Rumor Roundup: Major News On Adam Cole, Backstage Note On Ric Flair’s Departure, More

3) Adam Cole To Become A Free Agent Soon

According to Wrestling INC, Adam Cols is going to become a free agent soon. This comes after original rumors that his deal wouldn’t be up until 2024.

Here is what the site wrote:

Adam Cole is going to become a free agent this month.

Cole had been rumored to have his contract expire in 2024, but Wrestling Inc. has learned that it is expiring this month after SummerSlam. Cole’s contract was actually up after the Great American Bash, but he extended it.

Cole has a lot of options in front of him, including companies who are not even in the current wrestling space.

My Take:

  • Adam Cole is going to get himself paid, that is for sure.

2) Backstage Note On Adam Cole

According to Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select (subscribe here), Adam Cole’s contract with WWE has already expired. While saying that, Cole has been willing to work through Summerslam weekend and then go from there.

Here is what Sapp wrote:

“A major WWE contract was expiring recently in that of former NXT Champion Adam Cole.  Wrestling Inc reported that Cole’s deal is up after Summerslam However, we’ve learned there was a whole lot more to that than just a contract expiring. There was an assumption internally that Cole’s WWE contract expired in December, but WWE sources have reached out and noted that they became aware that the deal was actually up in early July. Despite that, we’re told that Adam Cole expressed to WWE that he was willing to work through Summerslam weekend and re-evaluate things. WWE sources put over Cole for being open to doing that as opposed to just appearing on another program without any notice by WWE. There was once word within WWE that Cole had actually signed a new deal when the USA Network agreement came to be, but that was not the case, despite the internal rumors.”

My Take:

  • Seems like someone in WWE definitely messed up.

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