As noted, NXT star HoHo Lun requested, and was granted, his WWE release.
In an interview with WWE.com, Lun had the following to say on why he asked for his release, which was due to a personal family issue:
“I went to Hong Kong for vacation about three weeks ago and that’s when I realized that my mother is sick. That’s why I decided to tell Matt Bloom, the head coach of the [WWE Performance Center], that I wanted to request my release.”
“One of my top goals was to perform in front of WWE Live fans in China. It was a really tough decision because I wanted to perform in my home.”
“I want to thank the WWE fans for supporting me over the last 13 months. I hope that they can keep following me with my next journey because I will be making history by helping the scene in Asia. And maybe one day, I can come back to WWE again and perform as a WWE Superstar.”