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Post by ICW on Jan 14, 2016 17:38:50 GMT -5
I was reading the Observer newsletter and saw this buried beneath the content:
Also on the day of the PPV, Davey Richards on Twitter wrote that he’s not taking any indie bookings after 5/1. His current TNA contract, which allows indie bookings (as long as they aren’t ROH, Lucha Underground or WWE), expires on 4/30.
The only place one would go that doesn’t allow indie bookings would either be a full-time ROH deal, and he left ROH with a lot of heat over the nature of his departure, or a WWE deal. While he obviously can’t sign with WWE until after his TNA deal expires, given the type of performer Paul Levesque is trying to get for NXT, Richards fits the bill and a number of sources are all but saying he made that clear on the belief that’s where he’s headed. There is no word right now on Eddie Edwards, whose contract with TNA also expires on 4/30.
He and Edwards had some NXT tryout matches that aired before they signed with TNA. WWE decided against signing them before the tryout was over after a match with The Ascension didn’t go well (even though it was a much better match than the majority of NXT matches at the time). It was at that point they went to TNA.
That was a completely different era of mentality when it came to what types of people WWE wanted in developmental and before they were looking at NXT as the touring brand with all the top indie style workers. There has been interest from WWE in both he and Edwards, and like with so many, both have lost a lot of their “buzz” during their period in TNA even though they have continued to have good matches.
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Post by Gone. on Jan 14, 2016 17:40:47 GMT -5
Billington. The pit bulls. Pass. I'll miss him. My favourite PWG guy for the longest time.
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Post by BaLoR RoLLiNS on Jan 14, 2016 17:50:18 GMT -5
Please be true. But isn't he about to have a kid? Maybe that has something to do with it. But I really wanna see him and Edwards in NXT.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jan 14, 2016 17:53:40 GMT -5
Wait, didn't NXT/WWE say they saw nothing in The Wolves 2 years ago?
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Post by IRS on Jan 14, 2016 17:54:04 GMT -5
Please be true. But isn't he about to have a kid? Maybe that has something to do with it. But I really wanna see him and Edwards in NXT. Yes, with Angelina Love. And I'd absolutely be on board with The Wolves being NXT bound. I was disappointed they didn't sign the first time around. |
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Post by ICW on Jan 14, 2016 17:55:46 GMT -5
Wait, didn't NXT/WWE say they saw nothing in The Wolves 2 years ago? Yes but refer to the last two 'graphs: He and Edwards had some NXT tryout matches that aired before they signed with TNA. WWE decided against signing them before the tryout was over after a match with The Ascension didn’t go well (even though it was a much better match than the majority of NXT matches at the time). It was at that point they went to TNA. That was a completely different era of mentality when it came to what types of people WWE wanted in developmental and before they were looking at NXT as the touring brand with all the top indie style workers. There has been interest from WWE in both he and Edwards, and like with so many, both have lost a lot of their “buzz” during their period in TNA even though they have continued to have good matches. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 14, 2016 18:02:26 GMT -5
They want Davey Richards in WWE now so they can edit out Chris Benoit and put Davey Richards in his place on the WWE Network.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jan 14, 2016 18:11:09 GMT -5
He'll sign a deal to be on NXT and then cancel the day before.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jan 14, 2016 18:11:38 GMT -5
Wait, didn't NXT/WWE say they saw nothing in The Wolves 2 years ago? Yes but refer to the last two 'graphs: He and Edwards had some NXT tryout matches that aired before they signed with TNA. WWE decided against signing them before the tryout was over after a match with The Ascension didn’t go well (even though it was a much better match than the majority of NXT matches at the time). It was at that point they went to TNA. That was a completely different era of mentality when it came to what types of people WWE wanted in developmental and before they were looking at NXT as the touring brand with all the top indie style workers. There has been interest from WWE in both he and Edwards, and like with so many, both have lost a lot of their “buzz” during their period in TNA even though they have continued to have good matches. I'm all for it. I really want to see them put their foot in their mouth and rehire Hero. |
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Post by Sleazyness on Jan 14, 2016 18:12:53 GMT -5
Loving that all these people are coming to WWE, but damn I truly hate creative and Vince's current outlook on the business.
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Post by Gone. on Jan 14, 2016 18:13:45 GMT -5
Please be true. But isn't he about to have a kid? Maybe that has something to do with it. But I really wanna see him and Edwards in NXT. Yes, with Angelina Love. And I'd absolutely be on board with The Wolves being TNA bound. I was disappointed they didn't sign the first time around. Best typo ever.  Literally your current tag team champions. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 18:14:30 GMT -5
I hope not. Can't stand the Wolves.
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Post by IRS on Jan 14, 2016 18:30:25 GMT -5
Yes, with Angelina Love. And I'd absolutely be on board with The Wolves being TNA bound. I was disappointed they didn't sign the first time around. Best typo ever. Literally your current tag team champions. Dixie Carter has brainwashed me to believe TNA is the only promotion in the world. #AllAboardTheDixieTrain |
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Jan 14, 2016 18:32:30 GMT -5
He would be a pretty solid pick up for the WWE and NXT as long as he has his ego in check and isn't as dangerous in the ring.Towards the end of his career in ROH he became a pretty big prick and headache behind the scenes and again was pretty dangerous in the ring nearly killing Paul London if I remember correctly.But if he's got his head on straight hopefully now being more mature do to being married now and having a kid on the way he would be worth picking up.Hopefully if this is true they signed Eddie Edwards as well whom has always been the more talent all around of the two.If WWE passes on Eddies then hopefully TNA resigns him and pushes him into the main event scene as a singles act.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 14, 2016 19:51:37 GMT -5
I think they would fit in. Pretty soon NXT will have the best roster going.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 20:06:59 GMT -5
If he can take cues from Samoa Joe and utilise a version of his persona to work in the NXT environment, it'd be interesting to see, definitely.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 14, 2016 21:50:42 GMT -5
If he can take cues from Samoa Joe and utilise a version of his persona to work in the NXT environment, it'd be interesting to see, definitely. This. Use what brought you to the dance in the first place. I understand why the WWE didn't sign The Wolves originally. But I think he'd mesh nicely. |
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Post by johnnyb on Jan 14, 2016 22:49:19 GMT -5
Screw Davey Richards. Bully in the ring. Reckless, unnecessarily stiff worker. I have zero interest in seeing him in a WWE ring.
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Post by cmiller79 on Jan 14, 2016 23:26:31 GMT -5
He'll sign a deal to be on NXT and then cancel the day before. is that something he has done before? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 23:33:38 GMT -5
He'll sign a deal to be on NXT and then cancel the day before. is that something he has done before? On the indies, yeah. |
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