5 ▁Live ▁brand ; ▁however , ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁in - ring ▁competition . ▁N XT ▁General ▁Manager ▁William ▁Reg al ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁manager ial ▁duties ▁of ▁ 2 0 5 ▁Live ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁N XT ; ▁Ma ver ick ▁was ▁also ▁moved ▁to ▁N XT ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Ma ver ick , ▁however , ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁W WE ▁contract ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cost - cut ting ▁measure . ▁Just ▁after ▁the ▁draft , ▁Short y ▁G able ' s ▁ring name ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁Short y ▁G , ▁while ▁just ▁before ▁Sur viv or ▁Series , ▁Ali ▁returned ▁to ▁using ▁his ▁previous ▁ring name ▁of ▁Must af a ▁Ali . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁W WE ▁announced ▁the ▁releases ▁of ▁free ▁agents ▁The ▁As c ension ▁( K onn or ▁and ▁Vik tor ), ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in active ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁Raw ▁wrest ler ▁Sin ▁Car a , ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁wrest ler ▁Luke ▁Har per . ▁Car a ▁had ▁requested ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁November , ▁while ▁Har per ▁had ▁requested ▁his ▁back ▁in ▁April , ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Free ▁agent ▁Matt ▁Hard y ▁returned ▁to ▁Raw ▁in ▁late ▁November , ▁but ▁was ▁then ▁quietly ▁moved ▁to ▁Sm ack Down ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁for ▁un exp la ined ▁reasons ▁before ▁being ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Raw ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁month . ▁Hard