On November 15, Ricky Smokes was announced as the latest WWE ID Prospect.
Smokes was scouted out Chaotic Wrestling and is a regular at Wrestling Open, where he one-half of the Wrestling Open Tag Team Champions alongside fellow WWE ID prospect Brad Baylor.
Speaking to Scott Mitchell of PWPonderings, Smokes commented on being part of the WWE ID program.
“It’s the biggest moment of my career to date. It was overwhelming being around a crowd of people who boo me every time I show my face there, to acknowledge how much that moment means to me and applaud me and chant I deserve it. It was very emotional. I knew they loved me. Them being able to see my true emotions without me having to put a guard up meant a lot. It was nice to get ID’d there specifically, it couldn’t be anywhere else. For Chase to be out there too, couldn’t replicate it. I had my family there as well. It was raw and real the moment I saw Chase there. It meant a lot that he was the one to present it to me since I stepped into the New England Pro Wrestling Academy. It was a very real and meaningful moment," he said.
The WWE Independent Development (WWE ID) program was created to provide a path for independent wrestlers who want to build careers in WWE.
Fans can keep up with the WWE ID prospects by clicking here.
