Eli Drake is one of Global Force Wrestling’s brightest stars at the moment, and people have taken notice of Drake’s skills on the mic. Of course shortly after people start taking notice of GFW stars, they usually then start talking about the possibility of those stars making the jump to WWE.
Drake previously tried to make a name for himself in WWE, but he was released from his developmental contract in 2014. During a recent interview with Hidden Remote, Eli was asked about possibly signing with NXT, and he says it’s an option that’s been presented to him.
“I will say it’s an option, an option that’s been spoken about. Right now, the time is not right and the offer is not right. I’m enjoying where I am and the freedom I have. I’m getting paid at least decently where I am, so I’ve been enjoying that. There have been options to move on. Without saying too much, nothing that has compelled me enough to leave. Fortunately, I’ve formed strong relationships within the company I’m in, so who knows what the future holds.”
There are certainly plenty of fans out there who would like to see Eli Drake show up at the NXT arena, but he says his focus is on GFW for now.
“At this point, my goal is to make GFW as big as it possibly can be, along with the 30 or 40 people alongside me. I’m not so much focused on competing with WWE, but if we can start to be in the same conversation as far as getting on that level and getting more eyes on us. I’m not worried about going there or anything else like that. To me, a bigger success than going to WWE would be doubling this company’s reach, tripling its reach, quadrupling its reach. That would be a bigger success for me than ever going anywhere else. To go from the depths we were at a couple of years ago with people saying we were going out of business and whatnot to bounce back and bring it back up would be much more incredible than anything I can do over there.”
