News on WWE Pushing Dolph, WWE Stock Soars in After Hours Trading

WWE is likely pushing Dolph Ziggler because his contract with the company is set to expire later this year and by rebooting his character and making him a legitimate contender/champion, they hope that he will re-sign with the company. A previous report suggested that Ziggler had already re-signed an extension with WWE but that was denied by Dolph Ziggler himself.
After closing at $66.62 – a near record high – after the announcement of WWE’s two TV deals for RAW and SmackDown, WWE’s stock was soaring in after-hours trading, rising almost 15% to $77.00 per share and peaking at $79.00. That would be an all-time high for the stock in the almost 20 years since WWE went public.