Former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. has had some setbacks regarding plans for his wrestling promotion but believes a big break is just around the corner.
Prinze, best known for roles in Scooby-Doo and I Know What You Did Last Summer, announced plans for a promotion in 2022. Prinze had high expectations at the time and planned for a two-hour show to launch within 18 months. Prinze has also sought advice from those who know a thing or two about launching promotions.
Two years on from his announcement and Prinze’s show is yet to hit the air. The former WWE writer recently revealed that he’d been turned down and on his Wrestling With Freddie podcast, gave more information about what happened.
“It was Warner Discovery. They were the first people that I went to… It’s such a roller coaster going up and down, but it’s never fast when you want it to be fast and it’s never slow when you want it to be slow. So yeah, so it was Warner Discovery that, and I’m not saying that to hate on them or anything like that.”
It’s hardly a surprise that Warner Discovery turned Prinze’s promotion down, as they are already the broadcast partner of All Elite Wrestling and hardly need a new show potentially splitting their viewership. Prinze added that he’s confident that another place he approached is going to say no to his promotion, which may be for the best as Prinze questioned whether they even liked wrestling.
Undeterred by these setbacks, Prinze is confident a deal for his show is coming soon
“There’s two places where I think one is a definite yes and it’s coming because they’ve made multiple calls asking all kinds of questions from creative to financial. When they start talking money, that’s when it’s getting serious.
“And the other place is like a dark horse, kind of a, not a long shot, like a weird choice, but it could be really cool. And if they say, I just want to yes, so whichever one says yes, I wanna put wrestling on TV and put more wrestlers on TV because that experience does nothing but help everybody, including the fans. So yeah, so that’s where we stand with that.”
Time will tell if Prinze gets his wrestling company off the ground, but he certainly is optimistic about his chances. Stay tuned for more updates about the actor’s plans to launch his own company.