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04-07-2016, 09:40 PM
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As part of EVOLVE’s working relationship with WWE, the company will soon begin putting a stronger emphasis on talent that could wind up in WWE, making talent that also works for TNA, ROH and Lucha Underground less of a priority. The news comes courtesy of this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
You can call it territorial or a political move, but WWE is raising the profile of Gave Sapolsky’s promotion and it’s understandable that WWE would gain some influence. An example of what WWE is trying to avoid would be Johnny Gargano, who has a ‘touring’ contract with NXT, holding the Evolve tag titles with TNA World Champion Drew Galloway. Gargano and Galloway dropped the belts to Catch Point (Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams) at Evolve 59 in Dallas, so it looks like this edict has already gone into effect.
Evolve will continue using TNA, ROH & Lucha Underground stars, but wrestlers who could be WWE bound will be showcased more prominently.
It’s also worth noting that Evolve will be running shows more frequently. Look for them to start running two shows a weekend once a month instead of every six to eight weeks.
As noted earlier, Evolve, Progress and Rev Pro will be announcing details of their WWE Global Cruiserweight Series qualifying matches in the next week or two. WWE was scouting talent at Evolve’s WrestleMania weekend shows (as well a their training seminar and tryout camp), so the partnership seems to be blossoming.
As part of EVOLVE’s working relationship with WWE, the company will soon begin putting a stronger emphasis on talent that could wind up in WWE, making talent that also works for TNA, ROH and Lucha Underground less of a priority. The news comes courtesy of this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
You can call it territorial or a political move, but WWE is raising the profile of Gave Sapolsky’s promotion and it’s understandable that WWE would gain some influence. An example of what WWE is trying to avoid would be Johnny Gargano, who has a ‘touring’ contract with NXT, holding the Evolve tag titles with TNA World Champion Drew Galloway. Gargano and Galloway dropped the belts to Catch Point (Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams) at Evolve 59 in Dallas, so it looks like this edict has already gone into effect.
Evolve will continue using TNA, ROH & Lucha Underground stars, but wrestlers who could be WWE bound will be showcased more prominently.
It’s also worth noting that Evolve will be running shows more frequently. Look for them to start running two shows a weekend once a month instead of every six to eight weeks.
As noted earlier, Evolve, Progress and Rev Pro will be announcing details of their WWE Global Cruiserweight Series qualifying matches in the next week or two. WWE was scouting talent at Evolve’s WrestleMania weekend shows (as well a their training seminar and tryout camp), so the partnership seems to be blossoming.