Dolph Ziggler appeared on Chad Dukes Versus The World on 106.7 The Fan on Monday afternoon and revealed that he has NOT signed a new contract with WWE, despite comments he gave to the Boston Herald over the weekend that strongly implied he had.
Ziggler explained that he’s still negotiating with the company and revealed that if he can’t secure a deal that allows him to explore outside opportunities (live comedy, television and movies), he might have to “go away for a little bit.”
“I’m thinking about it right now. I had a request for an upcoming contract that would end a few months from now, maybe two or three months from now, and they requested back what they would like, I countered another offer and we’re waiting to finalize some things. I love WWE and I can’t picture myself wrestling somewhere else but it’s also becoming now where that Wednesday and Thursday, I can’t just do that and get some outside live events for comedy and different movie and television options, which would only be to promote myself as a WWE superstar, to make myself a bigger star so I can advance more in WWE. So if I can’t find that happy medium, I might have to go away for a little bit.”
He also said that things like getting a push or title runs have nothing to do with whether he’ll stay with WWE.
“Demanding a push, demanding world titles, demanding things, what I demand is to be challenged in the ring every week and when I do it, I do it better than anyone else. You can debate that you don’t like the way I sell, you don’t like the way I talk, you don’t like the way I dress, you don’t like my name, but here’s the deal: somehow the 5’11” guy with the funny name and funny trunks has outlasted everybody else in 11 years here and hasn’t gone away …
“What I wanna do is make myself a bigger asset to WWE. If it involves leaving, that would crush me but it might.”