{"id":221687,"date":"2026-08-31T12:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221687"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:16:18","slug":"the-history-of-wwe-contract-signings-as-featured-in-latest-wwe-video-and-a-key-one-that-was-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/31\/the-history-of-wwe-contract-signings-as-featured-in-latest-wwe-video-and-a-key-one-that-was-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of WWE Contract Signings as featured in latest WWE video and a key one that was missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3849881577\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In WWE, there are always big matches on their PLE\u2019s. Those matches are usually the championship matches. The week or two weeks before them, there are often contract signings to make them official. In the middle of the ring, there is a big table with the competitors on either side. The General Manager is also there holding a contract. After the General Manager speaks, it gets signed by the competitors. When the contract is signed, the competitors usually brawl to end the segment.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the Bron Breakker and Oba Femi contract signing on the Aug. 24 episode of Monday Night Raw, the WWE YouTube channel uploaded another video to their WWE Playlist series, this one about the contract signings that have truly transformed into chaos. This video will give fans nostalgia for some amazing matches while getting fans excited for the potential matchups that are yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>This was a good video showcasing how a simple contract signing almost always end with the competitors beating each other up before their matches at PLE\u2019s. At over an hour, this video shows many contract signings across many different eras of WWE.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Worse or Better&#8221; with Stephanie Chase and Josh White, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/worse-or-better-an-unexpected-tourney-josh-adam-discuss-wrestling-tournaments-focused-on-king-of-the-ring-and-owen-cup--74662767\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Worse or Better (An Unexpected Tourney) - Josh &amp; Adam discuss wrestling tournaments, focused on King of the Ring and Owen Cup\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=74662767&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In particular, I enjoyed seeing the Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens contract signing for their NXT Championship ladder match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. NXT doesn\u2019t really a spotlight too often in these WWE Playlist videos, so when they do pop up, the content is a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>I also enjoyed seeing Oba Femi in this video. Even though he\u2019s only been on the main roster for under a year, he\u2019s already produced so many memorable moments. However, I would\u2019ve liked to have seen the Roman Reigns contract signing for SummerSlam in 2021. John Cena arriving at the last minute to steal Baron Corbin\u2019s match after he got attacked by Balor was very entertaining to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this was a nice video that showed fans that contract signings can follow a familiar format but also have individual differentiating traits. They almost always end with an emphatic statement, such as wrestlers beating each other up or one wrestler putting the other through the table.<\/p>\n<p>Contract signings are a tool to build hype for important matches on PLE\u2019s, and the go-to method is to give fans a taste of the wrestlers fighting each other. It was cool seeing over an hour of contract signings leading to broken and flipped tables with angry wrestlers causing destruction.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-622332124\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>So many wrestlers like Femi, Owens, and Reigns showed off their athletic abilities by knocking their opponents down in different ways. This video compiliation wasn\u2019t just limited to the past couple of years as many of the contract signings were from the 2000s and 2010s. With many PLE\u2019s coming up in the next few months like Money in the Bank and Survivor Series: WarGames, there\u2019s a good chance that more interesting contract signings will be coming up very soon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contract signing chaos | 1 hour feat. 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Those matches are usually the championship matches. The week or two weeks before them, there are often contract signings to make them official. 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