I wanted to pass along the latest rumors and speculation on Dean Ambrose’s future after leaving WWE. This comes from Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio (subscribe here).
According to Meltzer, he has heard people say that Dean could be retiring from wrestling but he isn’t sure if he believes it. Here is a quote (via Ringside News):
“I’ve heard people say that he’s retiring. I don’t believe at his age he’s gonna retire forever. I mean whoever has at his age, especially at his level where you can make a couple million a year that’s a lot to retire. Especially since at some point he absolutely loved wrestling because he wouldn’t be this good if he didn’t. He survived on the indie scene for as long as he did, but for whatever reason you know he feels like he needs time off and whatever it is he’s not happy
Dave also speculated that WWE is expecting Dean to come back at some point and they don’t seem worried that he will be going to AEW. Here is another quote (via Ringside News):
“He’s had so many farewells it’s not even funny […] It’s different. My gut is that they don’t expect him to go to AEW. They expect him to come back and they wanna make it a big deal and when he’s ready to come back he’s happy to come back and the fans see him as a big star.”
“He’s burned out and he’s unhappy. If he’s unhappy then whatever he’s unhappy about probably isn’t going to change. If he’s burned out and needs a rest then he’ll probably come back.”
My Take: This is obviously just rumors and speculation, so make sure to treat it as such. Personally, I think that Dean will still work some independent shows and stuff over the next year. I would be surprised if he signs with another company though. I also agree that WWE doesn’t expect him to jump to AEW or they wouldn’t be making this big of a deal about his departure.
What do you think the future holds for Dean? Let me know in the comment section below.
On a related note, check out the highest-rated matches of Dean’s career.