Freddie Prinze Jr could be back in the wrestling business very soon.
The She’s All That actor previously worked on the WWE creative team, while also running acting classes with some of the talent. This drew the ire of John Cena, although the pair later reconciled their differences.
However, he has spoken about starting his own wrestling promotion over the past few years. While this seemed like a pipe dream, it could be coming sooner than you think.
Freddie Prinze Jr spoke about his new promotion on Wrestling With Freddie on iHeart Radio (via Fightful). He revealed that he had pitched it to “one place” about broadcasting. He has not heard back from them, which the actor takes as a positive sign.
“I am actively going on with my own personal wrestling federation. It’s something I announced about two years ago that I was going to try and do this. I am now pitching. I pitched to one place and it’s still actively out there. They haven’t said yes, they haven’t said no. The fact that they are still talking about it is a good thing. If they say no, I’ll let you guys know. I’ll share all the good and bad, I want to share the whole process. The only thing I can’t share is the name of the places I’ve gone. I’m not trying to have people hate on them if they say no.”
Freddie Prinze Jr: I Think I Have A Home For New Promotion
Freddie Prinze Jr claimed that he thinks he has a home for his new show, and that the producers in question have said “everything but yes”.
“I had another pitch at a place that likes wrestling. Friendly faces. They had seen what we shot and asked if they could have the meeting, which is always a good thing. The last place we asked for the meeting, showed them what we shot, and then answered questions. They came in hot with questions, but they were all real good. ‘What’s your vision?’ ‘How is it going to be different from this?’ ‘What kind of matches do you want to have?’ ‘We saw GCW, are you going to have deathmatches?’ They had done some research.”
“The meeting was much longer, they were very passionate about it. I’ve only pitched to one other place, but this pitch went way better based on their reaction to the materials and to my producers and me. They basically said everything but yes. I think I have a home. If they say no, I’ll let you guys know and I’ll ask you to cry me a river, but I feel confident about this. I felt confident about the first one, but as time goes on, even though it’s not a no, it makes me feel like it’s a no. These people have said everything but the word yes. I feel crazy confident about this. I have four more places to go.”
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