Pro wrestling legend hopes Richard Holliday-WWE rumors come true: 'He'll have to work even harder'

Tommy Dream talks to Fox News Digital about Richard Holliday possibly heading for WWE ahead of his Awesome Championship Wrestling match against Elijah.

The "Most Marketable" independent professional wrestler on the scene presently, Richard Holliday, is set to take on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) star Elijah at Awesome Championship Wrestling’s (ACW) Indypendence Day on Saturday night in New York.

Holliday’s rumored WWE signing has been the talk of the pro wrestling landscape since Fightful Select first mentioned it earlier this month.

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Ben Bishop offers support to Richard Holliday at Awesome Championship Wrestling. (Jay Vogel)

Since then, he left his boots in the ring after a match with Game Changer Wrestling and embraced his fellow wrestlers Ben Bishop, Jack Vaughn and Tommy Invincible in their own version of the "Curtain Call" following 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 Fox News Digital about the possibility of Holliday going to WWE.

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Awesome Championship Wrestling star Richard Holliday was in action at Reckoning on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Fox News 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 indie to try to get his name out there and if he gets that opportunity, he'll have to work even harder."

The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend also lauded Elijah’s work ethic.

"And Elijah, I worked with him very, very closely in TNA. He is a superstar. He is very unique in his songwriting and his