Dolph Ziggler Has Not Re-Signed with WWE
What’s the truth about Dolph Ziggler’s contractual status with WWE?
On this afternoon’s Chad Dukes Versus The World radio show, WWE star Dolph Ziggler revealed he has not re-signed with WWE. This comes days after he apparently signed a new deal with the company.
He had this to say below:
"“I’m thinking about it right now. I had a request for an upcoming contract that would end a few months from now, maybe two or three months from now, and they requested back what they would like, I countered another offer and we’re waiting to finalize some things. I love WWE and I can’t picture myself wrestling somewhere else but it’s also becoming now where that Wednesday and Thursday, I can’t just do that and get some outside live events for comedy and different movie and television options, which would only be to promote myself as a WWE superstar, to make myself a bigger star so I can advance more in WWE. So if I can’t find that happy medium, I might have to go away for a little bit.”"
Ziggler also addressed speculation that he would leave due to a lack of a push from WWE:
"“If you’re thinking about resigning a contract in a business you love, do not google people’s comments about it. Demanding a push, demanding world titles, demanding things, what I demand is to be challenged in the ring every week and when I do it, I do it better than anyone else. You can debate that you don’t like the way I sell, you don’t like the way I talk, you don’t like the way I dress, you don’t like my name, but here’s the deal: somehow the 5’11” guy with the funny name and funny trunks has outlasted everybody else in 11 years here and hasn’t gone away. Even when I had a concussion I was backstage filming, from my house with my concussion and being on the app at that point. I’ve never been out and very fortunate with any injuries, being injury prone or anything. I’ve sat out less than anyone I can think of in 10 years.”“What I wanna do is make myself a bigger asset to WWE. If it involves leaving, that would crush me but it might.”"
Well, this is an interesting turn of events.
While Ziggler seemed to indicate something with WWE will get done, it looks like he has other things on his mind. He has a rising career in comedy, which he can’t do all the time due to his WWE obligations. He pointed towards taking time off to do this and other multi-media-related roles.
Some WWE stars have had great careers in multi-media. The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Miz, among others have found success off of WWE television.
What Ziggler does remains to be seen. Will he re-sign with WWE?
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