Here are some of the latest WWE rumors that are floating around.
5) Backstage Note On WWE Scouting
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, the rumors that WWE is no longer hiring independent wrestlers is not completely true. While there is a strong push to sign younger and larger athletes, the company is still open to hiring independent talent if they are a good fit.
Here is what Johnson wrote:
In regard to stories making the rounds that WWE will no longer recruit or hire independent wrestlers, we are told that is not 100% accurate. As part of the shift in WWE NXT and the developmental division, there has been indeed been a push internally within WWE to go for larger athletes outside of wrestling circles that the company can “mold like raw clay to become WWE stars,” as it was described to me by one source. That said, we are told that while WWE is throwing a vastly larger net in terms of recruiting outside the indy scene moving forward, they are not opposed to hiring indy talents.
There is a feeling that the company swung too far in one direction on the pendulum and now they will swing in a different direction. That said, we are also told that if an independent talent comes to the company’s attention or someone is suggested to the company as being worth the company’s time to recruit, WWE will look and evaluate them. We are told it is not about closing the door completely but the company changing their focus. So, the days of a William Regal showing up at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, for example, aren’t done completely, but there is a push for younger, raw talents who can go through WWE 101 as opposed to just trying to pluck hot indy talents for NXT.
My Take:
- This is better news than the company shutting out independent talent completely. That would be a major mistake in my eyes.
4) Lots Of Changes Made To RAW
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, a lot of changes were made to this week’s episode of RAW. It was described backstage as a “crazy day”.
Here is what Johnson wrote:
There has been a lot of switching around plans for tonight’s show, including where segments would be placed, in what has been described as a “crazy” day.
My Take:
- I actually think it turned out to be a decent episode. The triple threat match for the U.S Title was definitely the highlight for me.
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