Sasha Banks will star in the opening video package for Monday night\’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, according to Variety.
What\’s the connection between Sasha Banks and college football? The big game airs on ESPN, which is owned by owned by Disney. Sasha Banks appeared in Season 2 of The Mandalorian on the Disney+ streaming service.
Sasha Banks will appear as a futuristic superhero who sparks the start of the college football national championship using a piece of confetti from last year’s championship celebration.
You can watch the 2-minute video here:
She told Variety that she\’s honored to be selected for this role. She loves the concept and had great things to say about everyone she worked with on the project.
\”I feel like everybody who has been working on the set, and the whole team have been so incredible… to walk in and to just feel so welcome, and just to see everything, and I was just like, it was amazing,\” said Banks.
Georgia and Alabama will collide at 8pm (Eastern), head-to-head with WWE Raw.
December\’s Final Battle pay-per-view marked the end of an era for ROH. The company is currently on hiatus and top ROH stars have been released from their contracts. Some already appearing for other promotions.
Over the weekend, ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham and ROH Women\’s Champion Rok-C both wrestled for Impact Wrestling. An ROH faction invaded the Impact Hard to Kill pay-per-view. The group had a presence at the latest Impact TV tapings and is now going by the name Honor No more.
Ring of Honor officials have maintained the company is not shutting down. On Monday, the company announced its next live pay-per-view.
Ring of Honor Returns
ROH Supercard of Honor will take place Friday, April 1st from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX at the Curtis Culwell Center.
The event takes place during WrestleMania 38 weekend, giving it a built-in audience of wrestling fans who are already in town.
Supercard of Honor has been a staple of the ROH calendar dating back to 2006.
HonorClub members will get first crack at tickets on Friday, January 21st. The general public on-sale will take place the following week, Friday January 28th.
SEScoops plans to send a live correspondent to this event, so stay tuned for more details on that.
Former WWE Superstar Taya Valkyrie is open to joining All Elite Wrestling.
Vaklyrie recently wrapped up a short run with WWE, where she portrayed the character Franky Monet in NXT. She was released by WWE back in November already has a number of appearances lined up in the weeks ahead.
During a virtual autograph signing for East Coast Autograph Auctions over the weekend, Valkyrie said \”of course\” she\’s interested in joining AEW\’s women\’s division.
\”Of course, I would go to AEW, she said. \”They are doing something different, a lot of my peers and best friends, my brothers Fenix and Pentagon are over there. Why not? We\’ll see what happens.\”
Taya Valkyrie as Franky Monet in NXT (2021)
Taya Valkyrie\’s Future
Taya Vaklyrie Valkyrie extensively in Mexico during the early part of her career. She worked for Impact Wrestling from 2017-2021 before a stint in NXT. She returned to AAA in December.
The sky is the limit for Taya Valkyrie in 2022. She is a veteran performer that would be an asset to any locker room she joined. We could see her back in Impact, or in AEW.
Over the weekend, Valkyrie expressed interest in working with AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker.
The free agency market for women\’s wrestling has never been deeper. Aside from the incredible talent on the independent scene, talent released by WWE in 2021 include Valkyrie, Toni Storm, Nixon Newell (Tegan Nox), Athena (Ember Moon), Nia Jax and Mia Yim.
Taya Valkyrie issued a lengthy statement after her WWE release that you can read here:
Impact Wrestling held its latest round of television tapings on Sunday night from Dallas, TX at the The Factory at Deep Ellum. Charlie Haas made his Impact debut, but it did not go well.
The former WWE tag team champion interrupted a promo from Josh Alexander, who was staking his claim as #1 contender to Moose\’s Impact World Championship.
Charlie Haas debuts for Impact Wrestling (Photo: Kurt Zamora)
Haas and Alexander fought later in the night, with Alexander getting the win. Unfortunately, Haas was injured during the match.
Charlie Haas Injured
After the match, the group of ROH wrestlers who appeared at Hard to Kill jumped both men. They were eventually run off by Chris Sabin, Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Heath, Rhino and Eddie Edwards.
During the post-match angle, Charlie Haas exited the ring, crawled under the ring, was tended to by Impact Wrestling officials. He was eventually stretchered away.
This is the pic I took from #ringside He became sluggish during the match & came to an awkward end. Rolled outside & he was in no man’s land (concussed) & crawled under the ring. Action inside unaware & several landed on him during a spot. Bad scene l. pic.twitter.com/nDeiCB9I7l
Impact Wrestling World Champion Moose wants a match with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
Moose retained his title at Saturday\’s Impact Hard to Kill pay-per-view. He beat Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey in a triple threat match.
