I’m the sidekick co-host on the Saturday night podcast “The Outsiders’ Edge” here at Cheap-Heat, alongside the very talented Dario Rivera. Dario and I were having a debate via text recently wherein he suggested that the WWE might be attempting to squash what remains of the independent wrestling circuit by signing top stars to NXT such as Uhaa Nation and Samoa Joe. Now—although Vince McMahon might seem like a James Bond villain, with his son-in-law playing the perfect henchmen, I don’t think their goal is to destroy companies like Ring of Honor. Without ROH or PWG or CZW, the developmental system would be forced to rely on homegrown acts like Enzo Amore and Bo Dallas.