The brand extension has the WWE reaching out to former talent and people who
have never worked there. We have already seen Jinder Mahal return to the roster
and Curt Hawkins is also on his way back. Shelton Benjamin was on his way in but
his medical tests revealed he had a shoulder injury that has to be dealt with
before he returns. The WWE has reached out to MVP but there are money issues
between them right now. Also on WWE radar is New Japan’s Kazuchika Okada, Prince
Puma from Lucha Underground, Lucha Underground announcer Melissa Santos, Carlito,
Jimmy Wang Yang, Tommy Dreamer (who didn’t want to give up his independent
promotion) and Bill Goldberg. Stevie Richards is now working as a coach at the
WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Kurt Angle was also a possible but that’s not
happening for now. WWE is also scouting almost every independent promotion out
there and if a worker can pass a background check then they have a better chance
of being signed. That’s why the WWE didn’t sign ROH’s Moose because of a
domestic violence charge in his past. |