WWE Rumor Mill: Is Shane Strickland finally WWE-bound?

What the story?

Late last year, reports surfaced that top independent star Shane Strickland would be signing with WWE and reporting to the Performance Center in January, but things didn't quite work out that way.

PWInsider cited contractual obligations preventing Strickland's arrival, but it seems like he may finally now be about to sign with WWE!

In case you didn’t know…

Back in July, we spoke exclusively with Shane Strickland and asked about the potential of him signing with WWE and he gave us a very interesting answer - remaining coy, but not disregarding the possibility of a move.

I'm doing me and I'm enjoying everything I'm doing in my career right now. I've got a lot of responsibilities on me right now and I'll fulfill every last one of them.

Strickland also cited Matt Riddle as a huge favourite of his, a man who is now performing in WWE, on the NXT brand. Strickland also spoke about his character, Killshot, on Lucha Underground. You can read the entire interview here.

The heart of the matter

Shane Strickland has today confirmed that he is a free agent - a move reminiscent to that of WWE's newest recruit Trevor Lee. Lee had announced he was a free agent on Twitter just days before he confirmed he would be signing with WWE.

Officially a free agent again

— Shane Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) January 15, 2019

Having been rumoured to be on WWE's radar for a long time and with his Lucha Underground contract apparently, the stumbling block preventing a 2018 signing, it looks like we may soon be seeing Swerve in a WWE ring!

What’s next?

Well, only time will tell. All eyes are on Strickland now. Could he sign for WWE? Might AEW try to snap him up? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Where would you like to see Shane Strickland go? Let us know in the comments.