News Reason Why Josh Mathews Was Abruptly Released From WWE By Jim Somers - June 26, 2014 0 647 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp – The release of announcer Josh Mathews came as a big shock to most people within WWE. Mathews release was part of the going budget cuts. WWE had been making cuts in each department and Mathews was apparently at the bottom of the announcers list.