It took him 15 years, but in January 2018, Ricochet signed for WWE. Along the way, he worked Lucha Underground and New Japan and was, and still is, regarded as one of the best high flyers in the world. His time WWE has had highlights as he excelled in NXT, winning the North American Championship, and also had a brief reign as United States Champion on the main roster. However, the general consensus amongst fans and industry experts is that his talent is being wasted in WWE with him regularly wrestling on Main Event, and his 90-second defeat to Brock Lesnar at Super ShowDown 2020 was an insult to his ability.
Therefore when rumors started to be spread across wrestling sites that Ricochet hadn’t re-signed with WWE, it seemed plausible he could soon be a free agent. Especially when you consider, he has recently been losing matches to RETRIBUTION members over recent weeks. However, Ricochet has now taken to social media and disputed he is departing the company, as you can see below.
Of course, Ricochet could be swerving fans, although he hasn’t got a track record of that. Were Ricochet to leave WWE, it would be expected that AEW would make him an offer. Our own Chris Jericho included him in a list of the five talents he’d most like to join him in Jacksonville. Another interested party would likely be New Japan, who he worked for between 2013 and 2017. During this time, his matches with Will Ospreay made both men stars and are still lauded today.
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