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WWE just offered Sara Del Rey a much deserved developmental deal according to PWInsider.

[GTR63]

Read somewhere too they are interested in Johnny Gargano. Strange hirings by wwe lately they are just pillaging the independents lately. Must be hard for the likes of DGUSA going forward...just how profitable are those ippv's for them.

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Originally Posted by GTR63

Read somewhere too they are interested in Johnny Gargano. Strange hirings by wwe lately they are just pillaging the independents lately. Must be hard for the likes of DGUSA going forward...just how profitable are those ippv's for them.

I really don't claim to know what is going on in developmental or with the WWE Network. But WWE's Cruiserweight show is still being talked about whether it will be on the Network or as a B show like Superstars or FCW.

Matt Taven a bit of a pretty boy who is 6ft 2 is also waiting on a medical. He has only recently appeared on people's radar after doing jobs for ROH TV:

[the groutch]

Originally Posted by GTR63

Read somewhere too they are interested in Johnny Gargano. Strange hirings by wwe lately they are just pillaging the independents lately. Must be hard for the likes of DGUSA going forward...just how profitable are those ippv's for them.

well they can't get any of the great wrestlers from TNA.

[starviewadams]

Wonder how PAC will get on in the shark tank that is WWE?he didn't come across as much of a confident lad on Cabana's podcast a few months back,which is already a strike against him in the crazy mind of Vince McMahon!

He looks ripped to fúck though so maybe that's why Vince signed him.

[GTR63]

Originally Posted by the groutch

well they can't get any of the great wrestlers from TNA.

Its odd that they seem to be hoovering up any big names out there now. They seem to have given up developing their own talents then again if all you can muster in the last what 7,8 years is bland androids who could blame them.

[Garseys]

I wonder how long before Devitt is on their radar...

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Originally Posted by Garseys

I wonder how long before Devitt is on their radar...

He is.

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Originally Posted by CastorTroy

Isn't NXT filmed before or after Smackdown and so that's where they get the crowd from? Guessing it's before so that people may show a bit of interest instead of having sat through all the better known guys then watching the new guys.

The new NXT is filmed in Florida

[gnfnrhead]

Originally Posted by GTR63

Read somewhere too they are interested in Johnny Gargano. Strange hirings by wwe lately they are just pillaging the independents lately. Must be hard for the likes of DGUSA going forward...just how profitable are those ippv's for them.

ROH do the best out of them and their record buy is only around 1500. CHIKARA are probably second placed with DGUSA in third. WWE just signing everyone in sight is going to be very bad for the Indy scene. I can see a lot of promotions going under in the next couple of years due to lack of star power.

The top Indy stars make for grim reading compared to only two or three years ago. Davey Richards is probably the biggest name left but I reckon that's because neither WWE or TNA would be interested in him, especially not with his constant retirement talk. After that, Steen and Generico? Steen I can't see ever getting a shot in WWE but TNA would likely take him. Generico would make it in either so I could see him being the next big name signed up. Outside of those, it's getting very slim pickings.

[DM-ICE]

Should they all be cutting a piece of their pay checks to Daniel Bryan for proving Indy wrestlers can make an impact in WWE. That they can work hard, have a good attitude and adapt to WWE's way if working?

[starviewadams]

Punk too in fairness.

[DM-ICE]

Originally Posted by starviewadams

Punk too in fairness.

Perhaps, I left Punk out as he is with WWE so long

[Stereomaniac]

Compared to the lifespan of performers years ago, CM Punk still feels relatively new to me though.

[jaykhunter]

Originally Posted by Stereomaniac

Compared to the lifespan of performers years ago, CM Punk still feels relatively new to me though.

Ya Punk is in "year 4" of being more prominently featured, but I feel he's only broken through in 2009 vs Hardy, and was truly prominent from July last year. Unlike the likes of Cena/Orton who've been on top for 7-8 years now.

This monthly PPV business with a slow trickle of new stars really does burn out feuds and characters much quicker. Like look at main event scene of 96, then 99, then 2002, then 2005. Then 2008, then 2011. Unfortunately today is basically the same without the most over stars (Taker, HHH, HBK) and the guys replacing them are not half as over.

That said, give it 5 years, I think WWE will be in a much better position with those main-stays permanently retired.