Report: WWE Actively Interested In Signing Women Under 25
Backstage details on WWE's new signing directive for incoming women.
WWE's new hiring directives include the recommendation that new women coming into the promotion are aged 25 or under, reports Dave Meltzer in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Meltzer cites the company's age problem, which is reportedly aware of, and the internal perception that WWE doesn't have enough wrestlers in their 20s on television at the moment while discussing the latest round of releases. Age, it is noted, may have been a factor in who was let go yesterday.
10 women were included on WWE's latest list of sackings, including Ember Moon, Eva Marie, Mia Yim, and Scarlett. B-Fab was the most curious of the group, not for her tenure or stature within the promotion, but because her Hit Row stable were only drafted from NXT to SmackDown in October.
WWE's developmental and signing policies have undergone major shifts in 2021. With NXT rebranded as NXT 2.0, the company has moved back towards signing younger, bigger wrestlers over established indie names with considerable experience, harking back to an older style of talent progression. This is being done with the goal of easing the transition from developmental to the main roster.
Only time will tell if the strategy reaps benefits.