The speculation is over—Powerhouse Hobbs is officially a WWE Superstar.
After days of mounting reports and internal buzz, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select confirmed on Jawerhouse Hobbs Signs with WWE After AEW Exitnuary 22, 2026, that Hobbs is now under contract with WWE.
“Oh yeah, before I leave for a weekend off. No longer ‘believed.’ Powerhouse Hobbs is signed by WWE.”
This confirmation ends the brief but intense free agency window that opened when Hobbs’ AEW contract expired at midnight on January 15. His final AEW match—a trios title defense—aired on the January 17 episode of AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage, but as of that date, Hobbs was no longer tied to…