BOAD: NIL vs. Indy Rising Stars on NXT?

About this episode

Tommy Dreamer discusses the NIL era of NXT stars and compares it to traditional paths in wrestling.

Tommy Dreamer breaks down tonight's NXT, where he dives into the NIL era of NXT stars, and whether that is a more successful route to the main roster over paying your dues on the indies. Plus, Tommy talks about who the face of NXT is. To visit our partners at Chewy, click here . The Master's Class is now available on its own podcast feed! SUBSCRIBE NOW to hear over 50 episodes of Dave, Bully, Mark, and Tommy taking you behind the scenes like only they can, plus BRAND NEW episodes every week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Busted Open ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Gerardo Hdez conde

Guest: Tommy Dreamer

Topics covered

• NXT
• NIL era
• independent wrestling
• wrestling careers
• wrestling news

Keywords

• NXT
• NIL
• Tommy Dreamer
• indies
• wrestling
• main roster
• wrestling careers

Sponsors

Chewy

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