Former AEW Tag Team Champion’s contract reportedly may expire soon
The contract of Big Bill may be expiring soon, according to one media outlet.
Fightful Select reported Wednesday that in April, there was the belief Bill’s contract was coming up at the end of May or the start of June. There was no news on contract negotiations or the chances of his returning.
The former AEW World Tag Team Champion hasn’t been in the promotion since an eight-man February parking lot street fight on Collision — one of just two AEW matches he’s had this calendar year.
He and Bryan Keith have appeared in Ring of Honor six times in 2026, last appearing at the brand’s Jacksonville, Florida, TV taping. He and Keith defeated Nick Halen and Vin Parker in a match that aired on April 6.
The 38-year-old first debuted in AEW in May 2022 (then W. Morrissey) in a loss to Wardlow. He returned later that year after signing a contract and aligning with Stokely Hathaway’s former faction, The Firm. He and Ricky Starks won the AEW World Tag Team titles in October 2023, holding them for 123 days.
He and AEW/ROH backstage interviewer Lexy Nair are married.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.