Moose wins at Impact Hard to Kill 2022
Moose wants Roman Reigns
On Sunday, Moose referenced the \”Forbidden Door\” and said it\’s time for the Wrestling God to cross paths with the Head of the Table. He tweeted:
“I Claim to be the Wrestling God. He claims to be The Head of the Table. With all this Forbidden Door talk….. what if …. @WWERomanReigns”
This is not the first time Moose has made it known he wants to work with Roman Reigns. On a recent episode of Impact TV, moose referenced the Tribal Chief.
The Impact world champion wrestling the WWE Universal Champion seems unlikely. However, it is possible.
Moose vs. Roman Reigns is unlikely, but two other champions from WWE and Impact could share a ring very soon Entrants for the upcoming Women\’s Royal Rumble include Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James and SmackDown Women\’s Champion Charlotte Flair.
Former WWE Superstar Paige was trending on social media this weekend after WWE announced several legendary women are returning for the Royal Rumble.
The upcoming Women’s Royal Rumble will feature the Bella Twins, Lita, Kelly Kelly, Summer Rae and even Impact Knockouts champion Mickie James.
In response to seeing herself trending after WWE’s Royal Rumble announcements, Paige tweeted, “I tell ya what though, it does feel f*cking awesome to see so many people even after 4 years, miss me wrestling.”
Some of the industry’s top names replied to Paige’s tweet, including Natalya, Booker T, Alexa Bliss and AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker.
Paige has been active on social media as of late. She has expressed gratitude and support to many of the people released by WWE, including William Regal, “Road Dogg” BG James and Nia Jax.
Paige retired 4 years ago due to the condition of her neck, but fans remain hopeful she will grace the ring again.
She hopes to wrestle again, despite the injuries that cut her career short. Her WWE contract runs through June 2022.
All Elite Wrestling taped next week’s AEW Dark on Saturday night after the Battle of the Belts special from Charlotte, North Carolina
Battle of the Belts was a 1-hour TV special, but fans in attendance got to see the rest of AEW’s champions compete in more than a dozen additional matches.
Hannifan previously worked for WWE under the name Tom Phillips. They released him in May 2021 after about 9 years with the company.
Shortly thereafter, Hannifan spoke extensively about his time there. He credits Renee Paquette as being one of the people who took him under their wing and showed him the ropes while he got caught up to speed with WWE\’s way of doing things.
Following his Impact Wrestling debut, Hannifan will join Renee Paquette on the next edition of her Oral Sessions podcast. That interview drops this coming Tuesday.
Below, you can check out Tom Hannifan\’s in-depth interview talking about his WWE run, the hardest part of that job being overproduced there and much more.
Adam Cole, Kyle O\’Reilly and Bobby Fish are undisputedly one of the most dominant forces in pro wrestling over the past several years.
The dangerous trio has reunited in All Elite Wrestling. We\’ve seen O\’Reilly and Fish resume using their ReDragon moniker in AEW, but the faction has yet to receive an official name.
\”Undisputed Era\” is intellectual property of WWE. However, a new trademark filing by AEW reveals what is likely their new name.
AEW filed a trademark application for the name \”Paragon\” on January 3rd, along with a logo we\’re sure to see on licensed merchandise in the near future.
The word paragon means, \”a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.\”
We\’ve heard the word paragon used on AEW television in recent weeks, another clue that
AEW presents Battle of the Belts this Saturday night on TNT. This is the first of AEW\’s quarterly 1-hour Saturday night TNT specials that we\’ll see this year.
As of this writing, two championship matches have been signed for event.TNT
Former AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara will get a rematch against the man who beat him for the gold just over a week ago, Cody Rhodes.
Riho will also challenge Britt Baker for the coveted AEW Women’s Championship.
AEW has announced a change will be made to the card due to \”medical protocol.\”
No further details have been announced just yet, but we\’ll get more information on Friday\’s Rampage.
Aside from Cody Rhodes and Britt Baker, AEW\’s other champions include \”Hangman\” Adam Page (World Champion), Jurassic Express (Tag Champions) and Jade Cargill (TBS Champion). Ricky Starks holds the [unsanctioned] FTW Championship.
SEScoops will provide an update on this story late Friday night after Rampage.
