It’s all too easy to forget that WWE Superstars are actually at work as they get power bombed or scream catchphrases into live microphones. As much as we want them to be their WWE characters forever, they are just as pedestrian as we are.
We’d like to think that the Undertaker or John Cena will always be apart of WWE. While their legends may prove to be eternal, WWE Superstar’s contracts are finite.
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That said, the folks at Fightful composed a list of upcoming expiring WWE contracts. Let’s have a look and take a guess as to who will be re-signing and who may be gone for good.
Enjoy!
Brock Lesnar
Contract Expires: After WrestleManiaย 34
While the Beast Incarnate’s forte lies with him tossing humans in a violent manner, his second most prominent strength is his savvy approach to business.
Lesnarย has impressively played WWEย and UFCย off each other on several occasion. However, Lesnarย doesn’t quite have the leverage he’s used to as his potentialย UFCย super fightย was killed by Jon Jones’ย failed drug test.
Despite his apparentย aloofness to the prosperity of WWE, Lesnarย seems to have a soft spot in his heart for wrestling. Even furtherย he’s a got a pretty good gig. When Lesnarย makes his rare appearance he usually never has to talk or even wrestler. And when he actuallyย does have a match, things go well for him.
Lesnarย will do his best to make it look like he’ll leave WWE, but he’s not going anywhere.
Chance He Leaves: 2/10
Paige
Contract Expires: 2019
Forecasting Paige’s futureย is nearly impossible as we are still unsure of her present.
However, she’s rumored not only to be returning to SmackDown this month, but WWEย has a storyline ready for her.ย
Paige can certainly be a valuableย part of WWE but not a necessary talent. WWEย an the Women’s Revolution has gone on fine without her thus far and in two years, after the addition and facilitation of Asuka and Ronda Rousey, WWEย may not need Paige at all.
Even furtherย ageย is about to legally bind herself to Alberto Del Rio, whichย is bound to be risky.
However, Paige is veryย young and very talented, so we’ll sit directly on the fence on this one.ย
Chances She Leaves: 5/10
Big Show
Contract Expires: Februaryย 2018
Big Show is currently out for the next few monthsย after undergoing a procedure on his hip. Some think that this is the unofficialย end for futureย WWEย Hall of Famer, and it very well could be.ย
Regardless, the 45-year old is very close to retirementย but he may have one more WrestleManiaย moment left in him. So expectย him to be gone next year, but stick around for ‘Mania.
Chances He Leaves: 10/10
Daniel Bryan
Contract Expires: September 2018ย
Danielย Bryan spent the summer of 2017 teasing a return to wrestling. However, WWEย will never allow him to wrestleย on their property.ย
In light of that, Bryan has all but declared that he finds a place to competeย once his contractย is up.ย
The SmackDownย GM’sย health has been the biggest issueย and heย claimes that his concussion based limitations are a misunderstanding.ย
We can expectย Bryan to leave as soon as he can.ย
Chances He Leaves: 9/10
Mauro Ranallo
Contract Expires: June 2019
This isn’t exactlyย a pressing matter as the world we liveย in may not be existing by 2019.ย
However, we’ll humor this and guess that Ranalloย climbs the ranks of WWE and becomes Michael Cole’s replacement (if we’re all still here, of course).ย ย
Chances He Leaves: 3/10
