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There have been rumors circulating that Dean Ambrose might just have agreed to stick around in WWE when his current contract expires after WrestleMania and talking about it from WWE's perspective there couldn't be a piece of better news that could have come out at this point of time.
By their own admission, WWE is going through a rough phase, the product quality is not that great, the ratings are still not in the best shape and they just had an iffy PPV in Elimination Chamber. But in the last couple of weeks with Batista making a return, Roman Reigns coming back and now Dean Ambrose rumoured to have signed up for an extension, things do look a whole lot better for WWE now.
The question that arises though is why Dean would change his mind and stick around after refusing to extend his deal earlier. From Dean's perspective let's look at a few reasons why he could choose to extend his contract with WWE.
#1 Creative Freedom
One of the biggest tipping points for Dean that could convince him to leave WWE was the direction his character had taken after he turned heel. Instead of becoming a bit more edgy with his character Dean's character took a horrible turn into someone who was afraid of getting ill from the viruses in the arenas. He was shown getting shots and vaccines and coming to the arena wearing air filter masks.
All this just took the sting out of his character and turned him into a cowardly heel. And this is just one of the more recent instance as this had happened in numerous other situations in the past where Dean's character just seemingly regressed for no reason at all. For Dean to stay, WWE could provide him the creative freedom which allows him to express himself as well as have some say in the direction in which he wants to take his character.
#2 A Mega Push
One would really need to strain his memory to remember when Dean was the WWE Champion (yes it has been that long) and one would really be hard-pressed to think of something of significance during most of his title reigns.
It is a fact that Dean, when compared to his Shield buddies, has not had anywhere close to a successful/eventful run as a Champion and that has to be one of the sticking points when Dean looks back at his time in WWE. Having said that, if Ambrose signs an extension it won't be a huge surprise if he gets a run at the top of the card soon. We could be looking at a "Money in the Bank" win or a swift rise to the top of the ladder for Dean in the near future if he stays.
#3 Easy way out
WWE is notorious for putting long-term contracts in place which many a time deters its wrestlers from moving to the other wrestling promotions. At the same time, WWE is notorious for frustrating its wrestlers by putting them in storylines that don't do justice to their talents. Dean himself has been a victim of something like this for more than a year now(which makes it a very legitimate question to ask why he would re-sign with them).
Dean himself may ask for a way out whenever he feels the booking and his character are not going anywhere (under some terms and conditions of course). With a viable option in AEW blossoming and taking definitive shape, many wrestlers would be looking to negotiate their contracts on similar terms.
#4 AEW deal doesn't go through
Another reason for Dean Ambrose to stick around in WWE could be the failure of negotiations between the only viable alternative to WWE currently and that is AEW. It is quite possible that Dean was locked in negotiations with the AEW but one thing or the other didn't fall in place when it came to creative freedom, his place in the roster, his schedule or some other thing.
Another reason could be AEW's hesitance in signing up Dean before they have established themselves as formidable players in the market. AEW might as well have changed their strategy wherein now they are looking to first get the show running and then hire new talent. With AEW out of the picture Dean doesn't really have that many viable options available other than coming back to WWE
#5 Money
As much as one hates to admit, money plays an important role in every professional decision one makes. Dean had declined a huge pay rise earlier but we never know the contract details which Dean does eventually find favorable.
He might just say yes to getting a much bigger hike and something that many don't understand is that a wrestler's career has a limited shelf life and they operate in that window only. So if they do get an option which secures them for life they would more often than not take it. The second situation could be the comparative deals put on the table by both WWE and AEW and the compensation provided by WWE is way more attractive than what AEW could offer.
