Hudson is no longer with WWE after being released last month, according to a new report.

Fightful reports that WWE released the former NXT Tag Team Champion Hudson last month.

Hudson signed with WWE in 2019, debuting in NXT on a house show. He went on to work as enhancement talent on WWE Raw during the COVID-19 pandemic under his real name, Brendan Vink.

His highest-profile run in WWE NXT came as part of the Chase University faction, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship with Chase last August. Chase and Hudson won gold on the August 13 NXT from Nathan Frazer and Axiom, then dropped the titles back to Fraxiom at the No Mercy PLE on September 1. Chase U would later disband as a result of Chase losing to Ridge Holland on NXT TV last November.

Hudson had not been used in the ring on NXT TV since losing to Holland last September. What would turn out to be his final WWE match came on a November 22, 2024 NXT house show where he defeated Anthony Luke.