Previously when talents were called up from NXT to either Raw or SmackDown, they’d have their contracts renegotiated. However, WWE only recently began discussing a contract extension with Matt Riddle. Having signed a three-year deal in July 2018, he was set to be a free agent later this year, and it’s WWE are believed to have offered him $400,000 per year, plus $50,000 per Saudi Arabia to resign. Apparently, he wasn’t happy with that offer, as while not an insignificant amount, it was a long way short of the $750,000 deals WWE was handing out in 2019 when attempting to keep talent away from AEW.
Now, though Fightful Select has reported that Riddle managed to negotiate a better deal, and last week signed on for three more years with WWE. Staying with WWE was probably a wise decision for Riddle, as Vince McMahon is said to be a big fan of Riddle and loves his character. At some point, McMahon is planning to put the former UFC fighter against Lashley for the US Championship. Also, WWE recently filed a trademark for “Hardy Bros,” which indicates that the WWE has plans for the Riddle and Jeff Hardy tag team.
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