Rey Fenix has issued a statement following the injury he sustained on Wednesday\’s AEW Dynamite. The former AEW tag champion confirms \”there are no broken bones\” and he hopes to be back in action sooner than later.
\”I want to thank each and every one of you for so much love, for your prayers, good vibes, for your messages. Thank you very much for being concerned about me.
I feel very blessed to have all of you. Fans, colleagues (Wrestlers), my friends and my family, Thank you very much.
I love this sport so much that it has changed my life and mine, that when I am in the ring or put on my mask, everything goes away. There are no fears, there are no problems, my heart beats perfectly, everything is fine, I feel alive.
What happened last night is one of the many risks that we wrestlers take before getting into a ring and doing what we love so much.
There is no fault, it is wrestling and these are the risks.
Today I can tell you that I feel better and that thank God, your prayers and good vibes THERE ARE NO BROKEN BONES.
You still have to visit the doctor a couple more times and do some studies, to have an exact diagnosis.
Thank you very much once again to all and congratulations to the champions, enjoy and defend those titles, because very soon I am back and those championships belong to the LUCHA BROTHERS. I respect!
MJF lost to Capt. Shawn Dean on Wednesday\’s AEW Dynamite. His win/loss record for 2022 now stands at a meager 0-1.
The loss came after CM Punk hit the ring and attacked Dean with the sole intention of awarding him the DQ victory. Punk said he will continue getting MJF disqualified until he mans up and faces him in the ring. It was a clever finish that forces MJF to stop running away and wrestle Punk once and for all.
MJF is not happy about losing his first match of the year. A losing record is no way to earn title shots, so he knows this cannot go on for much longer.
On Thursday, he took to social media and declared that no one has ever, nor will they ever, beat him clean.
Several fans have pointed out that MJF has lost to Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley. The Long Island native argues that those losses were illegitimate.
MJF says Jericho had their match restarted by a crooked official, while Moxley had to use the Paradigm Shift, a move that was banned during that match, to get a win.
JERICHO HAD THE MATCH RESTARTED BY A CROOKED OFFICIAL AFTER I BEAT HIM CLEAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
Gabe Sapolsky has reached the \”end of the road\” in WWE. He sent out a tweet Thursday morning letting his followers with a quote by Neil Peart that reads,
\”I don\’t regret the ride that has to be over, but rather feel grateful for the miles travelled, for the sights along the way, and to be exactly where I am.\”
The company released a brief statement addressing the latest round of firings:
“With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we’ve decided to part ways with some of the staff based in our Performance Center. We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and wish them the best.”
Thunder Rosa was Renee Paquette\’s guest on the latest episode of the Oral Sessions podcast. During the discussion, they spoke about how Thunder Rosa went from a social worker to one of the top stars in AEW, how she almost ended up in WWE as a ref, and how she feels about her Lights Out match with Britt Baker last year.
Rosa was technically contracted to the NWA when she first appeared for All Elite Wrestling in August 2020. It wasn\’t until nearly a year later that she signed an exclusive deal with the promotion.
She was branded as an \’outsider\’ from the beginning – a label that\’s followed her throughout her career.
Thunder Rosa told Renee, \”You know, I felt the pressure from moment one, because I knew what I was coming for. I\’m an outsider.\”
Renee asked what she meant by that. How was she an outsider?
\”I don\’t know if you remember, but the storyline was, \’You don\’t belong here. You don\’t belong here,\” Rosa said. \”They keep telling me, I\’m an outsider my whole entire career. Because I never watched wrestling. I was a social worker. I came into the business because it was fun. It was something that interested me and I ended up being f-cking pretty good at it. And people didn\’t like that.\”
. @thunderrosa22 ????this chick freaking rules!! But we already knew that. Man, her journey is wild! I had no idea everything she’s been through. We talk her lights out match w @realbrittbaker, why she almost quit, moving to the United States, her family and so much more. @AEWpic.twitter.com/wZhRRFZuPp
Thunder Rosa continued, \”You come from another company and it\’s a blessing and a curse when you\’re too good at something, at any job. So you come in at something, you\’re supposed to be a one and done, and then you\’re like, \’What\’s up guys. I\’m the cousin nobody wants to see, but you still see me.\’ And they put me in this super important spot. You\’re like, \’holy crap.\’ If i sh-t the bed, this is it.\”
Despite this adversity, Thunder Rosa believed in herself. She knew that if she was able to tell a story in the ring the way it was meant to be told, that she\’d be ok.
