Brian Cage will not be leaving AEW for a long time.
The Machine signed a contract extension back in April 2023 which was reported by Fightful to be “a five-year contract with a sixth year option.” Speaking in a new interview, Cage has confirmed that he has taken that option for the extra year.
Appearing on The Lightweights podcast, Cage stated that he does not envision himself appearing in another promotion and that he is happy to stay:
“I don’t see myself going anywhere else. With how long I’ve been there and how long my contract is for and everything else, it makes sense to stay put and I’m happy with that,”
When asked if his contract has about 6 more years, Cage responded “yeah yeah.” the former FTW Champion also confirmed that he negotiated the new deal with an agent and that this was the first time that he had utilised one:
“No, I do have an agent. The first time I’ve used an agent was with this contract. My first contract with AEW, my contract with WWE and Lucha (Underground), it’s always been me. I finally used an agent this last time.”
Brian Cage Previously Confirmed WWE Talks
With Cage’s size and experience, The Machine would not look out of place in a WWE ring and has the look that most promoters are looking for. Speaking in a previous interview back in April 2024, the AEW star provided more insight into his negotiations with the rival promotion:
“My contract was coming up last year with AEW and I was going back-and-forth with WWE and AEW with my agent. a big reason to stay with AEW was the fact that there was a lot more certainty so to speak. It’s not necessarily a guaranteed contract but more, for lack of a better term, the contract was essentially guaranteed compared to WWE’s, I could be signed there today, gone tomorrow, so I thought about it and I got a lengthy-term with AEW as well so I’m like, alright, you know what?… We (Cage & Melissa Santos) just had another kid too.
My son’s about four-and-a-half months old now and I have two other kids but, I was just thinking for, not just professionally but personally, I’m like, for the security, for the length of the contract and comfortability as well.”
H/t to Fightful.