When Will Ricochet Be Free From His Lucha Underground Contract?

Ricochet was interviewed by Sports Illustrated and clarified that his Lucha Underground contract expires at the end of season three, which will be in September. After that, he has a 90 day no-compete clause, then is free to wrestle anywhere he wants.

Ricochet has been open about wanting to come to WWE, but obviously hasn’t been able to while being stuck in his Lucha Underground contract.

He took a shot at Lucha Underground at the NJPW G1 in USA Special earlier this month, saying, “I wanted to be here sooner but a certain underground fighting company are being pricks right now.”

"I wanted to be here sooner but a certain Underground Fighting Company are being pricks right now." – @KingRicochet is shooting! #G1USA pic.twitter.com/Usa56PBbLa

— GIF Elite (@GIFElite) July 3, 2017

Here’s what he said in the Sports Illustrated interview:

SI: RICOCHET ALSO WRESTLES UNDER A MASK AS PRINCE PUMA ON LUCHA UNDERGROUND. RUMORS HAVE CIRCULATED THAT HE IS UNHAPPY WITH HIS LU CONTRACT, WHICH PREVENTS HIM FROM WRESTLING ON TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES UNTIL ALL OF LUCHA’S THIRD SEASON AIRS ON EL REY NETWORK. RICOCHET EVEN CUT A PROMO ON NEW JAPAN LIVE’S G1 SPECIAL FROM LONG BEACH, CALIF., WHERE HE REFERRED TO LUCHA UNDERGROUND AS “P—KS.”

Ricochet: “I don’t have any hard feelings against anyone at Lucha Underground. That was just me poking at them a little bit, you know? If I was really mad at them, I would have said something more meaningful than ‘pricks’. That’s not even that bad of an insult, it was just more me poking at them and ruffling some feathers.

“My contract finished last June. I’m on the no-compete for the rest of Lucha Underground’s season three, then I have 90 days after that.

“I can be on any TV as long as it’s not American TV. I can work indies, I can do iPPVs, most anything, really, just not on American TV. I’m not sure about a Season 4 with Lucha Underground. I’m busy until October, and I might take November off to heal up again. I really want to work on my diet and get myself in the best shape possible.”