{"id":57328,"date":"2019-11-03T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=57328"},"modified":"2020-03-24T23:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T03:58:57","slug":"report-indie-superstar-kris-statlander-signs-with-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/11\/03\/report-indie-superstar-kris-statlander-signs-with-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Indie Superstar Kris Statlander Reportedly Has NOT Signed With NXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>UPDATE 9pm SUNDAY NOV 3.<\/strong> It appears the initial report from a very reputable site has been redacted by the source, so it appears for the time being, Kris Statlander has NOT signed with WWE as originally reported. We apologize for reporting this but will leave the bulk of the article as a refresher on why you should still follow Kris Statlander&#8217;s amazing career as it unfolds.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47032\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47032\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D7hqVoFWwAAuGWV-e1558909105891.jpg\" alt=\"Kris Statlander\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Basil Mahmud \/ twitter.com\/Beezzzzy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Statlander has become one of the top players in all of the US indie scene in 2019 after breaking out last year. The first female graduate of <strong>Create-A-Pro Wrestling School<\/strong> in New York (run by WWE Superstar <strong>Curt Hawkins<\/strong> and WWE Agent <strong>Pat Buck<\/strong>), Statlander made her wrestling debut in the New York\/New Jersey indie scene in 2017. By that fall, she was also working as part of <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong>&#8216;s Dojo Wars series.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Free Match] Jordynne Grace vs. Kris Statlander | Beyond &quot;Treasure Hunt&quot; (Women&#039;s Wrestling, IMPACT)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YtXnzqO3f_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the past year or so, Kris Statlander has risen through the ranks, initially just in women&#8217;s wrestling, before transcending gender much like how stars like <strong>Tessa Blanchard<\/strong> and <strong>Jordynne Grace<\/strong> did (and still are). She&#8217;s fought some of the top wrestlers in the world, women\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>men, becoming a massive star with <strong>Beyond Wrestling<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>AAW, Bar Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), SHIMMER <\/strong>and many more indies, while also\u00a0working special matches for <strong>Ring of Honor, IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong>, and <strong>WWE<\/strong> (she teamed with\u00a0<strong>Karissa Rivera\u00a0<\/strong>on an episode of\u00a0<em>SmackDown\u00a0<\/em>this past spring). <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/03\/01\/indie-watch-aliens-among-us-kris-statlander-ready-to-conquer-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can read more of Kris Statlander&#8217;s career here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Free Match] Kris Statlander vs. David Starr | Beyond Wrestling &quot;Treasure Hunt&quot; (Intergender, Mixed)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHxP3QSWxnw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. And make sure to watch NXT every week on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/wwenetwork\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0or check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/20\/the-pros-and-cons-of-nxt-to-usa-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NXT on USA Network.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 9pm SUNDAY NOV 3. It appears the initial report from a very reputable site has been redacted by the source, so it appears for the time being, Kris Statlander has NOT signed with WWE as originally reported. 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