{"id":32003,"date":"2018-12-05T14:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=32003"},"modified":"2019-06-09T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T19:57:38","slug":"pete-dunne-addresses-nxt-uk-contract-reports-british-wrestling-is-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/05\/pete-dunne-addresses-nxt-uk-contract-reports-british-wrestling-is-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Dunne Addresses NXT UK Contract Reports: “British Wrestling is Safe”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since details of the new NXT UK contracts emerged from a report from Voices of Wrestling<\/a> on Monday, indie wrestling fans around the world – and especially within the UK indie scene – have expressed their concern over the “demise” of the British Wrestling scene due to new levels of exclusivity for those contracted under an NXT UK deal with the WWE. Pete Dunne felt the need to speak out.<\/p>\n

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From the report, it appears that these new deals – which would kick in in January of 2019 – will be multi-tiered, depending on the wrestler and the deal they’d signed. The first (top) tier contract – the one that long time stars like Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, Tyler Bate<\/strong>, and most likely, Toni Storm<\/strong> – would be signed to, these wrestlers are now forbidden from working any non-WWE allied promotions (PROGRESS<\/strong> or Insane Championship Wrestling<\/strong>). Over the past week, we’ve seen the implications of this, as British Strong Style<\/strong> (Dunne, Seven and Bate) said their goodbyes to Fight Club: PRO<\/strong> (which is incidentally owned by Trent Seven himself).<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisxblast\/status\/1069010574586064896<\/p>\n

The second tier contracts, which would include semi-regulars like Ligero, Travis Banks, Jinny, and others, would still be allowed to work WWE-approved indie promotions (PROGRESS, ICW, wXw, <\/strong>FCP, Attack! Pro Wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling<\/strong> and Futureshock<\/strong>) and appear on their VOD services as usual. The third tier, which was once considered a “promise deal” (more of a retainer than anything) would allow them to work anywhere except the WWE “blacklist” of promotions (NJPW, Ring of Honor, RevPro, Defiant, IMPACT, MLW<\/strong> and Lucha Underground<\/strong>). And while Tier 2 and Tier 3 are able to work VODs for other promotions, they are not able to work against any competitor signed with one of the “blacklist” promotions.<\/p>\n