Dean Ambrose's run with the WWE will come to an end in April, with the star handing the company a notice of his intention to leave after his current deal expires.

The promotion has since confirmed as much, announcing that the performer won't be renewing his contract when it hits expiration in April. But many are of the view that this was simply a work as the WWE never makes such announcements regarding departures this long in advance.

Their succinct announcement left the entire WWE Universe in shock last week.

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"Dean Ambrose (Jonathan Good) will not be renewing his contract with WWE when it expires in April," a statement read.

"We are grateful and appreciative of all that Dean has given to WWE and our fans. We wish him well and hope that one day Dean will return to WWE."

As noted above, that sort of thing doesn't happen. The WWE doesn't make such early announcements, and that they did left lots of room for skepticism.

According to PW Torch's Wade Keller, though, the company may have chosen to go that way because of Ambrose's status and their obligations to the media and their many investors.

Keller reckons that the company was keen on taking control of the situation before speculation went out of hand, hence their statement.

“I mean can they ignore it? I’m sure there’s an internal discussion," he explained.

"It doesn’t come up much that a story of that magnitude gets out there without their controlling it. So maybe putting the statement out was just a way to grab the reins and say, ‘Alright we’re a little in control of this because we’re going to own what the truth is.“

via ewrestlingnews.com

What This Means

Ambrose is a huge draw for the company and any rumors regarding a potential exit would obviously be unsettling.

By handing the situation the way they did, the WWE has sort of steadied things for both themselves and the star. As for his future, that's still uncertain; but the likelihood of him signing with AEW remains high.

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