Deathmatch legend Necro Butcher recently announced that he has signed a WWE Legends contractand a new report has revealed the possible reason the promotion offered him a contract.
Butcher was never part of the WWE during his long career, but was given a deal that was later reported to be a “nostalgia deal”. “PWInsider Elite:“Now reports that WWE has signed him to a potential addition to his video games. The report adds that WWE will not be bringing Butcher to wrestle because the deal was influenced by the positive response the company received following the addition of another hardcore wrestler, New Jack, to WWE 2K26.
WWE has inducted wrestlers who have never been inducted into its Hall of Fame for promotion, but Necro Butcher is one of the few to receive a Legends deal despite never wrestling for WWE. The news came as a surprise given the non-PG style of wrestling Butcher has displayed throughout his career.
Butcher, 53, continues to fight his hard-hitting style on the independent circuit, and his story was: was recently told in an episode of “The Dark Side of the Ring”. which chronicled his infamous match against AEW’s Samoa Joe in 2005.