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The “most marketable” independent professional wrestler currently on the scene, Richard Holliday, is set to face Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) star Elijah at Awesome Championship Wrestling’s (ACW) Indypendence Day Saturday night in New York City.
The rumor of Holliday signing with WWE has been the talk of the pro wrestling landscape since Fightful Select first mentioned it earlier this month.
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Ben Bishop supports Richard Holliday in Awesome Championship Wrestling. (Jay Vogel)
Since then, he’s left his boots in the ring after a match with Game Changer Wrestling and embraced fellow wrestlers Ben Bishop, Jack Vaughn and Tommy Invincible in their own version of the “Curtain Call” after a match at Fight Factory Wrestling’s The War on the Shore 3.
Tommy Dreamer, who will also have a match at Indypendence Day, shared his thoughts with PK Press Club Digital on the possibility of Holliday going to WWE.
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Superb Championship Wrestling star Richard Holliday was in action at Reckoning on Saturday May 16, 2026. (PK Press Club Digital)
“I hope so. I think he’s a really, really good wrestler. I like him personally,” Dreamer said. “He’s really worked hard on every independent film to try to get his name out there and if he gets the opportunity, he’ll have to work even harder.”
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend also praised Elijah’s work ethic.
“And Elijah, I worked very, very closely with him in TNA. He’s a superstar. He’s very unique in his songwriting and his wrestling,” he said. “I always want to be better. When you meet him, you’ll be like, ‘Holy shit, I didn’t think this guy was that big.’ He always prepares meals. You see him in the back, not only does he play guitar, but I mean he takes his craft very, very seriously and overall it should be a good match.”
Still, Dreamer implored that fans come out to see Holliday while the ticket to get in the gate is reasonably priced.
Tommy Dreamer comes down to the ring (Provided to PK Press Club Digital)
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“But if the rumors are true, for Richard Holliday, it’s great. And it’s another way to see someone before you can’t see them anymore because then they’re on a whole different regime if that’s the case,” he said.
