The status of Dolph Ziggler in the WWE has been something of a mystery for a while now.

The Showoff was a pivotal member of SmackDown Live straight after the brand split, competing for the WWE title at SummerSlam in 2016 and having a memorable feud with The Miz for the Intercontinental title where he put his career on the line.

Ziggler is a bona fide veteran in the company now after making his debut 13 years ago. He's been a caddy for Chavo Guerrero and was even a tag team champion as part of the male cheerleading collective, the Spirit Squad.

Although he is a two-time world champion in the WWE, the 37-year-old has never really had the trigger pulled for a run in the main event scene.

After Survivor Series in 2014, where he was the last man standing as Sting debuted, Ziggler had all the momentum in the world. But instead of catapulting him towards a Royal Rumble win, the WWE opting to run an angle where he was fired.

Ziggler returned from a brief exodus to enter the Royal Rumble as a surprising number 30 and he is now in a number one contender's match for a space in a fatal-four-way for the WWE title at Fastlane.

However, it seems a development with his contract status is the reason why. According to independent wrestler Bin ‘The Hacker’ Hamin on a recent edition of The Locker Room podcast, Ziggler has re-signed with WWE.

“Here’s the inside scoop that I’ve kinda been told. After Ziggler laid down the title and went away for 30 days, silently came back as #30 in the Rumble, and then tossed out kinda useless. He was already kinda two feet out the door, and it was at the 11th hour that they made him another offer he can’t refuse.

"Big money, and the fact that, now that he’ll stay, he’s willing to put anybody over, do jobs – whatever, on TV, and he can leave after his matches, he doesn’t need to stick around the arena, and he can take outside projects as long as they don’t conflict with his schedule. Kinda the sweetheart deal, you know, I’m willing to stay a little bit longer because you met my price.”

It's no secret that Ziggler is a stand-up comic in his spare time and would like to do it more, but when venting his frustration with his position in the company on Edge and Christian's podcast, it seemed all about creative and not about money.

The report seems hard to believe, but it's still doubtful he'll get a significant push.