James has held many roles with WWE over the years, including head-writer of WWE SmackDown and most recently, a coach at the WWE Performance Center. He had been mentoring students on character development and promos.
The 5-time WWE tag team champion issued a brief statement regarding his departure from the company.
James thanked his fans for supporting him during this challenging time. He admits that it\’s going to take a few days to process this major life event. However, he\’s leaning on his faith in God to get him through it.
As a WWE employee, he\’s seen literally hundreds of people come and go over the years. He seems to be taking things in stride, understanding that \”It’s just business!\”
James is another loyal Triple H ally that has been released, as WWE guts what\’s left of The Game\’s previous incarnation of NXT.
Road Dogg is a popular figure in pro wrestling and still has legions of fans from his days as a member of the New Age Outlaws. He should have no problem continuing to make a living in the business, if that\’s what he decides to pursue.
Actor Macaulay Culkin has been a WWE fan since the late 1980\’s. He regrets never joining WWE\’s creative team, but has had the opportunity to do some informal consulting work for the company.
Culkin was Freddie Prinze Jr.\’s guest on the latest episode of Wrestling with Freddie podcast, from iHeart Media\’s My Cultura Network. Both men are wrestling fans since childhood and discussed how they got into this crazy sport, how they feel about the current state of the industry and much more.
Culkin says his first exposure to wrestling came in the winter of 1989, when he was filming the movie Uncle Buck. He was watching television one morning when he came across one of WWE\’s syndicated shows.
After seeing a clip of The Ultimate Warrior squashing the Honky Tonk man from SummerSlam \’89, he was instantly hooked. He recalls thinking, \”Who is THAT guy?!\”
\”I love the version I am when I watch the Ultimate Warrior!\”
– Macaulay Culkin
The following year, he was in Chicago working on Home Alone. WrestleMania 6 took place, but he was unable to watch the show live due to his schedule. He remembers calling the WWF Hotline to get the results and was \”ecstatic\” to learn Warrior beat Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship.
Culkin says the Ultimate Warrior was \”such a good gateway drug\” to get kids into wrestling. \”I love the version I am when I watch the Ultimate Warrior! I am so funny and hilarious!\” he laughed.
Macaulay Culkin at WrestleMania 7 (1991)
Prinze asked if he ever wanted to work for WWE. Culkin said he\’s definitely thought about it and regrets never following through. \”Now that I\’m a dad, I barely have time to pee.\” It would have been cool do, but it\’s one of those things he just never did. He\’s done some fantasy booking and came up with some cool storylines for Bray Wyatt.
Culkin\’s Idea for WWE
Culkin then revealed WWE has reached out to him a few times asking for consultation about how to make the product better. He remembers telling them to differentiate Raw and SmackDown, because \”one is blue and one\’s red\” but they\’re essentially the same.
Unfortunately, WWE shot down that idea and essentially said, \”this is our product.\”
Culkin said, \”God bless Kevin Dunn, but …\” and did say Dunn is very good at what he does. However, he recalls most of his suggestions were related to freshening up the presentation of the product.
Culkin also said today\’s WWE product is too repetitive with the same match-ups over and over. \”F-ck dude.. if I have to see one more f-cking.. don\’t get me wrong, I\’m actually looking forward to what will be different this time, but if I have to see Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns one more freakin\’ time…\”
He named New Day vs. The Usos as another pairing he\’d be happy to never see again. He asked, \”How many times can we watch the same match?\” and \”What the f— is going on?\”
The guys spoke about how storylines would develop for a year when they were kids, but that changed around the time of the Attitude Era.
There\’s much more to the conversation, which you can listen to in the player embedded below:
A new era for AEW begins tonight, as Dynamite moves to TBS. AEW\’s top names have been doing the media rounds to promote the show, including company president Tony Khan.
TK spoke with Brandon Walker for Barstool Sports Rasslin\’ podcast and dropped several news items that AEW fans will be interested in:
AEW Beach Break is returning later this month. The 2-night event will take place on the Wednesday, January 26th edition of Dynamite and the Friday, January 28th edition of Rampage. Beach Break will take place from Cleveland, Ohio.
AEW Double or Nothing will return to Las Vegas this year. The PPV takes place during Memorial Day weekend, the final weekend of May.
AEW will bring Dynamite and Rampage to the west coast some time this spring \’around the time\’ of Double or Nothing.
