WWE BUYS THE WORLD~! (or maybe just ROH, some UK feds... I'm sure they would still like TNA's library)

[zev]

Maryse and Alicia Fox worked OVW for a while.

I know Emma's not on the active roster, but she worked some Shimmer shows and some Canadian company either during or after training at Lance Storm's school.

 

[Casey]

6 out of the 8 women that are regularly active on NXT's roster have prior independent experience, too. Only Liv Morgan and Mandy Rose are "homegrown" talent, IE trained and built from the ground up at the Performance Center. About half of the women just signed by WWE to report to the PC or work the Florida NXT house show loop have indy experience, the other half are inexperienced.

Indy:

Aliyah

Asuka

Billie Kay

Ember Moon

Nikki Cross

Peyton Royce

Kimber Lee

Macey Estrella

Mary Kate

Ruby Riot

Sarah Bridges

No Experience:

Liv Morgan

Mandy Rose

Bianca Blair

Daria Berenato

Victoria Gonzalez

 

Then you have people like Danielle Kamela, who made her in-ring debut (not with WWE) at the end of March 2016, and were signed almost immediately by WWE a week or two later seemingly.

[Victator]

On 3/25/2017 at 8:11 PM, HumanChessgame said:

but WWE buying out various promotions to absorb/shut them down just doesn't add up.  None of these companies are nor will ever be a threat to them financially. 

They pretty much said, its to give talent less options.