{"id":14889,"date":"2018-03-01T12:18:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=14889"},"modified":"2018-03-01T12:18:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:18:29","slug":"next-nxt-class-feature-three-huge-indie-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/03\/01\/next-nxt-class-feature-three-huge-indie-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Next NXT Class Could Feature Three Huge Indie Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reports today for several sources seems to indicate that WWE is wasting no time in following up their last NXT class of<strong> Ricochet, EC3, War Machine<\/strong> and <strong>Candice LeRae<\/strong> and have deals on the table for several new talents to begin in May. It should be noted that deals have been offered, but no confirmation of any of them actually signing yet. <strong>Casey Michael<\/strong> of <a href=\"http:\/\/squaredcirclesirens.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squared Circle Sirens<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/developmentalcentral.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Developmental Central\u00a0<\/a>announced this morning a list of May candidates offered deals that feature some rather huge names (literally and figuratively). Casey has become arguably the most trusted source for Performance Center recruitment news on the internet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So that May class is looking like<br \/>WALTER<br \/>Keith Lee<br \/>Luke Menzies<br \/>Joe Coffey<br \/>Daniel Vidot (?)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udcec\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcfc\ud835\udcee\ud835\udd02 \ud835\udcf6\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcec\ud835\udcf1\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcee\ud835\udcf5 (@ifyouseekcasey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ifyouseekcasey\/status\/969199111504318464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The report was somewhat restated by <strong>Dave Meltzer<\/strong> in today&#8217;s edition of the <strong>Wrestling Observer Newsletter<\/strong>, stating that both <strong>Keith Lee<\/strong> and <strong>WALTER<\/strong> were indeed offered WWE deals, although Meltzer is off the opinion that WALTER will most likely turn his down. Here&#8217;s a closer look at the five names in question.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WALTER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14897\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14897\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/wXw_Walter-684x1024-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: wXw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WALTER is one of the top big men in indie wrestling today, working out of his home promotion <strong>wXw<\/strong> in Germany, where he now leads <strong>RINGKAMPF<\/strong> with <strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong> (and reigning Tag Team Champions). In the past few years, he&#8217;s expanded his presence in Europe by performing with <strong>PROGRESS<\/strong> in the UK (where he&#8217;s the current Atlas Champion), as well as <strong>PWG<\/strong> and <strong>EVOLVE<\/strong> in the United States. His former RINGKAMPF members<strong> Axel Dieter Jr<\/strong>. (Marcel Barthel) and <strong>Axel Tischer<\/strong> (SaNitY&#8217;s Alexander Wolfe) are both currently working in NXT. On WALTER&#8217;s chances, Meltzer stated the following in today&#8217;s Newsletter: &#8220;I know that in the past he\u2019s told us he\u2019s not interested because he\u2019s got employee status with the wXw promotion in Europe and runs their school and in the past told us he likes his life and wasn\u2019t interested in moving. He wasn\u2019t even interested in long periods out of Europe as he noted New Japan isn\u2019t something he was interested in either. But there is an opportunity if you become a WWE star to make far more money and garner far more fame in this business than anywhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>KEITH LEE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14896\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14896\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/SG2jh8z1_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/SG2jh8z1_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/SG2jh8z1_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/SG2jh8z1_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \/twitter.com\/realkeithlee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/01\/06\/keith-lee-be-more-every-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keith Lee<\/a> is easily one of the top unsigned indie talents in the world today, whose athleticism and size are unparalleled. Since leaving <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> last year, Lee has become one of the hottest properties on the indie circuit, working for such promotions as PWG, PROGRESS, EVOLVE, <strong>RevPro, WrestleCircus, ICW<\/strong>, and many more. He&#8217;s currently the <strong>WWN<\/strong> Champion. On Keith Lee, Meltzer noted that &#8220;the belief within the indie world is Lee is taking it since he\u2019s turned down dates after that point in time but this is one of those things that neither side are even allowed to confirm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>LUKE MENZIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14895\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14895\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/DW-9Ea9WsAANUIC-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"597\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Samantha Robinson (Twitter: @SamanthaRobin16)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former pro rugby player who trained with <strong>Marty Jones<\/strong>, Menzies has emerged as a top prospect in the UK scene, where he&#8217;s performed for Defiant Wrestling, <strong>New Generation Wrestling<\/strong> and others. Highly regarded by NXT&#8217;s <strong>William Regal<\/strong>, Menzies has had several WWE tryouts in the past and apparently they&#8217;ve finally decided to sign the hard hitting Englishman.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JOE COFFEY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14892\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14892\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/16708341_1336521749760793_179264163725150001_n-e1519923349812.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Marion McGinn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the top Scottish wrestlers of the past decade, Coffey recently <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2017\/11\/22\/joe-coffey-finishes-icw\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finished up with ICW<\/a> late last year. The former 2x ICW World Heavyweight Champion was also a regular with Defiant Wrestling (formerly WCPW) and worked for Ireland&#8217;s OTT, as well as other UK promotions like PROGRESS, PCW, and Discovery.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DANIEL VIDOT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14894\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14894\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/9b09d9117e13ddb3dc98b3d867930b5a-e1519923457300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: The Courier Mail (Australia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another former pro rugby player, Vidot is a Samoan from Melbourne, Australia, who competed in Australia&#8217;s <strong>National Rugby League<\/strong> from 2009 until last year, as well as suiting up for Samoa in the Rugby World Cup. In October, <a href=\"http:\/\/the81stminute.com\/2017\/10\/daniel-vidot-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-wwe-superstar\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he had a WWE tryout<\/a>, and it appears that officials liked what they saw from the 28-year old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports today for several sources seems to indicate that WWE is wasting no time in following up their last NXT class of Ricochet, EC3, War Machine and Candice LeRae and have deals on the table for several new talents to begin in May. 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