5 WWE Superstars who have reportedly signed new deals in 2021

#1. WWE Superstar Samoa Joe

After joining WWE in 2015, Samoa Joe quickly became one of the top superstars on NXT. The former NXT Champion then made his main roster debut in January 2017. Although he won the United States Championship twice, injuries have forced Joe to stay on the sidelines for over a year between February 2020 and April 2021.

During his time away from the squared circle, Joe became a color commentator. Nonetheless, WWE released him from his contract last April as part of their budget cuts.

In an interview with TalkSport, the former United States Champion disclosed that he received a new contract offer from WWE just a few hours after his release:

"When the release came, it was only a few hours later Hunter [Triple H] came [in] with the new offer ready for me so it was a pretty easy transition. I can’t really sit here and feign that I got released and ‘oh, it was a sombre day.’ I wasn’t down anyway, but then Hunter called and we were good from there so it’s tough for me to begin to address the release because when you read it in a tweet it’s like ‘oh my gosh!’ But the way the actual events transpired for me, it was very mundane and alright, sign here and sign there, we’re good [laughs]. There wasn’t a mourning process in this whole deal," he said.

Joe signed a new deal with WWE last June. He returned to NXT to become William Regal's enforcer. The Samoan Submission Machine also returned to in-ring action and feuded with then-NXT Champion Karrion Kross.

Joe defeated Kross at TakeOver 36 last August to capture the NXT Title. Less than a month later, the 42-year-old had to relinquish his title due to injury.