WWE Announces NIL Program

[Bryan Danielson]

I can see this not lasting…. But I’m intrigued to see how they execute this

 

[boriquaking]

Graduate college to be a carny, brehs.

 

[MenacingMonk]

A better way to build homegrown talent. But how long will it take to find the next big star?

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I don't see this as a negative at all. Let these lesser known college players who won't make the league get paid. Hopefully they won't carny these kids around while they're in school though

 

[Starboy52]

I’m tryna figure out why wrestling Twitter hates this one.


The Athlete/College Athlete to wrestling pipeline runs DEEP deep.

The two biggest megastars the business ever produced are former college athletes. The two world champions are former college football players. Their fastest rising female superstar is a former track and field athlete.

shyt, even Trash Ass Terry was allegedly a highly touted pitching prospect before he fukked up his shoulder.

 

[prophecypro]

This isnt surprising given what WWE wanna do getting fresh athletes and how anti-indies they are once again

Couple of things though

1) Sure presumes a lot of college athletes wanna be pro wreatlers for WWE especially given how much criticism they get now

2) Doing an NIL initative is interesting given they're all about owning the likeness, name etc of the wrestlers and not given it when they release them


Hey it may it work, it may go t*ts up. We'll see

I do feel inevitably they'll still get guys who wanna be release or who are cut who go out on the indies and learn the trade and we'll come back full circe

 

[prophecypro]

I’m tryna figure out why wrestling Twitter hates this one.


The Athlete/College Athlete to wrestling pipeline runs DEEP deep.

The two biggest megastars the business ever produced are former college athletes. The two world champions are former college football players. Their fastest rising female superstar is a former track and field athlete.

shyt, even Trash Ass Terry was allegedly a highly touted pitching prospect before he fukked up his shoulder.

Probably more to do with the fact it isnt an actual NIL programme and WWE will own their rights in the long run (Its Next in Line as opposed to what NIL is meant to be for college athletes which is profiting off Name, Image, LIkeness)

Also yes some of the biggest stars were former college athletes but they also had experience in other places honing themselves


But I havent actually read what Wrestling twitter said either so dont mind me

 

[Starboy52]

Probably more to do with the fact it isnt an actual NIL programme and WWE will own their rights in the long run (Its Next in Line as opposed to what NIL is meant to be for college athletes which is profiting off Name, Image, LIkeness)

Also yes some of the biggest stars were former college athletes but they also had experience in other places honing themselves


But I havent actually read what Wrestling twitter said either so dont mind me

It’s mostly a bunch of “B-but what about the indies???/Why not just sign [insert big name from MLW/Japan here]” Right now.

And as vile as it is… I get it if I’m Vince & Co. it’s cheaper to produce in house talent they can both groom to fill roles and game the fukk out of them for every dollar they can than deal with vets who probably know better. It’s not right, but shyt I get it.

 

[prophecypro]

It’s mostly a bunch of “B-but what about the indies???/Why not just sign [insert big name from MLW/Japan here]” Right now.

And as vile as it is… I get it if I’m Vince & Co. it’s cheaper to produce in house talent they can both groom to fill roles and game the fukk out of them for every dollar they can than deal with vets who probably know better. It’s not right, but shyt I get it.

I feel like you gave wrestling twitter a better reason to be angry about this then question them

 

[Starboy52]

I feel like you gave wrestling twitter a better reason to be angry about this then question them

It at least would make sense though if that was the reason . They mad because cokeboy ISN’T raiding the territories this time

 

[MenacingMonk]

So marks are bytching about it because of not signing Indy talent? Mu fukkas bytch just to bytch.

They’re acting like they know Cokeboy’s business agenda.

 

[Riley Escobar]

Oh look, more money for failed pro athletes.

this isn't the scorching hot take you think it is

 

[MightyHealthy]

this isn't the scorching hot take you think it is

this isn't a real NIL program, I guess we're even

 

[Riley Escobar]

this isn't a real NIL program, I guess we're even

you sure showed me

 

[010101]

all for having legit athlete's working

if by some miracle they can find some characters too

then they are stepping in the right direction

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