WWE is known to invade rosters of indie companies and with the rise of AEW, things are only going to get hard for independent promotions. It only increases competition and makes it hard for smaller companies to keep their top talents.
During his recent appearance on Talk Is Jericho podcast, one of the early founders of the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla promotion, Joey Ryan talked about a number of things and discussed the impact AEW and WWE will have on PWG’s roster in future.
Ryan explained that it could affect PWG in theory but claimed that wrestling just roles with punches. He said that if you take all these top guys off the market, it gives the opportunity to the other guys to step up and become stars.
Joey then gave the example of Adam Cole saying that MJF stepped up after Cole got signed to WWE and maybe the opportunities wouldn’t have been as prevalent if the current NXT Champion was still around.
Continuing on the topic, the indie star said that promotions have definitely taken a hit because those guys are established stars but he thinks that it’s not the end of the world for independent wrestling.
Apart from this, Joey Ryan also talked about ROH talents working PWG shows, his run with TNA in 2013 and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.
