A round of talent cuts hit some big names in WWE on Thursday.

Among the biggest names was Dolph Ziggler, the 43-year-old wrestler who is a former two-time world heavyweight champion, six-time intercontinental champion and two-time tag-team champion.

Other wrestlers who have been released include Elias, Shelton Benjamin, Mustafa Ali, Rick Boogs, Emma, Aliyah and the “Hit Row” team of Top Dolla and Ridick Moss.

Ziggler’s release and a number of the other cuts were first reported by the wrestling outlet Fightful.

A WWE spokesperson declined to comment on the cuts to The Post.

The releases come the week after WWE merged with UFC, to create a new company, TKO, which is both publicly traded and under the Endeavor umbrella.

There were also cuts in WWE back office roles last week.

A number of wrestlers confirmed their releases Thursday.

“From Drifting onto the scene.. To WrestleMania with John Cena & The Undertaker.. To Millions around the world for years Walking With Elias.. A #1 ITunes Album & To being my own younger brother (ZEKE) while traveling the world.. It’s been a blast. God is Good!” tweeted Elias, referencing a number of twists and turns of his character over the year.

Wrote Mustafa Ali: “I am no longer working with WWE. I look forward to the future. Thank you.”

He signed the tweet with his real first name, Adeel.

Emma, whose real name is Tenille Dashwood, tweeted Thursday morning that it was “a dream” that WWE was hosting its “Elimination Chamber” event in her native Australia next Feb. 24.

Hours later, she tweeted: “Oops nevermind. I just got released… I am no longer with WWE.”

Thursday morning, WWE announced that “SmackDown” will be leaving Fox for USA Network next year.

“Raw” and the developmental “NXT” brand, which currently air on USA, are proverbial free agents in the live rights marketplace.

The Wall Street Journal reported that “SmackDown” rights on USA will total $1.4 billion, a 40 percent increase over WWE’s deal with Fox for the program.