Lilian Garcia Released By WWE?

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There have been rumors on Lilian Garcia's WWE status after the recent WWE releases were announced. Lilian stated on Twitter that she's been off RAW dealing with a personal issue and later said she will be back on Monday at the RAW in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her tweets are below.

Former WWE writer Court Bauer noted on MLW Radio that Lilian was quietly let go last week. When told about her tweets on returning this Monday, Bauer said he confirmed her release with someone in WWE right before the podcast was recorded. He also noted that it's possible her deal isn't being renewed or she isn't renewing.

On a related note, Dave Meltzer noted in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE had confirmed Christian's departure and did not issue a response on "Garcia" but it was not specified if that meant Lilian Garcia.

We will keep you updated on Lilian's status.

Lilian Garcia ✔ ‎@liliangarcia
Sorry 4 my silence but have been dealing w a family emergency which is why I wasn't @ Payback & #Raw. Hope 2 be bk nxt Mon. Thks 4 tweets?
10:51 AM - 6 May 2016
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Lilian Garcia ✔ ‎@liliangarcia
TY all 4 prayers concerning my sick family member. Prayers have worked & they r doing much better! I look forward 2 being bk w u nxt Mon ?
10:32 AM - 12 May 2016
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Lilian Garcia issued a statement this afternoon on Facebook "to set the story straight" on her status with WWE after disappearing from television two weeks ago and rumors of her being released from her contract began circulating online.

Garcia said she is still with WWE and that she will return to Raw this Monday after tending to her ailing father. Her father has been battling bladder cancer as well as multiple Myeloma, and had recently become very ill. Garcia, however, says his health has improved and he is doing much better now.

Rumors of Garcia leaving WWE are being to attributed to former creative writer Court Bauer, who was led to be believe that she had quietly parted ways with the sports-entertainment organization, or at least was in the process of doing so.

On Friday, Bauer said on the MLW Radio podcast that the tenured ring announcer was released as part of WWE's recent wave of talent cuts. After co-host John Pollock brought up Garcia's tweet about returning to Raw this Monday, Bauer said he spoke to a WWE source just before he recorded the podcast and was told that she was "quietly let go" the week before. Bauer, however, then backtracked and claimed that she was "notified [by WWE] that they're not going to renew" her contract when it expires, which he believed to be soon.

Bauer is now saying he was erroneous in his report about Garcia. He has also offered an apology to her.