WWE: Charlotte Flair Signs New Contract, Mike Rotunda Reveals WWE Put Bray Wyatt Under a WWE Legends Deal, More News

Dec 20, 2023

Charlotte Flair Reportedly Signed New Contract with WWE

Charlotte Flair 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 Flair being re-sgned was one of the first talent contract extensions that WWE completed since their sale to Endeavor and TKO Group merger.

In regards to Flair’s new contract, it was reported that Flair received a “huge money increase” and her new deal is one of the highest paid deals ever given to a woman in WWE history.

Flair is currently out of action for WWE since suffering a serious knee injury earlier this month.

Mike Rotunda Comments on His Late Son Bray Wyatt & Revealed WWE Put Wyatt on a Legends Contract

As noted before, Bray Wyatt, real name Windham Rotunda, passed away this past August due to a heart attack related to issues involving COVID-19.

A recent episode of the Wrasslin Talk podcast featured Mike Rotunda, former Irwin R. Schyster in WWE, reflecting about his late son Bray Wyatt and revealing that WWE recently put Wyatt under a Legends contract to help financially support his family.

“It’s been really hard. We miss him every day. [Gets choked up]. Growing up in the business, you always book stuff during the week because you’re going to be wrestling on the weekends and TV. Windham and Jojo were supposed to get married yesterday. We miss Windham horribly, every day. Windham was the first one and we would bring him on the road at six months old. They would come with me and stay on the road, wherever I was wrestling, and it’s so hard to wake up out of this nightmare and he’s still not there. I have to give WWE credit. They’ve done awesome helping our family out with a lot of different stuff. They put Windham on a legends contract and all the proceeds go to…Windham has four children. Luckily, we have them.
He was a jolly fellow. He loved to laugh, he was loud. He was always laughing and he lit up a room. He lit up the wrestling business. People come up to me and have a story with Windham, they say he took the time to sit there and bullshit with me for ten or fifteen minutes when he’s supposed to be signing autographs. So many people come up and support him by wearing his stuff, and they have a story about him. He was that kind of person. We miss him badly.
He made people feel good about themselves, which is a gift. It’s hard. I don’t think we’re ever going to get over this. It’s very hard. The worst part about it, I can’t wait until this year finishes. My mom had a stroke and I spent three years going to a nursing home every day and my sister and myself watched her take her last breath. Windham and Taylor [Bo Dallas] came up and visited my mom for a few days, and my daughter wasn’t able to come because she just had a baby and wasn’t able to travel. We lost my mom and two weeks later, we lost Windham. This year…we’re going to celebrate the new year.
They’ve come out with a collection of memorabilia and shirts. I think they have more in the works. You can go on WWE Shop and get all his stuff. Windham was one of the top merchandise selling guys they had for quite a while. This is really going to help because fans buy stuff and I’m sure they have more stuff planned down the road. They put out a huge line of shirts. I’m not sure of all of what they’ve come out with and are doing, but people can search his name, and that would really help the kids because they’re not going to have their dad anymore. We’re trying to set trusts up for them and have them taken care of. It’s greatly appreciated by us and WWE has been more than gracious in the stuff they’ve tried to help with. It’s appreciated by our family.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE News & Notes

WrestleVotes reported that their sources stated that WWE recently signed a partnership deal with the NHL to produce custom WWE Championship Legacy belts for every NHL team in the league. It was also reported that these new belts are currently expected to be available for sale through WWE merchandise provider Fanatics at some point in 2024.

WWE announced that fan voting is currently open for this year’s NXT Year End Awards. The categories available for voting are NXT Match of the Year, NXT Moment of the Year, NXT Male Superstar of the Year, NXT Female Superstar, and NXT Tag Team of the Year.

NXT talent Blair Davenport announced on Instagram that she recently got engaged to NXT talent Riley Osborne.

