{"id":160413,"date":"2024-10-29T10:07:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=160413"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:07:24","slug":"wwe-launching-independent-wrestling-development-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/10\/29\/wwe-launching-independent-wrestling-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE launching independent wrestling development program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2892372365\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>WWE issued the following press release on Tuesday to announce the launch of an independent wrestling development program.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>October 29, 2024 \u2013 WWE\u00ae, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind developmental program designed to provide up-and-coming independent wrestlers a pathway to a potential career in WWE. The program will be called WWE ID, short for WWE Independent Development&#x2122;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE ID is the latest in our efforts to identify and support the journey of up-and-coming wrestlers, in turn raising the profile of and strengthening the independent wrestling ecosystem,\u201d said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2021 launch of WWE\u2019s NIL program, WWE ID has been constructed to support independent wrestling prospects and wrestling schools with world-class training, development and mentorship.<\/p>\n<p>Under the program, WWE will provide prominent independent wrestling schools with the WWE ID official designation, with the goal of providing new trainees and existing talent at these select institutions with enhanced developmental opportunities. Booker T\u2019s Reality of Wrestling (Houston), Cody Rhodes\u2019 Nightmare Factory (Atlanta), Seth Rollins\u2019 Black and Brave Academy (Davenport, Iowa), Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center (Concord, N.H.) and KnokX Pro Academy (Los Angeles) are the first WWE ID independent wrestling schools to earn the official designation.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, WWE ID will identify top independent wrestling prospects with an official WWE ID \u201cprospect\u201d designation and support their developmental journey by providing financial opportunity and assisting with training, mentorship and development, including access to world-class facilities, best-in-class ring training, athletic trainers and more. WWE ID will give fans the opportunity to follow the paths of these standout prospects on the independent wrestling scene through curated, behind-the-scenes content, as well as highlights and matches showcased across WWE\u2019s social platforms.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about WWE ID and WWE\u2019s recruiting process, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/recruit.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruit.wwe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Although there are obviously a lot of questions about how this will work and what type of deals the independent wrestlers will be given, it is encouraging to see WWE invest in independent wrestling after the focus seemed to shift more toward recruiting college athletes and then training them to wrestle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-3550574553\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[101,5322],"class_list":["post-160413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-wwe_news","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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