WWE: Finn Balor Signed New Long-Term Contract, Drew McIntyre Confirms Elbow Injury, Backstage Update on WWE’s Recent Talent Releases

Finn Balor Signs New Long-Term Deal with WWE

Finn Balor reportedly recently signed a new contract with WWE to remain in the company for the foreseeable future, according to Fightful Select.

It was reported that their sources stated that Balor had recently signed a new “multi-year, big money contract” with the company. Prior to his new deal, Balor’s contract reportedly had been set to expire in a few months.

Following Fightful Select’s report, Balor confirmed on Twitter that he had signed a new deal and will be staying in WWE for his career.

I would like to take this moment to say thank you to WWE for 10 incredible years.
And after much thought and consideration ,
I have decided that now is the right time to say
‘I ain’t going nowhere!’ pic.twitter.com/CXUEASqak9

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) April 22, 2024

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Drew McIntyre Confirms He Is Working Through Elbow Injury

As noted before, Drew McIntyre has been working through a hyperextended elbow injury since WWE’s WrestleMania 40 event earlier this month.

In a recent video posted on Twitter, McIntyre confirmed that the reports of him currently dealing with an elbow injury and working through it are true.

“All right, I just finished my last match of this European tour, the most successful European tour ever. The last match is going on in the ring right now, and there’s a question that’s been bothering me since Mania: why didn’t you just leave, Drew?

Why didn’t you just leave? Let me break it down for you. This is everything I’ve ever worked for for over 20 years. This was my moment and I’ve earned it. I’m sorry that I just want to soak in every single second of it at WrestleMania and make the World Title moment last an eternity.

I want to celebrate with my wife who’s been through hell, my family who have sacrificed so much. All my fans have been through so much, 70,000 of them chanting, “You deserve it.”

Sorry for that. And I saw Punk. And I admit I did get carried away, I got a little freaky on the table, but I told him I was gonna rub the title in his stupid face.

And like I’ve said already, but I guess it’s worth repeating for those who hear but don’t listen: I’m a man of my word. I was within striking distance on purpose.

And he didn’t raise one finger till I was distracted and assaulted me like the coward that he is. Some of you support him despite that incident. And the amount of proof over the years proving what kind of selfish monster that idiot is.

So for those who asked why didn’t I just leave, if you ever amount to anything, just remember by your own logic, you’re not allowed to enjoy the moment.

Don’t get carried away now, don’t let that adrenaline consume you. Don’t do what you literally promised you were gonna do prior.

And then you go ahead and do it ‘cause others might just have an issue and ask stupid questions like why didn’t you just walk away?

And yeah, the Internet is telling the truth.

I’ve said it in interviews already, I am hurt, but I keep pushing through ‘cause I’m not a pathetic coward, little bitch like CM Punk.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Backstage Update on WWE’s Recent Wave of Talent Releases

As noted before, WWE released a new batch of talents this past Friday. Five talents were known to have been released this past Friday and this number grew to six with Von Wagner’s release that was confirmed on Monday and then to seven with Cameron Grimes’ release that was announced earlier today.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources provided new details regarding Von Wagner and Xyon Quinn’s releases from WWE.

In regards to Von Wagner, Sapp reported that WWE officials never had any significant main roster plans for Von Wagner after he was included in the talent pool for last year’s WWE Draft and remained an undrafted “free agent” afterwards for his return to NXT.

In regards to Quinn, Sapp reported that WWE officials also never had any significant main roster plans for Quinn. Similar to Von Wagner, Quinn also had been included in the talent pool for last year’s WWE Draft and was an undrafted “free agent” who was rarely used afterwards for shows.

Sapp reported that those spoken to stated that the recent releases were with talent who had been in the company for at least the past five years. WWE officials reportedly made the decision to release all of these talent due to the feeling that their trajectory did not match the experience level in the company in many cases.