This past Monday’s WWE RAW show in Des Moines, Iowa featured Jey Uso wearing a blurred out “Yeet” shirt in reference to WWE briefly blurring out and pulling “Yeet” merchandise over trademark legal issues. WWE is currently selling a blurred out version of Uso’s “Yeet” shirt at their online WWEShop store.

As noted before, a lawsuit against WWE by a fan who claimed they were injured while attending WrestleMania 38 in 2022 due to negligence issues by the company was dismissed this past May. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that an appeal hearing has been scheduled to take place during the week of February 5, 2024 before The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division based on recent court records. Johnson reported that this hearing will involve Marvin Jackson, person who had filed the lawsuit, the chance to argue before the court why his lawsuit should be legally allowed to continue.

Slim Jim recently announced that their Slim Jim branded Fast Meat car was recently stolen in California and are currently asking their fans to help spread awareness and help in finding their missing car. This car was featured at WWE’s Survivor Series WarGames 2023 event last month in Chicago as part of WWE’s current sponsorship deal with Slim Jim.

Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion recently announced that NXT talent Roxanne Perez will be making an appearance for the company at their Slamuary 2024 event on January 13, 2024 in Texas City, Texas.

This past Sunday’s WWE house show event in Rochester, Minnesota featured Seth Rollins paying tribute to the late Bray Wyatt and Brodie Lee (also known as Luke Harper in WWE). Following him successfully defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the event, Rollins gave a speech to the live crowd stating “They got the lights down real low for us, the mood is set. We got fireflies out in the audience tonight. I see them. Light us up here tonight, Rochester. Yeah, this time of the year, loved ones are always on our minds, man. You know what I’m saying? Yeah, yeah, yeah.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with the Wrestling With Johners podcast, former NXT UK General Manager and British wrestling legend Johnny Saint gave his thoughts about him enjoying his time in WWE. Saint stated “It did actually, yes (Saint agreed that his time in WWE started with a guest coaching role) and here again, my memory’s letting me down badly here. But I enjoyed the period I had with them. Yes, coaching and yeah, definitely.” Saint also gave his thoughts about his belief on why WWE shut down their NXT UK brand. Saint stated “It was actually (Saint said the NXT U.K. GM role was fun). I really enjoyed it. But I’m very disappointed when actually when it came to an end and if I’m not mistaken, I think they pulled out and went over to Europe actually… because of the taxes they were paying over here, and obviously, they don’t need me over in Europe do they? Because I don’t speak German or French or…” (Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com)

In a recent interview with the ROAR Around The Ring podcast, Bianca Belair gave her thoughts about Charlotte Flair’s recent knee injury and the impact on WWE. Belair stated “It is a huge blow. Charlotte Flair has been such a vital part of our women’s roster. She’s created so much history. She’s a legend. I’m not even gonna say a legend in the making. With the accolades that she has, she’s a legend. It’s really hard knowing that we’ve lost someone like Charlotte Flair right now for nine months. Me selfishly, we all know I’ve always looked up to Charlotte Flair, I’ve always wanted to have a dream match against her, with her, it doesn’t matter as long as I can be in the ring with her. But it does open up an opportunity for someone else, and that’s just the way this business is. I always say, you gotta stay ready so you don’t have to get ready. You never know when your opportunity’s gonna come, whether it’s your time, whether it’s another spot that opens up. So we’ll have to see who steps up. At the end of the day, we’re all fighting for a spot at WrestleMania. So I’m even looking for my path to WrestleMania, ‘Am I gonna be on WrestleMania this year?’ So it’s very unfortunate, but it’s a spot that’s opened up for someone to shine.” Belair also gave her thoughts on who she feels could step up to fill Flair’s shoes during her absence. Belair stated “Anyone and everyone. Our roster is so deep, especially right now. I love how talented and deep our roster is. Especially on the SmackDown side, I feel like we have Michin, I feel like she’s stepping her game up. She’s coming back with a vengeance after Damage CTRL just took her out. On the Raw side, you have Raquel. I feel like she’s been showing up and showing out lately. Zoey [Stark]. It’s just so many women that can fill that spot.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)