Report: Jay White not expected to sign with WWE
It does not appear that former NJPW star and former IWGP World Champion Jay White will be heading to WWE.
According to PWInsider, there was “absolutely no discussion” regarding White during the past WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles and “based on multiple conversations with WWE officials and talents, we are told it does not appear White is WWE-bound.”
In January, it was reported that White was expected to hit free agency when his NJPW contract expired. The former Bullet Club leader lost a loser leaves Japan match to Hikuleo at New Year’s Dash followed by a loser leaves NJPW match to Eddie Kingston at Battle in the Valley.
At one point, both WWE and AEW were reportedly interested in signing the 30-year-old “Switchblade” who left NJPW as their fifth triple crown champion and first grand slam champion.
The New Zealand native has wrestled twice in AEW before, once prior to last June’s Forbidden Door and then in a successful IWGP title defense in a four-way at the PPV.
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.