If you had hopes that long time WWE mainstay Randy Orton would be heading to another wrestling promotion, it’s time to step back into reality.

According to a new report from PWInsider, Orton has signed a new multi-year contract with WWE. The deal keep Orton with WWE through 2024, at which point he will be 44 years old. Apparently, Orton’s new deal with WWE was a big topic of discussion at RAW last night in Long Island, New York.

Orton had been publicly teasing a jump to AEW in recent months. The PWInsider report notes that re-signing Orton was a top priority for WWE as they didn’t want one of their long time stars to leave, damaging their prestige in the process.

In an Instagram post just two weeks ago, Orton was teasing a jump to AEW by posting a picture next to an “Elite” sign. He captioned that photo with the phrase “tick tock tick tock.” Orton had previously signed a 10 year contract with WWE back in 2010.

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