Yeah, I guess it's possible they only picked up his contract so they could have him drop the title and then immediately release him. He wasn't at the press conference, after all.
Still, with WWE's record of bring in complete pieces of shit lately, I wouldn't put another ADR run past them.
As an American, I can hardly blame the Canadians. Who would want to cross the border when doing so might get you tossed into a dark hole in El Salvador for no reason whatsoever?
It absolutely does suck for the Americans who rely on those tourist dollars, though, as well as the Canadians who lose a destination they love. I really hope we can restore sanity sooner rather than later, but I fear it would take an act of God to do so.