Last year\’s AEW Beach Break took place from Jacksonville, FL at Daily\’s Place. The main event saw Jon Moxley, PAC & Fenix vs. Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers.
Tony Khan also teased that we will be seeing Hook again \”sooner than later.\”
Catch Brandon Walker\’s full interview with Tony Khan right here:
Brandi Rhodes is a ratings draw and she\’s not afraid to brag about it.
Rhodes is the Chief Brand Officer of All Elite Wrestling. She is an active competitor with a 13-3 career record in AEW. She\’s also a divisive figure that regularly engages with her critics on social media.
Brandi has been accused of having \”go-away heat.\” This term describes when fans boo a performer not because they\’re a good heel, but because they\’re annoying and shouldn\’t be featured on television.
On Tuesday, Brandi Rhodes informed her Twitter followers that her segment with Dan Lambert last week on Dynamite was the most-watched part of the show. She also addressed those claims of having go-away heat.
She boasted, \”If that\’s go away head, then the whole rosters lookin for that same smoke.\”
High point of the show.
Consistently.
If that’s go away heat, then the whole rosters lookin for that same smoke.
WWE presents NXT New Year\’s Evil tonight from Orlando, Florida. The show will air live on the USA Network.
The top of the card will see Bron Breakker challenge NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa. The second generation star may be a rookie, but that hasn\’t stopped him from climbing the ranks to the top of NXT.
The NXT Women\’s Championship will be on the line in a triple threat match. We\’ll also see a championship unification match and a huge 6-man tag match that has match-of-the-night potential written all over it.
NXT New Year\’s Evil Card
The following matches are set for tonight\’s NXT New Year\’s Evil. The event is expected to have limited commercial breaks, similar to last year\’s installment.
NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker
Women’s Champion Mandy Rose vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade
North American Champion Carmelo Hayes vs. Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong (Unification Match)
Riddle & MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) vs. Imperium (WALTER, Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner)
Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble later this month. It\’s interesting to see that Lesnar is still thinking about Roman Reigns, instead of being laser focused on his next challenger.
Lashley should not be taken lightly and he might be able to exploit Lesnar\’s lack of focus in the lead-up to the Rumble.
Lashley has wanted a match with Brock Lesnar for several years. Last year, he shared his theory for why the match never happened (until now). You can read all about that below:
Japanese wrestling star Maki Itoh is determined to wrestle in the United States again. She\’s plotting a return to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and wants to pin Thunder Rosa\’s shoulders to the mat.
Itoh currently wrestles for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. She is their reigning International Princess Champion. TJPW has released a video of Itoh stating her intentions.
\”With this belt, Ito will definitely go to AEW! And I\’ll fight Thunder Rosa one more time. And Ito will definitely win!\”
Itoh added, \”There are many, many more attractive people in the world. So Ito wants to beat them one by one with this belt.\”
Update: Thunder Rosa has replied to Maki Itoh\’s comments. She wrote:
\”I was actually thinking the opposite. FOR THE RECORD, I BEAT YOU FOR THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE and I will again! you must be out of your freaking mind if you think you can defeat me. Bitch is open season! Ass whippings are giving for free at @AEW get in line…\”
I was actually thinking the opposite. FOR THE RECORD, I BEAT YOU FOR THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE and I will again! 2. @maki_itoh you must be out of your freaking mind if you think you can defeat me. Bitch is open season!Ass whippings are giving for free at @AEW get in line…???? https://t.co/w2Kdq5yNns
Maki Itoh wrestled for AEW a few times in 2021. She participated in the AEW Women\’s World Title Eliminator tournament, but lost to Ryo Mizunami in the first round.
She shared a ring with Thunder Rosa at AEW Revlution in March 2021 during the Buy In kickoff show. Itoh and Britt Baker scored a victory over Thunder Rosa and Riho after interference by Rebel.
Itoh wrestled one more time for AEW, losing to Riho in the main event of the premiere episode of AEW Dark: Elevation.
Maki Itoh\’s Popularity
Maki Itoh is very popular. Last summer, one of her t-shirts was the top selling piece of merchandise on Pro Wrestling Tees.
She posted a video back in July stating that she\’s received offers from both AEW and WWE. However, she\’s yet to sign with either organization.
If you\’re in the Baltimore area and want to meet Athena (fka Ember Moon) next month, head over to Eventbrite.com for ticket information.
