TNA World Champion Leon Slater he denied suggestions that stars like him were using TNA as a stepping stone to bigger things.
TNA Wrestling was once the second largest promotion behind WWE, before the arrival of AEW, many wrestlers used it as a platform to jump to other promotions. However, Slater doesn’t share that view, as he believes he used his opportunities in WWE to improve and help TNA grow, rather than securing a WWE contract.
“I was on Xplosion every game. I was losing every game. And then I built my way up and worked my way up within TNA to the point where WWE reached out to us,” he began speaking.Extreme wave“I think the difference between me and some other people is that I took my opportunity there, got the platform, the exposure, the countless lessons learned, and I brought them back to TNA. And I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t be the TNA World Champion right now if it wasn’t for my time in NXT and, you know, those few times on the main roster as well, because like I said, those lessons have been invaluable. So to anyone who thinks TNA is just a stepping stone, I don’t think it is at all. I think it created a real partnership where people from our side, from the ATN side, can go there and learn a whole new style.”
Slater believes that the partnership between TNA and WWE has benefited wrestlers on both sides, with the younger stars of “NXT” learning from experienced TNA wrestlers such as the Hardys and Nick Nemeth.
The 22-year-old star is seen by many as the future of pro wrestling and is highly regarded, as evidenced by his world title in TNA and numerous matches in WWE. It sounds like WWE wants to sign him in the future reports suggesting that he could move to the promotion and join ‘NXT’ when his contract with TNA expires.