For those of you who haven’t heard, WWE is extremely high up on several guys that are currently competing in the Tough Enough competition on SmackDown. It is expected that most if not all of them will get developmental deals with the company after they are cut from the contest. As was reported earlier, the company told Test they could pay six or seven guys for what they pay him, the Tough Enough guys were probably who WWE officials were referring too.
WWE has ensured the Tough Enough competitors by having the competition on SmackDown instead of its own show, they are exposed to a much larger audience. If the company would have had Tough Enough on its own show (as they have done in the past) they would only have been seen by about a third of the people, therefore this way they are more valuable to WWE down the road.
Company officials are said to be high up on Daniel Puder, the man who put Kurt Angle in a keylock last week on SmackDown. According to locker room sources, the company likes his look, work ethic, and the fact that he carries a certain sense of respect in his personality.
