Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

Ex-WWE Superstar Mike Knox has NOT been contacted by the company in regards to a return ... and the Facebook page claiming otherwise is a fake.

A person claiming to be Knox on social media posted a false update this week saying he turned down a WWE return and earlier today the story began to gain steam on news sites.

According to multiple sources though, the page doesn't belong to Knox.  We're told he's currently in Japan and will be doing what he can to have the imposter removed from Twitter once he returns home.

In the meantime, help him out by reporting the fake account. (@Mike_Hettinga)

UPDATE: The page has been suspended by Twitter.