According to Reddit.com user MetsFan4Ever, a person who claims to be a former WWE employee and has broken several news stories before, WWE is interested in signing California-based independent wrestler Uhaa Nation to a developmental deal.
Nation had a tryout at the WWE Performance Center last month and impressed company officials so much that WWE trainers flew to Reseda, California to watch his match at Friday’s Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) live event.
Nation, who has been wrestling since 2009, is currently “a very high priority for WWE.” Billed at 6-0 and 240 pounds, Nation is known both as a high-flyer and a power wrestler.
MetsFan4Ever also clarified a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which stated that due to budget cuts, WWE TV extras (ie. police officers, security guards) had their appearance fees from $250 to $100.
According to MetsFan4Ever, WWE only cut the appearance fee by $50, so extras are paid $200. Members of Adam Rose’s Rosebuds, which are typically NXT and independent wrestlers, earn $100 per show.