Major Update On Adam Cole's Contract (Patreon)

A major WWE contract was expiring recently in that of former NXT Champion Adam Cole. 

Wrestling Inc reported that Cole's deal is up after Summerslam, and that it had been an extension following Great American Bash. There was an assumption internally that Cole's WWE contract expired in December, but WWE sources have reached out and noted that they became aware that the deal was actually up in early July, which came as a surprise to many at the top of the company as they only realized shortly before the expiration of the deal. Despite that, we're told that Adam Cole expressed to WWE that he was willing to work through Summerslam weekend and re-evaluate things. WWE sources put over Cole for being open to doing that as opposed to just appearing on another program without any notice by WWE. We were not told it if was a verbal agreement or if he signed a short-term extension. 

There was once word within WWE that Cole had actually signed a new deal when the USA Network agreement came to be, but that was not the case, despite the internal rumors. We're told there was significant frustration and heat within the company that this came so close to the wire, but WWE sources again put over Cole for being easy to deal with.