{"id":7848,"date":"2026-07-16T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7848"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:42:12","slug":"tommy-dreamer-suggests-richard-holliday-has-earned-his-rumored-wwe-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7848","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Dreamer suggests Richard Holliday has earned his rumored WWE deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The &#8220;Most Marketable&#8221; independent professional wrestler on the scene presently, Richard Holliday, is set to take on <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1338795\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/pro-wrestling\/tna-wrestling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling<\/a> (TNA) star Elijah at Awesome Championship Wrestling\u2019s (ACW) Indypendence Day on Saturday night in New York.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Holliday\u2019s rumored WWE signing has been the talk of the pro wrestling landscape since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/fightful\/posts\/wwe-likely-in-163188817?source=storefront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fightful Select<\/a> first mentioned it earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1338797\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/pro-wrestling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/ACW-Ben-Bishop-050426-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ben Bishop points to Richard Holliday\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ben Bishop offers support to Richard Holliday at Awesome Championship Wrestling.<\/span> <span>(Jay Vogel)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Since then, he left his boots in the ring after a match with Game Changer Wrestling and embraced his fellow wrestlers Ben Bishop, Jack Vaughn and Tommy Invincible in their own version of the &#8220;Curtain Call&#8221; following a match at Fight Factory Wrestling\u2019s The War on the Shore 3.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tommy Dreamer, who will also have a match at Indypendence Day, shared his thoughts with Fox News Digital about the possibility of Holliday going to WWE.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1338798\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/ACW-Reckoning-Richard-Holliday-51826-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Richard Holliday on the top turnbuckle\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Awesome Championship Wrestling star Richard Holliday was in action at Reckoning on Saturday, May 16, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I hope so. I think he&#8217;s a really, really good wrestler. I like him personally,&#8221; Dreamer said. &#8220;He&#8217;s really worked hard on every indie to try to get his name out there and if he gets that opportunity, he&#8217;ll have to work even harder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend also lauded Elijah\u2019s work ethic.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And Elijah, I worked with him very, very <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1338799\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tna-roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closely in TNA<\/a>. He is a superstar. He is very unique in his songwriting and his wrestling,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Always wanting to be better. When you meet him, you will be like, \u2018Holy crap, I didn&#8217;t think this guy was this big.\u2019 He&#8217;s always meal prepping. You see him in the back, not only is he playing guitar, but I mean he takes his craft very, very seriously and just overall should be a good match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Still, Dreamer implored that fans should get out <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1338800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pro-wrestling-star-richard-holliday-set-compete-battle-brave-tremendous-cause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to see Holliday<\/a> while the ticket to get in the door is reasonably priced.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/ACW-Tommy-Dreamer-071426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tommy Dreamer enters the MJN Center\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tommy Dreamer makes his way down the ring<\/span> <span>(Provided to Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;But if the rumors are true, for Richard Holliday, it&#8217;s awesome. 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