WWE not too long ago introduced the WWE ID program, which can determine impartial wrestlers who WWE want to keep watch over, although not rent outright at this second. Wrestlers are given a contract that gives monetary compensation and a path by WWE ID-approved colleges and promotions. In line with “Busted Open Radio” host Tommy Dreamer, that is an concept that has its ups and downs.
“I like the varsity idea of it as a result of they’re educating you how one can be tv performers…I additionally suppose it offers impartial wrestlers extra hope,” Dreamer mentioned, noting that the leatherbound envelope is usually a mild on the finish of the tunnel for individuals toiling away on the impartial scene, particularly after WWE’s latest deal with faculty athletes. “[Kylie Rae] has wrestled for…TNA, AEW, NWA, she’s been on the market, she’s phenomenal, and once more offers hope for individuals who have been doing this for fairly a while.”
Dreamer thinks WWE ID may result in issues for impartial wrestling reserving, as it should make it laborious for some wrestlers to lose to non-WWE ID expertise. Dreamer additionally believes that this system may result in stripping the indies naked of expertise earlier than mentioned expertise has the chance to work elsewhere and sharpen their expertise.
The WWE ID program started saying signings at the start of the month and has repeatedly introduced signings all through November, typically in the identical trend as Rae, the place expertise are stunned with a contract within the ring. Rae is not only a former AEW expertise, she was one of many first expertise touted by the upstart promotion when it was based in 2019, although her tenure was temporary.
