Booker T says there are many places to do independent wrestling, but WWE ID is for the elite.
On October 29th, WWE introduced the WWE ID program, which the official announcement described as a "developmental program designed to provide up-and-coming independent wrestlers a pathway to a potential career in WWE. The program will also "identify top independent wrestling prospects with an official WWE ID “prospect” designation." Booker T's Reality of Wrestling is among the first officially recognized WWE ID independent wrestling schools.
Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T was asked to share his thoughts on the WWE ID program and its impact on independent wrestling.
"A lot of these independent guys right now, they got a booking on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in three different places, and they’re just going all over the place. Nobody is seeing them, there’s no cameras rolling, there’s not a guy in the back, a veteran, an OG, that can tell them, ‘Hey man, you might need to work on this.’ Because a lot of those promoters just don’t know because they have never been there. No disrespect or anything like that. But I think having a program like this, being able to be mentored, guided on a full-time basis…I would think it would be only beneficial to somebody that’s seriously thinking about working at that next level. Now, if they just want to do independent wrestling, they just want to do backyard wrestling, they just want to play wrestler, there’s a lot of places to do that. But a program like this ID program, it’s gonna be for the elite guys and girls out there that want to partake on this journey," Booker T said.
Booker T also emphasized how excited he was for ROW to be part of the program.
A WWE ID signing will be announced at ROW Super Sunday. More information is available here.
Click here to see what Rob Van Dam had to say about WWE ID.
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