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What happened?

Tom Pestock, formerly known in WWE as Baron Corbin and currently wrestling as Bishop Dyer, is again pushing back on reports suggesting he is returning to WWE. The latest discussion follows a Fightful Select report that he finished up with MLW at its May 9 taping, alongside an MLW storyline about a Bishop Dyer contract dispute. The situation remains unconfirmed publicly, with Pestock downplaying the report rather than clearly confirming or denying a WWE return.

Key Takeaways

  • Tom Pestock is downplaying a new report that he is headed back to WWE.
  • He previously pushed back on parts of similar reports in May without outright denying a WWE return.
  • MLW is currently airing a Bishop Dyer contract dispute storyline on Fusion.
  • Fightful Select reportedly claimed Pestock finished up at MLW's May 9 taping.
  • MLW is expected to address the future of the tag titles held by Bishop Dyer and Donovan Dijak.

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May reports

Reports claimed Tom Pestock was done with outside obligations and returning to WWE.

Pestock response

Pestock dismissed parts of those reports but did not clearly say he was not returning to WWE.

May 9 MLW taping

A later report claimed Pestock finished up with MLW at the Chattanooga, Tennessee taping.

Recent Fusion episode

MLW began airing a Bishop Dyer contract dispute storyline on its pre-taped weekly show.

Upcoming Fusion

MLW is set to announce the fate of the tag titles held by Bishop Dyer and Donovan Dijak.

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Jun 29, 6:50 PM

fka Baron Corbin downplays new report he's returning to WWE

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Back in May, reports came out that Tom Pestock — who’s currently working in MLW, MLP, and elsewhere as Bishop Dyer, and who won Money in the Bank and King of the Ring in WWE as Baron Corbin — was done with his obligations elsewhere and was returning to WWE. Then Pestock dismissed parts of the reports but never said he wasn’t returning to WWE. If you do, then the rest of this post will be familiar. We’re likely doing another round of this because MLW started a “Bishop Dyer contract dispute” storyline on pre-taped weekly show Fusion this past Saturday. The promotion is set to announce the fate of their tag titles, which Dyer/Corbin currently holds with Donovan Dijak as The Skyscrapers, on this weekend’s Fusion (premiering Sat., July 4). A day later, a Fightful Select post claimed Dyer/Corbin finished up at the May 9 MLW taping in Chattanooga, Tennessee. MLW’s taping-to-air patterns aren’t terribly clear, but given the “contract dispute” angle it seems like we’re close to the end of mate

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