{"id":19809,"date":"2018-06-07T08:31:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=19809"},"modified":"2018-06-07T08:31:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T12:31:07","slug":"wwe-uk-news-uk-brand-gm-new-signings-plus-update-on-revpro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/06\/07\/wwe-uk-news-uk-brand-gm-new-signings-plus-update-on-revpro\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE UK News: UK Brand GM, New Signings, Plus Update on RevPro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of news regarding WWE&#8217;s UK brand in the past 24 hours, starting with the big news that the WWE UK brand has chosen its first General Manager in UK wrestling legend <strong>Johnny Saint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: As revealed by @Daily_Star, Johnny Saint, one of the most revered competitors in British wrestling history, has been named the General Manager of WWE\u2019s United Kingdom brand. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uALAtpSGGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/uALAtpSGGo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE UK (@WWEUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUK\/status\/1004693539580719104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-united-kingdom-championship-tournament\/article\/johnny-saint-general-manager-wwe-united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Press Release<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-body\" data-wname=\"entity_field\" data-pos=\"1\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p><em><strong>Beginning in the 1950s, Saint\u2019s remarkable in-ring career spanned more than five decades. A prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of the legendary Billy Robinson, Saint is considered a pioneering force in the U.K. scene, and he is widely hailed as one of the most technically gifted grapplers of all time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In a 2013 interview with WWE.com, Daniel Bryan cited Saint as a true \u201cwrestlers\u2019 wrestler.\u201d Though perhaps best known for his elaborate and aesthetically pleasing counter-wrestling, Saint also brought a hard edge to the ring, according to Bryan.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19814\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/saint100-e1528374233574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cJohnny Saint is somebody who does fancy reversals, but what made him a wrestlers\u2019 wrestler is when he\u2019d get gritty with his wrestling,\u201d Bryan said. \u201cHe entertained people through wrestling. He knew a million different holds. He\u2019d go out there and always have fantastic matches. I wrestled him when he was 60-something years old and was still absolutely phenomenal in the ring. He was so good at what he did, technique-wise.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Once his wrestling career ended, Saint turned his attention to tutoring the next generation of British grapplers. In 2017, he spent six months as a coach at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., where he shared his knowledge with NXT Superstars and other WWE recruits.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>As he gets set to help WWE embark on a new frontier \u2014 including at the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament events, which will <a class=\"wwe-wysiwyg--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-united-kingdom-championship-tournament\/article\/wwe-network-june-25-26\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stream on WWE Network on June 25 and 26<\/a> \u2014 Saint is excited about the future of WWE\u2019s U.K. brand and the platform it offers to wrestlers in the region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cFor the guys who are in the wrestling scene here in the U.K., the worldwide exposure is a wonderful thing,\u201d Saint said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that we never really had before, so the new product is going to be tremendous for them.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19813\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19813\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/5te765P9_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/5te765P9_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/5te765P9_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/5te765P9_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: James Musselwhite \/ Portrait of a Wrestler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-ads-article-promo-unit-pane\" data-wname=\"ads_article_promo_unit_pane\" data-pos=\"2\">\n<div class=\"node-type-article\">\n<div class=\"pane-node-body\">\n<div id=\"wwe-ad-article-promo-unit\" class=\"wwe-article-promo-unit-ad ad-load-processed\">In roster news, <a href=\"http:\/\/squaredcirclesirens.com\/wwe-reportedly-sign-nina-samuels-charlie-morgan-to-extended-tryout-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squared Circle Sirens<\/a> (via Wrestling Observer) has reported that two more UK wrestlers have signed deals with the WWE, although not the traditional WWE UK deals. <strong>Pro Wrestling: EVE<\/strong> Champion <strong>Charlie Morgan<\/strong> and UK standout <strong>Nina Samuels<\/strong> have both signed &#8220;extended tryout deals&#8221;, which basically is an intent to sign deal that would keep them available for the WWE and block signing with any other televised company, such as the rumoured upcoming World of Sports series on ITV or Impact Wrestling.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19812\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/Nina_Samuels_1-e1528374285750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"500\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Finally, it would appear that reports that companies like RevPro and Defiant were no longer allowed to use any talents signed to WWE UK deals (as further speculated by <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/06\/04\/andnew-jamie-hayter-wins-revpro-womens-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jinny&#8217;s loss of her RevPro title<\/a> this past weekend amidst reports <a href=\"http:\/\/squaredcirclesirens.com\/wwe-signs-jinny-to-a-wwe-uk-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">she too signed a WWE UK deal<\/a>), as they tweeted the following answer during a Twitter Q &amp; A on June 1.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19816\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19816\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-07-at-8.29.12-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-07-at-8.29.12-AM.png 598w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-07-at-8.29.12-AM-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: twitter.com\/RevProUK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of news regarding WWE&#8217;s UK brand in the past 24 hours, starting with the big news that the WWE UK brand has chosen its first General Manager in UK wrestling legend Johnny Saint. 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