1) Another Backstage Note On Adam Cole
According to Mike Johnson of PWinsider, WWE executives were taken by surprise with the news of Adam Cole’s contract expiring. The internal belief was that he was signed until early 2022.
Here is what Johnson wrote:
For those asking about the status of Adam Cole and WWE, PWInsider.com has independently confirmed the story first reported overnight by WrestlingInc.com, that Cole’s current deal with WWE is set to expire this summer.
That realization took a number of WWE execs by surprise as the belief was Cole was locked in through January 2022. Multiple sources within WWE confirmed the story, admitting frustration that it had become public.
Cole, currently the #2 heel on the WWE NXT roster internally (Raw bound Karrion Kross is #1) is now in the amazing position of being able to attempt to negotiate the best deal possible for himself going forward with WWE, AEW, etc.
PWInsider.com can also confirm that the timing of the company learning of the Cole contract issue very much lines up with the timing of the departure of Canyon Ceman.
My Take:
- Adam Cole is now in one hell of a position. He is either going to jump to AEW or receive a massive payday from WWE.
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On a related note, check out my predictions for the 2021 WWE Draft.