Jon Moxley was possibly working without a contract prior to signing new AEW deal

As previously noted, AEW announced that World Champion Jon Moxley has signed a five-year contract extension with the company. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Moxley’s new deal was actually signed right around the All Out PPV. Johnson also noted the following…

“We are told that at one point, Moxley’s deal actually expired and he worked on a handshake agreement until they finalized the new deal but there was never any concern internally that he might be looking to go elsewhere.”

Fightful Select also reported that there were indications from sources that Moxley was working without a contract. Fightful stated the following…

“When we repeatedly asked about his contract status throughout the summer, we were told it was ‘quite a situation,’ and were also told that AEW would do whatever it took to keep him with the company for the rest of his career.”