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Wie die WWE soeben offiziell auf WWE.com vermeldete, hat man Fergal „Prince“ Devitt mit einem Entwicklungsvertrag ausgestattet:<\/span> \u201cThis is something I\u2019ve been looking forward to since I was maybe four or five years old,\u201d Devitt told WWE.com last week, while preparing for the trip in his home country of Ireland. \u201cI grew up watching wrestling my whole life, so to get the chance to step in the ring that I\u2019ve watched on TV so many times is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to signing with WWE, Devitt was widely considered one of the most highly touted free agents in sports-entertainment. Hailing from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, his path to NXT and WWE has been circuitous: Initially trained in England, Devitt honed his craft in the U.K. and U.S. independent scenes before entering the notoriously disciplined dojos of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He also competed in Mexico, though it was in New Japan that he rose to greatest prominence, under the name Prince Devitt.<\/p>\n During his eight-year tenure there, Devitt captured the group\u2019s prestigious IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, and he won New Japan\u2019s Best of the Super Juniors tournament \u2014 the same tournament won by the likes of WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero \u2014 twice, in 2010 and 2013. Devitt went undefeated in last year\u2019s edition of the round-robin tournament.<\/p>\n Now, he\u2019s excited to move on to the next stage of his career, in WWE. A self-described \u201cchameleon in the ring,\u201d Devitt prides himself on adapting to his surroundings wherever he goes. Despite the anticipation that\u2019s surrounded his signing, he\u2019s quick to note it\u2019ll be \u201cback to square one\u201d when he gets to the WWE Performance Center.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t consider myself anywhere close to the finished product, so I\u2019m looking forward to this challenge and learning a new style,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n This won\u2019t be Devitt\u2019s first time at the Performance Center. He visited the facility months ago, during which time he met the coaching staff. The Center, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, exceeded Devitt\u2019s already-high expectations.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of different training schools and dojos, and the sheer level of professionalism at the Performance Center and the state-of-the-art facility just knocked me for a six. It really blew me away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Though perhaps an unknown quantity to many WWE fans, Devitt is a familiar face to several members of the NXT locker room, most notably NXT Champion Adrian Neville, whom Devitt wrestled in Japan, and newcomer Becky Lynch, whom he helped train. He\u2019s anxious to have the chance to get in the ring again with Neville, as well as Sami Zayn, who he said \u201cstands out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe kinda missed each other, played crisscross, but never had a chance to lock up on the independent circuit, so that\u2019d be something I\u2019d really look forward to,\u201d Devitt said of Zayn.<\/p>\n On the main roster, Devitt said there\u2019s one absolute goal: \u201cThe target would be John Cena, because if you\u2019re wrestling John Cena, you\u2019re in the main event.\u201d Still, he\u2019d also like to tie up or team up with fellow Irishman Sheamus. Devitt and Sheamus started their careers in Ireland around the same time, but because they worked for competing organizations, they never battled, only knew each other by reputation.<\/p>\n Devitt\u2019s signing, meanwhile, represents WWE’s second major acquisition of an international talent in recent weeks. During WWE\u2019s tour of Japan earlier this month, Hulk Hogan presided over the ceremonial contract signing of Japanese competitor Kenta.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s definitely a good thing and the company\u2019s obviously looking forward,\u201d Devitt said of WWE\u2019s current talent recruitment. \u201cIt\u2019s bringing in some well-traveled performers, so I think for NXT, it\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s just that worldly experience that Devitt credited with readying him for the demanding rigor of WWE\u2019s proving ground.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s helped me and my confidence, both in and out of the ring,\u201d Devitt said of his travels. \u201cI never feel out of my depth of experience. I\u2019ve been put into a lot of situations that could be stressful. That\u2019s really helped me mature, both as a performer and as a man.\u201d<\/p>\n Whether the WWE Universe will ever see Devitt sporting some of the flashier elements that made him stand out in Japan \u2014 the Chris Jericho-esque light-up ring jacket or sprawling, comic book-inspired body-paint designs \u2014 remains to be seen.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always got a couple of tricks up my sleeve, so I\u2019m going to come up with something new before then,\u201d he said. \u201cBut yeah, look out for the light-up jacket, look out for the body paint. 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WWE has signed international Superstar Fergal Devitt to its NXT division. He will report to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, today, WWE.com has confirmed.<\/p>\n
(Quelle: WWE.com)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"