Brian Cage will be sticking around in All Elite Wrestling.
Word made it around backstage at Wednesday's All Elite Wrestling Dynamite show that Brian Cage had told those close to him that AEW picked up his option year on his contract. Cage was said to have been surprised by this, as he and virtually everyone on the All Elite Wrestling roster thought his deal would simply expire. We confirmed with sources within All Elite Wrestling that this did end up happening, and his deal would have expired on February 21, but the option was exercised a couple of days before that happened.
Cage continues to work the independent scene for the likes of Revolver, Warrior Wrestling, among others. However, he's not appeared on AEW programming since October, with his last match outside of the Jericho Cruise taking place on the October 8 episode of Rampage. We have no update on a potential on-screen return for him.
Cage hasn't been on AEW TV in months, and we did hear from a source within one other company that confirmed there would have been interest if he was made available. Those that we've reached out to say that Cage hasn't been backstage at AEW in months, but was there for several weeks after he stopped being used on television.
Cage's deal is now set to expire in February 2023.
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