WWE launches new indie wrestling development program

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WWE today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind developmental program designed to provide up-and-coming independent wrestlers a pathway to a potential career in WWE. The program will be called WWE ID, short for WWE Independent Development™.

“WWE ID is the latest in our efforts to identify and support the journey of up-and-coming wrestlers, in turn raising the profile of and strengthening the independent wrestling ecosystem,” said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.

Following the 2021 launch of WWE’s NIL program, WWE ID has been constructed to support independent wrestling prospects and wrestling schools with world-class training, development and mentorship.

Under the program, WWE will provide prominent independent wrestling schools with the WWE ID official designation, with the goal of providing new trainees and existing talent at these select institutions with enhanced developmental opportunities. Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling (Houston), Cody Rhodes’ Nightmare Factory (Atlanta), Seth Rollins’ Black and Brave Academy (Davenport, Iowa), Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center (Concord, N.H.) and KnokX Pro Academy (Los Angeles) are the first WWE ID independent wrestling schools to earn the official designation.

Additionally, WWE ID will identify top independent wrestling prospects with an official WWE ID “prospect” designation and support their developmental journey by providing financial opportunity and assisting with training, mentorship and development, including access to world-class facilities, best-in-class ring training, athletic trainers and more. WWE ID will give fans the opportunity to follow the paths of these standout prospects on the independent wrestling scene through curated, behind-the-scenes content, as well as highlights and matches showcased across WWE’s social platforms.

To learn more about WWE ID and WWE’s recruiting process, please visit recruit.wwe.com.
 
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my immediate thought is this is very unnecessary to recruit and will lead to WWE influencing how people are trained at a young age as well as jack up prices for those schools. So personally, I think this is not a good thing at all and will lead to more politics and bullshit where young wrestlers are made to choose their path very early because schools will have allegiances to big companies. I do not like this one bit. More monopoly attempts
 

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Also, how is that not a conflict of interest for Qt Marshall?
 

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Also, how is that not a conflict of interest for Qt Marshall?
That's a good question, I'm assuming he's still just as involved as he always was? I don't remember ever hearing otherwise, it's why people were thinking he'd just be an NXT trainer when he left AEW for those few months
 

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That's a good question, I'm assuming he's still just as involved as he always was? I don't remember ever hearing otherwise, it's why people were thinking he'd just be an NXT trainer when he left AEW for those few months
head trainer afaik
 

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head trainer afaik

Yeah co-owner too so had to be involved in the decision making you'd imagine unless it comes out he left months ago quietly or something at this point lol
 
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Yeah co-owner too so had to be involved in the decision making you'd imagine unless it comes out he left months ago quietly or something at this point lol
and he just got booked on the ppv pre-show to add to more complications
 

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Seems like everything is coming up QT really
 

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Already have the sycophants saying shit like "someone didn't get chosen". Yup, already creating bullshit as I expected.
 

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So they're essentially providing different levels of support to these named schools and in turn they essentially become development / feeder promotions to the PC?
 

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WWE colonising the indie schools, unsurprising. Teach everyone in the same boring style so no one stands out unless WWE lets them.

A strong WWE is and always has been bad for wrestling around the world
 
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WWE colonising the indie schools, unsurprising. Teach everyone in the same boring style so no one stands out unless WWE lets them.

A strong WWE is and always has been bad for wrestling around the world
People were giving Ibou shit for this take so I'm shocked to see someone brave enough to say it unironically