WWE: Cody Rhodes Signed New Contract, WWE Sending NXT Talent to AJPW for New Year Giant Series 2024 Event, Gunther

Cody Rhodes Reportedly Signed New Contract with WWE

Cody Rhodes reportedly recently signed a new contract with WWE to remain in the company for the foreseeable future, according to the Wrestling Observer.

Dave Meltzer reported that his sources stated that Rhodes had signed his new deal with WWE this past October.

Meltzer reported that the length and financial terms of Rhodes new contract is currently not known.

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WWE NXT Talent to Challenge for AJPW Triple Crown Title at New Year Giant Series 2024 Event

All Japan Pro Wrestling announced earlier today that WWE will be sending a NXT brand talent for their New Year Giant Series 2024 event on January 3, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

It was also announced that this mystery NXT talent will be officially challenging for the AJPW Triple Crown Championship at their upcoming event against the winner of Kento Miyahara vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (c). Nakajima is currently scheduled to defend his title against Miyahara at AJPW’s MANIA X event on December 31st in Tokyo.

In a video posted on Twitter, AJPW President Tsuyoki Fukuda was seen speaking on the phone with someone from WWE. Fukuda stated “You have good superstar for us? What? Submission assassin? Killer catch style? Great. Thank you. Thank you. My pleasure. Appreciate your support this time. Please say thanks to your boss in WWE.“

【ＷＷＥから全日本プロレス代表の福田社長へ一本の電話が！！】

１．３へ向けて福田社長が三冠チャンピオンへ仕向けようとしている刺客とはまさかの
ＮＸＴ選手！？
本当か福田社長？
大丈夫なのか福田社長！！

悶絶??福田社長室?? 第1話 「Hello WWE!?」

時代の先を行く全日本を見逃すな！#ajpw pic.twitter.com/MMrq7lLOx6

— 全日本プロレス/alljapan (@alljapan_pw) December 23, 2023

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Gunther Comments on His Recent Feud with The Miz for the Intercontinental Title

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Gunther as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Gunther’s thoughts about his recent feud with The Miz for his Intercontinental Championship being the second most beneficial program he’s had in WWE only behind his feud with Sheamus.

“I was very proud of that and happy with it too (improvement in his promos). I feel like for anybody that speaks a different native language, it’s a little bit tricky to keep up a fluent dialogue in a different language because it has to go through the process of you gotta translate it in your head first and that gets better over time. But it’s still a process but yes, especially the program I had with Miz was fantastic for myself. I enjoy being in the ring with guys who have a similar style to me but I gotta say, I even more enjoy the challenge of being with somebody that is completely different and like, Miz is a polar opposite to what I am but, the guy’s a — he’s in the company for 20 years, he’s an absolute pro and I feel like maybe, besides the thing I did at the beginning with Sheamus, the program I had with Miz was like the thing that benefited me the most so far in my run.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com