– We’ve noted in recent weeks that WWE is looking to bring independent wrestling to the WWE Network, likely a response to streaming service FloSlam signing companies left and right. A deal has already been agreed upon with UK promotion ICW and you probably noticed officials from Progress and Over The Top shown on camera during the UK Championship Tournament. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is in talks with both Progress and OTT about bringing them to the Network.
An official announcement of the ICW deal (and other companies, if the deals are made) could come as soon as this week.
– Over the past year, we’ve seen a major overhaul of WWE’s championship belts, with new belts created for the Universal Championship, RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships, RAW and SmackDown tag team championships, Cruiserweight and United Kingdom titles. According to belt maker @BeltFanDan, WWE has commissioned new Intercontinental and United States belts.
New WWE IC and US title designs coming from Overseas. Not getting my hopes up. Gotta sell them replicas!
— Dan Beltzer (@BeltFanDan) January 19, 2017
No word on when the new IC & US belts will be unveiled, but they will not be replicas of the “big logo” WWE Championship (as the Women’s belts are).
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