Every WWE Wrestler Whose Contract Expires In 2024
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- 2024 will be a major year for WWE contracts. A number of talents will have their contracts up and fans will have to wait to see what some of their favorite superstars do. Wrestlers such as Becky Lynch, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Ricochet, and many more are some of the names on this list. Multi-time champions, match of the year contender’s, and generation-defining competitors. Down below are all the names expected to have their contracts expire in 2024. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming months and where wrestlers will end up, whether it be in WWE or somewhere else.
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UPDATE: 2023/12/12 07:30 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA
2024 will be a major year for WWE contracts. A number of talents will have their contracts up and fans will have to wait to see what some of their favorite superstars do. Wrestlers such as Becky Lynch, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Ricochet, and many more are some of the names on this list. Multi-time champions, match of the year contender’s, and generation-defining competitors. Down below are all the names expected to have their contracts expire in 2024. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming months and where wrestlers will end up, whether it be in WWE or somewhere else.
It’s that time of the year again. We’re only a few months away from entering 2024, and just like any other year before, a lot of wrestlers are going to leave WWE and some are going to return/debut or just extend their existing contracts.
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16 Wade Barrett Is An Announcer For WWE Raw
Signed A Contract Extension In 2022
Wade Barrett has been with WWE for a few years now since his return in 2020. He’s mainly worked as a commentator for NXT but recently joined the Raw broadcasting team with Michael Cole as well. Previously he worked as a color commentator on SmackDown.
His current contract extension, which happened in 2022, ends in August 2024. Barrett previously left WWE in 2016, allegedly telling them he hated it there.
15 Sami Zayn Is One Of WWE's Most Beloved Babyfaces
Most Recently Re-Signed With WWE In 2022
Sami Zayn has been feuding with The Judgment Day in WWE after losing his Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title belts to them. He was most recently written off TV with a kayfabe injury from Drew McIntyre.
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14 Seth Rollins Is One Of WWE's Biggest Stars
Contract Is Expiring In June 2024
The current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins did an interview a few years ago where fans got some info about his contract. There were two possibilities, either his contract was going to expire this year or next year. 2023 has almost ended and Rollins is still the champion, and there haven’t been any new reports about his contract which usually happens if it’s too close to expiring. It was recently reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful that Rollins' contract is set to expire in June 2024.
13 Ricochet Had His Best Year In WWE Recently
Signed Main Roster Deal In 2019
According to Dave Meltzer’s report (H/T Fightful), Ricochet still has a year left in his contract. He signed a new main roster deal for 5 years in 2019, which means he’ll be with WWE until 2024.
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12 Randy Orton Teased He Has 10 More Years In Wrestling
Signed An Extension That Expires In 2024
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Back from a long hiatus, Orton plans on sticking around for quite a while.Back in 2019, there were some talks that Randy Orton might end up in AEW. Then out of nowhere, he announced a 5 year long contract extension. It runs out in 2024, for now, but there’s a high chance that WWE will add some months to make up for the time Orton was out on the shelves due to injury. The Viper hasn’t appeared in WWE ever since he got injured in May 2022.
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11 Pat McAfee Isn't Active In WWE At The Moment
Signed With WWE In 2021
Pat McAfee has become one of the most beloved members of the WWE Universe.McAfee signed a contract extension with WWE last year, and it’s a multi-year deal expected to end in 2024. Pat hasn’t been seen in WWE much this year due to his busy schedule. He has been involved in a number of different projects outside the company, such as ESPN's College GameDay.
10 Xavier Woods, Big E & Kofi Kingston
All Contracts Expire In December 2024
The trio of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods hasn’t been seen together for quite some time now. Big E is likely never going to wrestle again, Kingston recently returned to WWE and reunited with Woods. Their contracts expire next year, which they signed together back in 2019.
9 Montez Ford Is Always Rumored To Have A Breakout Singles Push
Contract Expected To Expire In December 2024
Some fans may remember that The Street Profits’ contract was reportedly expiring in 2022, but that rumor turned out to be false. Fightful said that their deal had plenty of time left. Currently, it’s expected that Montez’s deal will run out in December 2024.
8 Drew McIntyre's Contract Has Been Talk Of Wrestling Media For A Long Time
Contract Discussions Have Been Public For Months
Drew McIntyre returned to WWE earlier this year without extending his contract. Fightful says his contract is still set to expire in early 2024, which most likely means around WrestleMania 40. He most recently turned heel and fought alongside Judgment Day in WarGames at Survivor Series 2023.
7 Becky Lynch Is The Workhorse Of WWE's Women's Division
Contract Expires In June 2024
Becky Lynch has been shifting the tides in NXT currently. She’s the NXT Women’s Champion, and her being on the show is also bringing high ratings. According to a recent Fightful report, Lynch’s current contract is expiring next year. She’s the most popular female wrestler they have, and WWE will most likely renew her contract.
WWE Debut | 6/26/2014 |
Notable Accomplishments | WWE RAW Women's Champion, WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, NXT Women's Champion, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, 2019 Women's Royal Rumble Winner |
2023 Rivals | Trish Stratus, Damage Ctrl, Tiffany Stratton |
6 Sheamus Has Been Absent From WWE TV
Resigned To A Five-Year Deal In 2019
Fightful’s report also mentioned that Sheamus’ contract is also expiring next year like Drew McIntyre and Becky Lynch’s deal. He’s one of the most successful WWE wrestlers right now and has achieved veteran status. His 2023 goal was to win the Intercontinental Championship and he’s come short quite a few times against Gunther so far.
5 Angelo Dawkins Signed His Contract At The Same Time As Montez Ford
Contract Set To Expire In December 2024 Like Montez Ford
Now Montez Ford’s tag team partner Angelo Dawkins’ contract is also rumored to end in the same month as Ford. The last credible report about Dawkins’ contract came back in 2019, and it’s possible that the duo also signed a 5-year contract at that time.
4 Alexa Bliss Is Now A Mother
Contract Extended Due To Time Off
Alexa Bliss’ contract would’ve expired this year, if WWE hadn’t extended it by a few months to cover the time she spent on The Masked Singer. Bliss is currently on maternity leave, and won’t return until next year.
3 AJ Styles Hasn't Been Used Much In 2023
Unknown If Styles Will Resign Once Current Contract Expires
According to Fightful, AJ Styles is making a whopping $3 million as part of the new contract he signed in 2019. Reports say that, once again, it was a 5-year deal that he signed and it’ll be interesting to see if The Phenomenal One will choose to re-sign with them. There's a chance that Styles doesn't sign another deal as he had previously said this was his final deal.
2 Kevin Owens Has Been A Mainstay Of WWE Since 2015
He Is Unsure What He Will Do Once His Contract Expires
Kevin Owens had a successful 2023. At WrestleMania, he and Sami Zayn defeated The Usos to become the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. Since then, he and Zayn lost the titles and their team has been broken up. Owens has expressed that he is unsure what he will do once his current contract expires in 2024.
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Mahal Signed A Five-Year Contract In 2019
Former WWE Champion, WWE United States Champion, and 24/7 Champion Jinder Mahal has not been seen too much throughout 2023. Most recently, he was competing in NXT. He signed a five year extension in 2019, much like many on this list, which is set to expire in 2024.
