Hideo Itami has reportedly requested and been granted his release by WWE, according to reports from PWInsider & Fightful. There had been speculation about his status after he took the pinfall during The Fatal 4-Way Cruiserweight Title Match at last Sunday’s Royal Rumble PPV Event, with the announcers noting several times that he was the only one in the match that hadn’t won in the company. The next day, Itami changed his Twitter Profile Name to KENTA, the name he used before signing with WWE.
Itami worked last night’s WWE 205 Live taping, losing to Akira Tozawa. Following the match, Itami tweeted “Thank You”:

THANK YOU.
— KENTA (@HideoItami) January 30, 2019

As previously reported, Shane Helms & Shawn Daivari started with WWE this week in backstage roles. Helms posted the photo below of himself & Daivari from last night’s episode of SmackDown LIVE: