Kevin Owens has been receiving tons of attention for the past few days as he’s being touted to leave the WWE for All Elite Wrestling. He recently tweeted out the coordinates to Mt. Rushmore, the name of his stable with The Young Bucks and Adam Cole before coming to the WWE, indicating a potential move to the WWE. The Young Bucks also changed their location to: “There” to keep the rumor mill running about another future big signing by the AEW.
At the same time, sources posted updates about Kevin Owens’ contract with the WWE being over at the beginning of next year. Initially, he was supposed to be under contract with the WWE until 2023 which may not be the case. Even his best friend, Sami Zayn’s contract is up with the company in the near future.
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Reports suggest that Kevin Owens’ WWE deal was restructured prior to the pandemic to give him a larger downside guarantee, while his staying in the WWE, was shortened. The current expiration date for his WWE contract is now January 31st, 2022. However, Ringside News has learned that any talk about the Canadian superstar leaving WWE is premature. He is still under contract and no talks can even begin with another company.
Kevin Owens is still very much with WWE
Check out what Steve Carrier of the source has to offer regarding the former Universal Champion,
“Kevin Owens is the hot topic right now, so here’s what we know. Any talk of Owens definitely leaving WWE for AEW is premature. There is still a bit of time and contract talks can change a lot. That won’t stop Owens from having a good time with the situation on social media.”
Kevin Owens and Happy Corbin were slated to have a segment during WWE’s return to Madison Square Garden, continuing their ongoing angle. But that segment was cut from the show. The company also trimmed a women’s tag team match from the bygone episode.
Ringside News asked around about the company’s decision to cut off the MSG show. They were told that “the behind-the-scenes explanation was cut for time.” Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard can come up with lots of changes for a show on short notice and that was the cause for the sudden change on the show. This has nothing to do with the rumors of the former Universal Champion possibly leaving the company.