{"id":223367,"date":"2026-10-06T23:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=223367"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:57:18","slug":"longtime-independent-wrestler-announces-wwe-legends-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/10\/06\/longtime-independent-wrestler-announces-wwe-legends-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime independent wrestler announces WWE Legends deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2382798593\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Longtime independent wrestler The Necro Butcher has signed a WWE Legends deal.<\/p>\n<p>Necro announced he signed the deal on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=3045875832413317&amp;set=a.239035406430721&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> after recently quitting his job. The Facebook post also included a photo of his WWE Legends contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have signed a basic legends deal with the WWE,&#8221; wrote Butcher. &#8220;The offer actually came in the day after I walked out of my job. The timing was ridiculous. Now, the door is open for various projects, which have already been discussed. But I&#8217;m taking things slow. What does this say about my career ? A man who never worked there. But he worked hard everywhere he went. And still will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-10-5-keller-maitland-talk-roman-knight-face-to-face-and-knight-s-inconsistency-and-roman-s-narcissism-mitb-build--75589452\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE RAW POST-SHOW (10\/5): Keller &amp; Maitland talk Roman-Knight face-to-face and Knight's inconsistency and Roman's narcissism, MITB build\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=75589452&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Butcher insisted that he will not miss any upcoming indie dates as a result of signing the deal with WWE. &#8220;I will NOT miss my scheduled shows and most definitely will NOT be making any apology videos or speeches,&#8221; Wrote Butcher. &#8220;I&#8217;ve worked hard, both for myself and for my fans. Nothing was more important to me than credibility and believability. I hope this leads to more opportunities for guys who never got that call to the big time. This is OUR reward. Let&#8217;s enjoy this together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Butcher has never wrestled in WWE in the past. He was recently featured in an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aoiGBTUmWVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark Side of the Ring<\/a> that chronicled his famous match in IWA-MS against Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Necro Butcher vs. Samoa Joe | Dark Side of the Ring (Full Episode)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aoiGBTUmWVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (10\/5) - WWE Raw w\/Keller &amp; Maitland\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xu4iNrt5aPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3506630170\"><div id=\"pwtor-750764158\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Longtime independent wrestler The Necro Butcher has signed a WWE Legends deal. 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