WWE Scout Visits UK Indy Promotions

WWE are looking at the independent wrestling scene in the United Kingdom once again.

Fightful Select's Corey Brennan has reported that WWE's head International Talent Scout Jim Smallman has visited several promotions in the United Kingdom over the past week, including TNT Extreme Wrestling and Future Shock Wrestling. Smallman was reportedly observing but he also offered advice to talents.

Smallman - a co-founder of PROGRESS WRESTLING - was a part of the NXT creative team until December 2024. He announced in January 2025 that he was now a talent scout for WWE after returning to the UK.

WWE have also begun reaching out to European talent for extra work on their upcoming tour around Europe, according to Fightful Select. The company has the following dates on their European tour:

• Friday, March 14 - WWE SmackDown - Olimpic Arena in Barcelona, Spain
• Saturday, March 15 - WWE Road to WrestleMania - Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany
• Sunday, March 16 - WWE Road to WrestleMania - ZAG Arena in Hannover, Germany
• Monday, March 17 - WWE Raw - Forest National in Brussels, Belgium
• Friday, March 21 - WWE SmackDown - Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy
• Saturday, March 22 - WWE Road to WrestleMania - SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Sunday, March 23 -  WWE Road to WrestleMania - Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England
• Monday, March 24 - WWE Raw - OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland
• Friday, March 28 - WWE SmackDown - The O2 in London, England
• Saturday, March 29 - WWE Road to WrestleMania - Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria
• Sunday, March 30 - WWE Road to WrestleMania - Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Monday, March 31 - WWE Raw - The O2 in London, England

Cultaholic is now on WhatsApp! Follow us here. Sign up to the Cultaholic Wrestling Newsletter now.