JBL Addresses The Speculation Surrounding His Multiple Surprise Appearances

JBL remains connected to WWE via Legends Contract, meaning the company can make merchandise featuring him and feature him in video games. However, he has recently been making surprise appearances for various outside promotions, including AAA, TNA, and MLW, and it is speculated that he is either looking to create a cross-promotion stable or is simply talent scouting for WWE. Yet if the WWE Hall of Famer is to be believed, both of these suggestions are incorrect, as during a Q&A session with Sportskeeda , he has said it is “It’s all wrong,100% wrong.”

“I’m gonna answer this as politically correct, not politically correct, as correct for me as possible. I’ve never answered a question about my contract, and I can tell you 100% for this, I’ve seen speculation about me on the internet. It’s all wrong, 100% wrong. I’m not gonna answer whether I am or not because WWE has always had a confidentiality clause in it, and I’ve never thought it was good business to discuss my contract or anybody else’s so I’m sorry, but I refuse to answer but I will say that the speculation about me has been wrong.”

57-year-old JBL retired from full-time competition in 2009, although he would make a one-off appearance in the Royal Rumble match in 2014, which was the year Batista won. Still, despite stepping away from the ring, he has remained associated with WWE since then as a commentator, occasional manager, and via the aforementioned Legends contract. Therefore, his appearance for other wrestling companies caught most off guard, although the reaction has been very positive so far.