Sunday February 6th, 2022 At BALTIMORE CELEBFEST 3 Making her first post WWE appearance Former Nxt Women’s Champion & Nxt Womens tag team champion Athena @AthenaPalmer_FG Fka Ember Moon Pre sale tickets are live and are limited Get tickets ? at:https://t.co/AtCnOZDFKPpic.twitter.com/eUxB60UD5U
— Ultimate Starz Promotions (@UltimateStarzPr) January 3, 2022
All Elite Wrestling has announced another championship match for Saturday night\’s AEW Battle of the Belts special.
Sammy Guevara will get a rematch against Cody Rhodes after the American Nightmare captured the gold from the Spanish God last week.
AEW Battle of the Belts is a 1-hour special that airs this Saturday night on TNT. It\’s part of a big week of programming for AEW, which kicks off with Dynamite\’s move to TBS this Wednesday night.
AEW Battle of the Belts Card
The following matches are signed for AEW Battle of the Belts
TNT Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara
AEW Women\’s Champion Britt Baker vs. Riho
Expect to see at least one more match added to the card at Wednesday\’s AEW Dynamite.
The last time @RealBrittBaker and @riho_gtmv were in the ring together, the DMD completely disrespected and humiliated the former women's champion after her win. The two will now meet at #AEW's #BattleOfTheBelts in Charlotte, NC on Saturday Jan. 8 LIVE 8/7c on @TNTDrama! pic.twitter.com/KKyMsUpvKp
Brock Lesnar will remain a \”free agent\” in WWE storylines, according to a report at PWInsider.com. This means Lesnar could show up on Raw or SmackDown at any time. However, The Beast Incarnate has \”officially shifted over to the Raw roster internally.\”
The new WWE Champion will be on hand for tonight\’s WWE Raw, which takes place from Greenville, South Carolina at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Paul \”Triple H\” Levesque has made his first public appearance since undergoing heart surgery following a \’cardiac event\’ back in September.
I’ve been blown away by the outreach and support from so many people. I’m recovering, doing well, & deeply grateful for all the love in my life. Especially grateful for @ShawnMichaels & all the Superstars & crew @WWENXT! (Steph and the girls loved the snacks!) See you soon ???
Triple H appeared on the New Year\’s Day edition of NBC\’s Nightly News broadcast to discuss WWE\’s new NIL initiative to recruit collegiate athletes.
A new era for college sports is underway after the National Labor Relations Board authorized NCAA athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness.
College sports are an $18 billion industry, so there are many new (and lucrative) opportunities for the athletes responsible for generating this money.
WWE\’s NIL Program
WWE recently launched the NIL (\”Next In Line\”) program and signed 15 athletes they believe could be the Superstars of tomorrow.
Triple H is the Executive Vice President of WWE\’s Global Talent Strategy & Development division. He has a big influence recruiting and developing these athletes.
\”To allow college students to sort of monetize and utilize their name, image and likeness it\’s opened up an avenue for us,\” said Triple H. \”This allows them to have that open door to earn money while in college.\”
Recent WWE signee Joe Spivak, a football player at Northwestern University, was also interviewed for the segment.
Watch Triple H\’s appearance on NBC\’s Nightly News:
https://youtu.be/-BexsJl4MEU?t=964
Triple H spoke with Fast Company in December and had this to say about the WWE NIL program:
“We immediately saw it as an amazing recruiting tool for us because it allows us to show athletes a path to WWE, and engage with them in a way where they can learn more about it, we can learn more about them, all while working together, and finding out if it’s a good fit before they’re even finished college, and before they need to make any decisions about what they’re going to do in that next stage of their life.\”
![\"\"/](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIvhmFkXMAQc7ZZ?format=jpg&name=medium\")
![\"\"](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/franky-monet.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/haas-impact.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIoWBOPWYAExFhz?format=jpg&name=small\")
![\"\"/](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIlqL_DXMAQuTsy?format=jpg&name=small\")
![\"AEW](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/paragon-logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
![\"\"](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/Macaulay-Culkin-1.jpg\")
![\"Brandi](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/brandi-cbo.jpg\")
![\"\"/](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FINKpEYXoAA4qK9?format=jpg&name=small\")
![\"Thunder](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/thunder-maki.jpg\")
![\"\"/](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIJnYGqWQAYxDpo?format=jpg&name=small\")
![\"\"](\"https://media.sescoops.com/uploads/2022/01/lesnar-champion-1.jpg\")