Cheeseburger has been active in wrestling for over a decade, making a name for himself in Ring of Honor and appearing on AEW programming.
Cheeseburger is a respected veteran who has helped train at the ROH Dojo.
In October, WWE announced its Independent Develop program, giving independent wrestlers a potential new path to WWE.
"It’s one of those things where I don’t actively think about it. If it happens, it happens. I’ve learned to try and take pressure off myself in terms of that pressure of success and just have fun and go with the flow and do what I enjoy. I feel like, not for everybody, but sometimes, once you stop chasing that thing, then that’s when the good things kind of start to happen when you least expect it. But honestly, even if it’s not something that is for me, I have plenty of students that would love to see that be a thing, especially if they’re looking for people with maybe less experience or maybe a little bit younger. I have a lot of really awesome students that I would love to see maybe be a part of that program and whatever form that takes place, I think it’d be great for the indies, great for young wrestlers, whether it’s getting a tryout, getting them a look, or just getting them more exposure, whatever that may be," Cheeseburger said on Co-Existing with Rob & Maggie when asked about WWE ID.
He continued, "If it happens, it’s something I would think about if it happens for me. If it doesn’t, it’s fine, I’ll still be a professional wrestler and still be enjoying myself. But I’d be happy for all my students. For me too, I’m at the point now where I’m like they wrestling dad where it’s like things are cool to me, but when things happen to people that I helped train and get to see people do that, when my first students have gotten signed contracts or seeing someone I helped teach like [Wheeler] Yuta doing amazing stuff with AEW and being a little small part of helping him out and things like that, it’s amazing."
WWE has announced the likes of Kylie Rae, Jack Cartwheel, Marcus Mathers, and more to its WWE ID program.
Elsewhere during the interview, Cheeseburger commented on potentially training at a new ROH Dojo. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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