According to Dave Meltzer on a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE Officials have had talks with Indie Star Joey Ryan about coming to work in NXT.

The report states that Ryan was not yet given an official offer from WWE as of early this week, but he was contacted after the company got word that he was a free agent when he was let out of his Lucha Underground contract. Ryan was asked if he would be willing to move to Orlando, wrestle in NXT for a few years and then move into a coaching position.

The Observer notes that Ryan is expected to end up with All Elite Wrestling, but he is not currently under contract with them. Ryan currently owns a home in Los Angeles and earns far more money working the indies than he would with an average NXT salary. The Observer adds that Ryan would have absolutely taken WWE’s offer if he was 29 years old, but at 39 he is probably not interested in taking a pay cut to start with WWE, or anyone else offering far less than what he is already making.